Sleep is fundamental to our mental and physical wellbeing. But many people who are blind or have low vision experience chronic sleep problems (circadian rhythm disorder) leaving them chronically tired and feeling hopeless. Stephen, Bruce and Susan discuss their lived experience with sleep issues as blind people, what its causes are, coping mechanisms and knowing you’re not alone and a cure for the future.

Join a rotating host of guests as they discuss their lived experience of vision loss, and the wellbeing topics that matter to them and other people who are blind or have low vision. On Don’t Eat the Whole Elephant you’ll hear discussions about mental health, problem solving, the changes that vision loss can bring to your life and a range of other topics about wellbeing.

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Episode 4: Identity - Sober and fine just vision impaired

Vildana thought she was doing a great job of hiding her low vision until she was asked to leave a venue for being drunk. She chats with Nicholas and Jane about the balancing act of claiming who you are when you lose your vision and being more than just someone with vision loss.

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Join a rotating host of guests as they discuss their lived experience of vision loss, and the wellbeing topics that matter to them and other people who are blind or have low vision.

On Don’t Eat the Whole Elephant you’ll hear discussions about mental health, problem solving, the changes that vision loss can bring to your life and a range of other topics about wellbeing.

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Ep 3 Problem Solving part 2 – Succeeding in Difficult Circumstances

How can be accomplished when there are so many challenges associated with vision loss? Courtney and Cameron discuss the importance of setting up systems and strategies to get around day-to-day challenges and support our wellbeing.

Join a rotating host of guests as they discuss their lived experience of vision loss, and the wellbeing topics that matter to them and other people who are blind or have low vision.

On Don’t Eat the Whole Elephant you’ll hear discussions about mental health, problem solving, the changes that vision loss can bring to your life and a range of other topics about wellbeing.

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Whether it be running five kilometres to walking around the block or dancing in the lounge to a favorite song, Nicholas and Jane believe in the mood enhancing effects exercise can bring.

Join a rotating host of guests as they discuss their lived experience of vision loss, and the wellbeing topics that matter to them and other people who are blind or have low vision.

On Don’t Eat the Whole Elephant you’ll hear discussions about mental health, problem solving, the changes that vision loss can bring to your life and a range of other topics about wellbeing.

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Trying to deal with vision loss can feel a bit like being asked to eat a whole elephant. Or at least that’s what one of the hosts of our wellbeing podcast, Cameron Algie, compares it to.

Change is hard and also inevitable. In this episode, Courtney and Cameron talk about breaking down a problem and taking small steps in order to achieve goals, how to reach out and ask for help and taking time each day for a small pleasure activity.

Join a rotating host of guests as they discuss their lived experience of vision loss, and the wellbeing topics that matter to them and other people who are blind or have low vision.

On Don’t Eat the Whole Elephant you’ll hear discussions about mental health, problem solving, the changes that vision loss can bring to your life and a range of other topics about wellbeing.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.