Audiologist Dr. Ruth Reisman from Urban Hearing and Hearing Loss Coach Carly Sygrove have joined forces to bring you the Happy Hearing Podcast, a podcast series focused on the psychological and therapeutic aspects of managing hearing disorders. They use their shared experience with hearing loss and hearing disorders to connect with their audience and bring forth speakers that will add true value to the path less traveled to hearing healthcare.
Happy Hearing Podcast: Episode 30 - The Power of Representation with Zara Musker
In this 30th episode of the Happy Hearing Podcast, Dr. Ruth Reisman and Carly Sygrove are joined by Zara Musker. Zara is a clinical scientist in audiology, captain of the England Deaf Women's Futsal International Team, cochlear implant user, and passionate Deaf advocate.
Zara shares her personal journey with hearing loss, including experiencing sudden hearing loss in adulthood, navigating identity, discovering the Deaf community, and finding confidence through sport and representation.
Zara’s links
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zara_musker3/ (https://www.instagram.com/zara_musker3/)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zara-musker-9b72b6188/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zara-musker-9b72b6188/)
Email: zara.musker@yahoo.com (mailto:zara.musker@yahoo.com)
25 May 2026
Happy Hearing Podcast: Episode 29 - In the Bear’s House with Bruce Hunter
In Episode 29 of the Happy Hearing Podcast, we are joined by award-winning writer, editor, speaker and mentor Bruce Hunter.
Bruce shares his lifelong journey with hearing loss, his experience living bimodally with a cochlear implant and hearing aid, and the profound emotional impact of hearing new sounds later in life, including birdsong for the very first time.
The conversation explores creativity, disability, resilience, identity and the idea of finding your “superpower” through adversity. Bruce also discusses how hearing technology transformed not only his hearing, but his writing, relationships and connection to the world around him.
Bruce’s website: https://www.brucehunter.ca/ (https://www.brucehunter.ca/)
24 Apr 2026
Happy Hearing Podcast: Episode 28 - Exploring the Hard of Hearing Spectrum with Brian Ceci, Creator of the film Heard
In this episode of The Happy Hearing Podcast, we’re joined by documentary cinematographer and filmmaker Brian Ceci, who was born with moderate to severe hearing loss.
Brian shares his personal journey from being bullied for wearing hearing aids as a child, to rejecting them in his teens, and ultimately rediscovering sound and embracing his hearing loss as an adult.
He opens up about identity, stigma, the challenges of living between the hearing and Deaf worlds, and the importance of finding community.
We also discuss Brian’s new documentary, Heard, where he explores the varied experiences of people across the hard of hearing spectrum.
Brian’s links:
Heard website: https://heard-film.com/ (https://heard-film.com/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianceci/ (https://www.instagram.com/brianceci/)
Email: brian@brianceci.com (mailto:brian@brianceci.com)
Note: There is a brief audio dropout around the 25-minute mark. During that moment, Carly is referring to the film Sound of Metal.
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