What does it really look like to be a working model with hEDS, chronic illness, and disability?

I'm joined by editorial and runway model Emily Massey for an honest conversation about navigating the modelling industry with a chronic illness, including the parts that rarely get talked about.

Emily shares the reality of working as a model while navigating chronic illness and disability, including:

●    How she flows between poses to rest and reposition her joints during shoots

●    The challenges of working when you're not feeling well— and why that's often the reality

●    Navigating dating and friendships in the context of chronic illness

●    What dynamic disability means to her, and how it shapes her day-to-day life

This episode is a must-listen for anyone with a chronic illness or disability who is navigating work, relationships, and identity — and for anyone who wants to understand what life with hEDS/HSD really looks like.

THANK YOU for listening, and remember: incurable does not mean untreatable ❣️

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Medical disclaimer:

This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

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#Hypermobility #hEDS #Chronicillness

Listening to your body is hard – ESPECIALLY when you're hypermobile and struggle to feel things in the first place.

On this episode I'm joined by strength and longevity coach Karima Adi (@caffeinated_curves) to talk about our shared experiences with strength training while navigating chronic health issues.

Karima opens up about her own personal journey as a hypermobile person – from falling in love with the barbell, to learning how to balance pushing her body and listening to it. Although she recognises each client’s individuality, her personal experiences with joint hypermobility help to inform her perspective as a strength and movement coach.

Today, Karima works with hypermobile clients to help them navigate their fitness journey safely and sustainably while honouring the individual needs of their body. And in this episode, she shares exactly how she does it.

Karima has been my coach for over a decade, and last year we co-hosted a workshop together on lower body strength training and hypermobility. So this conversation was a long time coming!

I hope this episode meets you wherever you are in your journey, whether you're hypermobile or just starting out with strength training.

THANK YOU for listening, and remember: incurable does not mean untreatable ❣️

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📚 Join the waitlist for the May 12 2026 release of Help! I’m Hypermobile

(and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime):

hypermobilityhq.com/book

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⭐ Follow Karima on Instagram @caffeinated_curves

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hypermobilityhq.com/podcast

💌 Guest info, media, and resources:

hypermobilityhq.com/blog

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

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#Hypermobility #hEDS #Hypermobilitystrengthtraining

Is it really “just” an ankle sprain?

WE’RE BACK (again!) and this episode, I’m joined by physiotherapist and clinic founder Charlie Goodchild @physio.coach.london to talk about ankle sprains and hypermobility, and why these injuries are often more complex than they seem.

For people who are hypermobile, (including those with hEDS or HSD) ankle sprains can be more frequent, slower to recover, and sometimes part of a bigger picture involving joint instability, proprioception challenges, and recurrent injury. We explore why standard advice does not always work for hypermobile bodies and what a more informed approach to rehab can look like.

Charlie shares practical insights on ankle instability, strength training, rehab progressions, and how to stop the cycle of repeated sprains. We also discuss how to know when an ankle injury needs deeper assessment rather than being dismissed as “just a sprain.”

In this episode, we cover:

* Why ankle sprains are common in hypermobility

• The link between hypermobility and chronic ankle instability

• Why getting a boot might save you a lot of future ankle-related grief

• Charlie’s personal journey navigating ankle sprains and eventually ankle surgery

• When to seek further assessment or specialist support

This episode is for anyone who has ever been told it’s “just” an ankle sprain. Because it’s not. It’s an injury that deserves respect, proper assessment, and appropriate treatment, and you and your ankle deserve better.

THANK YOU for watching, and remember: incurable does not mean untreatable ❣️

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📚 Join the waitlist for the May 12 2026 release of Help! I’m Hypermobile

(and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime):

hypermobilityhq.com/book

📸 Follow me @hypermobilityhq on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

⭐ Follow Charlie on Instagram and TikTok: @physio.coach.london

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hypermobilityhq.com/podcast

💌 Guest info, media, and resources:

hypermobilityhq.com/blog

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

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#Hypermobility #hEDS #AnkleSprain #HypermobilityHQ #Podcast

Dealing with hEDS/HSD and co-occurring conditions, including scoliosis, is anything but easy.

In this episode, I’m joined by Ellen to talk about the realities of dealing with some of the more complex issues relating to hypermobility (which in her case includes scoliosis and multiple spinal surgeries). Ellen shares her journey, including how she copes with her dynamic disability all while balancing her university studies in criminal law.

This is a conversation about some of the tough stuff (including surgery and dysautonomia) and Ellen’s experience navigating it while still managing to enjoy the little things.

In this episode, we cover:

- when Ellen first realised she had an abnormal spinal curvature (and what happened next)

- the moment when everything “clicked” when she realised she had hEDS/HSD

- the challenges that come with spinal surgery, let alone revision surgery

This episode is for anyone who is hypermobile and struggling to deal with their symptoms.

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📚 Join the waitlist for pre-order information for the May 12th release of Help! I’m Hypermobile

(and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime):

hypermobilityhq.com/book

📸 Follow me @hypermobilityhq on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

🎙 Learn more about the podcast:

hypermobilityhq.com/podcast

💌 Guest info, media, and resources:

hypermobilityhq.com/blog

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

What if the problem was never that you weren’t trying hard enough, but that your hypermobile body needed a different approach to strength training?

In this episode, I’m joined by my patient Abby to talk about what it really looks like to stop fighting your body in the gym and start working with it. Abby shares her journey from recovering from a childhood spinal fracture to realising that hypermobility was the missing piece behind years of chronic muscle and joint pain.

This is a conversation about letting go of rigid exercise rules, embracing dynamic needs, and redefining strength in a hypermobile body.

In this episode, we cover:

- Recovering from a childhood spinal fracture and how Abby navigates ongoing chronic pain

- How learning she was hypermobile made everything make sense

- How Abby uses self-treatment strategies and has worked to “become her own coach” to stay consistent with exercise

Learning to train with your body rather than against it

This episode is for anyone who is hypermobile and struggling to make exercise work in a body with changing needs.

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📚 Join the waitlist for pre-order information for the May 12th release of Help! I’m Hypermobile

(and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime):

hypermobilityhq.com/book

📸 Follow me @hypermobilityhq on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

🎙 Learn more about the podcast:

hypermobilityhq.com/podcast

💌 Guest info, media, and resources:

hypermobilityhq.com/blog

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

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Author, speaker, and chronic illness advocate Lorraine Ansell and I talk about learning to live with and love your body while living with chronic pain and complex health challenges.

Through a discussion of her book The Surrender Agenda, we explore Lorraine’s experience of living with hEDS, including navigating serious health events and profound personal loss, and how years of wondering why she wasn’t “strong enough” led to a reckoning with identity, self-worth, and the belief that pushing harder is always the answer.

This is a conversation about invisible grief, losing trust in your body, and the slow, often uncomfortable process of learning to care for yourself with kindness.

In this episode, we dig into:

• Learning to live with (and perhaps even come to love) your chronic pain

• Navigating difficult health and life experiences, including retinal detachment and miscarriage

• Why The Surrender Agenda was exactly the book I didn’t know I needed

This episode is for anyone living with chronic illness, navigating grief or medical trauma, or wondering how to stop being at war with their body while still living fully.

If you would like to learn more about Lorraine’s book visit https://www.lorraineansellauthor.com/

You can also find Lorraine online on Instagram and Tiktok

THANK YOU for watching, and remember: incurable does not mean untreatable ❣️

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your healthcare or wellbeing plan.

Coach Sean and I discuss why strength training alone often isn’t enough for hypermobile bodies.

Drawing on my personal experience training with hEDS, we explore why learning to generate tension matters even for experienced, seemingly strong hypermobile athletes, and why cardiovascular work can support strength rather than compete with it.

We dig deep into:

• Why tactile feedback matters for hypermobile athletes

• How thinking about blood flow diversion can help manage symptoms outside the gym

• Why rigid programmes don’t work for hypermobile people

• Why you NEED to be doing cardio if you are building muscle

Sean is a highly experienced Certified CrossFit Level 3 Trainer (CF-L3) coach with an extensive background in Crossfit-specific gymnastics, bringing a deep understanding of strength, conditioning, and long term athletic development to this conversation. He is also my personal coach, and his own experience returning to exercise after serious health challenges has shaped an informed and strategic approach to coaching athletes and people looking to elevate their overall fitness.

This episode is for anyone training, rehabbing, or strength training while dealing with joint hypermobility and wondering why doing “everything right” still doesn’t feel like enough.

THANK YOU for watching, and remember: incurable does not mean untreatable! ❣️

📚 Join the waitlist for pre-order information for the April 2026 release of my book Help! I'm Hypermobile (and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime): ⁠⁠hypermobilityhq.com/book⁠⁠

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⭐️ Follow Sean on Instagram at ⁠@Sean_coach_tomo91

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

Pregnant with hEDS or HSD (or thinking about it for future)? In this episode, I’m joined by midwife and professor Dr. Sally Pezaro to talk through what hypermobile people REALLY need to know about pregnancy and birth.

We break down👇

• Sally’s 3 key recommendations for anyone pregnant with hEDS/HSD
• how to share the guidelines with your doctor or midwife to improve your care and advocate for yourself
• why collaborative, person-centred maternity care matters so much for hypermobile people
• everything you’ve wanted to know about C-sections, vaginal birth, IVF, epidurals, tears, and more (and what we can say from research so far about how these affect people with hEDS/HSD)

This is a practical, compassionate conversation for patients, clinicians, and birth partners alike.

THANK YOU for watching, and remember: incurable does not mean untreatable! ❣️

📚 Join the waitlist for pre-order information for the April 2026 release of Help! I'm Hypermobile (and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime): ⁠⁠hypermobilityhq.com/book⁠⁠

📸 Follow me ⁠⁠@hypermobilityhq⁠⁠ and subscribe on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠

⭐️ Follow Sally on Tiktok at ⁠@SallyPezaro⁠ and Instagram at ⁠@theacademicmidwife

🎙️ Learn more about the podcast: ⁠⁠hypermobilityhq.com/podcast⁠⁠

💌 For guest info, media, or resources visit my blog at ⁠⁠hypermobilityhq.com/blog/

We're back (again!). And this time Hannah is sharing her experience navigating hEDS, POTS, histamine issues, and PCOS as a patient. 

We dig deep into👇

•⁠  ⁠our shared experience of feeling abandoned by the medical system at certain points in our healthcare journey (and what we did next)

•⁠  ⁠why there is no such thing as a hypermobile "look" when it comes to hEDS and HSD

•⁠ how PCOS can affect your experience of hEDS/HSD (and why it's so important to start protecting your bone density NOW!)

•⁠ and we whip out the dynamometer at the end for a Grip-Strength Showdown🏆

As always, THANK YOU for being here🙏

And remember: incurable does not mean untreatable!❣️

📚 Join the waitlist for pre-order information for the April 2026 release of Help! I'm Hypermobile (and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime): ⁠hypermobilityhq.com/book⁠

📸 Follow me ⁠@hypermobilityhq⁠ and subscribe on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Tiktok⁠, and ⁠Youtube⁠ 

⭐️ Follow Hannah on Tiktok at @the.histamine.queen and Instagram at @histamine.queen.hannah

🎙️ Learn more about the podcast: ⁠hypermobilityhq.com/podcast⁠

💌 For guest info, media, or resources visit my blog at ⁠hypermobilityhq.com/blog/

WE'RE BACK — with guests!🤩

And for this very special first episode, the tables have turned… and I’m the one being interviewed😅

Joining me is my dear friend Hannah (who shares her own experiences online living with hEDS, POTS, and a histamine condition). Today, she’s asking me about:

• my personal journey to getting an hEDS diagnosis (finally!) last summer
• what "the dark days" in my early 20s were like when I had no idea how to manage my symptoms and no support
• why I’ve been quiet on social media this past year
• and my upcoming book, Help! I’m Hypermobile: Your How-To Guide for hEDS, HSD, and Life in a Hypermobile Body (coming April 2026!🎉)

It’s been a lot lately to be entirely honest, but the podcast has a special place in my heart and I'm so happy to be back on here with all of you. I hope you enjoy the expert guest interviews and patient stories this season as much as I do!

Thank you for being here🙏

And remember: incurable does not mean untreatable!❣️

📚 Join the waitlist for pre-order information for the April 2026 release of Help! I'm Hypermobile (and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime): hypermobilityhq.com/book
📸 Follow us @hypermobilityhq and subscribe on Instagram, Tiktok, and Youtube
🎙️ Learn more about the podcast: hypermobilityhq.com/podcast

💌 For guest info, media, or resources visit my blog at hypermobilityhq.com/blog/