Join Dan Beever, PhD student at the University of Nottingham, as he navigates the way through his research exploring MRI scanning of the lungs in cystic fibrosis, as someone living with the condition.
Along the way, Dan will be speaking to others with their own lived experience stories and together, they will explore what it’s like to work on something that you have such a close personal connection with.
Do you have a lived experience journey to share? Get in touch at danbeever.co.uk.
In this episode, Dan talks to Matt Rutter, Lead Respiratory Physiologist at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, about how his lived experience of the lungdisease, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, has influenced his career.
You can follow Matt on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-rutter-983412102).
Music by Ivan Luzan, www.ivanluzan.com (http://www.ivanluzan.com)
29 Jan 2026
Episode 8: Julian Harrison
In this episode, Dan talks to Julian Harrison, a community engagement consultant, about how his lived experience of mental illness and autism has influenced his work.
You can find out more about Julian on his website (https://julianharrisonconsultant.com/) and follow him on BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/julianharrison.bsky.social), LinkedIn (tps://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-harrison-29947718) and X (https://x.com/leicsparta).
Trigger warning: Please note that there are references to mental illness throughout the episode.
Do you have a lived experience journey to share?
Get in touch at danbeever.co.uk (https://danbeever.co.uk/)
Music by Ivan Luzan, www.ivanluzan.com (http://www.ivanluzan.com)
4 Dec 2025
Episode 7: Karen Packwood (Pt 2)
In the second of two episodes, Dan talks to Karen Packwood, creative writing PhD student at the University of Nottingham. Karen’s work is focused on the production of a memoir, ‘Into the Silence’, which is set in post-genocide Sarajevo and explores her coming to terms with the death of her husband, Amir.
You can follow Karen on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@KarenPackwood), LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-packwood-a7403b215), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karenpackwoodauthor) and X (https://x.com/karen_packwood).
Trigger warning: Please note that there are references to war and its impact throughout the episode.
Do you have a lived experience journey to share?
Get in touch at danbeever.co.uk (https://danbeever.co.uk/)
Music by Ivan Luzan, www.ivanluzan.com (https://www.ivanluzan.com/)
4 Dec 2025
Episode 6: Karen Packwood (Pt 1)
In the first of two episodes, Dan talks to Karen Packwood, creative writing PhD student at the University of Nottingham. Karen’s work is focused on the production of a memoir, ‘Into the Silence’, which is set in post-genocide Sarajevo and explores her coming to terms with the death of her husband, Amir.
You can follow Karen on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@KarenPackwood), LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-packwood-a7403b215), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/karenpackwoodauthor) and X (https://x.com/karen_packwood).
Trigger warning: Please note that there are references to war and its impact throughout the episode.
Do you have a lived experience journey to share?
Get in touch at danbeever.co.uk (https://danbeever.co.uk/)
Music by Ivan Luzan, www.ivanluzan.com (https://www.ivanluzan.com/)
17 Jul 2025
Episode 5: Vicky Lang (Pt 2)
In the second of two episodes, Dan talks to Vicky Lang about her experience working as a Survivor Engagement Officer for Welsh Women’s Aid, as a survivor of abuse herself.
You can follow Vicky on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicky-lang-she-her-aaaa0489) and access the Welsh Women’s Aid’s Survivor Engagement Toolkit here (https://welshwomensaid.org.uk/what-we-do/survivor-engagement/survivor-engagement-resources).
Trigger warning: Please note that there are references to abuse throughout the episode.
Do you have a lived experience journey to share?
Get in touch at danbeever.co.uk (https://danbeever.co.uk/)
Music by Ivan Luzan, www.ivanluzan.com (https://www.ivanluzan.com/)
1 Jul 2025
Episode 4: ECFS '25 special
Host Dan Beevor interviews Bethinn Evans, a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast, about the European Cystic Fibrosis Society conference and her cystic fibrosis research.
26 Jun 2025
Episode 3: Vicky Lang (Pt 1)
Dan Beevor interviews Vicky Lang, Survivor Engagement Officer, about her work with Welsh Women’s Aid and her personal experiences as a survivor of abuse.
28 Mar 2025
Episode 2: Sarah Harris
In this episode, Dan talks to Sarah Harris, journalist and PhD student in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, about her experience of living with and researching endometriosis.
You can find Sarah’s journalism work here (https://authory.com/SarahHarris) and follow her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-harris-mph-79625115b/), X (https://x.com/sarahthejourno) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sarahharrisjourno).
Do you have a lived experience journey to share?
Get in touch at danbeever.co.uk (https://danbeever.co.uk/)
Music by Ivan Luzan, www.ivanluzan.com (https://www.ivanluzan.com)
27 Nov 2024
Episode 1: Lucy Prodgers
Dan Beever talks to Dr Lucy Prodgers, a Lecturer in Psychological and Social Medicine at the University of Leeds, about her experience living with and researching Crohn’s disease.
17 Nov 2024
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Join Dan Beever, Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, as he navigates the way through his PhD exploring MRI scanning of the lungs in cystic fibrosis, as someone living with the condition.
Along the way, Dan will be speaking to others with their own
lived experience stories and together, they will explore what it’s like to work on something that you have such a close personal connection with.
Do you have a lived experience journey to share?
Get in touch at danbeever.co.uk (danbeever.co.uk)
Music by Ivan Luzan, www.ivanluzan.com (www.ivanluzan.com)
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