Episodes
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October 2025: Supportive Relationships
This month Amelia and Karen discuss supportive relationships. Counsellor Yaya Pandor does some myth busting about the support counsellors can offer, and mentor Warren and mentee Charles about peer support. Plus Amelia shares some live wise words she'd been trying to follow.
September 2025: Family Fun
This month Amelia speaks to blind couple Lynne and Trev, along with their sighted son Rich, about the things that bond them as a family. They discuss pranks, communication, overcoming challenges and sharing their story on Tiktok. INXS feature as this month's family band and Counsellor Yaya Pandor shares a touching memorable meeting.
July 2025: Here For The Long Run
This month Karen and Amelia discuss friends and couples going the distance. They review the long term partnerships in Netflix's 'Four Seasons' and speak to Tom about how having a life-limiting condition impacts his philosophy on friendships. David Hogg also thanks an important teacher by sharing wise words and a dedicated to track.
June 2025: Loss And Moving Forward After Grief
This month Karen and Amelia explore loss and moving forward after grief. VICS founder Kirin Saeed joins them to discuss navigating grief as a blind woman and honouring her late husband in her theatre work. They also highlight some of the loss-related books and resources in the RNIB Talking Books Library.
May 2025: Difficult Conversations, Unexpected Friendships And Memorable Songs
This month Amelia and Karen speak to Amanda Hawkins, RNIB Head of Mental Health And Counselling, about having difficult conversations with close ones, talk unexpected friendships in review of 'Wicked Little Letters' and hear some wise words from RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey.
April 2025: Tandem Duo, Knives Out Film Review And Equal Partnerships
This month Amelia and Karen meet tandem duo Anne and Dianne to talk communication and syncing up when cycling, review family dynamics in the tense family comedy 'Knives Out', and hear Wise Words from host of 'The Lunch Break' Hubert Pawelkiewicz.
March 2025: Diving Buddies, Meeting New People and Memorable Meetings
This month Amelia and Karen meet blind diver Jessica Pita and her diving buddy Henry Green, discuss how hobbies can connect you with new people and heal bad experiences, and talk good and bad dates.
February 2025: Radio and Running Romances, love between friends, & family band
This month, we meet Karen and her partner Derek as they discuss their journey from friends to partners; Talk chaotic friendships in our review of 'Everything I Know About Love' by Dolly Alderton; and learn how Runner Kelly and Guide Runner Mike fell in love over the miles.