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  • 3Spoonies On Accessible Website Design: Community Questions

    3Spoonies On Accessible Website Design: Community Questions
    2026/07/02
    3Spoonies: Accessible Web Design: Community Questions Episode Number: 58.5 Date: 2nd July How do you choose accessible website colours? Are captchas excluding users? What’s the best way to display lots of images on mobile without slowing your site down? In this episode of 3Spoonies, we welcome back digital accessibility expert Chris Naylor to answer community questions on accessible web design, WordPress, mobile UX and inclusive websites. We discuss: Best colour combinations for accessible websites WCAG colour contrast checkers explained Why font weight and line thickness matter Are image captchas inaccessible? Better alternatives to captcha verification How to display image galleries on mobile properly Faster websites, lazy loading and user experience Digital poverty and why slow websites exclude users Website plugins and accessibility tools for WordPress Ethical marketing and inclusive digital growth Whether you run a business website, blog or online shop, this episode is full of practical ways to make your site easier to use for everyone. Subscribe for weekly conversations on disability, business, life and tech. Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/ Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter If you’d like to find out more about our hosts; Jo O’Neil Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness Claire Napper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions Karen Duncan Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses Guest Info Chris Naylor I’ve worked within the digital industry for over 25 years now, and while it’s still my passion, there have been some things that just haven’t sat well with me. Why aren’t accessibility and environmental considerations the ’standard’ and seem to be the ‘obscure’ within modern digital practices? Do you know if your website is currently inclusive towards the 𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞? How about the 𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲? Or the 𝟮.𝟴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 neurodivergent? How about digital sustainability? Do you know how much monthly CO2 your website produces? Bnode helps by approaching your marketing with strong ethics at heart to help you be more inclusive towards your current and potential new customers, and all while reflecting the type of company that you are. https://bnode.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-naylor-digital-director/ Sponsor A HUGE thank to our Community Sponsor for this Season: Vicky Wilson Vicki Admin Fairy® offers tailored administrative support to entrepreneurs, including those who are disabled or neurodivergent, helping them streamline their operations so they can focus on what they do best. With a flexible, client-centred approach, Vicki brings order and efficiency to small businesses across the UK. www.vickiadminfairy.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/VickiAdminFairy2021 https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-wilson1975/ Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return. Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies
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    15 分
  • 3Spoonies On PTSD

    3Spoonies On PTSD
    2026/07/09
    3Spoonies On PTSD Episode Number: 59 Date: 9th July 20206 What is PTSD, how does it show up, and how can you support someone living with it? In this episode of 3Spoonies, we’re joined by mental health and wellbeing specialist Christine Spencer for an honest and informative conversation about PTSD, trauma, triggers and recovery. We discuss: What PTSD actually isThe difference between PTSD and CPTSDSymptoms of trauma and emotional triggersHow PTSD can develop after accidents, abuse, childbirth, grief and moreHow to support a loved one who is strugglingWhy people often minimise their traumaTherapy, journaling and practical coping toolsPTSD in the workplace and everyday life This episode is compassionate, practical and packed with insight for anyone living with trauma or supporting someone who is. If this topic feels heavy for you, please take care while listening and use the support resources linked in the show notes. Subscribe for weekly conversations on disability, health, business and real life. Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/ Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter If you’d like to find out more about our hosts; Jo O’Neil Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness Claire Napper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions Karen Duncan Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses Guest Info My name is Christine Spencer and I am the owner of C & D Learning Solutions at Mental Strength and Wellbeing. Having worked for many years in the corporate world, I set up my own business developing leaders and bring leadership and wellbeing together. I also experienced trauma, resulting in my own poor mental health and becoming a mental health first aider helped me to understand the trauma I had experienced that led to depression. With this experience I wanted to know more and became a Mental Health First Aid Instructor. From here I started to learn more about the world of wellbeing; including Suicide intervention and prevention, Neurodiversity, Womens Mental Health and have continued to personally and professionally develop. At ‘MENTAL STRENGTH and WELL-BEING’ we specialise in wellbeing for everyone and support organisations and individuals to learn more about Mental Health and Well-Being. Our aim is to remove the stigma and discrimination attached to Mental Health and Suicide by educating more people in Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Prevention and Neurodiversity, that creates a greater understanding and improved knowledge to be able to support others when they are struggling. We work with you to elicit the solutions to your issues through coaching. We help you work through your trauma using a therapeutic intervention We work with you to create a culture of wellbeing in your workplace We help you become more neurodiverse to support others We help you work out the best solutions for you and your business, whether that be using training, coaching or therapy. Website https://www.mentalstrengthandwellbeing.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/christine.spencer.3760/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-spencer-/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mentalstrengthandwellbeing/ Sponsor A HUGE thank to our Main Sponsor for this Season: Maddy Alexander-Grout Maddy Alexander-Grout is a visibility strategist, ADHD coach, and advocate for people with hidden disabilities. She’s the founder of Mad About Money, an inclusive platform that provides practical financial advice for neurodivergent individuals, and also runs Invisible to Influential, a brand that helps entrepreneurs turn their vulnerabilities into visibility. Links: https://stan.store/maddyalexandergrout Buy the Book, Mad about Money: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1394299729?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&bestFormat=true And to our Feature Sponsor! Liz Drury As a multi award winning professional voice over artist, working from a broadcast quality home studio since 2013, I’m a safe voice for your project. As the saying goes, first impressions last, and your business needs to sound as good as it looks. Let me help you with that! https://lizdrury.com/ Their support allows us to keep ...
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  • 3Spoonies On PTSD: Community Questions

    3Spoonies On PTSD: Community Questions
    2026/07/16
    3Spoonies: On PTSD: Community Questions Episode Number: 59.5 Date: 16th July 2026 How do you manage PTSD triggers, find grounding techniques that still work, or access therapy if leaving the house feels unsafe? In this episode of 3Spoonies, we’re joined again by wellbeing specialist Christine Spencer to answer community questions about PTSD, trauma recovery and mental health support. We discuss: How to manage triggers in group settings Grounding techniques when old methods stop working Why coping tools are personal and need refreshing Journaling, hobbies and wellbeing habits Can therapy be done online? Support for people who feel unsafe leaving home How to choose the right therapist PTSD recovery and feeling safe again This practical and compassionate episode is full of real advice for anyone living with PTSD, anxiety or trauma responses — or supporting someone who is. If this topic feels sensitive for you, please take care while listening and use the support resources in the show notes. Subscribe for weekly conversations on disability, health, business and real life. Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/ Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter If you’d like to find out more about our hosts; Jo O’Neil Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness Claire Napper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions Karen Duncan Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses Guest Info My name is Christine Spencer and I am the owner of C & D Learning Solutions at Mental Strength and Wellbeing. Having worked for many years in the corporate world, I set up my own business developing leaders and bring leadership and wellbeing together. I also experienced trauma, resulting in my own poor mental health and becoming a mental health first aider helped me to understand the trauma I had experienced that led to depression. With this experience I wanted to know more and became a Mental Health First Aid Instructor. From here I started to learn more about the world of wellbeing; including Suicide intervention and prevention, Neurodiversity, Womens Mental Health and have continued to personally and professionally develop. At ‘MENTAL STRENGTH and WELL-BEING’ we specialise in wellbeing for everyone and support organisations and individuals to learn more about Mental Health and Well-Being. Our aim is to remove the stigma and discrimination attached to Mental Health and Suicide by educating more people in Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Prevention and Neurodiversity, that creates a greater understanding and improved knowledge to be able to support others when they are struggling. We work with you to elicit the solutions to your issues through coaching. We help you work through your trauma using a therapeutic intervention We work with you to create a culture of wellbeing in your workplace We help you become more neurodiverse to support others We help you work out the best solutions for you and your business, whether that be using training, coaching or therapy. Website https://www.mentalstrengthandwellbeing.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/christine.spencer.3760/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-spencer-/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mentalstrengthandwellbeing/ Sponsors A HUGE thank to our Main/Community Sponsor for this Season: Vicky Wilson Vicki Admin Fairy® offers tailored administrative support to entrepreneurs, including those who are disabled or neurodivergent, helping them streamline their operations so they can focus on what they do best. With a flexible, client-centred approach, Vicki brings order and efficiency to small businesses across the UK. www.vickiadminfairy.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/VickiAdminFairy2021 https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-wilson1975/ Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return. Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies
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  • 3Spoonies On Language and Labels

    3Spoonies On Language and Labels
    2026/07/23
    3Spoonies On Language and Labels Episode Number: 60 Date: 23rd July 2026 What happens when a label helps you understand yourself… but also changes how other people see you? In this episode of 3Spoonies, we discuss language, labels and identity — from disability and chronic illness to neurodiversity, race, mental health and representation. We explore the labels that helped us, the ones that hurt and the complicated relationship many people have with identity, diagnosis and belonging. Topics include: disability identity and accepting labelsautism, ADHD and neurodivergencegrowing up with labels and assumptionsrace, representation and prejudicegifted child burnoutchronic illness and invisible disabilityperson-first vs identity-first languagereclaiming language and community identity“inspiration porn” and harmful media narrativeswords like brave, suffering, confined to and overcomingmedia portrayals of disability and chronic illnessPIP, systems and medical labelsmental health stigmawhy empathy matters This is an honest conversation about the power language has — to support, exclude, explain and connect. Because sometimes finding the right word changes everything. What labels have helped or hurt you? Let us know in the comments Subscribe for weekly conversations about disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence and business Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/ Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter If you’d like to find out more about our hosts; Jo O’Neil Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness Claire Napper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions Karen Duncan Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses Sponsor A HUGE thank to our Main Sponsor for this Season: Maddy Alexander-Grout Maddy Alexander-Grout is a visibility strategist, ADHD coach, and advocate for people with hidden disabilities. She’s the founder of Mad About Money, an inclusive platform that provides practical financial advice for neurodivergent individuals, and also runs Invisible to Influential, a brand that helps entrepreneurs turn their vulnerabilities into visibility. Links: https://stan.store/maddyalexandergrout Buy the Book, Mad about Money: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1394299729?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&bestFormat=true And to our Feature Sponsor! Liz Drury As a multi award winning professional voice over artist, working from a broadcast quality home studio since 2013, I’m a safe voice for your project. As the saying goes, first impressions last, and your business needs to sound as good as it looks. Let me help you with that! https://lizdrury.com/ Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return. Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies
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  • 3Spoonies On Language and Labels: Community Questions

    3Spoonies On Language and Labels: Community Questions
    2026/07/30

    3Spoonies On Language and Labels: Community Questions

    Episode Number: 60.5 Date: 30th July 2026

    What happens when a label helps you understand yourself… but also changes how other people see you?

    In this episode of 3Spoonies, we discuss language, labels and identity — from disability and chronic illness to neurodiversity, race, mental health and representation.

    We explore the labels that helped us, the ones that hurt and the complicated relationship many people have with identity, diagnosis and belonging.

    Topics include:

    • disability identity and accepting labels
    • autism, ADHD and neurodivergence
    • growing up with labels and assumptions
    • race, representation and prejudice
    • gifted child burnout
    • chronic illness and invisible disability
    • person-first vs identity-first language
    • reclaiming language and community identity
    • “inspiration porn” and harmful media narratives
    • words like brave, suffering, confined to and overcoming
    • media portrayals of disability and chronic illness
    • PIP, systems and medical labels
    • mental health stigma
    • why empathy matters

    This is an honest conversation about the power language has — to support, exclude, explain and connect.

    Because sometimes finding the right word changes everything.

    What labels have helped or hurt you? Let us know in the comments

    Subscribe for weekly conversations about disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence and business

    Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials

    Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk

    Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/

    Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies

    Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter

    If you’d like to find out more about our hosts;

    Jo O’Neil

    Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness

    Claire Napper

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper

    Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions

    Karen Duncan

    Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk

    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses

    Sponsor

    A HUGE thank to ourCommunity Sponsor for this Season: Vicky Wilson

    Vicki Admin Fairy® offers tailored administrative support to entrepreneurs, including those who are disabled or neurodivergent, helping them streamline their operations so they can focus on what they do best. With a flexible, client-centred approach, Vicki brings order and efficiency to small businesses across the UK.

    www.vickiadminfairy.co.uk

    https://www.facebook.com/VickiAdminFairy2021

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-wilson1975/

    Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return.

    Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies
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  • 3Spoonies On Accessible Website Design

    3Spoonies On Accessible Website Design
    2026/06/25
    3Spoonies: Accessible Web Design Episode Number: 58 Date: 25th June 2026 Is your website accessible — or quietly turning people away? In this episode of 3Spoonies, we’re joined by digital accessibility expert Chris Naylor to talk about accessible website design, user experience, SEO and why most businesses are missing a huge opportunity online. We discuss: Why website accessibility still isn’t taught enoughCommon web design mistakes that overwhelm usersHow inaccessible websites lose customers and salesWhy accessibility should be built in from the startColour contrast, font size, navigation and screen readersDark mode, mobile users and real-life website testingWhy flashy websites often perform worseThe “Purple Pound” and the business case for inclusionAccessibility plugins: do they actually work? Whether you run a business website, eCommerce store or personal brand, this episode is packed with practical advice to make your website easier to use for everyone. Subscribe for weekly conversations on disability, business, life and tech. Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/ Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter If you’d like to find out more about our hosts; Jo O’Neil Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness Claire Napper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions Karen Duncan Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses Guest Info: Chris Naylor I’ve worked within the digital industry for over 25 years now, and while it’s still my passion, there have been some things that just haven’t sat well with me. Why aren’t accessibility and environmental considerations the ’standard’ and seem to be the ‘obscure’ within modern digital practices? Do you know if your website is currently inclusive towards the 𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞? How about the 𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲? Or the 𝟮.𝟴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 neurodivergent? How about digital sustainability? Do you know how much monthly CO2 your website produces? Bnode helps by approaching your marketing with strong ethics at heart to help you be more inclusive towards your current and potential new customers, and all while reflecting the type of company that you are. https://bnode.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-naylor-digital-director/ Sponsors A HUGE thank to our Main Sponsor for this Season: Maddy Alexander-Grout Maddy Alexander-Grout is a visibility strategist, ADHD coach, and advocate for people with hidden disabilities. She’s the founder of Mad About Money, an inclusive platform that provides practical financial advice for neurodivergent individuals, and also runs Invisible to Influential, a brand that helps entrepreneurs turn their vulnerabilities into visibility. https://stan.store/maddyalexandergrout Buy the Book, Mad about Money: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1394299729?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&bestFormat=true And to our Feature Sponsor! Liz Drury As a multi award winning professional voice over artist, working from a broadcast quality home studio since 2013, I’m a safe voice for your project. As the saying goes, first impressions last, and your business needs to sound as good as it looks. Let me help you with that! https://lizdrury.com/ Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return. Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies
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  • 3Spoonies On Cooking When Disabled: Community Questions

    3Spoonies On Cooking When Disabled: Community Questions
    2026/06/18

    3Spoonies: Cooking When Disabled Community Questions

    Episode Number: 57.5 Date: 18th June

    How do you make meal planning easier when you’re already exhausted? Are reusable alternatives worth it if cleaning them takes too much energy? And what happens when long COVID changes your sense of taste and smell?

    In this Community Questions episode of 3Spoonies, we answer real questions from listeners about cooking while disabled, accessibility in the kitchen, meal planning, food prep and adapting everyday tasks.

    We discuss:

    • reusable alternatives to disposable kitchen items
    • silicone freezer bags and accessible food storage
    • meal planning with chronic illness
    • using AI and apps for food organisation
    • recipe lists and decision fatigue
    • food planning with fatigue and executive dysfunction
    • cooking with long COVID
    • loss of taste and smell
    • food safety and temperature probes
    • reducing waste and avoiding food anxiety

    This episode is packed with practical kitchen ideas, accessibility tips and honest conversations about making food work around your body, energy and needs.

    Share your own disabled cooking hacks in the comments Subscribe for weekly conversations about disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence and business

    Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials

    Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk

    Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies

    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/

    Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies

    Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter

    If you’d like to find out more about our hosts;

    Jo O’Neil

    Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness

    Claire Napper

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper

    Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions

    Karen Duncan

    Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk

    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses

    Sponsors

    A HUGE thank to our Community Sponsor for this Season: Vicky Wilson

    Vicki Admin Fairy® offers tailored administrative support to entrepreneurs, including those who are disabled or neurodivergent, helping them streamline their operations so they can focus on what they do best. With a flexible, client-centred approach, Vicki brings order and efficiency to small businesses across the UK.

    www.vickiadminfairy.co.uk

    https://www.facebook.com/VickiAdminFairy2021

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-wilson1975/

    Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return.

    Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies
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  • 3Spoonies On Cooking when Disabled

    3Spoonies On Cooking when Disabled
    2026/06/11
    3Spoonies: Cooking When Disabled Episode Number: 57 Date: 11th June Cooking while disabled isn’t just about recipes — it’s about energy, safety, accessibility and adapting everyday tasks to work for your body. In this episode of 3Spoonies, we discuss the realities of cooking with chronic illness, fatigue, pain, mobility issues, sensory struggles and limited dexterity. We talk about: meal prep and freezer cookingkitchen adaptations and accessibility toolsair fryers, slow cookers and rice cookershand spasms and knife safetyfatigue and standing in the kitchensensory overwhelm while cookingpre-chopped vegetables and “easy” optionscooking safely with chronic illnessbaking with limited energymaking food accessible without guilt This episode is packed with honest conversations, practical kitchen hacks and realistic advice for disabled and chronically ill people trying to make cooking more manageable. Because sometimes “easy meals” still aren’t easy. Share your own accessible cooking tips in the comments Subscribe for weekly conversations about disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence and business Feel free to come and join us on any of our socials Website - www.3spoonies.co.uk Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/3Spoonies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/3spooniespodcast/ Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/3spoonies.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3spoonies Newsletter Sign Up - Get the weekly episode straight to your inbox: https://subscribepage.io/Spoonieletter If you’d like to find out more about our hosts; Jo O’Neil Website: https://bright-cat.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-oneil/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrightCatBusiness Claire Napper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-napper Website: www.strangelittleobsessions.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/Strangelittleobsessions Karen Duncan Website: http://www.ponyponypony.co.uk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/PonyPonyPony Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PonyPonyPonyCourses Sponsors A HUGE thank to our Main Sponsor for this Season: Maddy Alexander-Grout Maddy Alexander-Grout is a visibility strategist, ADHD coach, and advocate for people with hidden disabilities. She’s the founder of Mad About Money, an inclusive platform that provides practical financial advice for neurodivergent individuals, and also runs Invisible to Influential, a brand that helps entrepreneurs turn their vulnerabilities into visibility. https://stan.store/maddyalexandergrout Buy the Book, Mad about Money: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1394299729?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_apin_dp_4XCQ1VWRX9J2NXHW860J&bestFormat=true And to our Feature Sponsor! Liz Drury As a multi award winning professional voice over artist, working from a broadcast quality home studio since 2013, I’m a safe voice for your project. As the saying goes, first impressions last, and your business needs to sound as good as it looks. Let me help you with that! https://lizdrury.com/ Their support allows us to keep showing up every week, having these conversations, and making the podcast what it is — so if you can, please do go and check them out and support them in return. Would you like to buy us a coffee? Check our Ko-Fi at Ko-fi.com/3spoonies
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