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Right Side of the BrainAvita Jay - ActorSend us a textAvita Jay talk about her work as an actor and her experiences of stroke, her father dying of a stroke when Avita was fifteen. Theatre includes: The Empress, Falkland Sound, The Comedy of Errors, The Winter’s Tale (RSC); Jinnistan (Òran Mór, Traverse); Favour (Bush Theatre); The Lovely Bones (Birmingham Rep); Billionaire Boy (NST Theatre/UK tour); The Secret Garden (York Theatre Royal); The Jungle Book (national tour); Bottled Up (Lyric Hammersmith); Bring on the Bollywood (national tour); We’re Stuck (Shoreditch Town Hall/national tour); Rapunzel, Warde Street...2024-05-0631 minRight Side of the BrainAdam Pearce - Actor and stroke survivorSend us a textOriginally from Portsmouth, Adam trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting. He has worked in many shows across the West End and UK including Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard, The Prince of Egypt, Sweeney Todd to name a few. With surviving at stroke at the age of 38, Adam is incredibly proud of his 'journey'so far, which finds him back at the Sondheim Theatre in Les Miserables. @adampearceuk@lesmizofficialSupport the show2024-04-0145 minRight Side of the BrainCharlie Dorer - NHS England Stroke quality improvement for RehabilitationSend us a textSupport the show2024-03-0429 minRight Side of the BrainCillian O'Brain & Sarah Rickard - Greater Manchester neurorehab and integrated stroke delivery networkSend us a textSarah manages the Greater Manchester Neurorehabilitation & Integrated Stroke Delivery Network, which she helped establish in 2015. Previously, Sarah spent much of her career within the NIHR Clinical Research Networks in senior management roles both in Greater Manchester and in London. Cillian is a qualified Occupational Therapist with experience of working in several inpatient stroke and neurorehabilitation settings across GM. He joined the network in April 2022 as a Facilitator as part of a larger service improvement team. The team work in collaboration with local stroke and neurorehabilitation teams into support quality im...2024-02-0540 minRight Side of the BrainEdmund Hubbard - Arts Consultant and stroke survivorSend us a textEdmund Hubbard is an independent arts consultant and a trustee for InterAct Stroke Support. He talks about his life and the circumstances of his stroke with Nirjay Mahindru. Details about his consultancy work can be found at www.hubbardartconsultancy.com Support the show2024-01-0159 minRight Side of the BrainDr Romila Bahl FRCEM MSEMSend us a textIn 2016, after 10 years working frontline as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Major Trauma, Dr Bahl decided to pursue her interest in Exercise and Physical activity and retrain formally in Sports and Exercise medicine. She now shares her working hours between being a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Kings College London, working as an Adult and Paediatric SEM Consultant at the National Centre in Loughborough and for UHL, working as a Clinical champion for Physical Activity for the Department of Health and Social care and as a Medical Examiner. Her specialist interests include Co...2023-05-0134 min
Something with...In Conversation with Nirjay MahindruFrom age five, despite his mother’s warnings, Nirjay was fascinated by the idea of acting. Later in life, he found it very much to his liking and considered himself a lucky actor – successful and always in work.As the actor's life doesn’t always fit with family life, Nirjay moved into theatre management and then moved to the not-for-profit sector, becoming Chief Executive of InterAct Stroke Support.With a supportive wife, a job he liked and excelled at, being acknowledged as a writer, and securing season tickets for Arsenal football club for himself and his ch...2023-04-111h 01Right Side of the BrainJenny Benson - Fundraiser and Project Officer- Read for GoodSend us a textJenny Benson is the Fundraising and Project Officer at Read for Good, a UK charity with the aim of motivating all children to read for fun, because loving reading changes lives. With a background in fundraising and communications, and in young people's mental health and activism, Jenny delights in sharing her love of literature and inspiring children and young people to embrace the power of storiesFor more details about Read for Good visit https://readforgood.org/about-us/ Support the show2023-02-0630 min
Stroke Rehab Times PodcastHow do stories benefit stroke survivors?To start season 2 of the SR Times Podcast off we speak with Nirjay Mahindru, CEO of InterAct Stroke Support on the services they offer to stroke survivors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-1026 minRight Side of the BrainSégolène Scheuer- Performer and Vocal Empowerment CoachSend us a textSégolène is a Performer and Vocal Empowerment Coach combining voice, language, breathwork and energy therapy to help creatives find their voice in life and in art.She's taken what she's learned from the worlds of wellness, coaching and performance to help people fuel their expression, release limiting beliefs, stagnant emotions and unlock their vocal power.Instagram: @artfulsego // @theartfulathleteFind out more about my journey: https://theartfulathlete.co.uk/about-me The Artful Athlete Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EtigHRBHSlcKvlEr6eTQV The Artful...2023-01-0956 minRight Side of the BrainProfessor Marion Walker MBESend us a textMarion Walker is Emeritus Professor of Stroke Rehabilitation at the University of Nottingham and a fully accredited Executive Coach. She has particular expertise in the development and evaluation of complex interventions and has published widely on moving evidence from randomised controlled trials into routine clinical care. She is a strong advocate of patient partnership and co-chaired the Nottingham Stroke Research Partnership Group for 10 years. Marion was a Trustee of the Stroke Association (2009-2019) and is passionate about supporting women in STEM subjects. Marion is an Executive Member of the International Stroke Recovery and...2022-12-0537 minRight Side of the BrainHelen Daniels - Development co-ordinator and former InterAct AdministratorSend us a textHelen Daniels is a former InterAct Stroke Support Office Administrator and has recently rejoined the InterAct family as their Development Co-ordinator. Helen is a British mezzo-soprano based in Bern, Switzerland. She is a member of the Swiss Opera Studio where she is studying with Christian Hilz, and has worked with renowned directors and conductors including Olivier Tambosi and Christoph Campestrini. Helen is generously supported by the Alec Turner Music Scholarship (awarded by the General Charity of the City of Coventry).Helen has performed in masterclasses with Barbara Hannigan and A...2022-11-0732 minRight Side of the BrainCassandra Hugill - Dept of Neuro imaging UCLSend us a textNirjay Mahindru in conversation with Cassandra Hugill, founder of the UCL World Stroke Day Forum and Public Engagement Manager at the Department of Imaging Neuroscience, UCL, discusses the importance of having lived experts voice in shaping stroke research and rehabilitation. Cassandra has been working with people with neurological conditions for the past five years, ensuring that research is accessible and more tailored to the needs of patients. To find out more about the forum, and to watch some short documentaries about the stroke research taking place at UCL, please visit bit.ly/UCLWSDforum 2022-10-2428 minRight Side of the BrainKonstantin Kisin and Francis Foster - hosts of TRIGGERnometrySend us a textKonstantin and Francis share their experiences of developing the hugely successful podcast Triggernometry. Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, podcaster, writer and social commentator. He made international headlines in 2018 by refusing to sign a university “behavioural agreement form” which banned jokes about religion, atheism and insisted that all humour must be “respectful and kind”.Konstantin is the reigning Jewish Comedian of the Year and has won a number of other comedy competitions, awards and prizes. He has played some of the UK's biggest comedy clubs and has supported Geoff Norcott, Shazia Mirza and A...2022-10-1051 minRight Side of the BrainAndrew Davis - Photographer and stroke survivorSend us a textSupport the show2022-09-1939 minRight Side of the BrainTorin Douglas - former BBC media journalist and one of the founders of Chiswick Book FestivalSend us a textTorin Douglas is a highly respected former BBC media correspondent for over 25 years who has also worked for the Independent and the Times. He is one of the founders of the Chiswick Book Festival which starts on Wednesday 7th September. Details of the festival can be found hereSupport the show2022-09-0526 minRight Side of the BrainChristabel Flight - Founder of Silver Sunday and Westminster councillorSend us a textChristable Flight is the founder of Silver Sunday, an event celebrating older people that occurs on the first Sunday in October. She was a Westminster councillor for 17 years. Further details about Silver Sunday can be found at https://silversunday.org.uk/Support the show2022-08-2230 minRight Side of the BrainEleanor Caird - Actor and former InterAct readerSend us a textEleanor Caird is an actor that started working for InterAct during the early days of the charity, seeing the plethora of changes that has occured within the charity over the years, and was an active participant in community based projects that encouraged the creativity of stroke survivors. Support the show2022-08-0834 minRight Side of the BrainRoss Foley - Actor and InterAct readerSend us a textActor Ross Foley talks about his experiences working for InterAct Stroke Support, including hospital settings, and the InterAct at Home virtual delivery service.Support the show2022-07-2532 minRight Side of the BrainProfessor Judith MottramSend us a textProfessor Judith Mottram talks about her work as an Arts professor at the University of Lancaster, the relationship between Art and creativity and also arts and health.Support the show2022-07-1129 minRight Side of the BrainSartaj Garewal- Actor and founder of Dynamic Presenting.Send us a textAn English actor and voice artist, born and raised in Wiltshire, UK. Sartaj began as theatre actor in Shakespeare and contemporary productions. Performed in Scott Rudin's 2015 production of "Behind The Beautiful Forevers" at National Theatre. Other theatre credits include Royal Court, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester and Bush Theatre in UK. Has worked with Sean Connery, Andrew Garfield, Archie Panjabi, Sheridan Smith, Omid Djalili. Hollywood debut in League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Has also appeared in Indian feature films Tezz and Desi Boyz. Best known for playing Jasper Choudhury in Season 2 of Nickelodeon's hit teen d...2022-06-2733 minRight Side of the BrainMegan McKie Smith - Actor and InterAct reader and poetSend us a textFellow podcast host Megan takes to the other side of the Mic as she is interviewed by Nirjay Mahindru. Megan is an actor, poet, drama facilitator and highly experienced InterAct reader.Support the show2022-06-1343 minRight Side of the BrainRula Lenska - Actor and InterAct ambassadorSend us a textNirjay Mahindru in conversation with actress Rula Lenska. Rula talks about her childhood, her journey within acting, and her support for the various charities she feels passionate about. Support the show2022-05-3032 minRight Side of the BrainNick Clarke - CEO of Stroke Information and stroke survivorSend us a textIn conversation with former footballer and stroke survivor Nick Clarke about his stroke and how and why he set up Stroke Information.Support the show2022-05-1633 minRight Side of the BrainProfessor Alexander Leff - professor of NeurologySend us a textNirjay Mahindru in conversation with Professor of Neurology Alexander Leff from Kings College London. Support the show2022-05-0245 min