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Positively UK provides support for people living with HIV, by people living with HIV. Our podcast provides information, inspiration and awareness around HIV. All episodes are co-created with people with HIV. S02: Positively UK was established 35 years ago as Positively Women. As we celebrate 35 years of providing peer support, we talk to people about our past and present. S01: Positively UK Gay Men's Project Coordinator Chris O'Hanlon hosts a series of HIV-related podcasts for LGBT+ communit ...
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This podcast series is part of the archival research project Positively Past, Positively Present. In this episode, Positively UK’s CEO, Silvia Petretti, and Women Project Co-ordinator, Neo Moepi with Co-Researcher and Project Manager, Maryam Shaharuddin discuss why the project is taking place and our ways of working. --- Send in a voice message: ht…
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Janine McGregor Read currently works at Homerton Hospital in the multiple disciplinary team with pregnant women and is also a peer navigator and the East London coordinator at Positively UK. In this podcast, Janine shares her experience of being pregnant as well as becoming a mother living with HIV. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.s…
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Alice is the founding director of the Salamander Trust and works as an activist, researcher and participatory trainer in the field of HIV. In this episode, Alice discusses the role that gender plays in women's health outcomes, with specific references to HIV. Here are links to some of the studies Alice mentions: Violence against women, What will it…
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In this episode, Garry Brough, a pioneer in our sector, shares insights on representation, peer support, and identity. Eli Fidgerald shares his inspiring journey from Bristol to Youth Project Coordinator at Positively UK. Together, Garry and Eli also discuss the importance of peer support, relieving the burden of openness about HIV, and diversifyin…
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Silvia joined Positively UK in 1999 as a volunteer and was appointed Positively UK’s CEO in February 2019. In this episode, Silvia speaks about female leadership and mentorship. She has represented people with HIV on the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Board, chaired the UK-CAB and represented the Global Network of People Living with HIV at the Uni…
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Beatrice Osoro firstly started working with Positively Women as a volunteer. Now, she is our Clinical Outreach and Statutory Contract Lead. In this episode, Beatrice shares her experience of servcies for African women in the HIV sector and how she found a safe space at Positively Women. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po…
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Jo Manchester was a co-founder of the International Community of Women living with HIV (ICW). You may remember Rebecca Mbewe from Episode 2, she is one of the directors for 4M Mentor Mothers Network and also works on the GROWS project at Positively UK which looks at issues that affect women and ageing. In today’s episode, in honour of International…
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Carolyn Williams was the first peer volunteer at Positively Women and Fiona Pettitt is currently a peer volunteer at Positively UK and is a former Trustee at the ICW. They talk about how they felt supported and held at a time where it had been difficult to access groups specific to women living with HIV. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast…
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Cinzia Milesi was one of the first Prison Workers at Positively Women and an instrumental advocate for women in prison and women who use drugs. Sophie Strachan is the CEO of the Sophia Forum and currently sits on the BASHH special interest group for prisons developing quality standards for sexual health in prisons. In this episode, they both share …
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Julie Reynolds was one of the founders and former editors of Positively Women’s magazine. She currently works in Family Support Management but still is a Peer Mentor with Positively UK and also works with the Bearded&Flushed project. Here, she talks about the reasons why she started the magazine and what it was like for women living with HIV in the…
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Rebecca Mbewe is a peer mentor, speaker and trainer with long standing experience of working within the HIV sector with various organisations. Angelina Namiba has over 24 years’ experience of working in the HIV sector. Among many things, they are co-directors of the 4M Mentor Mothers which is a peer-led programme that trains women living with HIV a…
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Caroline Guinness and Kate Thomson were both present at the start of Positively Women and are prominent contributors in founding, leading and establishing the group which gave support specifically to women at the time where support was massively lacking. Together, they share their past and present experiences as women living with HIV. --- Send in a…
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In this weeks podcast we discuss accessing HIV services during the pandemic and thereafter. Following on from our online discussion, we brought your questions to the panel to find out more on the issues that affect people living with HIV. As services adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic, many services changed to telephone and online appointments. You c…
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In this weeks episode we discuss Managing Isolation & Wellbeing Strategies. The Covid Pandemic and Lockdown has been a difficult time for everyone. Managing our mental health and wellbeing has been a challenge that many have had to adapt to, especially for those who struggle with anxiety and depression. Joining our podcast today is Clinical Psychol…
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Hello everyone! In this weeks episode we discuss issues around welfare and finance. Following on from our recent Discussion on Welfare & Finance earlier in March, we sat down with Terrence Higgins Trust LivingWell Services Manager Ruth Burns, The Food Chain’s Volunteer & Services Manager Anna Brewster and Positively UK’s Welfare Rights Advisor Rosa…
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Is HIV a risk factor for severe COVID-19? Do we need to disclose our HIV status when receiving our Covid-19 vaccine? In this episode our host Chris O’Hanlon talks to the Chair of the British HIV Association Dr Laura Waters about Covid-19 related concerns of people living with HIV. Dr Waters is a GU/HIV consultant and HIV lead at The Mortimer Market…
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In our second episode we talk about the lockdown effect on people using Chems. Our host Chris O'Hanlon poses questions raised by our service participants to HIV Consultant Dr Mark Pakianathan and Richard Lisle, Lead for the 'Change Grow Live' Fast Tack Cities HIV/Drugs project. We hope this episode will improve your understanding on interactions be…
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In our first episode, we talk about what it means to age with HIV. Following on from our recent group discussion on ageing and HIV, our host Chris O'Hanlon discusses what it means to grow older with HIV. Joining him in the discussion is HIV Consultant Dr Tristan Barber and Peer Mentor Coordinator Rob Hammond. Dr Tristan Barber is a Consultant Physi…
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