All Episodes

The Big UK Trip

Feeling vulnerable

World Parkinson's Day

Repurposing and finding purpose

Famous people with Parkinson's - A legend in your own lunchtime

Oh knickers!

In the knickers of time - a poem absolutely not about Parkinson's

Access issues for disabilities

Living with uncertainty

What is a friend?

The embarrassing stuff

Things are going really swimmingly

Impulsiveness and Internet shopping - a confession

It is better to know - Getting a diagnosis or not?

Generational shifts - Parent to Child - Child to Parent

So you've got Parkinson's - some thoughts and a poem

A Health Passport and other information

Do I want to know, or do I not?

There's a fine line!

Tough times and tough decisions

Things are going swimmingly?!!?

Feeling frustrated

Why are we afraid of tears?

Things that help

Feeling Parkies today

Feeling lucky to have Parkinson's

Presents vs Presence

Please help desk person - A poem

Seeking the positive

Changing attitudes and priorities

Is Christmas the same or is it different?

Forgetting

Moving on - A village or facility, when and why?

Ability vs Disability

"Am I being offensive?"

Priorities - what do you focus on?

"Is lefty doing their job?"

"Forgetting words - Is helping, helping or hindering?"

"Pride goes before a fall" - What does that even mean?

"Cultural Confusion"

"Checking in. How am I doing?"

"By eck, By gum would you Adam and Eve it!"

The Evolution of Christmas or "Oh god, are we talking about that again?"

Moving to the beat of my own drum

Parkinson's is it hereditary and would you want to find out?

Am I too hard on myself?

Michael J Fox and giving Parkies a voice

Live for the moment, but plan for the future

What will they remember? The gift we give our grandchildren

Grandchildren are a gift

Love me for what I am

Competition, Complexity and Conceit

Life, Love and Loss

Finding new ways to be .... going with things not fighting against

Resilience - the good, bad and the ugly

Confidence and 'Imposter Syndrome'

"Billy no mates" or is it Betty?

Anxiety and Trusting myself

Getting the help I need for me

When we were young.

The evolution of Christmas or "Oh God are we talking about that already?"

"Beware the grey-haired granny"

Arthritis is a Bugger - a poem not about Parkinson's

"Just in case"

I can pick a Parkies - Can you?

When are we old or elderly?

Know me not for Parkinson's

Opposites really do attract

Beware of Disablers

It's not just "Shake and Shuffle"

Bowls goals in rehab

Sometimes I forget about that "Perfect Pest Parkies"

Being my own worst critic or "Patience is a virtue"

Health Funding Vs ACC funding NZ

Carrying on decluttering

Decluttering the heart and mind

Gently letting go of the past and moving forward - Episode 110

Just a taste about We are all unique

We are all unique - Episode 109

Shedding my Social Work skin - Episode 108

Being your own best advocate - Episode 107

These feet are made for walking - or not - Episode 106

Am I anxious? - Episode 105

Across the generations - Episode 104

Travelling and Parkinson's - Episode 103

Travelling and Parkinson's - Episode 102

Getting back to me - Episode 101

Don't stay with a bad partner - Episode 100

Memory - What do you notice? Episode 99

Continence - A wee problem and a poem

What is love? - Episode 97

An older person is a person too - Episode 96

Continence and other joys - Episode 95

Sometimes being negative can be positive - Episode 94

Years in your life or life in your years? - Episode 93

Diet for health or Diet for weight loss? - Episode 92

Is it fate or is it destiny - Episode 91

Some Travel Tips to make life easier - Episode 90

A weighty problem (what will they think of me?) - Episode 89

Complex Comorbidities Continue - Episode 88

Speech Language Therapy and Parkinson's - An interview - Episode 87

Waiting at the 'After Hours' a Podcast and a poem - Episode 86

Comorbidities confusing cause - Episode 85

Perfection is over-rated and Should and Shouldisms - Episode 84

Where is the little boy - a poem Episode 83

Tell your story before it's too late - Episode 82

Hang on to hope - Never say never - Episode 81

Don't wait for a special occasion - Episode 80

I am the old woman - A poem - Episode 79

My teenage crushes - reminiscing Episode 78

Parkinson's Brave - A poem - Episode 77

Being Brave Again - Episode 76

Keeping up with language and meaning - Episode 75

Don't wrap me in cotton wool - Episode 74

Boom and Bust - Episode 73

To medicate or not to medicate that is the question - Episode 72

Lets talk about memory, dementia and ski holidays - Episode 71

A quote from the podcast on Elder Abuse - Episode 70

Some thoughts on ageing - Episode 69

An interview with Greta Bond, Age Concern re Elder Abuse - Episode 68

Greta Bond CEO, Age Concern Canterbury - Interview Episode 67

A health stocktake - Episode 66

I've been watching you... A poem - Episode 65

Seeing your GP, Specialist or Physio/Allied Health - Episode 64

Interview with Linda - MS & Parkinson's - Episode 63

When is old, old? - Episode 62

Farewell to my shiny red e-bike - Episode 61

Trying to be a patient patient - Episode 60

We can pat ourselves on the back - Episode 59

My caring husband - not my carer - An interview Episode 58

Podcasts - anyone keen on being interviewed? Episode 57

Progression and impressions and looking to a brighter future - Episode 56

This might help you, I know it helped me! Episode 55

Some future proofing thoughts - Episode 54

We are not 'us' at the moment - Episode 53

Accepting our limits as we age - Episode 52

Social Work ears - Episode 51

Just a small prick - Episode 50

Memories are marvellous - Episode 49

Shop to shop hopping - A poem - Episode 48

Pride goeth before a fall - Episode 47

The Bloodsucker's Curse - Episode 46

Hospital, Health and Harrahs -Episode 45

The evolution of underwear (A poem) - Episode 44

Shopportunity - Episode 43

Putting my house in order - Episode 42

Anything goes - A poem podcast - Episode 41

Property Administrator or Property Manager - Whats the difference? - Episode 40

When EPOA goes wrong - Episode 39

Be a legend in your own lunchtime - Episode 38

I'm a hugger - Is this a Parkies thing? - Episode 37

I love my husband - A poem not about Parkinson's! - Episode 36

For Parkinson's - A hidden issue - Episode 35

There are no experts in Parkinson's - Oh yes there are - Episode 34

Acts of service - love in a fruitcake - Episode 33

Tears for Breakfast - Episode 32

Why I think I'm qualified to talk about Parkinson's - Episode 31

Maybe I've been a bit harsh - Episode 31

Parkinson's peculiarities or Morphine madness - Episode 30

Culling my Facebook friends - nothing beats a real hug - Episode 29

A bucket of joy - not a bucket list - Episode 28

The weird things you need to know about me - Episode 27

I pity those who support me - Episode 26

Two poems - 'Where is the little boy?' and 'Have you seen your mother naked?' - Episode 25

Pods and Blogs and Odds and Sods - Episode 24

Legal Stuff - Enduring Powers of Attorney - Episode 23

Legal Stuff - Wills - Episode 22

To my love - Episode 21 - a poem

Now I'm retired - a poem - Episode 20

The next generation - Episode 19

Perfect imperfection and Parkies - Episode 18

Who am I? - Episode 17

Pills, pills, pills - A poem - Episode 16

What do we leave our children? Memories, Money and Mayhem - Episode 15

Christmas 2024 - Episode 14

I have a confession to make - Episode 13

Going down memory lane - Episode 12

'Ode to shopping for shoes and finding a mate - a poem' - Episode 11

'What's precious?' - Episode 10

My 4th Anniversary with Parkinson's - Episode 9

Christmas, 'Loved Ones' and Parkies Anniversaries - Chapter 8

Party Priorities - Men vs Women Episode 7

Ducking and Diving and Downright hiding - Episode 6

Sometimes it's hard to socialise - Episode 5

Where am I now - four years on from diagnosis? - Episode 1

Making memories - Episode 3 Podcast

Discussing the future - Episode 4

My road to diagnosis and who did you tell? - Episode 2