Episode 3 - An honest discussion about the mental health impact of living with a muscle wasting condition

Our latest Muscles Matter podcast episode focuses on mental wellbeing. Becca, Muscular Dystrophy UK Stories Officer, chats with Louise Halling, a counsellor and psychotherapist, and Joe Logue, a writer and travel disability expert – who all live with a muscle wasting condition. They share an honest and open discussion in which they talk about the mental health challenges each have faced, and tips on how they’ve worked through these. Louise also brings in her wider experience of running therapy groups for people living with a muscle wasting condition, and Joe on how having a creative outlet has helped him manage his emotions.

The mental health impact of living with a condition is often an afterthought in advice on how to manage a disability, but this episode brings it to the forefront.

This episode discusses sensitive subject matter, including [suicide & mental health issues]