Beyond Disability Podcast

Season 3 Paralympic Special Episode 3 - Snow to Soil

Get ready for an action-packed episode as we sit down with two incredible athletes: 2022 Paralympic Winter Games snowboarding medallist Ollie Hill and GB Para Nordic skier-turned-cyclist Callum Deboys. Both athletes share their inspiring journeys of resilience after life-changing motorcycle accidents, offering a deep dive into their recoveries, current goals, and the unforgettable moments they've experienced in competition.

Season 3 Paralympic Special Episode 2 - Swim, Bike, Run

Join us for the next episode of our Paralympic Special, where we hear the inspiring journeys of Para-Triathletes Hannah Moore and Michael Taylor, alongside prosthetist Tory Alexander. In this episode, they explore the powerful role sports play in shaping both mental resilience and physical strength. Our guests share insights into their training as they prepare for the Paris Paralympics and open up about their aspirations and goals for this year’s games.

Season 3 Paralympic Special Episode 1 - Pedal to the Medal

Welcome to the first episode of our Beyond Disability: Paralympic Special podcast series! In this episode, we’re thrilled to be joined by Jaco Van Gass and Fin Graham from the British Para-Cycling team, who are gearing up for Paris 2024. Listen as they share their journeys from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, held amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, to their remarkable stories of resilience and recovery. Discover how they prepare mentally and physically for races, and gain insights into what it takes to compete at the highest level of Paralympic sport.

Season 2 Episode 6 - The Road to the Paralympic

In the final episode of Season 2, two of our elite Para-cyclists, Fran Brown a seven-time UCI C1 Para-cycling World Champion and Ben Watson a double Paralympic Champion sit down to discuss their route into elite sport, what it's like training and competing and how their orthotic devices empower them to succeed.

Season 2 Episode 5 - Mind Over Matter

In the penultimate episode of the second series of our Beyond Disability podcast, two Dorset Orthopaedic patients, Henry Dunn and Ben Dodds chat about their injuries and how they navigate life as upper limb amputees, including challenges faced and how they have adapted to life.

Season 2 Episode 4 - Spread Your Wings

In the next episode of our Beyond Disability Podcast, amputee air display pilot, Mike Wildeman sits down with Luke Sinnott - a British soldier wounded in Afghanistan, turned international long jumper, and more recently a pilot. The pair discuss their different journeys and challenges to return to flying.

Season 2 Episode 3 - Life in the Spotlight

Grab a drink and get comfy to listen as Paralympian Julie Rogers is joined by social media content creator Milly Pickles as they talk about their lives in the spotlight - on social media & beyond.

Season 2 Episode 2 - No Pain, Lots to Gain

Welcome back to the second episode of our Beyond Disability podcast. In this episode Lauren Young, a physiotherapist at our Egham Clinic sits down with The Traitors cast member, and Dorset Orthopaedic patient, Nicola Wilding. In the episode, they discuss phantom limb pain, how this has affected Nicky after her limb loss, and what treatment options are available.

Season 2 Episode 1 - Reaching New Heights

Dorset Orthopaedic Managing Director Matthew Hughes sits down with John McFall, the first 'para-astronaut' selected by the European Space Agency, to chat about John's life and incredible journey of being a dad, husband, doctor, and Paralympian.

Season 1 Episode 6 with Susie Rodgers and Hannah Moore

In this episode we welcome back Gold medal winning Paralympian Susie Rodgers, who this time sits down with British Paratriathlon star Hannah Moore to discuss Facing our Demons. In the episode they discuss Hannah's rapid rise in the world of triathlon as well as injury lows alongside dealing with lockdowns.

Season 1 Episode 5 with Sophie Harris

Sophie Harris sits down with Matt to talk about the toughest rowing race in the world GB Row which gets underway on Sunday (12.06.2022). Sophie and her team Sea Legs have been training hard to complete the gruelling challenge and in the podcast Sophie shares her experiences of how she got into rowing, whilst giving an insight into the challenge and her specialist prosthetic leg.

You can follow team Sea Legs by downloading YB Races app and searching Sea Legs or downloading the Marine Traffic app and searching GB Row Challenge.

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Season 1 Episode 4 with James Bertrand and Rebecca Legon

In our latest episode, long time Dorset patient James Bertrand and social media influencer Rebecca Legon sit down to chat about their shared love of adventure, being active and while sharing stories from their lives.

Season 1 Episode 3 with Zainab Al Eqabi

This is an episode you don't want to miss. Prosthetist and Orthotist Matt Hughes sat down with Zainab while she was in England last month for a special project - the creation of her brand new high definition silicone foot shell, created by the incredibly talented Silicone team at Dorset Orthopaedic. In the episode Zainab talks about growing up in Iraq, moving to the UAE and trying to change perceptions of those with disabilities in the Middle East.

Season 1 Episode 2 with Susie Rodgers & Michael Taylor

Water and Land is the theme of this weeks episode. Paralympians Susie Rodgers and Michael Taylor sit down to discuss the similarities and differences of their two sports.

Season 1 Episode 1 with Amy Conroy & Alex Brooker

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the brand new Beyond Disability Podcast by Dorset Orthopaedic. In this episode Paralympics GB Wheelchair Basketball star Amy Conroy chats with the Last Leg's Alex Brooker!