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In the final episode of the season, Elizabeth and Charlotte sit down with sexual health communicator, author and specialist, Ruby Stevenson A.K.A Ruby Rare. Host of the InTouch Podcast, Author of Sex Ed: A Guide for Adults - and, a former Ambassador for Brook, The UK's leading sexual health and wellbeing charity for young people. Ruby is devoted to de-stigmatising sexual knowledge and promoting body positivity. In this conversation, we explore body acceptance, how to openly communicateabout sex for people of all ages and what Ruby’s recent dyslexia diagnosis means to her. To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves and Nathanael Mayho Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by British television presenter, columnist, and creative tastemaker Laura Jackson. When not on TV for the BBC and ITV, or presenting on the “So, How Do You” Podcast, Laura curates across the world of food, interiors, travel and culture on her platform Hoste and as co-founder and CEO of Glassette. In this conversation, we discuss Laura’s creativity across her wide ranging career, her struggles with dyslexia and anxiety and how passion, drive and a strong work ethic can carve out the career of your dreams. To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves and Nathanael Mayho Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we’re joined by a global industry leader, tech entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of professional networking platform The Dots, Pip Jamieson. Despite the challenges of dyslexia from an early age, Pip’s infectious passion and drive has seen her revolutionise the networking space through her creation of the Dots platform, earning her the title of one of the Top 100 Disruptive Entrepreneurs from The Sunday Times. Today we explore her early career and first steps as an entrepreneur, what it takes to be a trailblazing systemic disrupter and the ambitions and ideas that propelled her to create one of the UK’s most inclusive creative networking platforms.  To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves and Nathanael Mayho Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk with curator, educator and founder of Black Blossoms School of Art & Culture, Bolanle Tajudeen.   After taking an interest in fashion and creativity at a young age, Bolanle has honed her craft as an artistic creator, promoting and exhibiting the work of black and non-binary visual artists and inspiring others to tackle socio-political change through their creative practices. With sold-out exhibitions and performances in the Tate Modern and Tate Britain and great acclaim from the likes of Vogue, Dazed and the BBC, Bolanle continues to reshape traditional narratives across the world of arts and culture.   In part 2 of this conversation, we continue our exploration of Bolanle’s experience as a young black artist in London, how she is decolonising education in the art space and why she believes art and culture can be the ultimate tool for change.   Welcome Bolanle Tajudeen to the Move Beyond Words podcast.    To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk   Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords   Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios   This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk with curator, educator and founder of Black Blossoms School of Art & Culture, Bolanle Tajudeen. After taking an interest in fashion and creativity at a young age, Bolanle has honed her craft as an artistic creator, promoting and exhibiting the work of black and non-binary visual artists and inspiring others to tackle socio-political change through their creative practices. With sold-out exhibitions and performances in the Tate Modern and Tate Britain and great acclaim from the likes of Vogue, Dazed and the BBC, Bolanle continues to reshape traditional narratives across the world of arts and culture. In part 1 of this 2 part conversation, we explore her experience as a young black artist in London, how she is decolonising education in the art space and why she believes art and culture can be the ultimate tool for change. Welcome Bolanle Tajudeen to the Move Beyond Words podcast.  To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte chat with Artist, Creative Director and Events Manager Lu Williams. Propelled by a desire to platform womxn, trans and non-binary artists and zine-makers, Lu creates cross disciplinary artworks, social practice and events to foster accessibility, working-class and DIY culture and intersectional feminism. We discuss Lu’s experiences as a queer working class artist, how their neurodivergent tendencies have influenced their work and what prompted Lu to create the ‘Grrl zine’, bringing different communities together. To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte sit down with photographer, activist and cultural connoisseur Misan Harriman. Labelled as “The most talked about photographer of our time”, Misan has experienced a prolific career, photographing countless high profile celebrities including Meghan Markle, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Rihanna and more. He has also founded and developed What We Seee, a global platform providing cultural nutrition to over a billion people per year and continues to use his art and role as Chair of the Southbank Centre to empower and propel activism and social change. In this conversation we dive into, Misan’s thoughts on a world in transition, the impact of dyslexia on his self-expression and what it means to become the first black person in 104 years to shoot the cover of British Vogue. To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte chat with Actor Michael Parr. Originally from St Helens, Merseyside, Michael rose to fame through his portrayal of the notorious Ross Barton on ITVs Emmerdale, and has since enjoyed success working across film and television on both sides of the Atlantic.   In this honest conversation, Michael describes what it’s like to be a dyslexic television star, the impact dyslexia has had on his confidence and outlook on life, and the profound experience of working as a teaching assistant for a class of children with learning difficulties.  To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte take a deep dive with speaker, writer and advocate, Marcia Brisset-Bailey. Alongside championing special education needs as a disability case officer, Marcia is the co-founder of the BDA Cultural Perspective Committee, trustee of a London based Dyslexia Association and a passionate and outspoken supporter of Dyslexia awareness from both a societal and cultural perspective.  In this conversation, Marcia speaks candidly about the barriers and experiences of her childhood as a dyslexic British Born, Jamaican woman, the importance of finding your voice and her ambitions to reshape the social and cultural narrative surrounding Dyslexia. To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte sit down with British Columnist, TV Critic andBroadcaster, Scott Bryan. When not attempting every technical challenge on The Great British Bake-off, Scott is writing extensively about television for the likes of the Guardian and i-Newspaper, sharing thoughts on BBC News and Radio 4, or co-hosting the ‘Must Watch’ Podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live. In this conversation, Scott speaks about his learning experiences at university, how his love of television has seen him navigate the barriers he’s faced and the resilience and drive that pushed him to chase a career inundated with words. To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of series two, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by award-winning choreographer and filmmaker Corey Baker. A born innovator, Corey’s passion for pioneering new formats has propelled his experimental dance performances far beyond traditional settings. From choreographing the first dance in Antarctica, to the Swan Lake Bath Ballet, where 27 elite ballet dancers performed in their bathrooms during the Covid-19 lockdowns, Corey’s work has garnered millions of views online and international acclaim. In this conversation, Corey speaks about his childhood and journey into the performing arts, how his dyslexia has shaped his creativity and how his ambitious projects are set to prove not even the sky's the limit. To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Credits Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds Producer: Chris Bristow Art & Design: Alex Colehan Marketing: Lucy Alves Original Score: Tom Parker Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our final episode of series 1 of the Move Beyond Words podcast, Elizabeth and Charlotte sat down with one of Britain’s leading athletes, Adelle Tracey. Coming from a neurodiverse family, Adelle has always felt supported by those closest to her. However, she is no stranger to adversity. Adelle Tracey should have been in the final stages of her preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, but like all of us, Britain’s 800-metre runner was sent on a different path this year. This year Adelle has become an ambassador for the British Dyslexia Association and remains a role model and inspiration for us all. We couldn’t more proud to have her join the Move Beyond Words family for our final episode which was full of laughter and posativity. We wanted to say a huge thank you to Adelle for joining us this episode, and we wanted to extend those thanks to all of our previous guests. Last but definitely not least, we wanted to thank you, our listeners. As always, to find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer: Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design: Alex Colehan Marketing, Digital and Press: Sian Gilling  Original Theme Music: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are very excited to share their conversation with the talented and leading lady of British Ballet, Dame Darcey Bussell. As one of the most famous British dancers of her generation. During her nearly twenty years as a Principal of the Company she won renown for her unique combination of a tall, athletic physique with soft lyricism. Her extensive broadcast work includes appearing as a judge on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and presenting The Royal Ballet’s cinema simulcasts, broadcast worldwide. And now she is on the Move Beyond Words podcast, sharing her story and relationship with Dyslexia and Dance. This is truly a special episode for our team and we hope you get as much from it, as much as we did. As always, to find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer: Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design: Alex Colehan Marketing, Digital and Press: Sian Gilling  Original Theme Music: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards. In the eighth episode of this series, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by the Head of Press at the Royal Ballet, Ashley Woodfield. Ashley opens up about his early years of school and how his journey may have taken a little longer to where he is now, but as many fellow dyslexics, we get there in the end. It was wonderful listening to Ashley story, as he shared moments from his life that many may not have heard before. To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer: Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design: Alex Colehan Marketing, Digital and Press: Sian Gilling  Original Theme Music: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards. In this, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by the outspoken and dyslexia positive voice of Sean Douglas. Sean is a successful content producer, specialising in video and podcasting, having worked with likes of the BBC and The  National Trust.  Sean created the website and podcast designed for adults with dyslexia, named The CodPast. Sean has been public in voicing his concerns regarding Dyslexia discrimination in the workplace, appearing on a number of panels and broadcasts. To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk To discover Sean's work on dyslexia, visit https://thecodpast.org/ This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer: Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design: Alex Colehan Marketing, Digital and Press: Sian Gilling  Original Score: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards. In the fifth and special live recorded episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by the brilliant brothers Aj and Curtis Pritchard.  The talented brothers from Stoke-on-Trent are widely recognised on TV screens, having starred in reality and talent shows in both the UK and Ireland. AJ’s has represented Great Britain around the world, competed in Britain’s Got Talent and in 2016, joined the line-up of Strictly Come Dancing. Curtis has enjoyed success as a professional dancer on the Ireland’s Dancing with The Stars, as well as competing in The Greatest Dancer and 2019’s hugely popular Love Island. Both brothers discovered their dyslexia at a young age, having struggled with writing, spelling and getting information down on paper.  On this episode the both open up about their "struggles" with dyslexia, which were heightened when the pair made a move into theatre last year and had to do a script read in front of the rest of the cast. To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer: Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design: Alex Colehan Marketing, Digital and Press: Sian Gilling  Original Score: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards. In the fourth episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by the brilliant author and historian Stella Tillyard. Not only was her bestselling book Aristocrats made into a miniseries for BBC, she has won multiple awards for her writing.  To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards. In the fourth  episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by artist, writer, speaker, podcaster and experimenter Steve Chapman. Steve offers the idea that dyslexia is a label offering  a VIP pass to creativity and his incredible plethora of work and experience certainly shows this. He has spoken at tedX and Cannes Festival. His art has been exhibited alongside David Shrigley and Pablo Picasso and like us, he hosts his own podcast Sound of Silence. Interested in creativity and the human condition, Steve enjoys not knowing and at the same time, loves answers that lead to new questions. Together, they delve deep into the creative mind to find a connection between art and dyslexia.  To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk. This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer: Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design: Alex Colehan Marketing, Digital and Press: Sian Gilling  Original Score: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards. In the third episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by a similar creative partnership - Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth make up the wonderful writing duo behind the books, The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People' and ‘The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexic’s and the jobs they do’. Together they have created such beautiful and honest work about the challenges of dyslexia (like problems or embarrassment at school), while showing how its strengths can be used to your advantage (for example how visualising and big picture thinking can make you shine at work). Their collaborative work is filled with colourful conversations with creative, motivated and successful people, who are brilliant at what they do, and who achieve incredible things because of their dyslexia. Making them the perfect guests to help us shine a light on all things ‘Amazing Dyslexics’. To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer, Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design by Alex Colehan Digital and Social Media by Gaby Whitehill Original Score: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards. In the second episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by their first guest - actress and friend Lauren McCrostie, known for her roles in dyslexic director Tim Burton's film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and The Falling. Having found success across TV and theatre, as well as being an advocate and activist for sustainability, Lauren shares how she uses her dyslexia to her advantage as an actress. To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move  Beyond Words team. Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds. MBW’s project manager, Hannah Gibbs Podcast Producer, Niall Killeney-Taylor Art and Design by Alex Colehan Digital and Social Media by Gaby Whitehill Original Score: Tom Parker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.