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The Listening Project Episodes

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    Karen and Beth - A World Without Me

    A recurrence of cancer means coming to terms with what is inevitable in the end.

  2. Jo and Carolyn - A Hand in Death

    Taking an element of control of the event that none of us can control can help the process

  3. Claire and Peter - Claire's Prepared

    If you care about your funeral and aftermath, it's worth setting down some plans.

  4. Omnibus - Adoption

    Being adopted, adopting, and having a younger sibling who is adopted.

  5. Peter and Sophie - Constant Performance Appraisal

    The blood tie with your children feels important when you yourself were adopted.

  6. Swazi and Khushbir - Our Team

    The arrival of an adopted younger brother can disrupt the established family dynamic.

  7. Love Isn't Just Feelings

    A daughter and her adoptive father reflect on the ties of blood and those of love.

  8. Omnibus - The Wisdom of Youth

    Putting others first, seeing them clearly and listening to their opinions.

  9. Faiza and Lauren - Two Sides of the Same Coin

    Their post went viral when they showed that, beneath the headscarf, they were the same.

  10. Eedie and Bethan - It's Debatable

    It's important to back up your opinion with logical reasoning.

  11. Jacqueline and Seren - Family Comes First

    A grandmother is impressed by her granddaughter's caring nature.

  12. Omnibus - The Passage of Time

    Exploding toilets, retirement homes for PE teachers, and pranks played by art teachers.

  13. Brenda and Joan - The Retired PE Teachers' Home

    Friends look forward to life in the specialised care home they are planning.

  14. Erica and Lloyd - The Importance of Art

    Retired art teachers recall the motivational techniques they employed.

  15. Ruby and Kathleen - The Toilet Explodes

    Shared memories of growing up on the Fountain estate in Derry twenty 20 years apart.

  16. Omnibus - Difficult but Important Conversations

    Regretting the loss of speech and of sex, and wanting to repay a debt to your country.

  17. Zahra and Yousif - A Lot to Pay Back

    Ambition as a way of repaying a perceived debt.

  18. Nichola and Ann - Missing the Way We Used to Talk.

    It's hard to have a conversation when aphasia has taken the words away.

  19. Keren and Mike - Rekindling Passion

    The impact that prostate cancer treatment can have on a couple's love life.

  21. Omnibus - Lists

    Lists to live by and lists to tick off.

  22. Pema and Louise - 50 Things to Do at 50

    Recording a Listening Project conversation comes in at number 18...

  23. Amy and Katie - Check Ingredients Before Eating

    Even if the smell is enticing, she knows just a taste could be catastrophic.

  24. Gwyn and Kim - A Never-ending Tick List

    A quest to bag Munros, Corbetts and even a few Marilyns.

  25. Omnibus - To Lose a Child

    Honest conversations about experiencing the death of your child.

  26. Bernie and Steph - A Difficult Conversation

    A couple who lost their baby 18 years ago finally confront their loss together.

  27. Louise and Sam - Coping

    Friends who have both lost a young son to cancer share the pain.

  28. Harry and Jane - A Pile of Boys

    Losing their mate when they were just 12 doesn't mean they've forgotten him - or his mum.

  29. Omnibus - Breaking Down Barriers

    Overcoming a covert stammer, profound deafness, and prejudice against women bricklayers.

  30. Wendy and Christine - Speech Therapy

    Hiding her stammer was limiting her life, but now Wendy has found her voice.

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