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Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s.

Kitty Doyle & Emma Kyriacou

Kitty Doyle and Emma Kyriacou get real about living with Parkinson’s—while finding plenty to laugh about along the way. It’s honest, heartfelt, and sometimes a little cheeky. From the challenges of daily life to the ridiculous advice people love to give, Kitty and Emma prove that even with a chronic illness, there’s always room for humour, hope, and good conversation.#parkinsons #yopd #parkinsonsdisease #invisibledisability #youngonsetparkinsonsordinarylife.co.nz

health & fitness stand-up

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15:56

The Parkinson's Dichotomy

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/12/12

We get riled up about the grim stories about Parkinson's that charities use to attract donations, and how difficult hearing them can be for people trying to live positively with Parkinson's. Are we just being difficult? Or are these contradictory things both true - that it is hard living with Parkinson's AND possible to live positively with it?

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15:55

The Discrimination Business

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/12/05

Is it a good idea to fess up that you have PD to your boss or prospective employer? What happens if you do and they discriminate against you?

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17:25

Secrets & Lies

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/11/28

Is honesty the best policy when it comes to opening up to others about your diagnosis? And can you deal with the whispers of sympathy?

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17:03

Grief and Fury

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/11/21

How do you cope when you realise that your life is not going to follow the direction you imagined? Emma and Kitty discuss 'self-grief' - their term for this agonising situation. They express their feelings and explain how grief can turn to anger and other emotions. #kittyandemma #emmaandkitty #kittyd

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16:15

Beautiful Big Pharma

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/11/15

Inspired after watching a drama that implied that all drugs are bad, Kitty and Emma chat about attitudes towards medication and taking many pills. Is it really acceptable to question if people need the medication they are prescribed? What alternatives are there? Kitty Fitton is on a mission to prove that disability and illness doesn’t mean the end of life as we know it. She writes about hating exercise, coping with blended families, Parkinson’s, and trying to reach the bottom of the laundry

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14:54

Scent-sing Parkinson's?

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/11/07

In this episode the girls talk about the senses and how they may be affected when dealing with Parkinson's.

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15:47

Park Your Stress

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/11/02

Kitty and Emma catch up for a debrief on stress in their lives (and how to manage it down) and end up discussing disability parking. Kitty Fitton is on a mission to prove that disability and illness doesn’t mean the end of life as we know it. She writes about hating exercise, coping with blended families, Parkinson’s, and trying to reach the bottom of the laundry basket.

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16:52

Nobody Like Me

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/10/30

Mike, Kitty and Emma discuss the impact of Mike's out of hospital cardiac arrest, and how he often feels that he has no support network of his own.

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15:31

Life After Death : A Story of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/10/29

In this heartfelt episode of Ordinary Life, Kitty and Emma welcome back Kitty’s husband, Mike, to share his remarkable story of survival after a sudden cardiac arrest in 2020. One moment he was racing his motorbike; the next, he was clinically dead for over half an hour. Against all odds, Mike pulled through — but life since has been far from simple.Together, the trio talk about trauma, recovery, invisible disabilities, and redefining identity after life-changing events. Mike opens up about brain

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15:21

The Time Thief

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/10/28

Kitty and Emma discuss the many ways that Parkinson's steals away our precious time.

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16:15

Stuff We Said We'd Do

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/10/27

In this episode we discuss what things we have promised ourselves... that are still on thie list.

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16:47

On / Off - Managing Meds

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/10/26

Kitty and Emma discuss managing medication and dealing with 'drop offs' when they just don't seem to work any more.

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18:01

Nobody Cares I Have Parkinson’s!

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/10/24

In this episode we discuss the rock and hard place of wanting people to be compassionate when we tell them that we have Parkinson's, while also getting regularly annoyed when they do!

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16:00

Diet & All That

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/10/22

Kitty and Emma discuss food, diet and how it impacts their life with Parkinson's. An irreverant look at life with chronic illness with Kitty Doyle (FItton) and Emma Kyriacou.

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27:18

Diagnosis: Parkinson’s. Outlook: Hopeful

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/05/23

Kitty and Emma discuss how they felt upon finding their diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. Offering an irreverent look at real life with a chronic illness, there's serious information mixed with fun and laughter. #kittyfitton #parkinsons #radioshow #ordinarylife #disability #chronicillness #realwomen #yopd #invisibledisability #parkinsonsdisease #kittyd #kittydoyle #ordinarylife

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26:53

Kitty and Steph

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/03/13

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30:16

Just Me and Parkinson's

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2025/03/13

Keep up with Kitty via her website Instagram Facebook and Twitter.

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30:16

Kitty & Kevin

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2024/04/28

Kitty and Kevin. Keep up with Kitty via her website Instagram Facebook and Twitter.

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25:44

Remarkable You

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2024/04/14

Why is it considered so remarkable that I can get out of bed on a morning and function? Be coherent, have value? Why do we expect those with disabilities to be past it?Keep up with Kitty via her website Instagram Facebook and Twitter.#kittyfitton #parkinsons #radioshow #ordinarylife #disability #chronicillness #realwomen #yopd #invisibledisability #parkinsons #parkinsonsdisease #neurology #dyskinesia #dbs #deepbrainstimulation #brainsurgery #frankenstein #youngonsetparkinsons #invisible

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20:12

Changes, Changes

Ordinary Life, A Podcast About Parkinson"s. ·

2024/03/30

Kitty Fitton talks about having to accept changes in life and coming to terms with making difficult decisions. People have odd perceptions and she wants to kick back!Keep up with Kitty via her website Instagram Facebook and Twitter.#kittyfitton #parkinsons #radioshow #ordinarylife #disability #chronicillness #realwomen #yopd #invisibledisability #parkinsons #parkinsonsdisease #neurology #dyskinesia #dbs #deepbrainstimulation #brainsurgery #frankenstein #youngonsetparkinsons #invisible

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