Tuesday Epilepsy Club Podcasts

The Tuesday Epilepsy Club is live on Spotify, Google, Apple Music, Stitcher, Buzzsprout and others. Named after Miss Marple’s lively ‘Tuesday Murder Club’ join the debate 9am every Tuesday. Topics will include ‘Living with Epilepsy’ & ‘Surviving Medication’ as well as surprise guest podcasters. Also hear excerpts from my book ‘Fits and Starts.’

Blog

Ever wondered what life’s like in a house with two boys, two Maine Coons and a mother with chronic Epilepsy? Surprise yourself…read on
There’s also a blog about my plant based diet. I’m currently having 30-40 partial fits in every 24 hour period and at least 1 tonic clonic fit a month. Will getting rid of sugar and caffeine help? Read on and see. I was shocked with the results!

Tuesday Epilepsy Club Membership

Special Offer: Guaranteed first month free then £7.99 every month or £79.99 annually 
The Tuesday Epilepsy Club is hosted by Franziska Thomas author of bestselling book ‘Fits and Starts: A Memoir of Living With Epilepsy’.
This membership group offers you everything you need to know about Living with Epilepsy for £7.99 a month or £79.99 annually. That’s right all the help and support you need with your Epilepsy for less than a cup of coffee a week. 

• Live Monthly Webinar’s 
• Weekly Pilates classes led by a qualified instructor
• Mindfulness videos to help you relax
• Weekly recipes to improve minimise side effects of medications
• Tips to keep you safe
• Chatrooms to discuss all things about Epilepsy
• Extra Podcasts 
• Extracts from Fran’s bestselling book ‘Fits and Starts: A Memoir of Living With Epilepsy’
• Surprise guest speakers

 

One in 87 people has Epilepsy, we all have a responsibility to know something about it, changing attitudes towards Epilepsy might change a life. Join the club!

About Franziska

Author, Podcaster, Writer, Teacher & Fundraising Manager

 Franziska has previously worked as a journalist, History teacher, & Head of PSHE (Personal, Social & Health Education). She is currently working as author, podcaster, and Fundraising Manager for the UK and Nepal-based charity Snowland Journeys CIC. She lives in London with her husband Tim, their children Oskar and Kurt, and two misbehaving Maine Coons called Shadow and Willow-Lettuce.

Over the years Franziska has given many interviews about living with Epilepsy. Recent topics include medication changes, Catamenial Epilepsy and the publication of her book ‘Fits and Starts‘. The audio book was released with the award-winning Almost Tangible in October. It became an immediate bestseller, topping the Amazon Audible charts at number 1 and Kindle Top 100 Bestsellers

Extracts of ‘Fits and Starts’ can heard on this website as Podcasts.

Interviews are available on BBC News, Radio 4, Times Radio, The Guardian, as well as local newspapers and national magazines.

Franziska in interview with Snowland Journeys

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

I spend every waking minute reading. I go through several books a week and usually read the epilogue after the prologue.I know, I know.. It’s my obsessive character which helps and hinders me in everything I do. Word of advice, never borrow a book from me – the writer in me means every book is graffitied with illegible notes in the margins. It will drive you nuts. 

HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN SNOWLAND JOURNEYS?

I’ve been teaching for 15 years in state schools across London in various capacities. Before I had my children, I was Head of PSHE, and more recently I designed lesson plans for Sierra Leone’s first ever History KS3 Curriculum. Zara asked me if I would consider doing a Geography lesson plan to teach UK students about life in Nepal, and once we started working together on our Snowland Journeys Lockdown Life Lessons, I never left. 

EXPLAIN A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT SNOWLAND JOURNEYS?

I’m Fundraising Manager so essentially, I write grant proposals in an effort to raise money for Snowland Journeys. I love writing the proposals, but make no mistake it requires a lot of research, data collection, talking and writing to be successful. Added to the that I am also working on Snowland Journeys English, History and Religious Education lessons for KS3 and KS4. 

YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN CREATING LOCKDOWN LIFE LESSONS? 

Lockdown has been a shock for everyone, but if you look around the world others have been living in similar situations for ages. This seemed the perfect time to introduce the kids from Nepal and the remarkable lives they live to the UK. It’s all about learning life skills and coping strategies from them. Presumably our lockdown will end – the Nepalese kids live bound by their rules for up to ten years.

HAVE YOU FOUND FUNDRAISING DURING A PANDEMIC TOUGH? 

Absolutely. The fact that fundraising organisations are setting up ‘Resilience Workshops’ for free gives you some idea how tough it is. So many grants are simply on hold or not accepting new bids. The only thing to do is keep going. It’s a gamble -a bit like living in Las Vegas with no money chips, but I love a challenge!

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT WORKING FOR SNOW LAND JOURNEYS? 

It’s a real privilege to work for an organisation knowing you make an immediate difference to someone’s life. Snowland Journeys combines all my previous jobs- teaching, writer and researcher and without a doubt it’s a cause I believe in 100%. Obviously, everyone has a role to play in society, but I’ve always liked working on the frontlines – it keeps me sane, or drives me insane. I guess it depends on your view point.

DO YOU HAVE A PARTY TRICK?

Party tricks are always supplied by my youngest son Kurt, the fledgling magician, but I can flip an egg in a shot glass – who needs a CV if you can do that? 

‘Something new to learn every day’

Patrick
Teacher
‘I sign in everyday to feel part of a community which understands my condition. I look forward to the monthly webinars.’

Anoymous
New England
‘Finally a website for people with Epilepsy, where we can be who we want without any pretence. I feel free. Such a feeling should never be under estimated.’

Franziska
Author