growing up skint, determined and becoming disabled | cripple chronicles podcast (Ep.48)

Hi friends 💜

In this episode, I’m taking you back to the late '90s and early 2000s, growing up in Scotland in a kind of poverty that wasn’t always visible, but was always there. It wasn’t food bank queues or charity handouts. It was extension cords running through the house, a kitchen that never got finished, and learning how to blend in at school so nobody asked too many questions.

I talk about what it felt like to always be playing catch up, to count pennies for basic things, and how those early experiences still echo through my life now, especially as a disabled adult on benefits. I also talk about the emotional side of poverty, the silence, the shame, and the grit it takes to keep going when you don’t know what’s next.

This isn’t about pity. This is about truth. If you’ve ever felt the weight of financial insecurity or grown up pretending things were fine when they weren’t, this one’s for you.

Don’t forget to follow, share, and if something in this episode resonates. I’d love to hear from you.

Videos + materials used for episode;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0mvtGfr-Sg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofsncCF9O_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8PIVJicYDw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9UlLGAywqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adi6rVGAbyU&t=64s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1lYI-WNJf4

https://www.gov.scot/publications/poverty-income-inequality-scotland-2019-23/
https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/uk-poverty-2022
https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/news/uk-nursing-students-report-mental-health-struggles-070922
https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/student-nurses-facing-high-risk-of-burnout-study-finds-15-07-2022/

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🎶 Music Credits:
Intro: Reflection by Filo Starquez
Outro: Angelz by ZiMPL