Dealing with hEDS/HSD and co-occurring conditions, including scoliosis, is anything but easy.

In this episode, I’m joined by Ellen to talk about the realities of dealing with some of the more complex issues relating to hypermobility (which in her case includes scoliosis and multiple spinal surgeries). Ellen shares her journey, including how she copes with her dynamic disability all while balancing her university studies in criminal law.

This is a conversation about some of the tough stuff (including surgery and dysautonomia) and Ellen’s experience navigating it while still managing to enjoy the little things.

In this episode, we cover:

- when Ellen first realised she had an abnormal spinal curvature (and what happened next)

- the moment when everything “clicked” when she realised she had hEDS/HSD

- the challenges that come with spinal surgery, let alone revision surgery

This episode is for anyone who is hypermobile and struggling to deal with their symptoms.

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

What if the problem was never that you weren’t trying hard enough, but that your hypermobile body needed a different approach to strength training?

In this episode, I’m joined by my patient Abby to talk about what it really looks like to stop fighting your body in the gym and start working with it. Abby shares her journey from recovering from a childhood spinal fracture to realising that hypermobility was the missing piece behind years of chronic muscle and joint pain.

This is a conversation about letting go of rigid exercise rules, embracing dynamic needs, and redefining strength in a hypermobile body.

In this episode, we cover:

- Recovering from a childhood spinal fracture and how Abby navigates ongoing chronic pain

- How learning she was hypermobile made everything make sense

- How Abby uses self-treatment strategies and has worked to “become her own coach” to stay consistent with exercise

Learning to train with your body rather than against it

This episode is for anyone who is hypermobile and struggling to make exercise work in a body with changing needs.

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📚 Join the waitlist for pre-order information for the May 12th release of Help! I’m Hypermobile

(and get your free PDF companion guide in the meantime):

hypermobilityhq.com/book

📸 Follow me @hypermobilityhq on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

🎙 Learn more about the podcast:

hypermobilityhq.com/podcast

💌 Guest info, media, and resources:

hypermobilityhq.com/blog

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Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your training, exercise, or healthcare plan.

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Author, speaker, and chronic illness advocate Lorraine Ansell and I talk about learning to live with and love your body while living with chronic pain and complex health challenges.

Through a discussion of her book The Surrender Agenda, we explore Lorraine’s experience of living with hEDS, including navigating serious health events and profound personal loss, and how years of wondering why she wasn’t “strong enough” led to a reckoning with identity, self-worth, and the belief that pushing harder is always the answer.

This is a conversation about invisible grief, losing trust in your body, and the slow, often uncomfortable process of learning to care for yourself with kindness.

In this episode, we dig into:

• Learning to live with (and perhaps even come to love) your chronic pain

• Navigating difficult health and life experiences, including retinal detachment and miscarriage

• Why The Surrender Agenda was exactly the book I didn’t know I needed

This episode is for anyone living with chronic illness, navigating grief or medical trauma, or wondering how to stop being at war with their body while still living fully.

If you would like to learn more about Lorraine’s book visit https://www.lorraineansellauthor.com/

You can also find Lorraine online on Instagram and Tiktok

THANK YOU for watching, and remember: incurable does not mean untreatable ❣️

📚 Help! I’m Hypermobile (April 2026) join the waitlist + get your FREE PDF in the meantime: hypermobilityhq.com/book

📸 Follow me @hypermobilityhq on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

🎙 Learn more about the podcast:

hypermobilityhq.com/podcast

💌 Guest info, media, and resources:

hypermobilityhq.com/blog

Medical disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your healthcare or wellbeing plan.