Education, Health and Care Plans (ECHPs): Emily’s Experience
You can listen to Emily's blog post here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Jm8vbnAh0ycJGWKUn93SC?si=__RwV4WzSuOskpcgar7VFw Living with a...
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Learning to Understand Needs and Abilities
LUNA Blog
Welcome to our blog! We are passionate about the importance of reading the experiences of others, and of the empowering nature of writing about your experiences! Our blog shares the experiences of disabled/chronically ill young people and their friends, looking at a huge range of topics- we have had over 50 different young people write for us, something we are super proud of! Check out what we have below! Have a scroll or search by topic.
If you would like to write for us, please just give us an email at thelunaprojectuk@gmail.com We would love to hear from you!
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Apr 25 min read
“Sea-Glass Survivors” (Shepherd et al., 2024): Navigating Education as Disabled Young People
By Amber Daw You can listen to this blog post here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-luna-project/episodes/Sea-Glass-Survivors...
Mar 102 min read
Shirley Anne Bingham: Why Having an Ambulatory Wheelchair User in Doctor Who Was So Important for The Disabled Community by Hannah
You can listen to the post here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-luna-project/episodes/Shirley-Anne-Bingham-Why-Having-an-Amb...
Mar 34 min read
Representation in Media by Beth Dillon
You can also listen to this blog post here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-luna-project/episodes/Representation-in-Media-by-...
Jan 103 min read
How Wheelchair Basketball Changed My Life
By Abbie Johnston You can listen to the blog post here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZTXxCcsWCKcB81oAneZGf?si=0fd8f71423d7427b I was...
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Climbing With A Disability - By Hannah Frost
You can also listen to this blog post here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5R0ERf0aPa7k3le8Cr4GeL?si=69e2240bef354710 Many people think...
Nov 25, 20237 min read
A Qualitative Exploration into the Experience of People Living with Epilepsy and Mental Illness
By Ally Lloyd, Supervised by Dr Chiara Horlin (School of Psychology, University of Glasgow) Content Warnings: mention of suicide and...
Nov 12, 20234 min read
LUNA Look In - Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Working Environment by Sophie Mattholie
Listen Here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LKrW25Q3EjmoMIdkHTu5K?si=f56b6bf494554bc1 This blog post is part of our LUNA Look In...
Aug 23, 20235 min read
OSAAT(June, 2019) to LUNA (July, 2023): Reflections From the LUNA Co-founders
You can listen to this blog post here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fDxiHiB9lJXHXeYjFOiMR?si=8d1b101dd3334885 In June of 2019 we...
May 30, 20233 min read
Life Being Deaf and Disabled by Ciara McCarthy
You can also listen to Ciara's Blog here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0g87Rs76dOMV7ZavWTeblz?si=5b33129feb9b44d4 Hello, I’m Ciara...
May 29, 20232 min read
The War Between Mind and Body By Mehar Singh
You can also listen to Mehar's blog post here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nfJSv3ZSDoGQgBHDvDGAf?si=800173ae07044ff3 For bodies...
May 24, 20233 min read
Creativity with Chronic Illness
You can also listen to this piece on our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mP0lHX4kNNaHW2d2L1XMk?si=c6dd4ee4708f43fb I’m not the...
May 7, 20234 min read
Trusting A Body With Seasonal Failings by Sophie Mattholie
You can also listen to the audio of this blog post here “it’s getting bad again”: the first line of a poem I write, curled up in a heap...
Apr 16, 20234 min read
My Experience of Trusting My Body with Neurological Conditions- By Hannah Frost
You can also Listen to Hannah's Blog Post on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gnD5lTvXgaiopqzwxxgGO?si=7P9YuuNhRmyj_PcqqS48Lg I...
Apr 7, 20234 min read
Befriending My Disabled Body by Cory Anderson
My body changed very suddenly last summer- one day I was spending hours on foot exploring Mexico City, a week later I couldn’t even sit...
Mar 28, 20237 min read
How Cancer Took Me To Death's Door and Made Me Fight For My Life by Eilidh Mackay
Content Warning: Discussion of Cancer, Near Death Experiences, Extended Hospital Stays and Medical Trauma. My body was trying to tell me...
Feb 26, 20235 min read
Mental Health and Disability by Sophie Bolwell-Davies
Mental health affects everyone, influencing how we feel, act and think. Although it is complicated in how it can impact your life, it is...
Dec 21, 20225 min read
Festive Feels - By Heather
It’s officially December and with the festive season fast approaching, here at the LUNA Project we are starting to feel the mounting...
Dec 10, 20224 min read
Neurodiversity: A Personal Journey by Jack Fitzpatrick
My name is Jack Fitzpatrick and I am currently working with the ADHD Foundation. I am 21 years old and I have a diagnosis of Autism and...
Oct 31, 20222 min read
Dear Teacher - A Letter to my Teachers by Kieren Mehta
This blog post is part of the Dear Teacher series we're doing for Education month, where members of the LUNA community share the role...
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