Here is episode four of MBH & Connections: The Podcast. Today I am talking to another participant of ours who attends our Parkinson’s group. Dave was diagnosed with Parkinson’s while he was still working full time, and talks to me about his diagnosis and balancing the condition with a full time job. He went on to set up the Parkinson’s Group for People of Working Age in Hereford, aimed at ensuring that people who are still working have access to a Parkinson’s support group. Today Dave and I discuss how his Parkinson’s affected his work and connections with his colleagues, the connections he has formed since retiring from work, and also the connections that he has formed within his CE sessions.

Parkinson’s Café for People of Working Age:

https://localsupport.parkinsons.org.uk/activity/parkinsons-cafe-people-working-age-hereford

For more information on Parkinson’s and freezing:

https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/information/symptoms/motor/freezing

To find out more -

About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association:
https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/

About Megan Baker House:
https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/

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Welcome back to MBH & Connections: The Podcast, bringing you episode three. Today I am moving away from our participants, and instead talking to Zoe, Westfield School's Business Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to talk about connections since MBH have been working in partnership with the school for several years, delivering Conductive Education sessions on a weekly basis within the school to the pupils. In this episode, Zoe and I reflect on the impact of those connections on the school, the pupils and the teachers.

https://westfield.hereford.sch.uk/

To find out more -

About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association:
https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/

About Megan Baker House:
https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/

Don't forget to follow us on social media:
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If you have any questions, you can also write to me at:
kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk

Welcome back to episode two of MBH & Connections: The Podcast, in celebration of Conductive Education Awareness Week 2026. This time I am talking to Sarah, an adult participant of ours who has Parkinson’s. Alongside our CE sessions, Sarah also runs a Parkinson’s support group in Ledbury called PALS, and she talks to us today about the importance of connections – for herself and other people with Parkinson’s. Sarah and I also try to work out what PALS stands for, as well as briefly discuss the use of a new technology we tried in her group, called Blazepods.

PALS, the Parkinson’s support group in Ledbury, Herefordshire:
https://localsupport.parkinsons.org.uk/activity/parkinsons-cafe-ledbury

Blazepods – A video of them in action:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1607544886900852

Blazepods research:
Motivation through Multimodal Practice – Evaluating the Combined Use of Conductive Education and Blazepods in Adult Neurological Rehabilitation – article coming soon!

For support following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s:
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/support/newly-diagnosed/services

To find out more -

About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association:
https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/

About Megan Baker House:
https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/

Don't forget to follow us on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerhouse/?locale=en_GB
https://www.instagram.com/meganbakerhouse/?hl=en

If you have any questions, you can also write to me at:
kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk