Joining us on the Happy Hour is a sight impaired chef Kim Jaye.

Just in time for holiday season, she's sharing a delicious recipe for her slow roasted pork shoulder.

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Over the holidays, you might find yourself struggling with feelings of loneliness. 
 
Amanda Hawkins, Head of Mental Health Services at RNIB shares some tips for how to support your wellbeing on the Happy Hour. 

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On the Happy Hour, we learn how to do a couple exercises to better support the body and the mind.

Sharing how to do eye yoga to strengthen your eye muscles, it's Tamas Danyi-Nagy from Sight Scotland.

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With the holidays around the corner, we’re going to focus today on loneliness. It can take many shapes and forms, but what are the experiences of loneliness and isolation among people with visual impairment?

According to the UK Government, people with a disability or long-term health condition are more likely to experience chronic loneliness than the general population. However, the figures are unclear on how this affects people living with a visual impairment.

Joining us on the Happy Hour to discuss their research into this are Dr Mhairi Thurston and Craig Dunlop from Abertay University.

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ManHealth is a voluntary sector organisation providing ongoing peer support services to men across the North East of England.

Happy Hour's Paulina Kuchorew spoke with their CEO and Founder Paul Bannister.

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In the UK, suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 50. We urgently need to understand what is putting men at risk.

Researcher Dr Susie Bennett joined us on the Happy Hour for an in-depth conversation about her work trying to understand why men are at higher risk of suicide and what more we can do to support men effectively.

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On the Happy Hour, we learn how to do a couple exercises to better support the body and the mind.

Sharing his first lesson with us, it's Tamas Danyi-Nagy from Sight Scotland.

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 Today, we’re joined by Dawn Berkeley Blezard from Pathway Yoga with Dawn. 

She’s a yoga teacher who also uses her social media channels to talk about living with Stargardt disease and she spoke with Happy Hour's Paulina Kuchorew.

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We're chatting on the Happy Hour about accessibility.

Aliza Rehman, has recently attended a local book event and she spoke about the experience and getting to meet her favourite author with our Paulina.

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 What can we do to better support our health this winter?

It seems that as purchase of fruit and vegetables continues to drop in favour of processed food, new research is showing that one third of Brits have missed work this year due to seasonal bugs.

Joining us on the Happy Hour to discuss the findings, and also share her tips for supporting our health over the coming months is Melissa Snover, CEO and Founder of Nourished.

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