Shaking it Up with Parkinson's

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• The Other Side of the Diagnosis: Jeremy Vine and Sonya John on Family Life with Parkinson's

  August 21, 2026 · 51 min

  Most podcasts about Parkinson's focus on the person with the diagnosis. This one is for everyone else. In this episode, Maria and Vicky are joined by broadcaster Jeremy Vine and his sister Sonya for one of the most honest and moving…

• Your Second Brain: Melody Mackeown on Gut Health and Parkinson's

  July 30, 2026 · 45 min

  Most of us know roughly what we should be eating. But do we know what our gut is doing while we eat it, and what that has to do with Parkinson's? In this episode, Maria and Vicky sit down with Melody Mackeown, a gut health and Parkinson's…

• Make Your Future Bigger: Richard Waters on Wild Swimming and Life with Parkinson's

  June 11, 2026 · 44 min

  Rich Waters has written travel guides for the most remote corners of the world, freedived with sperm whales, and investigated allegations of genocide in Laos' Forbidden Zone. He's also lived with Parkinson's for 16 years, and this episode…

• Reach Higher: How Climbing is Transforming Life with Parkinson's

  May 11, 2026 · 42 min

  What would you say if someone suggested you go climbing to help manage your Parkinson's? Probably the same thing as the group of over-70s who looked at Natalia Kaminska like she was completely mad. But then they tried it — and something…

• Switched On: Real Experiences of Deep Brain Stimulation

  April 9, 2026 · 53 min

  Deep Brain Stimulation can sound terrifying when you first hear about it — and both Jo Tosh and Kuhan Pushparatnam will be the first to admit they felt exactly that way. In this episode, Maria and Vicky are joined by two people navigating…

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