The Sunflower Conversations
Latest Episodes
Bowel and Vaginal Cancer and Acoustic Neuroma with Karen Bucknall
Karen is a beauty pageant queen who joins the conversation to discuss her diagnosis, treatment and recovery.Karen shares intimate details of her health journey in a humorous and endearing way. After coming to terms with her post-surgery body, Karen enter
Dysautonomia with Miss Chile Ambar Zenteno
Ambar Zenteno, Miss Chile, has dysautonomia and is shining her light on the condition through the beauty pageant Miss World - Beauty with a Purpose platform. Dysautonomia is a term used to describe any disorder of the autonomic (automatic) nervous system.
ADHD, Developmental Coordination Disorder, and Sensory processing with Justin Wesolek
Justin has ADHD, Developmental Coordination Disorder, and Sensory processing issues. A graduate at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, in Wisconsin, which has a special focus for students with disabilities.Justin explains how each of his disabilities
Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 with Anna Ballreich
Anna Ballreich joins us from the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 to explain the history of the games and what visitors can expect to see and experience.The Special Olympics is from the 17th – 25th June 2023. 7,000 Special Olympics athletes with i
Epilepsy with Murray Goulder and Daniel Jennings, Epilepsy Action
Murray Goulder has epilepsy and joins us with Daniel Jennings from charity, Epilepsy Action, to talk about absence seizures, treatment, public misconceptions and access to venues.Murray campaigns for greater awareness of epilepsy using his lived experienc
Disability Expo with Jade Godier
Jade Godier joins us to share exciting news about Disability Expo, a free person-focused event for people with lived experience of disability. Showcasing the latest developments on the disability market, relevant services and information, and a full progr
AbleVu and Meegan Winters
Meegan Winters is the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program regional partner in the US and co-founder of AbleVu and Able Eyes.Meegan talks about her life experiences and why she decided to create the AbleVu, - which provides a detailed preview of an organ
Congenital Anosmia and visual impairment with Claire-Louise Pitman
Claire-Louise has Congenital Anosmia and is severely visually impaired. Since birth, Claire-Louise hasn't had a sense of smell, but only discovered this when she was 11 years old. We talk about how Claire-Louise navigates through life without two of
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) with Jasmeet Kaur and Helen Eftekhari, PoTS UK
Helen Eftekhari is a specialist nurse in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), and Jasmeet Kaur has lived experience of the health condition.Our conversation discovers what PoTS is and how it affects the body, including the impact it has physically and me
Brain injury with Holly Tyrer and Scott Casson-Rennie, Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
We are joined by colleagues Holly Tyrer, Hidden Disabilities Sunflower USA, and Scott Casson-Rennie Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Ireland. It is Holly’s 4th anniversary of her brain injury and Scott’s first anniversary of his Aneurysm.The brain is at the