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Inspire-Ability is back! We have rebooted the format and are proud and excited to bring you a brand new series of revealing, fascinating, honest and above all inspiring interviews with amazing individuals from across the aviation world. Each week, an inspirational guest will share stories from their life, and discuss the obstacles they met along the way.
Join our host, airline Captain Harriett Pound, as we discover the sources of resilience and willpower that have led our guests to succeed despite some pretty daunting odds.
Episodes released every Friday afternoon. Available as a subtitled video format on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcolE-AfelXHlfWWw-KR74A
Aerobility is a UK Charity which changes lives by allowing anyone, with any disability, to experience the magic and wonder of flight.
Aerobility provides access to modified aircraft and equipment, giving every disabled person the chance to spread their wings - both literally and figuratively and is the representative body for disabled aviation within the UK. Aerobility also works to advocate for disabled people within the aviation industry and beyond.
Remember, you have control!
To find out more and get involved, please visit www.aerobility.com
Inspire-Ability
#30 Harvey Matthewson - One Foot In Front Of The Other
In our second episode in conversation with Harvey, we learn how a trip to Africa as a teenager led to a change in his life approach. Being thrown in at the deep end as a shy child, Harvey shares how he spent weeks “making friends and making people laugh”, and he came away with a greater awareness of the importance of a support network. In his exit interview, Harvey joked that as a nervous flyer, he “might as well get a pilot’s license”; sure enough, through Aerobility he has found a passion and a community.
What started as a hobby became a new way of life, and we learn how these changes encouraged Harvey to move away from medication, in order to meet certain PPL medical requirements. In a frank conversation with Harriett, Harvey also shares how his disability has impacted his mental health at times, and how he has come to terms with this as part of his “journey of recovery”. From these darker times, we hear how Aerobility and his wider support network have brought him happiness, and how important positive reinforcement can be.
Trigger warning: suicide and mental health (Samaritans 116 123, National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK 0800 689 5652 or text SHOUT (85258).
Episodes released every Friday afternoon. Available as a subtitled video format on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcolE-AfelXHlfWWw-KR74A
To find out more about Aerobility, and to get involved, please visit our website: aerobility.com
