Podcasts

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'Discover Brightlife' series

Download or stream episodes from the 'Discover Brightlife' series.

Discover Brightlife: Trailer | Podcast

Discover Brightlife: Trailer

If life is one long story of love, of laughter, a little luck and everything that falls in between… then who do we tell our stories to when we suddenly find ourselves alone?

Episode 1: The Importance of Laughter | Podcast

Episode 1: The Importance of Laughter

From the school friends reconnecting at 80, to Tim’s first trip out in months... we introduce some of the people who’ve found a new way after suddenly facing a life alone.

Episode 2: Diagnosing loneliness | Podcast

Episode 2: Diagnosing loneliness

When it comes to visiting a GP, sometimes all we need is a pill, an injection or a simple pat on the back… But how does diagnosing a patient who’s feeling lonely differ to the usual clientele passing through a doctor’s doors?

Episode 3: Reconnecting the lost and lonely | Podcast

Episode 3: Reconnecting the lost and lonely

Our connections with people are at the core of everything we do… Even a smile, a good morning or a nod of the head from a stranger can lift our spirits on a grey and dreary day.

Episode 4: Audrey At 90, Now Artist And Poet | Podcast

Episode 4: Audrey At 90, Now Artist And Poet

Once leading a busy bustling life within her community - suddenly Audrey found herself housebound with health complications and no driving licence living alone in a sleepy Cheshire village.

Episode 5: Carers, Caring And Being Cared For | Podcast

Episode 5: Carers, Caring And Being Cared For

Jackie and Sue create, find and nurture support groups across Cheshire to help connect those in need with those who can. As social prescribers, what they don’t know about the local services isn’t worth knowing.

Episode 6: Connecting 360 | Podcast

Episode 6: Connecting 360

Nothing surprises Yvonne Boyle and Simone Cobbold anymore. They started Community Compass, which receives funding from Brightlife, walking the streets of Winsford asking those over 50 what services they felt were missing in their area.

Episode 7: Finding friends over 50 | Podcast

Episode 7: Finding friends over 50

Tuesday morning’s are a hoot at Sue’s drop in club at a church in Chester. Yet many of the participants say they’re just grateful to have a reason to get up and out for the day.

Extra: The Making of Brightlife | Podcast

Extra: The Making of Brightlife

What will be Brightlife Cheshire's legacy? It's a question Chris McClelland, the organisation's head is already contemplating - just three years into the five year project.

Episode 8: Meet the Volunteers | Podcast

Episode 8: Meet the Volunteers

To mark National Volunteers' Week 2019, we collected a handful of their stories to show you the many routes into volunteering, and perhaps if you're thinking of it - what to expect.

Celebrating life after retirement: The men in sheds on finding a new purpose (Steve) | Podcast

Celebrating life after retirement: The men in sheds on finding a new purpose (Steve)

To coincide with International Day of Older Persons 2019, Brightlife have released a collection of audio monologues which give a voice and platform to men who previously felt lost and left behind after retirement. But now they say they’ve found a way to connect and a renewed sense of purpose.

Celebrating life after retirement: The men in sheds on finding a new purpose (Eddie) | Podcast

Celebrating life after retirement: The men in sheds on finding a new purpose (Eddie)

To coincide with International Day of Older Persons 2019, Brightlife have released a collection of audio monologues which give a voice and platform to men who previously felt lost and left behind after retirement. But now they say they’ve found a way to connect and a renewed sense of purpose.

Celebrating life after retirement: The men in sheds on finding a new purpose (Ian) | Podcast

Celebrating life after retirement: The men in sheds on finding a new purpose (Ian)

To coincide with International Day of Older Persons 2019, Brightlife have released a collection of audio monologues which give a voice and platform to men who previously felt lost and left behind after retirement. But now they say they’ve found a way to connect and a renewed sense of purpose.