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Hello tribe!We are delighted this week to welcome David Field to the Pozverse.David is a clinical nurse and specialist sexual health advisor working in the only publicly funded sexual health clinic specifically for gay and bi men and the trans community. He also has a masters in public health from UCC where he focused the relationship between Chemsex and mental health among gay and bi men living with HIV. David is currently completing his PhD focusing on the concept of risk in sexual health but managed to find the time to talk to us. This conversation is full of practical advice and research based information. Please share with anyone you feel might benefit from listening. Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
This week we're joined by Tribe Chiefs, Karen Sugrue and Jude Copeland. Karen is a sociology lecturer, a psychotherapist and ‘the proudest, luckiest mammy in Ireland'. She is also co-chair of Mammies for Trans Rights, likes marching in Prides, annoying conservatives and cats! Special mention to her mother Sheila who came up with the genius Grans for Trans slogan We love you Sheila! Meanwhile Jude is an activist and a lawyer who works closely with Mammies for Trans Rights.Never forget, trans rights are human rights.Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Hello PVT! Our guest this week is Prateek who was born in Himachal Pradesh, India but has been based in Ireland since 2021. Prateek has been on a powerful and personal journey of living with HIV for the past 9 years. As an activist and proud member of the Poz Vibe Tribe, he is passionate about advocacy, visibility, and building an empowered community of people living with HIV.We loved this conversation and hope you do too.Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Hi Tribe,This week our guest is Jameson Newell.Jameson is a writer, horticulturist, and trans man. If he's not knee-deep in a garden waxing poetic about flowers, he can be found anywhere that will put him on a stage. Jameson came to Ireland from Phoenix, Arizona and has lived here for almost three years. And in answer to any questions about why he made the move to chilly Ireland, he says of course it was for the weather.We're so glad to have him here.Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Welcome back tribe!This week we had the pleasure of talking to the current TCD Student Union President and all round powerhouse Jenny McGuire. This episode will get you fired up. Jenny is brave, fierce and fights stigma every day. We love you Jenny!Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Welcome back Poz Tribe,We're switching things up a little this week and talking about MPox or MPoz as we'd like to rebrand it. And our guest this week is none other than our own behind the scenes queen, Lavender. All the gorgeous Poz Vibe graphics and artwork over the years have been designed by our lovely Lav but in this episode, we're putting the spotlight on them and they're experience of MPox.We love you Lav!Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz People!Our guest this week is Christopher Freibott. Christopher grew up in a small town in Bavaria, Germany called, Bad Neustast an der Saale but has been living in Ireland since 2014. Christopher says he was diagnosed with HIV a few years ago but that it's only in the last two years, after joining the Poz Vibe Tribe during a Pride march, that he started to be more open about his status. Chatting with Veda and Robbie was Christopher's first time making his story completely public but he said he wanted to do it so that people can learn from his experiences and also possibly ‘Kick off some change for all.'Welcome to the tribe Christopher!Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Suzanne describes herself as an extroverted introvert. From a young age she never felt like she fit in and after a series of great and not so great experiences was diagnosed HIV positive. Her life after this was like a blank page and she realized everything within her had to change. This led her to finding what she was passionate about namely nature, spirituality and human behaviors. Suzanne realized that she could help alleviate that feeling in others especially women in similar situations and began working within homeless/addiction services. It was only after a diagnosis of autism that a lot of things clicked within herself. She has spent two years letting go of guilt and shame and is learning to be her authentic self. Finally after a long journey Suzanne is living her life her way.We loved our conversation with Suzanne. Please share with your tribe or anyone you think could benefit from hearing about her story.Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsorsDublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing byEsther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Hello Tribe and welcome back.Liz Martin is the author of the critically acclaimed bookStill Standing and our very special guest today.Born in the Liberties, Dublin in 1967, Liz went to the Holy Faith Convent school in The Coombe. From a very early age she knew the importance of education and was often found tucked away in Kevin Street library with her nose in a book. At age 19, a letter arrived from Mountjoy Prison from Liz's then boyfriend letting her know he had tested HIV positive. It is a difficult relationship but it was hard to leave. However, in 1991, she found the courage to finally leave Dublin and with the help of Women's Aid Liz settles down in a house with a barn in a rural part of County Galway. Liz and the children are happy. During winter that year, Liz becomes ill and asks her GP to do a HIV antibody test. The results come back positive. Her world falls apart once more as one by one her children are tested until it comes to her new born baby. The GP calls him a “miracle baby” as he too returns with a negative result. Liz reaches out toAIDS WEST, a support organisation. She joins a peer support group and finds other positive friends. Liz shares here incredible story of strength, resilience, and triumph in the face of adversity during this episode. Love,Veda and Robbie.Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production.Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support.Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrantLavender The Queen.
Deck the halls with holly balls, we are back for another pozitive episode for you. This week we chatted with season 16 Ru Paul's Drag Race star Q! Q is also a designer, seamstress and during her time on Drag Race announced that they are living with HIV. We thank Q for their time and we thank YOU for listening. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. We'd also like to thank The Boiler House, Man 2 Man, Gay Health Network and The George for all their help and support. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant Lavender The Queen.
Hello tribe! Before we tell you about this week's guests, a date for your diaries. Friends Remembering Friends will take place at midday on 28th November in St Andrews, Rialto on South Circular Road, Dublin 8. The event is being organised by the Rialto Community Drug Team and you are all very welcome. Now, back to the episode... This week we had some gorgeous conversations with two incredible people. Tony MacCarthaigh is a Community Activist interested in the relationship between spirituality and community development. Terrie Colman-Black co-founded ACET in Ireland in 1992. The group works with people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. Terrie also started a quilt group June 1993 as a community response to the many who had lost their lives to HIV and AIDS and t honour them by a permanent memorial. Thank you so much for listening. We are always here for you. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this season is Anne Doyle. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz Vibers. Our guest this week ‘Prince' has chosen to stay anonymous in this episode. During our conversation Prince shared his experience of what it's like living in Ireland as a gay person and also as an asylum seeker. You will hear that some people have not given him or his fellow seekers the ‘hundred thousand welcomes' or céad míle fáilte' that this country used to be famous for. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this season is Anne Doyle. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Veda and Robbie are together once again for this episode - hurrah! And their guest this week is Oliver Brown. In 2019, following a cycling accident in London, Oli found himself in A&E when he received his diagnosis. In July 2021, he delivered a talk to the British Ministry of Defence, telling his story and challenging their foundation on some of their outdated rules. With the support of the Terrence Higgins Trust, the National AIDS Trust and a network of people, in December 2021, on World AIDS Day, Defence agreed to change its policies and lift all of the restrictions on people living with HIV. This meant those people would be able to join the Armed Forces living with HIV, serve unrestricted if diagnosed and be freely able to take PrEP. We hope you enjoy Oli's story. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this season is Anne Doyle. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
The audio in this episode was recorded by Robbie in the airport after his time at the AIDS Conference in Munich recently. You will hear some airport noise in the background as a result. Our guest this week is Abdul-Fatawu Salifu, a young leader based in Ghana. Abdul is advisory member of the Unitaid Communities Delegation and a project officer at Hope for Future Generations and the National Executive Secretary for Young Health Advocates Ghana. In addition, he is also a technical expert in community advocacy, mentoring emerging leaders as well as consulting on community-led interventions with UNAIDS TSM. Abdul also lives with HIV, TB, and Malaria and is dedicated to global health advocacy. We have loved our Every Little Cell mini-series within a series but Veda will be back by Robbie's side from next week. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this season is Anne Doyle. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
The audio in this episode was recorded by Robbie during his time at the AIDS Conference in Munich recently. Please note that there is some wind interference in this recording but hopefully it won't affect your enjoyment too much. This week our special guest is Mario Campos. Mario is a 28-year-old influencer, speaker, and content creator. He is an ambassador for the National Minority AIDS Council and ViiV Health Care and an active member of the International AIDS Society through the CIPHER program. He won the "National Youth Award 2023" and was recognized as a "Young Influencer," awards granted by the Presidency of El Salvador. Veda will be back by Robbie's side in future episodes - have no fear! Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this season is Anne Doyle. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
The audio in this episode was recorded by Robbie during his time at the AIDS Conference in Munich recently. You're going to hear him speak with Vimbainashe Jazi, a young woman passionate about making the world a better place for young people living with HIV. Her mission is to advocate in their best interest and contribute to strengthening the service delivery for them too. She also shares her own experience of living with the virus. Robbie also met with Nadine Ferris France. Nadine is a global health wellbeing coach and facilitator as well as being a TEDxSpeaker. You can watch her talk The Journey From Self-Stigma to Self-Worth here. We missed Veda during this episode but loved these conversations. We hope you do too. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz Vibe Tribe - we're back! This week our guest is Ainara a.k.a Ainy who lives in Cork with her husband Peter. Ainy lives with HIV and she is also a campaigner who is fighting to get HIV patients access to IVF treatment. In this episode, she talked to us about the stigma she has faced because of the virus and also how Ireland is seriously behind in offering fertility treatments to people living with HIV. Her husband Peter also joined in the chat. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
We've come to the end of another season of Poz Vibe but what a season it's been. We've spoken to some incredible guests yet again and expanded our community even further. We hope you've found it helpful and made you feel part of something bigger. Remember, you are never alone - we are always here for you. Community is everything. Our final guest for Poz Vibe x Chem Sessions is Maurice Nagington a registered nurse with a PhD from the University of Manchester. His areas of interest include HIV, ageing and gay men's health. Thank you for joining us again on this journey Pozzers. We love you. See you soon 9(ish) for season 7! Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz Vibers, We learned so much from our guest this week Michael O'Dea. Michael is a chemsex specialist, works with MenAsWell outreach and is a co-ordinator/co-founder of RISE Ireland. He is also a health and medical psychologist with an interest in innovative sexual health programmes, gbMSM wellbeing, HIV advocacy, stigma experiences and processes and consent. Share it with your tribe and anyone you think needs to hear it. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
This week we are bringing you another anonymous episode voiced by actor and activist David Sanchez Calvo. Our anon guest shared their real life experiences with chemsex and we are grateful to David for bringing the story to life with his voice. But everything you hear in this episode is true and was experienced by our brave and beautiful interviewee. Our Poz Vibe tribe are truly the best. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello beautiful people. In this episode we had an incredible conversation with Graham Ryall. Graham is the Senior Addiction Practitioner at Rialto Community Drug Team and his main focus is working with people who engage in Chem Sex. We learned so much during this chat. Huge thanks and love to Graham for sharing so much knowledge with the Poz Vibe community. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Chem Session No. 9 and feelin' fine. This week Lady Veda and Lord Robbie Lawlor sat down with Padraig Burke, the communications director for Gay Health Network. Padraig talked to us about funding for sexual health in Ireland and looking after one another. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
We're heading to the theataaah this week Poz Vibers. Veda and Robbie chatted with Philly McMahon and Phillip Connaughton creators of the dance party theatre experience that is Party Scene. The This Is Pop Baby production is touring again around Ireland so what are you waiting for? Book those tickets now tribe. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
The Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe project continues! This week we're sharing another anonymous episode with our guest's voice being re-enacted by actor Daniel Ujj. Our anon guest shared with us their first experiences with fisting, moving to Ireland, finding a new community and the blurred lines between a love of sex and a love of drugs. We hope you get something out of this episode. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
**Content warning: There are mentions of death by suicide in this episode. Listener discretion advised.** Hello Poz Vibers, Welcome back to a brand new Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe Podcast episode. This week we had a wonderful conversation with Pat, a single country gentleman and a kinky bear with a bit of a wild side. He spoke to us very openly about his relationship with drugs, chem sex and how his own internalised homophobia has affected him. As always, stay positive and stay powerful tribe. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
We've put together something a little different for this week's Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe Podcast episode. Our guest wanted to stay anonymous and so we had their story re-told by actor and performer Luis Noguera. Our guest shared their experience of chem sex, drug use and fisting! It is an INCREDIBLE listen - we hope you like it! Remember to stay positive and stay powerful. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
This week Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe Podcast present former guest and forever friend of the podcast, Conor Anderson. Conor shares his story of alcohol addiction and chemsex parties through to his sobriety and establishing his own tribe and community. We always love talking to Conor and hope it reaches the ears of those who need to hear his story most. You are never alone Poz Vibe tribe. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
In this episode of the Chem Sessions we were so grateful to hear the story of Michael Walsh. He shared his experience of chem sex and his struggles with addiction. Thankfully, he has come out the other side of darker times and in this own words he says ‘Born in 1978 in Rockbrock, Rathfarnham...three children - so yeah, I'm a daddy and a DADDI!' We hope Michael's story give you hope. During the conversation, he also mentioned a crystal meth anonymous organisation that some of you may find useful: https://www.crystalmeth.org.uk/ Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Welcome back Poz Vibe Tribe to episode 2 in our special Chem Sessions series. This week we were lucky to chat to Aoife Drury of Drury Therapy. Aoife is a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist with more than 15 years of experience working in mental health. She is also in her final year of a Doctorate in Psychotherapy at Dublin City University, where she has specialised in researching the impact of Chemsex on intimate relationships. In the episode, Aoife touched on many things, but we wanted to share this link for the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello Tribe! We are Poz Vibers through and through but for this season, we're taking a slightly different path and focussing on Chemsex and all that goes with it. In our first episode for this project, we spoke to Andrew Shannon, Chemsex Project Coordinator at MPower Ireland. But that's not all that's new. The wonderful Lavender the Queen has created a beautiful graphic for us and Tina Berner is our new continuity announcer. Lucky us! Our two constants however are Queen Veda and Dr. Robbie Lawlor who are still leading us on this journey together. Welcome one and all. We're here for you. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is Tina Burner. Big thanks to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello again tribe and welcome to season 5 of Poz Vibe Podcast. In this episode we talked to the director of new film ‘Pregnant with a Drag Queen' Colin Brady and Adrian Duggan (a former guest on this pod) who plays a young Veda in the docu-drama. The film tells the story of one Enda Mc Grattan a.k.a our leader Veda Lady, as a queer person growing up in 1990's Dublin. The project, a winner of Virgin Media Discovers competition, in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is produced by Taller Stories. It premieres at the Dublin International Film Festival this month and will be broadcast on Virgin Media One on Tuesday, February 27th at 11pm. We can't wait to watch! Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcers are Anne Doyle and Ana Matronic Thank you to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the dazzling Lavender The Queen.
**This conversation mentions an experience of assault** Hello-ho-ho Poz Vibers! Welcome to the final Poz Vibe Podcast episode of 2023. Never fear though - we know that 2024 will bring even greater things for you (yes you!) and the Poz Vibe community and we can't wait to take you all with us. For this special festive episode, we were lucky enough to spend some time chatting with incredible drag artist, Charity Kase. In this conversation we talked about them moving to London when they were 17 , sharing with their family their HIV status and how they use their art to reach different and underrepresented communities. If you want to catch Charity Kase in their The Nightmares Before Christmas tour, check out their dates here. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is the one and only Anne Doyle. Thank you to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
It's World Aids Day - may the Power of Poz be with you! We are so happy to have a very special guest joining us this week - the icon and musical legend that is Holly Johnson! He was performing at the National Concert Hall but Veda managed to sit down with his old friend to talk about Holly's experience of living with H.I.V. He shares what it was like in the 80s when friends were starting to get diagnosed, what it's like getting older with H.I.V and of course, the power of love! Robbie was away this week so big thanks to Adrian Duggan, former guest and member of the Poz Vibe Tribe, for joining Veda. Finally, if you're in Dublin City this evening, we're hosting a big World Aids Day celebration and you're all invited. Details are here. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is the one and only Anne Doyle. Thank you to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Welcome back Poz Viberz. We had a gorgeous chat this week with Donagh O'Malley who talked about his experience of living with HIV. Donagh shared what it was like telling his mum about his status and the joy of adopting his young son. He returned to live in Ireland in early 2022, after 28 years living away and works for himself in the music industry. He has established a gorgeous new life and routine here with his son, dog and cat near Portobello in Dublin. We hope you love it. Pozitively Yours, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is the one and only Anne Doyle. Thank you to our sponsors Dublin Pride who make this series possible. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
We're winnerz Poz Vibe tribe! Veda and Robbie are delighted to share that Poz Vibe podcast was awarded the Noel Walsh HIV Activism Awards at The GALAS on October 7th. Thanks to all of you who voted and for every single one of you who listens and shares episodes of the pod with your friends, family and allies. This podcast is all about community and we'd be nothing without you. But now back to this episode. Our guest this week is Patrick Martin who opened up to us about living with HIV and learning to reject stigma and shame. He shared that it's time to embrace his status and HIV community. Patrick told us 'I'm 48, out, Poz and more fabulous than ever!' And we couldn't agree more - we loved this conversation. Enjoy the episode Pozzers... Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is the one and only Anne Doyle. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz Vibers - the tribe has returned! We're back in Ireland for the rest of this season after a great time in Oz and a great summer. In this episode we chatted to Kiro 'Ciarán' Rodrigues an activist living in Dublin. During our conversation he shared what it was like initially facing his HIV diagnosis, letting go of stigma and not just living a great life but thriving! Kiro - you're our hero. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer is the one and only Anne Doyle. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
And so we come to the end of another season of Poz Vibe podcast and what a season it has been! We travelled to the other side of the world to hear more incredible stories from people living with HIV. Our community continues to grow and we are so grateful to you all for helping us expands peoples hearts and minds when it comes to talking about HIV. In this episode, we recapped our thoughts on the entire series and we also squeezed in one final guest to chat with us, the incredible Loretta Cosgrove, founder of Sydney Queer Irish. Plans are already being made for season 5 but until then, stay powerful and stay positive. You are not alone. We love you - yes YOU! Many episodes in this season of Poz Vibe Podcast were recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. Love, Veda and Robbie. We are very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
In a Poz Vibe podcast first, we're bringing you a mini episode this week. We chatted with Tom Hayes-Isaacs and Christian Mercer who are the brains behind new app Positive +1 which launches on the 31st May. Love, Veda and Robbie. This episode was recorded in Dublin, Ireland. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
G'day again Poz Vibe family. This week, we met with Robbie Wilson, a former cardiac nurse from Tasmania who has been living with HIV for 38 yrs. Currently, he is involved with the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation and is also an Encali care giver. In this episode, Robbie shared his experience of being an older queer man, aging with a chronic illness. He also talked about psychosocial health and the importance of maintaining relationships and holding onto hope. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast was recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. Until next week, take care of yourself. Love, Veda and Robbie. We are very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Welcome back to another episode of the Poz Vibe podcast. This week we had a very open and honest chat with Ahmed. He spoke about coming from a conservative background, how he found out about his HIV status and his advice for anyone in the poz community. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast was recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. Until next week, take care of yourself. We're always here for you. Love, Veda and Robbie. We are very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello Pozzles! We had the best time this week chatting with student nurse Adrian Duggan who learned of his HIV+ status at just 17. He shared how he grew more comfortable with his diagnosis, and with himself, over months and years. Adrian's story is fuelled by compassion, kindness and patience. We hope it speaks to you too. Love, Veda and Robbie. This episode was recorded in Dublin, Ireland. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Veda and Robbie with production assistance and editing by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
G'day Poz mates. In this episode we were lucky enough to be joined by Mark Orr AM. Mark was recognised for significant service to community through a range of initiatives by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC, Governor of NSW in 2019. He is currently the Chief Executive of Flourish Australia, a community mental health service and board director of Mental Health Australia. We learned so much during our conversation and we hope you can take something from it. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast was recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz Vibers... This week we welcomed Aoife Commins, a nurse and woman living with HIV, to the Poz Vibe community. We are so lucky Aoife trusted us with her story and we hope it helps many of you. She shared her initial experience of trying to get tested, how some snooping from her mum led to an important conversation plus her hopes and dreams for the future. This is certainly not the last we'll hear from Aoife. As always, we are very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
G'day again Poz Vibers. In this episode not only does Terrilee Simpson share her experience of living with HIV with us, but Veda and Robbie sing the Home and Away theme tune as well. Pinch yourselves Pozzies! This season of Poz Vibe Podcast was recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
Another week, another pozitive episode for you, our Poz Vibe Tribe. This week Veda and Robbie chatted to Daniel Taunton. Daniel shared his difficult upbringing as a Jehovah Witness with us and details how he through off these religious shackles to creating a life on his terms as a proud and happy human living with HIV. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast was recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
We're back again this week to share an incredible conversation we had with Steve Spencer. Steve is an ambassador for the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation and we learned so much during this chat about his experiences as part of the bi community and what we can all do to stand against bi-erasure. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast was recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant, talented and dazzling Lavender The Queen.
**TRIGGER WARNING** There are discussions around suicide in this episode. Welcome back Poz Vibe tribe. We've got yet another koala-ity guest for you in this episode, all the way from the land down under. This week, we were lucky to have HIV communications expert and advocate, Matt Rule share his story with us all. We hope it gives you hope and inspiration and never forget that the Poz Vibe family is always here for you. Please reach out if you need to talk to someone. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast is recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant and talented Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz Vibers! Our very special guest this week is David Polson AM, 'HIV survivor, keynote speaker and founding Chair of QTOPIA'- Sydney's queer museum. David's mission is to reduce the ongoing stigma of HIV and Aids through education and sharing his personal story of resilience, hope, and courage. We chatted to him at QTOPIA and we hope you find the conversation uplifting and inspiring. You are not alone. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast is recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant and talented Lavender The Queen.
G'day mates! Welcome to season 4 of Poz Vibe Podcast coming to you all the way from Australia! For episode 1 we are thrilled to be joined by 'international drag queen superstar, former Alternative Miss Ireland and professional life enjoyer' - Peaches Queen and her wonderful mam Pauline. Peaches shared how Veda gave her her first break, homemade cone bras and how they discovered PEP and PrEp. This season of Poz Vibe Podcast is recorded in Sydney, Australia on the land of the aboriginal & Torres island people and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this beautiful place. We are also very grateful to our sponsors this season - Dublin Pride, Sydney Queer Irish and the Irish Consulate in Sydney. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor production. Our continuity announcer this series is DJ and presenter Tara Kumar. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and merch all created by the fragrant and talented Lavender The Queen.
Hello Poz Vibers! Alas, this is the final episode for this series but never fear, we'll be back very soon (we share some great news about our return in this ep!). Before we take our teeny break however, we made this episode, all about How to Tell A Secret, the documentary film Veda and Robbie took part in. The film looks at social stigma and the art of telling your story and goes on limited release in select Irish cinemas from Thursday, the 1st of December which is also World AIDS Day 2022. To celebrate, we are so lucky to be joined by the films directors Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne plus actor Eva Jane Gaffney who is one of the performers portraying the hidden stories of women who are living with HIV. Please support the film on opening weekend as it really, really helps small independent films and will help spread these incredible stories. Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor creation and production. This series is gratefully sponsored and supported by Dublin Pride. Our continuity announcer this series is the one and only Ana Matronic. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and stunning merch all created by the fragrant and talented Lavender The Queen.
Hola Poz Vibe Tribe! We are taking a short break until November to rest and restore and plan lots of great things for our Poz Vibe family. But before we dance off into the sunset, we have one more incredible conversation to leave you with. Bakita Kasadha is an academic and writer. You can listen to some of her beautiful poetry here and you can also read more about the Nourish-UK study Bakita mentions here. Kalee G or @aidsbaby86 as she calls herself on Instagram, was born in 1986 with HIV. She is an advocate, artist and performer and we were so lucky to have them both share their experiences with the Poz Vibe community. We hope you love it. Please pass this episode to anyone you think might enjoy it or need to hear it. See you soon! Love, Veda and Robbie. Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor creation and production. This series is gratefully sponsored and supported by Dublin Pride. Our continuity announcer this series is the one and only Ana Matronic. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe with artwork, social media assets and stunning merch all created by the fragrant and talented Lavender The Queen.
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