The Muscular Dystrophy UK: Muscles Matter Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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The Muscular Dystrophy UK: Muscles Matter Podcast

Muscular Dystrophy UK

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Frequency: 1 episode/31d. Total Eps: 17

A podcast for people living with a muscle wasting and weakening condition, their family and carers. Themes span from health and wellbeing, the latest research, tips and advice on day to day living with a muscle wasting condition, and inspirational community stories.

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01/09/2026
#56
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31/08/2026
#42
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30/08/2026
#31
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29/08/2026
#22

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Episode 1 - Top daily challenges of living with a muscle wasting condition

Episode 1

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • Duration 31:50

In this first episode, host Martin Hywood and guests Chloe Docker and Jed Thirkettle, all of whom live with a muscle wasting condition, have a lively discussion about the challenges of daily life living with a condition. Themes include travel and accessibility, the uncertainty of a changing condition, and relationships.

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Episode 2 – Challenges, adaptations, and employment tips living with a muscle wasting condition

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 • Duration 36:01

In our second Muscles Matter podcast episode, we discuss all things employment. Jack, who runs our Employability Helpline, hosts this month's chat with guests, Konstantina and Diya. They share their own challenges of employment with a muscle wasting condition, adaptions in the workplace that make their jobs easier, and tips they have for others wanting to get into employment.

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Episode 3 - An honest discussion about the mental health impact of living with a muscle wasting condition

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 • Duration 30:56

Our latest Muscles Matter podcast episode focuses on mental wellbeing. Becca, Muscular Dystrophy UK Stories Officer, chats with Louise Halling, a counsellor and psychotherapist, and Joe Logue, a writer and travel disability expert – who all live with a muscle wasting condition. They share an honest and open discussion in which they talk about the mental health challenges each have faced, and tips on how they’ve worked through these. Louise also brings in her wider experience of running therapy groups for people living with a muscle wasting condition, and Joe on how having a creative outlet has helped him manage his emotions.

The mental health impact of living with a condition is often an afterthought in advice on how to manage a disability, but this episode brings it to the forefront.

This episode discusses sensitive subject matter, including [suicide & mental health issues]

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Episode 4 - The impact of being a carer and receiving care

Monday, June 23, 2025 • Duration 29:38

In our latest Muscles Matter episode we explore the emotional impact of care, how it affects relationships, setting healthy boundaries, and when it might be time to bring in paid carers.

Kerry, mum to twins Oscar and Seb who both live with FSHD, and Lauren who lives with SMA, share their experiences of care from both sides: being a carer and being cared for. They are joined by our host Becca, who lives with SMA.

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Episode 5 – Discussing accessible travel when holidaying

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 • Duration 39:19

In this episode of Muscles Matter we discuss all things accessible travel when holidaying. Joining us are David, who lives with miyoshi myopathy and is on a mission to visit every country in the world, and Ross, who has SMA and is a regular long haul flight goer. They discuss the challenges they face when holidaying, offer tips and advice on flying with a wheelchair, getting around foreign countries, and what they look for in accessible accommodation, as well as what they enjoy most about travelling. They are joined by our host Becca, who lives with SMA.

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Episode 7 - A lively discussion on receiving a diagnosis for a muscle wasting condition and available support

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • Duration 39:07

Our latest episode of Muscles Matter focuses on the point of receiving a diagnosis for a muscle wasting condition and the support made available from that point onwards.

Our guests Charlotte Hardwick and Stewart Ross, both living with a muscle wasting condition, share their experiences and engage in a lively discussion with Kerry Spink our podcast host whose twin sons live with FSHD.

Drawing on their own lived experiences, all three discuss how diagnosis and support currently looks, what an ideal diagnosis and support scenario might be, and the support they’ve found most useful.

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Episode 6 – Inspired to make a difference

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 • Duration 19:15

In our latest episode of Muscles Matter we have two guests, Carmela Chillery-Watson MBE and Chris Stennett, who have both been inspired to do some incredible activities to raise awareness about muscle wasting conditions. They share their highlights, what’s up next for them, where their inspiration comes from, and tips for anyone wanting to start up a fundraising/awareness activity – however big or small.

They are joined by host Martin Hywood, who himself has lots of experience running fundraising events and activities.

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Episode 8 – Sharing experiences of several family members with the same muscle wasting condition

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 • Duration 26:53

In this Muscles Matter podcast episode, we look at what it’s like to have several members of the same family living with a muscle wasting condition. How this affects the different relationships, different levels of progression, and the support shared with one another.

Sisters Cadi and Cerys, living with limb girdle muscular dystrophy, and mum Leanne, living with FSHD as does both her daughters, share their experiences of the above topic with our host Rebecca Torricelli, Muscular Dystrophy UK’s Stories Officer.

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