By Ella Marcham (she/her) Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/16ZiCBXNYrzwe9vmuZjE1s?si=eb021b7bd86147fa Physical health and mental health are closely connected, especially for those living with a chronic illness. Sometimes a bad physical health day can trigger a decline in mental health, or vice versa. This piece explores navigating through life whilst trying to find a balance between the constantly tipping …
Part two of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd My assumption was that studying medicine with a chronic illness or disability was likely to be an experience in which you felt supported, as the staff would understand what is going on. Your perspective would be valued, as the kind of …
Part One of a three-part LUNA Project Series, by Rachael Banks and Ally Lloyd When Rachael said she wanted to write about the experiences of Disabled and chronically ill students at University, looking at what was working well and more importantly what wasn’t, I jumped at the chance to write alongside her. Even just from …
by Alessandra Thom After 22 years of forgotten homework, missed deadlines, three pairs of impulse purchase roller-skates and too many lost post-it notes to count, this summer I was diagnosed with ADHD. Last week, after a month on medication, I submitted my 2500-word dissertation proposal on time, without an extension. To anybody reading who does …
Updated: Jan 19, 2022 By Eilidh Murphy Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UrvwXfHTjyLerMLI9Ui9Y?si=c92835b84cb342d4 Covid-19 has changed lives almost instantly and while lockdown measures are easing, some things haven’t gone back to normal. Working from home remains the norm and while schools have returned for the new academic year, there are robust plans in place to revert …
By Jack Schofield (he/him) and Beth Dillon (she/her) In this piece Jack (18) and Beth (20), share their experiences of being in secondary school. Schools which were, despite the best intentions and actions of some individuals, part of a system that fundamentally didn’t work for students who were Disabled, or who had a chronic illness. …
Updated: Jan 19, 2022 By Sophie Mattolie Listen to it here; https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RqDQOlfAPKYhhqTNPVsuk?si=45dc899216504de5 I developed my chronic illness – a connective tissue disorder which causes a wide range of symptoms like chronic pain and fatigue – gradually over a few years, then it almost hit me all at once. I was plunged into a new, strange …
Updated: Jan 19, 2022 By Amber Carey-Daw Listen to this blog here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Ez99kUEFgKrZa6bhS5XqD?si=9eae5614c6844fc3 I originally became a part time student in April 2018, just three weeks before the start of my GCSE exams. It wasn’t an easy decision to make, as many told me it would be detrimental to my exam results, something that as …
By Philippa Wimbledon Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0bjm3Z79MTyl6xMJTG6AN1?si=695500e6c1144308 To mark the start of sexual health awareness week we at The LUNA Project wanted to look at sex as a disability and how it’s taught in schools. Being a teenager comes with the idea that you need to spend those years exploring your identity but how can you …
By Izzy Mackeller I would never openly say ‘I am disabled’ nor would I openly say ‘I am part of the LGBT+ community’ despite these being two things which have formulated my entire being. Only recently have I noticed how deeply my impostor syndrome runs. I constantly gaslight myself that whilst I am disabled I …