The Skies We’re Under

Pull up a chair to the table with Rachel and Lucy, as they reflect on some thought provoking words from the inimitable Elly Chapple. Elly talks through her own story, as well as encouraging us to listen to and value the stories of everyone, no matter how different they may at first appear. You can find out more about Elly (and Ella) at Can Do Ella You can also see her TedX talk here: Elly Chapple Tedx Lucy and Rachel also reflect on the competing versions of themselves that they have: Evening Rachel is not currently getting on with Morning Rachel. We also have a caller to the show - and we’d love to hear from you too! We love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Sarah and Rachel hear from the absolutely spectacular Charlie Beswick (Our Altered Life, Facebook, Instagram @ouralteredlife). The podcasting equivalent of quadruple strength cordial Charlie covers the mental health advice we all need. From self compassion, patience, perfectionism through to celebrating our achievements. (TRIGGER WARNING - DISCUSSIONS OF SUICIDAL THOUGHTS) Rachel and Sarah also talk hair-envy, read some lovely feedback and big up the BAPS awards. Charlie’s Newsletter is available to subscribe at: https://subscribepage.com/oalupdates We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Join Rachel and Sarah for Episode 8 of ‘The Skies We’re Under’ podcast as they do the best they can until they know better (Maya Angelou). They are joined this week by Shurron Rosales, who reflects on ableism, and the ways she has worked through the trauma of her past experiences, at the same time as becoming a better ally for her child and other disabled people. See Shurron's list of disabled influencers at the bottom of these show notes.* We also have a caller with a question for Rachel and Sarah… We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers. *Disabled Influencers Nina Tame (@nina_tame) • Instagram photos and videos Dr Amit Patel (@blinddad_uk) • Instagram photos and videos Gem Turner (@gem_turner) • Instagram photos and videos Tom Nash (@djhookie) • Instagram photos and videos Alice Wong (@disability_visibility) • Instagram photos and videos Jessica Jordan Ping (@therollingexplorer) • Instagram photos and videos Deaf Twins • Hermon & Heroda © (@being__her) • Instagram photos and videos Lost Voice Guy (@lostvoiceguy) • Instagram photos and videos Inclusion + Accessibility Specialist | Dr Shani Dhanda (@shanidhanda) • Instagram photos and videos Organisations The Valuable 500 (@thevaluable500) • Instagram photos and videos Scope (@scopecharity) • Instagram photos and videos Mencap (@mencap) • Instagram photos and videos

Join Rachel, Sarah and Lucy for episode 7 of 'The Skies We’re Under', as they navigate one plumbing disaster after another. Life can throw both figurative and literal sh*t our way sometimes. The trio reflect on this with their usual good humour and lack of filter. It’s also friends and family day today, with not one, but two cameos from our family members! We talk about how we cope with helpful comments that aren’t so helpful, and how to appreciate those around us who try and understand the skies we’re under, even if they aren’t under the same rain cloud (or sh*t storm - whatever you prefer.) We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Learning disability health checks, Rachel - you will go on my first whistle… Sarah… you will go on my second whistle… 3.2.1… Join our two contestants in this week’s episode of 'The Skies We’re Under' podcast, as they discuss half term envy, realising it’s time to move, and the best show on Saturday Night. Rachel is joined by the recently appointed TSWU Resident GP: Dr. Tim Wright (just don’t tell him) as he talks through all you need to know about Learning Disability Annual Health Checks, how to make sure you can access them, and what a good Health Check should look like. We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Join Rachel and Sarah as they receive not-so constructive feedback on snoring from their offspring, complete ‘To Do or Not To Do’ lists and find the Good Fairies in life. In this episode we learn all about PATHs - Sarah expertly takes us through the PATH process, how to get the best out of it, and how it can help inject some much needed hope in a really practical way. Jon Ralph helped illustrate ‘Bee’s Best Life’ as part of her PATH. We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Join Rachel, Sarah and Lucy on Episode 4 of "The Skies We’re Under" podcast as they debate prioritising your own food or your family’s faces and Lucy has another top titty tale. We also hear Part 2 of Rachel’s discussion with the superb Joanna Grace (Joanna Grace (@jo3grace), Instagram Sensory Projects.) We are thinking about the professionals who stick it out and those who go rogue for the sake of families. And as ever, we hear from another listener of the podcast. We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Bring your tissues this week as we feel utterly seen by the wonderful Joanna Grace (Joanna Grace (@jo3grace), Instagram Sensory Projects.) Her wisdom, wit and general wonderfulness. We are so grateful to also hear from our fantastic listeners. Also includes talk of top titties, wimping out and attempting to gain work/life balance. We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Join Lucy and Rachel on Episode 2 of 'The Skies We’re Under' podcast as they ride the waves of frustration, rage, broken systems, unhelpful comments and hormonal imbalance on the good ship HTS Rifton. Rachel talks about continence systems and products (Uribag, Rifton) and the continued challenges of transitioning from Childrens' to Adult Services Lucy and Rachel reflect that as awesome as we are, we are not Superhuman, and that the decisions we’re forced to make and the comments we hear build an unhelpful myth of resilience. HRT patches are praised for helping navigate the stormy waters, and also, helpfully, not killing your families… Menopause We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

For our first episode of season 3 Rachel, Sarah and Lucy have a long overdue catch up on where life has taken them since the end of Season 2 and the biggest items on their ‘F**k That Lists.’ In our new ‘What do you need to know’ section Lucy helpfully takes us through everything you need to know about Universal Provision and EHCPs (IPSEA, SENDIASS ) Finally Rachel rounds things off, with our first caller to the podcast, and an open invitation to our lovely listeners to ‘join in’. We’d love to hear from you – we love sharing stories, we love hearing how things are going, the good, the bad, the snotty-crying ugly. You can leave a message with us in a number of ways: SpeakpipeTSWU (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) Whatever way you choose to get in touch, we really want to hear your thoughts, views, musings, rants and confessions (we love a confession!) . Thanks for listening and being a part of our podcast community -It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. You can find the transcripts for each episode on our website. Follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Bonus episode about: https://lifeas-pland.com/tswupodcast@gmail.com We recorded this Live Podcast event with special thanks to questions from listeners and people attending the event. We love creating The Skies We’re Under podcast and want to continue. You could help us by liking, following and reviewing the podcast wherever you listen. Maybe even share an episode with a friend or in social media Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care.

For our final episode of Season 2 we have the trio back together. Rachel, Sarah and Lucy reflect on life and; Affinity HubLapis All this is sandwiched between a Shitometer and Camel Toe. It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to book into one of our parent workshops or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

The formidable Mandy Hose & Kate Mulholland are Australian podcasters. Their podcast 'Toopeas in a Podcast' began life to talk about mothering twins with disabilities and to make the world a better place. It is now a podcast with over a million downloads and reaching parents, families, 'peafessionals' and 'rectums' around the world. Don’t know what we mean? Listen to find out more: We feel so privileged to share the humour, kindness and awesomeness which are Kate and Mandy. It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen – this small act helps us be seen by more people. Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Our next podcast live event on zoom is 18th May, join us by clicking here Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Rachel and Rochelle have husbands with the same name and children with the same cheeks and level of complex disabilities. This podcast is full of laughter and also manages to cover traumatic topics such as suicide, still birth and child loss. We joke and stumble through; There is also a revelation (despite Sarah’s warning about revealing too much in the podcast). Rochelle blogs over at My Daily Miracle. She’s a mum of two and works as an LSA in a special needs school. You can find everything Rochelle at www.mydailymiracle.co.uk and at My Daily Miracle on Facebook and @lifewithlissencephaly_rochelle on Instagram. It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to book onto one of ‘The Skies We’re Under’ live events (our next one is 8pm (GMT) Thursday 18th May), find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

This is everything I love about podcasts; it’s funny, real, useful and has the most tender conversations brimming with love. In this podcast recorded in December 2022, Jessica Moxham, mother and architect, talks about her book ‘The Cracks that Let the Light In’ on bringing up her disabled son; How complicated it is when our children are in hospital, making homes accessible and doing the best we can. You can buy her book anywhere that sells good books but beware! As well as being beautifully written, it might just challenge your perspective on disability, ableism and if you’re listening on Audible, make you pull over in the car to ugly cry. It’s crammed with the complexity, beauty and power of a mother’s heart with a side helping of smashing the patriarchy. You can find everything Jess across social media Instagram @jessmoxham Facebook @sonstoriesblog Twitter @jessmoxham You can also listen to her on women’s hour: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tlty It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to book into one of The Skies We’re Under live events (our next one is 8pm (GMT) Thursday 18th May), find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Foofighters, Don’t Call me Mum and planning a funeral for your child - it can only be ‘The Skies We’re Under’ podcast. Listen to this great interview with Steph Nimmo who talks about incredibly hard topics with honesty, humour and gentleness. She shares: You can find out more about Steph at https://www.wasthisintheplan.co.uk/ and read her books Goodbye Daisy and Was this in the Plan? wherever you usually buy your books. It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to book into one of ‘The Skies We’re Under live events’ (our next one is 8pm (GMT) Thursday 18th May), find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

Dr Joanna Griffin is a parent carer and counselling psychologist. She has the brilliant blend of lived experience and a brain full of useful and important information which we can use to make this parenting lark a little easier. In this episode we talk about; Plus, Jo has some super helpful information about trauma. Find some great parent/carer resources at www.affinityhub.com and all things Dr Jo at on social media. Facebook @Joanna Griffin Instagram @griffinpsychology Twitter @Griffinpsych Linked In Dr Joanna Griffin The well-being conference is sold out but you can join a waiting list [Parent Carer Well-being Day] The research Jo refers to can be found here. Trigger warning – just talking about trauma can be traumatic for people with trauma. It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to book into one of 'The Skies We’re Under' live events, find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers.

James Hunt is the single dad of two autistic boys and the curator of Stories About Autism. With hundreds of thousands of followers across social media, James has created an amazing community – a community, he says, that help him just as much his stories help others. In this conversation we delve into: You can find James across social media as Stories About Autism and on his website www.storiesaboutautism.com. All enquiries (to give him a book deal) can be emailed to james@storiesaboutautism.com To join in with the podcast, email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers. #podcastswelistento #complexneeds #complexneedsfamily #carers #parentingpodcast #parentalsupport #disabilityinclusion #theskieswereunder #tswu #TSWUpodcast #valueofeveryone #disabilityawareness #inclusion #podcast #teamaroundthechild #pmld #specialneedsparenting #learningdisability #cerebralpalsy #livedexperience #coproduction #swearing #laughingisthebestmedicine #singleparent #singleparenting #dadofboys #autism #autismpodcast #autismsupport #coparenting #sandwichcarer

As well as being joined by Sarah Clayton, we have the pleasure of Jane Hamer’s company. Jane is a physiotherapist in New Zealand who has recently completed research with parents of children who have disabilities and who are introducing night-time positioning equipment. We talk about just how hard news can sometimes be and the important steps which can make 'hard' just a little easier. If you’re a parent of someone with limited movement or a practitioner – we think you’ll find this episode super helpful. You can read Jane’s research here https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/13716 We're referring to this podcast episode as our first edition of The Skies We're Under practitioner series. Are there any professionals you would like us to talk to on the podcast? We'd love you to email tswupodcast@gmail.com to suggest who you would like to hear from. Similarly you can also email your stories, comments and questions to the same address or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. It would also make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to book onto one of 'The Skies We’re Under' live events, find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers. #TSWUpodcast #theskieswereunder #valueofeveryone #parenting #disability #disabilityawareness #inclusion #podcast #teamaroundthechild #OT #Physiotherapy #complexneeds #pmld #nursing #specialneeds #specialneedsparenting #autism #learningdisability #cerebralpalsy #epilepsy #livedexperience #communication #coproduction #podcastswelistento #laughingisthebestmedicine #physiotherapy #posturalcare #positioningequipment

Are you and your partner on the same emotional wavelength when it comes to processing change or caring responsibilities? Are one of you more practical and the other emotional? Does it wind you up at all? Can caring and logistics ever be shared out equally? Kenny and Tutu Popoola are husband and wife founders of Black Special Needs Parents (BSNP). BSNP provides a haven for black parents of children living with disabilities to express themselves and get the support they need to thrive while raising their children. It also serves as a great source of information as well as a signposting service to resources. Having been brought up in Nigeria, Kenny and Tutu are now raising two children in the UK, one with complex disabilities. Kenny was slightly outnumbered during our chat but we covered how Dads are often underrepresented and women are more advanced – Kenny actually said it himself. We unpick a bit of the typical male and female response to things and discuss the sense of joy (and loss) when a child develops typically and reaches milestones which seem effortless. It’s a really comforting conversation which raises some important differences brought about by culture, privilege and faith, but also many similarities in our shared complex emotions. Check out their brilliant website https://www.bsnpsn.org/ for more information or follow @blackspecialneedsparentsuk. The church with SEN provision that Kenny and Tutu are part of is https://citygates.london/get-connected/special-needs/ It would make our day if you could like, follow and review the podcast wherever you listen. Email your stories, comments and questions to tswupodcast@gmail.com to join in or follow us on Instagram @BornatRightTime. Head to www.bornattherighttime.com to book into one of 'The Skies We’re Under' live events, find a parent workshop or CPD-certified training for practitioners in communication, collaboration and personalised care with parents/carers. #TSWUpodcast #theskieswereunder #valueofeveryone #parenting #disability #disabilityawareness #inclusion #podcast #teamaroundthechild #OT #Physiotherapy #complexneeds #pmld #nursing #specialneeds #specialneedsparenting #autism #learningdisability #cerebralpalsy #epilepsy #livedexperience #communication #coproduction #podcastswelistento #laughingisthebestmedicine #blackspecialneeds #kennyandtutu #SEN #senpodcast #complexneeds #complexdisabilities #podcastswelistento