An exploration of the Speech and Language Therapy profession through conversations and reflections with guests. Designed for prospective and current SLT students, as well as NQPs and the wider profession.
Hosted by Emma Ferris. Emma is an Associate Professor for Speech & Language Therapy at the University of East Anglia and the Clinical Director at Communicate: Independent Speech & Language Therapy (IG: @communicate_slt)
Music by: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Series 3 focusses on service user experience.
Emma shares her journey of recovery following an infection as a young adult which led to brain damage. We discuss how this altered her career and personal trajectory but has resulted in meaningful advocacy work and a new perspective.
"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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19 Nov 2025
S3 Ep5 with Ian Duffy
Series 3 focusses on service user experience.
Ian shares his journey of recovery and creating a new future following a brain haemorrhage and resulting aphasia. We discuss how this changed everything for him and how he has curated a happy, fulfilled life moving forwards.
"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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27 Oct 2025
S3 Ep4 with Karan Botsford
Series 3 focusses on service user experience.
Karan shares her family's journey of her first son being diagnosed with Autism and Global Developmental Delay, through specialist education and now into assisted living as a young adult. We discuss lessons learned along the way and lots of helpful tips for SLTs on managing expectations and joint decision making.
"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
17 Oct 2025
S3 Ep3 with Frank Duff
Series 3 focusses on service user experience.
Frank experienced a by-chance diagnosis of a brain tumour whilst exploring treatments for his tinnitus. Within 3 weeks (over Christmas) he had experienced a WADA test and Awake Craniotomy. This episode allows us to explore the psychological aspects of his journey and the experience of being awake during surgery with the SLT testing.
Warning: this episode does explore psychological themes in detail.
"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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28 Nov 2024
S3 Ep2 with Shelley Luddington
UEA Extra SaLT Podcast host talks service user experience with Shelley Luddington, a UEA graduate and experienced SLT, as she shares her unique insights from navigating her daughter's cleft lip and palate diagnosis.
9 Sept 2024
S3 Ep1 with Clare McCartney
Series 3 focusses on service user experience.
Clare was born with a cleft of her soft palate, and then went on to have a daughter, Millie also born with a soft palate cleft. She talks about her own experiences and feelings around cleft palate as well as being a parent and going through that process again. Millie also briefly joins us too! A great episode to understand the thought process and concerns of receiving a diagnosis at birth, and the complex MDT system families then enter into.
26 Jan 2023
S2 Ep6 with Ella Quinn
Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.
Ella is a deputy headteacher, and lead of inclusion having set up a new school in Norwich. She works with Department for Education on projects and is currently completing her Masters. What stands out is Ella's infectious fun personality balanced with huge passion and drive to support children with SLCN. We talk about her role and perspective as well as best ways to work in the education MDT. A must listen for anyone going on paediatric placements within schools, or looking toward a career in that area.
19 Jan 2023
S2 Ep5 with Sarah Pilsworth
Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.
Sarah is a highly specialist Head and Neck therapist, as well as service lead. She talks about learning leadership skills, working and learning in a highly specialist field as well as supporting new learners on their journey. A great episode for those who may feel intimidated going into placement in a specialist area or for those looking to the future for some leadership advice. For someone held in such professional esteem, Sarah's down-to-earth, warm and open nature is lovely.
12 Jan 2023
S2 Ep4 with Elissa Poyner
Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.
Elissa is an adult acquired community therapist who has both experienced Conversation Partners as a student at UEA, and now continues to support the programme as well as other clinical placements as a therapist. Elissa talks about her ethos as a therapist and her placement as well as clinical experiences that have led her to her passion. Elissa is also on the committee for the British Aphasia Society which is worth following: www.bas.org.uk
8 Dec 2022
S2 Ep3 with Chloe Crudgington
Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.
Chloe is a recent UEA graduate who had all of her clinical placements impacted significantly by the COVID pandemic. In a long, split final placement she found herself on a risk of failure action plan. Chloe talks about that experience, her perspective on it now, and life as a flourishing and successful NQP. A brilliant listen for anyone struggling on placement, or worried about their first job.
1 Dec 2022
S2 Ep2 with Catherine Allison
Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.
Catherine comes on to the podcast to talk about her role in student placements, her experience, and to showcase her new large-group placement model being pioneered in her Trust. This is a brilliant listen for anyone looking to understand more about different placement models, but especially if you're joining Catherine's team on placement.
24 Nov 2022
S2 Ep1 with Kristina Sullivan
Series 2 focusses on practice education in SLT.
Kristina is at the forefront of SLT on social media. She is open about her specific learning difficulties and mental health and speaks openly and confidently about she manages this both personally and on a professional basis. A huge advocate for reasonable adjustments and disability rights, she starts the conversation brilliantly for others to take forwards.
21 Jul 2021
S1 Ep7 with Kate Brolly
Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.
Kate works in a field where SLT is often under-represented but she has made amazing developments in her team to ensure her service users are understood and supported. This is crucial in the mental health secure services, and we talk candidly about the challenges these service users face and how to support them effectively for mental health, parole, and this area of the justice system.
7 Jul 2021
S1 Ep6 with Laura Wetton
Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.
With a 'let's have a go and see what happens' attitude to her career progression, Laura has come full-circle and now leads part of a children and young person's mental health team as well as firmly holding on to her clinical opportunities. A great discussion of mental health services, supporting young people as an MDT and what the fundamentals are in this area.
23 Jun 2021
S1 Ep5 with Janine Short
Season 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.
A breadth of experience in a variety of client groups as well as different sectors, Janine discusses how the variety in her previous jobs has led her to a specialist neuro-rehabilitation centre. A varied conversation of the skills but also reflections on the personality to thrive in this area.
9 Jun 2021
S1 Ep4 with Sarah Ward
Season 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.
The level of satisfaction and pride Sarah has for her role in special needs is clear. Full of humble and inspiring anecdotes of the huge impact on some of the children and families Sarah works with, she explains the need to be person-centred and 'all in' for this client group.
26 May 2021
S1 Ep3 with Lauren Isaacs
Season 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.
Lauren comes from a background in psychology and the depth of reflection and consideration to her experiences shines through in this conversation. We discuss the variety of client groups (voice, stammering, dysphagia, aphasia) Lauren has worked with, and what her background and mindset has brought to this.
12 May 2021
S1 Ep2 with Ashlea Stephens
Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.
Ashlea has made the post-16 service in her team something to be revered. Her commitment to service improvement is overshadowed only by her integrity and intelligence as an advocate and champion of young adults' communication. Ashlea discusses changing perceptions of what speech and language therapy should look like for older children and how to support them as young adult communicators.
20 Apr 2021
S1 Ep1 with Kate Revell
Series 1 focusses on the less well-known clinical areas.
Kicking off the podcast with humour, heart and passion is Kate Revell. Kate is a team lead in an adult service and from an adult acute and dysphagia background. Kate talks about her quick career progression, her clinical passions, and how she has managed her own mental health difficulties in the job.
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