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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2026 · 37 MIN

Episode 18: Dating and relationships with a muscle wasting condition

from The Muscular Dystrophy UK: Muscles Matter Podcast · host Muscular Dystrophy UK

Our latest Muscles Matter podcast episode focuses on dating and relationships with a muscle wasting condition. From those first early days of meeting someone and dating to the altering dynamics that can occur in a relationship over time while living with a progressive condition. We also talk about preconceptions and stigmas around muscle wasting conditions and relationships, as well as top tips on navigating dating.We are joined in this discussion by Hugh O’Keeffe, a disability, access and inclusion advisor who lives with limb girdle muscular dystrophy, and Kiera Santry, Muscular Dystrophy UK Head of Challenge Events, who also lives with limb girdle muscular dystrophyThe podcast is hosted by Beca Torricelli, Muscular Dystrophy UK Stories Officer. 

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Our latest Muscles Matter podcast episode focuses on dating and relationships with a muscle wasting condition. From those first early days of meeting someone and dating to the altering dynamics that can occur in a relationship over time while living with a progressive condition. We also talk about preconceptions and stigmas around muscle wasting conditions and relationships, as well as top tips on navigating dating. We are joined in this discussion by Hugh O’Keeffe, a disability, access and i...

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