Cooking while disabled isn’t just about recipes — it’s about energy, safety, accessibility and adapting everyday tasks to work for your body.

In this episode, we discuss the realities of cooking with chronic illness, fatigue, pain, mobility issues, sensory struggles and limited dexterity.

This episode is packed with honest conversations, practical kitchen hacks and realistic advice for disabled and chronically ill people trying to make cooking more manageable.

Because sometimes “easy meals” still aren’t easy.

Release Date: 11 June 2026

How do you make meal planning easier when you’re already exhausted? Are reusable alternatives worth it if cleaning them takes too much energy? And what happens when long COVID changes your sense of taste and smell?

In this Community Questions episode we answer real questions from listeners about cooking while disabled, accessibility in the kitchen, meal planning, food prep and adapting everyday tasks.

This episode is packed with practical kitchen ideas, accessibility tips and honest conversations about making food work around your body, energy and needs

Release Date: 18 June 2026

Is your website accessible — or quietly turning people away?

In this episode of 3Spoonies, we’re joined by digital accessibility expert Chris Naylor to talk about accessible website design, user experience, SEO and why most businesses are missing a huge opportunity online.

Whether you run a business website, eCommerce store or personal brand, this episode is packed with practical advice to make your website easier to use for everyone.

Release Date: 25 June 2026

How do you choose accessible website colours? Are captchas excluding users? What’s the best way to display lots of images on mobile without slowing your site down?

In this episode we welcome back digital accessibility expert Chris Naylor to answer community questions on accessible web design, WordPress, mobile UX and inclusive websites.

Whether you run a business website, blog or online shop, this episode is full of practical ways to make your site easier to use for everyone.

Release Date: 2 July 2026

What is PTSD, how does it show up, and how can you support someone living with it?

In this episode we’re joined by mental health and wellbeing specialist Christine Spencer for an honest and informative conversation about PTSD, trauma, triggers and recovery.

It is compassionate, practical and packed with insight for anyone living with trauma or supporting someone who is.

Release Date: 9 July 2026

How do you manage PTSD triggers, find grounding techniques that still work, or access therapy if leaving the house feels unsafe?

In this episode we’re joined again by wellbeing specialist Christine Spencer to answer community questions about PTSD, trauma recovery and mental health support.

This practical and compassionate episode is full of real advice for anyone living with PTSD, anxiety or trauma responses — or supporting someone who is.

Release Date: 16 July 2026

What happens when a label helps you understand yourself… but also changes how other people see you?

In this episode we discuss language, labels and identity — from disability and chronic illness to neurodiversity, race, mental health and representation.

We explore the labels that helped us, the ones that hurt and the complicated relationship many people have with identity, diagnosis and belonging.

This is an honest conversation about the power language has — to support, exclude, explain and connect.

Because sometimes finding the right word changes everything.

Release Date: 23 July 2026

Is it worth getting an autism diagnosis in your 30s? What happens when someone uses an outdated term for their own disability? And is it okay to insist people use the correct language for your condition?

In this Community Questions episode we answer listener questions about autism, ADHD, disability language, diagnosis and identity.We also discuss why language matters, when labels can help, and how conversations around disability identity are often more nuanced than they first appear.

Release Date: 30 July 2026

Why do some environments feel instantly overwhelming? Why can noise, clutter, lighting or even a switched-on plug socket feel exhausting for neurodivergent people? And why do shutdowns and meltdowns happen?

In this episode we’re joined by Dr Joanna Grace to explore the science behind sensory engagement, sensory overload and neurodivergent processing.

This episode is packed with practical insight, lived experience and fascinating science around how neurodivergent people experience the world differently.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by noise, light, crowds, clutter or simply “too much input”, this conversation will probably feel very familiar.

Release Date: 6 August 2026

Can fluorescent lights really cause sensory overload? What can you do if work uniforms feel unbearable? And is it okay to ask for adjustments during exams?

In this Community Questions episode, we’re joined again by Dr Joanna Grace to answer real questions about sensory overwhelm, autism, neurodivergence and environmental stress.

This episode is packed with practical advice and compassionate insight for anyone navigating sensory challenges in everyday environments.

If you’ve ever struggled with noise, lighting, clothing textures or feeling overwhelmed in workplaces and schools, this conversation will feel incredibly familiar.

Release Date: 13 August 2026

How far has disability representation on TV really come?

In this episode, we’re joined by Samantha Renke for an honest, powerful and often funny conversation about disability in television, media and advertising.

Samantha shares her experiences working in TV, the reality behind the famous Maltesers advert, online trolling, tokenism, inaccessible sets, diversity in casting, disabled pride, attraction stereotypes, and why representation means nothing without real accessibility.

This is one of our most honest and eye-opening episodes yet.

Release Date: 20 August 2026

Want to work in TV, acting, editing or scriptwriting?

In this episode we’re joined again by Samantha Renke to answer community questions from students about breaking into the television industry.

Samantha shares honest, practical advice on building confidence, using social media, getting experience, acting opportunities, working behind the camera, reasonable adjustments, disability inclusion in media, and writing disabled characters authentically.

Whether you dream of acting, editing, producing, writing or presenting, this episode is packed with useful advice and real industry insight.

Release Date: 27 August 2026

How do you prepare for busy periods when your energy is limited?

In this episode we’re talking about preparing for the peaks — those busy seasons, unexpected projects, looming deadlines and periods where work suddenly explodes.

But what happens when you’re self-employed, disabled, neurodivergent or living with chronic illness?

From Christmas rushes and event planning to podcast production, creative businesses and service work, we share honest experiences of managing workload when your energy isn’t unlimited.

Because preparing for the busy times isn’t just about productivity.

It’s about surviving them.

Release Date: 3 September 2026

How do you get back into work after taking time off?

How do you stop yourself overcommitting months in advance?

And how do you survive the run-up to Christmas without completely burning out?

In this Community Questions episode of 3Spoonies, we answer listener questions about workload management, busy seasons, planning, burnout and balancing business with chronic illness, disability and neurodivergence.

We also share practical tips that genuinely help us manage the peaks — from batching tasks and building buffers to pre-prepping Christmas veg to make life easier.

Because productivity isn’t just about doing more.

Sometimes it’s about making things manageable enough to survive them.

Release Date: 10 September 2026

What happens when a healthcare professional becomes the patient?

In this episode we’re joined by Shelley Gautam to talk about the reality of working in healthcare while living with a chronic illness.

From burnout and undiagnosed illness to remote work, career pivots and navigating the healthcare system from both sides, this is an honest and powerful conversation about what it really takes to build a sustainable career as a Spoonie.

Release Date: 17 September 2026

Should you have surgery where you work? How do you ask for workplace adjustments? And what do you do when health needs start to feel… visible?

We’re joined again by Shelley Gautam to answer real questions from healthcare professionals navigating chronic illness at work.

If you’re working in healthcare while managing a chronic illness, this episode is full of practical advice to help you protect your health, your privacy and your career.

Release Date: 24 September 2026