Move Beyond Words

Introducing Move Beyond Words

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of neurodiverse people from various backgrounds.Shared experiences, by a variety of creatives, to help us understand the depth of dyslexia.Subscribe to the show now so you never miss out on an episode.This series is funded by Arts Council England.To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.ukThis podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team.Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds.MBW’s project manager, Hannah GibbsPodcast Producer, Niall Killeney-TaylorArt and Design by Alex ColehanDigital and Social Media by Gaby WhitehillOriginal Score: Bearfoot Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Dance to Desk

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of neurodiverse people from various backgrounds.Lived experiences, by a variety of creatives, to help us understand the depth of dyslexia.Subscribe to the show now so you never miss out on an episode.To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.ukThis podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team.Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds.MBW’s project manager, Hannah GibbsPodcast Producer, Niall Killeney-TaylorArt and Design by Alex ColehanDigital and Social Media by Gaby WhitehillOriginal Score: Tom Parker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren McCrostie

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards.In the second episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by their first guest - actress and friend Lauren McCrostie, known for her roles in dyslexic director Tim Burton's film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and The Falling.Having found success across TV and theatre, as well as being an advocate and activist for sustainability, Lauren shares how she uses her dyslexia to her advantage as an actress.To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.ukThis podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team.Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds.MBW’s project manager, Hannah GibbsPodcast Producer, Niall Killeney-TaylorArt and Design by Alex ColehanDigital and Social Media by Gaby WhitehillOriginal Score: Tom Parker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Power & Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards.In the third episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by a similar creative partnership - Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth make up the wonderful writing duo behind the books, The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People' and ‘The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexic’s and the jobs they do’.Together they have created such beautiful and honest work about the challenges of dyslexia (like problems or embarrassment at school), while showing how its strengths can be used to your advantage (for example how visualising and big picture thinking can make you shine at work). Their collaborative work is filled with colourful conversations with creative, motivated and successful people, who are brilliant at what they do, and who achieve incredible things because of their dyslexia. Making them the perfect guests to help us shine a light on all things ‘Amazing Dyslexics’.To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.ukThis podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team.Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds.MBW’s project manager, Hannah GibbsPodcast Producer, Niall Killeney-TaylorArt and Design by Alex ColehanDigital and Social Media by Gaby WhitehillOriginal Score: Tom Parker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Chapman

Welcome to the Move Beyond Words podcast series. Join us as we amplify the voices of dyslexic people from various backgrounds, like us. As two dyslexic creatives, we want to start a conversation about it and share our journey...from the challenges to the countless rewards.In the fourth episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by artist, writer, speaker, podcaster and experimenter Steve Chapman. Steve offers the idea that dyslexia is a label offering a VIP pass to creativity and his incredible plethora of work and experience certainly shows this. He has spoken at tedX and Cannes Festival. His art has been exhibited alongside David Shrigley and Pablo Picasso and like us, he hosts his own podcast Sound of Silence.Interested in creativity and the human condition, Steve enjoys not knowing and at the same time, loves answers that lead to new questions. Together, they delve deep into the creative mind to find a connection between art and dyslexia. To find out more about us and our various projects, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk. This podcast is part of a wider collaboration from the Move Beyond Words team.Hosts: Elizabeth Arifien and Charlotte Edmonds.MBW’s project manager, Hannah GibbsPodcast Producer: Niall Killeney-TaylorArt and Design: Alex ColehanMarketing, Digital and Press: Sian Gilling Original Score: Tom Parker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.