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The Skies We’re Under

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The Skies We’re Under
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  • Erasure and Social Murder with Sara Ryan | S4 | E47
    CONTENT WARNING: If covering conversations about the preventable death of people with learning disabilities is not going to serve you well, please skip by this episode.  Professor Sara Ryan joins Rachel Wright on The Skies We’re Under podcast. Many of you will know the story of the tragic loss of her son Connor and how she uses her lived experience and professional expertise to drive real change. Her new book Critical Health and Learning Disabilities: an Exploration of Erasure and Social Murder is trying to expose the systemic failures of our systems which are impacting the most vulnerable in our society. We all need to sit up and listen. This powerful conversation covers The layers of failure which culminate in disenfranchising people with learning disabilities and autistic people The impact of dehumanisation of people in healthcare policy and delivery The power of collective accountability and responsibility  The role we can all take in driving change Sarah’s insights challenge us to rethink how build systems and services rooted in humanity and justice. Sara refers to a plain English version of the book which can be accessed here: https://learningmet.mmu.ac.uk/resources To help us get back to podcasting and planning for season 5 we’d LOVE it if you could support the podcast, like, subscribe, review and share. The more listeners we get, the more we’ll be able to provide things to listen to - and we’re chock full of ideas! 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: Firstly you can leave a message using speakpipe here: SpeakpipeTSWU  (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) You can send us a voice note from your phone to our email address at [email protected] Or, if the thought of hearing your own voice gives you ‘the ick’, then send us an email to [email protected] 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.  We’re so happy that The Skies We’re Under is a free, independent podcast. Any sponsorship received is used to cover the costs of the production of episodes and compensate our valuable guests for their time. The hosts provide their time and efforts for free. They do, however, appreciate any offers of caffeination to keep them going – you can buy them a cuppa here…   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.  
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  • Winks, Wobbles and Wins: Catching Up After Summer | S4 | E46
    CONTENT Warning - in this episode we talk about bereavement, grief and scattering ashes. It’s been a looooong summer! You’re all invited to a wee celebration of surviving the summer, celebrating the wins, navigating the tricky parts, and transitioning back to a new term. Rachel, Sarah and Lucy get right back into it, from Rachel’s erroneous winking, Sarah’s paddle boarding with her Dad’s ashes and Lucy’s big pat on the back for some epic milestones and summer achievements. We have it all, including what we have learned about starting a new term well.  To help us get back to podcasting and planning for season 5 we’d LOVE it if you could support the podcast, like, subscribe, review and share. The more listeners we get, the more we’ll be able to provide things to listen to - and we’re chock full of ideas! 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: Firstly you can leave a message using Speakpipe here: SpeakpipeTSWU  (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) You can send us a voice note from your phone to our email address at [email protected] Or, if the thought of hearing your own voice gives you ‘the ick’, then send us an email to [email protected] 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.  We’re so happy that The Skies We’re Under is a free, independent podcast. Any sponsorship received is used to cover the costs of the production of episodes and compensate our valuable guests for their time. The hosts provide their time and efforts for free. They do, however, appreciate any offers of caffeination to keep them going – you can buy them a cuppa here…   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.
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  • Season 4 - Best Bits! | S4 | E45
    CONTENT WARNING DNACPR, death and dying Missing us already!? Then listen to our best bits! As we said before, Season Four has been EPIC - let's relive some of our favourite moments from this momentous season. We’ve got: Our first ever LIVE Episode with Lee Ridley/Lost Voice Guy (Episode 29) Jess Thom - AKA Tourettes Hero (Episode 12) Dr Ana Aiello - (Episode 20) Knickers and Seagulls - Trauma Tap Out; Hospice and Palliative Care - Episode (Episode 33) Jan and Liz - Grandparents - (Episode 6) Siblings (Episode 2) Rachel, Sarah and Lucy (Episode 8) Listener Views (Episode 34) 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: Firstly you can leave a message using Speakpipe here: SpeakpipeTSWU  (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) You can send us a voice note from your phone to our email address at [email protected] Or, if the thought of hearing your own voice gives you ‘the ick’, then send us an email to [email protected] 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.  We’re so happy that The Skies We’re Under is a free, independent podcast. Any sponsorship received is used to cover the costs of the production of episodes and compensate our valuable guests for their time. The hosts provide their time and efforts for free. They do, however, appreciate any offers of caffeination to keep them going – you can buy them a cuppa here…   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.
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  • Miracles, Careers Advice and Summer Hols Top Tips: Season Four Wrap-Up | S4 | E44
    It’s the end of Season Four — and true to form, we’re going out with laughter, chaos, honesty, and a few tears (obviously). In this unfiltered finale, Rachel is joined by the ever-brilliant Sarah Clayton and Lucy Parr for a raw and riotous debrief on what’s been a monumental season. We chat about Brecon’s last-minute bungalow miracle, navigating adult social care (DIY included), and that never-ending sense of "it'll be easier once…" — spoiler: it never is. From half-finished makeup and eye puffiness to trauma tap-outs and euphemisms for death, no subject is off-limits. We reflect on the highs, heartbreaks, and hilarity of the past 44 episodes — covering everything from trauma and mental health to communication, connection, and end-of-life planning. We’ve got advice for the summer holidays (it involves not looking at instagram) and just genuinely reflecting on how being together is basically free therapy. Pull up a chair, breathe through the madness, and join us in celebrating everything we’ve shared this season under these endlessly complicated skies. *To help us get back to podcasting and planning for season 5 we’d LOVE it if you could support the podcast, like, subscribe, review and share. The more listeners we get, the more we’ll be able to provide things to listen to - and we’re chock full of ideas! 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: Firstly you can leave a message using Speakpipe here: SpeakpipeTSWU  (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) You can send us a voice note from your phone to our email address at [email protected] Or, if the thought of hearing your own voice gives you ‘the ick’, then send us an email to [email protected] 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.  We’re so happy that The Skies We’re Under is a free, independent podcast. Any sponsorship received is used to cover the costs of the production of episodes and compensate our valuable guests for their time. The hosts provide their time and efforts for free. They do, however, appreciate any offers of caffeination to keep them going – you can buy them a cuppa here…   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.
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  • Beautiful Lives: How We Got Learning Disabilities So Wrong | S4 | E43
    We’ve got a not to be missed interview with super Stephen Unwin, he’s on a mission to make people rethink how we view people with Learning Disabilities, as well as shining a light on the world's families like ours navigate. In his book ‘Beautiful Lives - How we got Learning Disabilities So Wrong’ Stephen uses his knowledge, experience and research to provide insight and challenge, and today’s episode provides a wonderful snapshot of his brilliance, as well as his wicked sense of humour. You can find more about Stephen on his website at: https://www.stephenunwin.uk/ His book is available, in all formats, here. Thanks to Jiraffe for sponsoring this week's episode. You can find more about them and their work here. 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: Firstly you can leave a message using speakpipe here: SpeakpipeTSWU  (Please note calls need to be limited to 90 seconds) You can send us a voice note from your phone to our email address at [email protected] Or, if the thought of hearing your own voice gives you ‘the ick’, then send us an email to [email protected] 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.  We’re so happy that The Skies We’re Under is a free, independent podcast. Any sponsorship received is used to cover the costs of the production of episodes and compensate our valuable guests for their time. The hosts provide their time and efforts for free. They do, however, appreciate any offers of caffeination to keep them going – you can buy them a cuppa here…   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.
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About The Skies We’re Under

Nurse, author and Director of Born at the Right Time, Rachel Wright talks to fellow parents of people with disabilities and others in their community. With the power of story telling, laughter, swearing and useful information they create solace in knowing the warts and all truth of this off piste version of parenting. Whether a well seasoned parent, newbie, one of many practitioners supporting families or simply someone wanting to peak over the fence - you’re welcome to listen in. We are better together, whatever Skies We’re Under.
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