Shine's Live Session Archive

Don't miss out!

Catch up now on any of our publicly broadcast live sessions below, or check out the events listing for details of our upcoming events.

Better Bodies - Shine's Guide to Exercise and Nutrition

Originally broadcast on Friday, 23rd October 2020 this session covers the importance and benefits of healthy living, including useful hints and tips to get you started.

Better Minds - Shine's Guide to Mental Health

Originally broadcast on Monday, 26th October 2020 this session covers the importance and benefits of managing your mental health, including useful hints and tips to get you started.

Shine's Guide to Better Skin and Tissue

Originally broadcast on Wednesday, 28th October 2020 this session covers the importance of prevention and early intervention to reduce the severity of developing skin problems.

Shine's Guide to Better Bladder and Bowels

Originally broadcast on Thursday, 29th October 2020 this session covers the importance and benefits of careful bladder and bowel management, including useful hints and tips to get you started.

Hydrocephalus - The New Me

Originally broadcast on Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 this session is for adults who have been diagnosed later in life with NPH or Hydrocephalus, and focuses on "The New Me", learning to live with Hydrocephalus for a positive future.

Mental Wellbeing - How to manage anxiety and depression at Christmas

Originally broadcast on Wednesday, 9th December 2020 this session focuses on mental wellbeing and how to manage anxiety and depression at Christmas.

Better finances - Personal finance, budgeting and benefits

Originally broadcast Tuesday 27th October, this session contains information for people living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, about the need for better personal financial management, including practical tips on finance topics such as budgeting and benefits.

Better healthcare - Screening and how to use our letter to GP's

Originally broadcast on Friday 30th October, in this session we discuss the findings from our groundbreaking '1000 Voices' survey, what we've learned, and our top tips and advice for better healthcare, including tips on how to get the most out of our new letter, written especially for GP's.

Caring now and in the future

Originally broadcast on Thursday 26th November 2020 we look at what carers need to consider both now and for the future including Carers Rights, Power of Attorney, Self Advocacy, Forward Planning. This session will be presented by Beth Evans, from CarersUK.

Developmental Building Blocks

Originally broadcast on Friday 13th November 2020 this session looks at great hints and tips to understand and encourage developmental progress prior to walking.

Lymphoedema - What people with spina bifida need to know

Originally broadcast on Tuesday 26th January 2021 this session focuses on lymphoedema - what people with spina bifida need to know. This condition can affect babies, children and adults with spina bifida. We are joined by a guest speaker from Lymphoedema Network Wales.

Hydrocephalus and shunts

Originally broadcast on Monday 8th March 2021, this session focuses on shunts, and explains how to use a few resources that can be personalised, and contain useful information for you, your doctor and any medical staff who may need to care for you.

Living with hydrocephalus - headaches

Originally broadcast on Tuesday 9th March 2021, this session focuses on providing tips for living with hydrocephalus and managing headaches.

Hydrocephalus research - Navigation study

Originally broadcast on Friday 12th March 2021, this session focuses on a new remote study into the difficulties people with hydrocephalus have with navigation.

Living with hydrocephalus fatigue, sleep and exercise

Originally broadcast on Wednesday 10th March 2021, this session focuses on providing tips for living with hydrocephalus, managing fatigue and the benefits of sleep and exercise.

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