MBH & Connections: The Podcast

Kelly Olive / Megan Baker House (MBH)

A podcast miniseries discussing aspects of Conductive Education (CE) and specifically connections in celebration of Conductive Education Awareness Week 2026. In this series we will be talking to CE participants, parents of participants and other professionals about the importance of connections and what it means to them. The series centres on collaborations and potential future collaborations in the interests of better supporting people with neurological movement disorders.

Episodes

  1. Mar 14

    Bonus Episode - The Team's Connections

    In this bonus episode, I asked my colleagues to tell me what connected them to Conductive Education. I also shared my own connection, and reflect a bit over the last week. To find out more - About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association: https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/ About Megan Baker House: https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/ Don't forget to follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerhouse/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/meganbakerhouse/?hl=en If you have any questions, you can also write to me at: kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk

    9 min

  2. Mar 13

    Connections with Other Organisations

    The fifth episode of MBH and Connections: The Podcast is here. This time around I am talking to another professional - Steve, CEO of Herefordshire Headway. Steve had recently met with my colleague to discuss Headway working in partnership with MBH. In this episode, Steve and I reflect upon the parallels of how our charities assist people with brain injuries, and discuss what our working in partnership might look like in the future, and the benefits of our combined approaches.   Herefordshire Headway: https://www.herefordshire-headway.co.uk/ To find out more - About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association: https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/ About Megan Baker House: https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/ Don't forget to follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerhouse/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/meganbakerhouse/?hl=en If you have any questions, you can also write to me at: kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk

    25 min

  3. Mar 12

    Connections and Parkinson's - Working Age

    Here is episode four of MBH & Connections: The Podcast. Today I am talking to another participant of ours who attends our Parkinson’s group. Dave was diagnosed with Parkinson’s while he was still working full time, and talks to me about his diagnosis and balancing the condition with a full time job. He went on to set up the Parkinson’s Group for People of Working Age in Hereford, aimed at ensuring that people who are still working have access to a Parkinson’s support group. Today Dave and I discuss how his Parkinson’s affected his work and connections with his colleagues, the connections he has formed since retiring from work, and also the connections that he has formed within his CE sessions.   Parkinson’s Café for People of Working Age: https://localsupport.parkinsons.org.uk/activity/parkinsons-cafe-people-working-age-hereford   For more information on Parkinson’s and freezing: https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/information/symptoms/motor/freezing To find out more - About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association: https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/ About Megan Baker House: https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/ Don't forget to follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerhouse/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/meganbakerhouse/?hl=en If you have any questions, you can also write to me at: kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk

    40 min

  4. Mar 11

    Connections with Schools

    Welcome back to MBH & Connections: The Podcast, bringing you episode three. Today I am moving away from our participants, and instead talking to Zoe, Westfield School's Business Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to talk about connections since MBH have been working in partnership with the school for several years, delivering Conductive Education sessions on a weekly basis within the school to the pupils. In this episode, Zoe and I reflect on the impact of those connections on the school, the pupils and the teachers.  https://westfield.hereford.sch.uk/ To find out more - About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association: https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/ About Megan Baker House: https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/ Don't forget to follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerhouse/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/meganbakerhouse/?hl=en If you have any questions, you can also write to me at: kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk

    28 min

  5. Mar 10

    Connections and Parkinson's

    Welcome back to episode two of MBH & Connections: The Podcast, in celebration of Conductive Education Awareness Week 2026. This time I am talking to Sarah, an adult participant of ours who has Parkinson’s. Alongside our CE sessions, Sarah also runs a Parkinson’s support group in Ledbury called PALS, and she talks to us today about the importance of connections – for herself and other people with Parkinson’s. Sarah and I also try to work out what PALS stands for, as well as briefly discuss the use of a new technology we tried in her group, called Blazepods. PALS, the Parkinson’s support group in Ledbury, Herefordshire:  https://localsupport.parkinsons.org.uk/activity/parkinsons-cafe-ledbury Blazepods – A video of them in action:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1607544886900852 Blazepods research:  Motivation through Multimodal Practice – Evaluating the Combined Use of Conductive Education and Blazepods in Adult Neurological Rehabilitation – article coming soon! For support following a diagnosis of Parkinson’s:  https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/support/newly-diagnosed/services To find out more - About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association: https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/ About Megan Baker House: https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/ Don't forget to follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerhouse/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/meganbakerhouse/?hl=en If you have any questions, you can also write to me at: kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk

    30 min

  6. Mar 8

    Connections featuring Debbie

    In celebration of Conductive Education Awareness Week 2026, the first episode of MBH & Connections: The Podcast features a conversation with Debbie, mum of a young boy who attends MBH sessions. Debbie talks with me on the importance of connection and how that has played a role throughout her son's life and particularly how attending Conductive Education sessions has strengthened her connections with her son and others. Debbie talks about her son's diagnoses, and for more information on these you can visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cerebral-palsy/ https://www.kcnq2cure.org/kcnq2-epilepsy/ To find out more - About Conductive Education and the Professional Conductors' Association: https://pca-ce.org/about-conductive-education/ About Megan Baker House: https://www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk/ Don't forget to follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/meganbakerhouse/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/meganbakerhouse/?hl=en If you have any questions, you can also write to me at: kelly@meganbakerhouse.org.uk

    22 min
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A podcast miniseries discussing aspects of Conductive Education (CE) and specifically connections in celebration of Conductive Education Awareness Week 2026. In this series we will be talking to CE participants, parents of participants and other professionals about the importance of connections and what it means to them. The series centres on collaborations and potential future collaborations in the interests of better supporting people with neurological movement disorders.

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  • Creator
    Kelly Olive / Megan Baker House (MBH)
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 MBH & Connections: The Podcast
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