PerryPOD

Season 3 of PerryPOD kicks off with Scotlands most capped rugby player, Donna Kennedy. Donna earned 115 caps for Scotland, played in 5 Rugby World Cups and founded The Scottish Thistles for past, present and future female rugby players in Scotland. Listen in to hear Donna's story.

This episode of PerryPOD I chat to English volleyball superstar, Issa Batrane. Issa and I have known each other for a few months now and it was great to finally sit down properly and delve into the world of beach volleyball. As well as an excelling athlete targeting the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, Issa is a very vocal advocate for sustainability, reusability and recycling. You can check out The Big Plastic Pledge for more info! As you know, PerryPOD is powered by The Turmeric Co. which will aid you in providing a balanced and healthy diet whilst giving you a great boost for the day. I personally use this every single day and my knees in particular thank me for it. Be sure to use code PERRY10 at checkout and treat yourself to some money saving benefits...as well as the obvious health ones too! Thanks for listening to PerryPOD I really appreciate it, I'd love it if you could like, subscribe and share!

Going through an amputation is never easy, but what if you asked the doctors to do it? Hear the incredible story of Hope Gordon as she explains what it was like growing up with CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), which led to her pleading with surgeons to amputate her left leg. Hope is now in training to hopefully represent ParalympicsGB at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. An established GB Para-Canoe athlete, you can follow Hope - @Hopegordon_ on instagram. Hope is a proud Amp-bassador for the incredible charity, Finding Your Feet. Don't forget your daily dose of Turmeric from The Turmeric Co​ and be sure to use code PERRY10 at checkout. Also don't forget to hit like and subscribe on YouTube to hear more episodes of PerryPOD

PerryPOD x Sammi Kinghorn: Upload notes In this weeks episode we hear from, World record holder, World champion, European champion, Rio 2016 Paralympian - Samantha Kinghorn. After breaking her back at home at the age of 14 Sammi thought she would never be active again, bed-bound for life. How wrong she was! Sammi has since gone on to achieve some amazing feats such as breaking world records, going to the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016, becoming double World champion and of course looking after her beloved little lamb Ruby! Sammi is an incredible ambassador for Borders Children's Charity in Scotland, be sure to check out the amazing work they do! Follow Sammi on her incredible journey to Tokyo and beyond: Instagram - @sammikinghorn Twitter - @Sam_Kinghorn PerryPOD is now proudly powered by The Turmeric Co. - https://theturmeric.co Want to see the benefits for yourself? Use code PERRY10 at checkout for 10%off! The Turmeric Co.'s products are quickly becoming the Gold Standard for individuals who are searching for products that can positively impact their holistic health with each ingredient selected, offering extraordinary nutritional value. From the moment of launch, The Turmeric Co.'s primary goal was to help fulfil the lives of its customers through high quality, effective yet natural turmeric-based shots. A range of proprietary blends in a ‘shot' format, offers a convenient solution for people using turmeric as a regular part of their nutrition: no powders, and no low-quality filler ingredients such as apple juice or water. Only premium, raw and absorbable turmeric root is used in every shot, with a combination of other superfood ingredients, making the range an effective yet delicious option for people to support their daily health, through natural nutrition. Also don't forget to hit like and subscribe to hear more episodes of PerryPOD

Ali Jawad, born with no legs, is a 3 time Paralympian (Beijing, London & Rio), he competes in Powerlifting and has accolades such as World Champion, European Champion and Paralympic silver medalist. Ali not only conquers life with no legs, he is a long-time sufferer of Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and has caused Ali many issues from being detrimental to his training, making him more injury prone and causing him severe pain and discomfort. As well as studying a PhD in Anti-doping in Paralympic Sport, Ali is also launching his own accessible exercise app, Accessercise soon! Keep up to date here: http://www.accessercise.com Ali is an incredible ambassador for Crohn's and Colitis UK - https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/a...

This episode of PerryPOD is with the incredible Duncan Slater. Duncan served in the British Army before, where he was injured in an I.E.D explosion. He tells his amazingly inspirational story describing his accident, rehabilitation, his superhuman attempts at the Marathon De Sables, his work with Walking with the Wounded (https://walkingwiththewounded.org.uk) and so much more. PerryPOD is powered by The Turmeric Co. (https://theturmeric.co) and as always, use CODE: PERRY10 at checkout!

This episode of PerryPOD is with GB heavyweight boxer, 2018 GB Elite 3-Nations Champion, 2018 Elite English National Champion, Lewis Williams. Want to know what it takes to be an elite boxer? Want to know what it's like to spar against Anthony Joshua? Lewis tells us all all about it and more in this weeks episode.

In this weeks episode of PerryPOD, GB para athletics, 100, 200 & 400m T38 sprinter Ross Paterson shares all from his best to worst race. We talk about COVID-19 and how it has impacted his training, what positives he has taken from the pandemic and what he looks forward to in the future.

In this episode Erin shares her stories of poking deadly spiders in the face, climbing inside volcanoes and is a great ambassador for why the world of science needs more women to be involved.

In the season finale of PerryPOD, we top it off in style. The end of this season is with the one and only Will Bayley. Will has overcome being born with arthrogryposis which affects all four of his limbs. Despite this he has gone on to become the best in the world at Paralympic table tennis. Listen in to hear how Will overcame cancer, conquered his disability and then conquered the world to become Paralympic champion. You can follow Will's incredible journey here: Instagram: @willbayleytt Twitter: @willbayleytt Be sure to check out Will's Great Ormond Street face mask campaign: https://www.dsi-london.com/will-bayley-signature-rainbow-face-mask.html Thank you, I hope you enjoy and please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!

This week I chat with Para Table Tennis athlete, Megan Shackleton. Megan tells her story of how she broke her back in a mechanical agricultural accident. Her mental resilience and positive mindset shines throughout as she details her journey to hopefully one day compete at the Paralympic Games. If you would like to follow Megan's journey to the Paralympic Games, follow her journey on: Twitter & Instagram - @megshackleton Thank you, I hope you enjoy and please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!

In this episode, I talk to 6x National Senior Champion, 3x Commonwealth Games athlete, formerly ranked in the top 100 in the world in table tennis, Charlotte Carey. Charlotte shares her story about the sacrifices she made, moving abroad to pursue her career at such a young age and her incredible story as an athlete as well as her goals for the future.

In this episode we mainly cover the topic of mental health and eating disorders. Megan is an incredible young woman and her strength and resilience shines in this interview.

Ep 2 is all about the life and journey of Paralympian, Ashley Facey. We talk about his upbringing in London, his religion and what that means to him, his journey to the Paralympic Games. We also get an insight into what it means to be a young black role model.

The very first instalment of PerryPOD. This POD was recorded live with Avanti CEO, Kyle Whitehill as part of Avanti's “At home with” series where their staff get to know an inspirational character a little bit better.