Holly May Cookson was diagnosed with CML Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia at the age of 27. Diagnosed only two years ago, in this episode Holly discusses with us all what her interpretation of living with an invisible illness is truly like. It is s

Every single person deserves the right to be truly seen for the entirety of who they are - Holly and Leukemia Episode 3

Feb 12th, 2022 51m 36s

Dating is like digging through a wheelie bin at the best of times but when you've got cancer its even worse - Holly and Leukemia Episode 2

Jan 14th, 2022 1h 2m

Holly May Cookson at the age of 27 was diagnosed with CML, Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia. Diagnosed only two years ago, in this episode Holly describes her surprise in what it is now like living alongside an incurable invisible illness and her

Introduction to Holly & Leukaemia - In order to know why she thinks and feels the way she does, you firstly have to understand where she has been, the things she has seen and the journey she has been on !

Dec 29th, 2021 1h 4m

Jenny Watts is back with Season 2 of The Normal Kind of Disabled podcast and this season we are spicing things up as she is joined by others who are also living alongside a disability, illness or mental health or individuals who's lives have in

Beware of the very real trap that exists out there in this world, which is for your job in society is to be disabled full stop ! Cause eruptions, cause explosions, express and be you! - Work Part 2

Jan 7th, 2021 51m 26s

Work comes in many different forms and you may or may not have a traditional societal job right now and that may or may not be down to your disability or illness. But in my opinion there isnt a human being alive who gets through the day without

There isn't a human being alive who gets through the day without some level of work being done, Aint nobody round here not working !! - Work part 1

Jan 6th, 2021 1h 5m

Sometimes people have to almost die before they give themselves permission to truly live ! - Keeping Positive & Healthy Part 2

Jan 6th, 2021 58m 45s

Whatever you do in life make sure you show up, you dare to dream & that you actually take your true selves along with you for the ride. In this episode i tackle the very taboo subject of keeping positive and healthy whilst living alongside our

Don't be afraid of the unpredictability of life or the unpredictability of who you are - Keeping Positive & Healthy Part 1

Jan 6th, 2021 45m

For a kick off i will not be categorised as "disabled people" when it comes to dating, your dating me sunshine not the United Nations! - Relationships Part 2

Dec 14th, 2020 1h 19m

Relationships of all kinds require a lot from us and they also fulfil a great deal of us too!. So i think its safe to say they are definitely of great importance and definitely something we should look at being able to navigate in a healthy way

How did a robotting real housewife of nowhere land who jumped off at breakdown central learned to reconnect with herself ? - Reconnecting Part 2

Dec 14th, 2020 1h 31m

So get ready this episode Reconnecting Part 2 is the fun bit, its what makes all the brutalities of being authentic in this world especially living alongside an illness or disability worthwhile. Its like your whole life especially when you have

I don't think living in fear or causing harm towards ourselves or other people, is who us as human beings are meant to be - Relationships part 1

Dec 9th, 2020 1h 13m

I don't want to live my life without ever living my life, because I'm disabled - Reconnecting Part 1

Dec 8th, 2020 1h 9m

In this episode i am going to highlight discovering and reconnecting with the real you that's potentially hiding away right now. To help you understand and see what not living your life as your true authentic self has possibly caused or what it

A diagnosis may come and go, but fully graduating as disabled is forever ! - Diagnosis

Dec 7th, 2020 54m 53s

In this episode i delve into discussing the word that on becoming disabled your whole life seems mapped out by and revolves around and that's Diagnosis. Now the topic of diagnosis beyond fascinates me and i quite honestly have many conflictin

Trauma, who's traumatised ?! I have not even cried once...

Dec 4th, 2020 1h 7m

I really don't think its possible to have the life changing event of becoming disabled or being diagnosed with an illness happen to you and there not be trauma that's created from that. Becoming disabled shocked me into trauma and i spent a de

A broken society has taught us that being disabled is a bad thing, so instead we learned to Hide & Deny who we truly are - Hiding & Denying

Dec 4th, 2020 1h 24m

In this episode i discuss my experience of how not being able to accept disabled as my reality and what i had became for a whole decade, how that lead me to supressing and squishing my true self down to embarrassingly become a robotting real h

What price would you mentally pay to be able to physically recover ? - Recovery Part 2

Dec 3rd, 2020 1h 14m

Not to show favouritism here or anything but i think this episode is personally one of my favourites of the whole of series 1 so i promise you, its worth a listen. In this episode i step away from how you might be feeling and what you might exp

Is there even such a thing as recovery from becoming disabled ?!? - Recovery Part 1

Dec 3rd, 2020 1h 27m

There really is no recovery from becoming disabled especially if your disability or illness is incurable like mine, i would say its kind of a thing your stuck with !. So why is there a two part episode on recovery then ? you might ask.... well

Pain Management....What Pain Management ?!

Dec 2nd, 2020 59m 53s

In this episode I discuss my thoughts, feelings and personal journey with this jazzy thing called pain management and trust me when i say i embarrassingly do not hold back !. I share my experience of what pain management so far on my being and

Who is this chick ? & What on earth is The Normal Kind of Disabled ?

Dec 1st, 2020 41m 11s

Episode one is an introduction into what The Normal Kind of Disabled is and more importantly what it stands for to be and create in this world. In this episode you will get a glimpse as to who the heck Jenny Watts is and why im on a podcast bla

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