Positive Advice by Chiva

7: Activism and the Future

In the final instalment of this series, we explore HIV activism and what the future holds for young people living with HIV. Host Eli Fitzgerald chats with Chiva CEO Amanda Ely about why young people might be side lined when it comes to HIV activism and Dr Wendy Rickard tells us about oral history and HIV activism's long history. We hear from all our expert guests from across the series on what activism means to them and where we may be with HIV in the future - one of our experts told us “having HIV may be no worse than having asthma”. Across this six part series we have heard from young people around the world who are growing up with HIV and explored their lived experiences, including how their HIV impacts their family relationships, mental health, school and education and relationships. We've also explored the stigma around HIV and the world of healthcare environments and treatment - both present and hopes for the future.  To follow the activities of Positively Spoken and find out more about the work Chiva do, visit https://www.chiva.org.uk/ [https://www.chiva.org.uk/] and follow the links. Positive Advice is a Podcast by Chiva and is produced by TBI Media [https://tbimedia.co.uk/].

6: Relationships

We’re back and this time Positive Advice is exploring relationships - be that intimate or friendships - and HIV. Host Eli Fitzgerald is joined by Matilda Brown from Chiva who supports young people exploring how living with HIV can affect your personal relationships. Amanda Ely and Ruth Muko also join them, and together listen to more of the life stories from young people living with HIV, recorded at the 2022 International AIDS Conference.  Together they explore how to best tell a friend or partner about your HIV; as one young person put it -  “its more than just telling someone about your HIV, it's sharing your vulnerability”. Like what you hear? Make sure you click follow or subscribe wherever you usually get your podcasts.  To follow the activities of Positively Spoken and find out more about the work Chiva do, visit https://www.chiva.org.uk/ [https://www.chiva.org.uk/] and follow the links. Positive Advice is a Podcast by Chiva and is produced by TBI Media [https://tbimedia.co.uk/].

5: School and Education

Welcome to the fourth episode of Positive Advice - Chiva’s podcast series that explores life growing up with HIV using stories recorded for Chiva’s Positively Spoken oral history project at the International AIDS Conference in 2022.  This time we’re chatting about school experiences and education around HIV. Host Eli Fitzgerald is joined by independent facilitator Camilla Gordon who has worked with young people at Chiva and in schools, and tells us more about why school experiences for young people with HIV are so important to think about. Amanda Ely from Chiva joins and adds insights into the challenges faced at Chiva when trying to improve HIV awareness and understanding in schools - do schools know enough about HIV to ensure education is accurate and up to date? How do schools need to respond to the needs of pupils living with HIV? Ruth Muko from Chiva also joins the discussion to bring in the voices of young people at Chiva who also had lots to say about HIV and schools. Like what you hear? Make sure you click follow or subscribe wherever you usually get your podcasts.  To follow the activities of Positively Spoken and find out more about the work Chiva do, visit https://www.chiva.org.uk/ [https://www.chiva.org.uk/] and follow the links. Positive Advice is a Podcast by Chiva and is produced by TBI Media [https://tbimedia.co.uk/].

4: Healthcare and Treatment

Welcome to another episode of Positive Advice - the podcast that shares the life stories found in the Chiva Positively Spoken Oral History project archives, recorded at the International AIDS conference in Montreal in 2022. Host Eli Fitzgerald picks up on the theme of healthcare environments and treatment, and is joined by Dr Caroline Foster - a specialist in HIV and adolescence from St Marys Hospital, London. As always, Amanda Ely and Ruth Muko from Chiva  also join the discussion and explore why accessing healthcare and treatment may be taken for granted in some settings and unpack the barriers to access in others.  Like what you hear? Make sure you click follow or subscribe wherever you usually get your podcasts.  To follow the activities of Positively Spoken and find out more about the work Chiva do, visit https://www.chiva.org.uk/ [https://www.chiva.org.uk/] and follow the links. Positive Advice is a Podcast by Chiva and is produced by TBI Media [https://tbimedia.co.uk/].

3: Mental Health

Positive Advice is back and this time host Eli Fitzgerald is joined by Dr Tomas Campbell, a consultant clinical psychologist, exploring how HIV can impact mental health. Amanda Ely and Ruth Muko from Chiva also join the discussion and we hear more of the life stories recorded at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal last summer for Chiva’s Positively Spoken Oral History project.  In this episode we explore why is HIV often stigmatised and where these ideas come from, how stigma impacts the mental health of young people growing up living with HIV and why support around mental health is so important. Like what you hear? Make sure you click follow or subscribe wherever you usually get your podcasts.  To follow the activities of Positively Spoken and find out more about the work Chiva do, visit https://www.chiva.org.uk/ [https://www.chiva.org.uk/] and follow the links. Positive Advice is a Podcast by Chiva and is produced by TBI Media [https://tbimedia.co.uk/].