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Inflammatory Arthritis UK
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Only UK charity dedicated to all types of autoimmune inflammatory arthritis. Together we are building a future where everyone affected by IA feels seen, supported and never alone.

Weekly podcast 🎙Inflammatory! website: inflammatoryarthritis.org
The festive holidays can be beautiful but also… a LOT.
Especially when you’re juggling inflammatory arthritis.

🎧 Tune in for laughs, honesty and real talk about surviving Christmas with IA in the latest episode of Inflammatory! Listen here tinyurl.com/yas2j933 or watch YouTube tinyurl.com/375w329r
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This week on Inflammatory! we changed it up a bit and who knew quick-fire questions could reveal SO much? 😂
✨ Hot bath or shower?
✨ Sofa or bed on flare days?
✨ Tiny buttons or a flight of stairs?
✨ Strictly or I’m A Celeb?
Listen here tinyurl.com/yjb57kx5 or watch on YouTube tinyurl.com/2wbrb7nu
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
⭐ Episode 35 is out! 🎉we talk about what self-care really looks like when you’re living with inflammatory arthritis, from rest, flares & routines to colouring, creativity & hospital chaos.
🎧 Listen now tinyurl.com/mr9nw5c8 sign up at inflammatoryarthritis.org
#InflammatoryArthritis #Selfcare
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🎙️ New episode of Inflammatory! “Can You Be a Trustee with IA?” is out now!
✨ IAUK started with one goal: no one living with IA should feel alone. 10 months later, we’ve built an incredible, supportive community. 💙
Watch tinyurl.com/436x9e5x
Listen tinyurl.com/8v827uze
#TrusteeWeek #IAUK
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 AM
💙 #InvisibleDisabilitiesWeek!
Feeling like you’re living in permanent twilight? 😴
We’re talking about low motivation, stiff joints & staying cozy through the cold in the latest Inflammatory! episode.
Listen here tinyurl.com/bdzh9sjn or watch on YouTube here tinyurl.com/mryyznn8
#InflammatoryPodcast
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🌍 World Arthritis Day 2025: Achieve Your Dreams! 💪✨
Our latest Inflammatory! episode, episode 30 IA: Treatment, Pain & Daily Life asks: what do you still hope to achieve while living with arthritis?
🎧 tinyurl.com/36hrkb2x
🎥 tinyurl.com/y2bapwn6
October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“How do you even describe pain?” 🤔
New Inflammatory! episode out now, we talk invisible pain, flare vs. dull aches, fatigue, coping tools & finding community.

🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/38duw842
Or watch on YouTube here: tinyurl.com/27skps9x

#ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness #ArthritisAwareness
September 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
💥 How painful is inflammatory arthritis? 🤔
This Friday on Inflammatory! we’re diving into the invisible pain that comes with IA.
✨ Does pain change your mood?
✨ What are your go-to tips for coping?
Drop a comment below & join the conversation.
🎧 Full episode out Friday + YouTube!
#Inflammatory
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This week on Inflammatory! 🎙️ Sarah Yorke shares her journey with RA, from being dismissed as “too young” to ways to take control through rest, movement & self-advocacy.
RA is unpredictable, but no one has to face it alone. 💙
Listen here tinyurl.com/34sm8t7h
Watch on YouTube tinyurl.com/5ftp47d3
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🐾 Happy #InternationalDogDay! 🐶✨
Dogs just know when you’re not at your best, flare, fatigue, or a rough day. Their cuddles & unconditional love are the best medicine. 💕

Here’s Debbie’s pup Whiskey 🐾, who we’ve mentioned on the Inflammatory! podcast. Listen here: tinyurl.com/yck6huy7
August 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
One of the hardest parts of living with Inflammatory Arthritis (IA) is explaining it. It’s not “just arthritis” like OA. IA is an autoimmune disease. 🎧 In Ep13 of Inflammatory! we use a sound system analogy to make sense of it.
Listen here tinyurl.com/4ajba8rr

#ArthritisAwareness #Autoimmune
August 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🎙In episode 17 of Inflammatory! we were joined by fashion and portrait photographer Rachell Smith, who shared her journey living with inflammatory arthritis. Navigating years of misdiagnosis to parenting with chronic pain. It is full of heart, honesty, and hope.
🎧 Listen here tinyurl.com/55ezx3hu
August 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🎧 Have you or someone you care about been diagnosed with a type of inflammatory arthritis (IA)?

Check out Inflammatory! our weekly podcast (currently on a summer break ☀️) that dives into what life is really like with IA.
🎙️ Listen now on our website inflammatoryarthritis.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🎉 Inflammatory Arthritis UK is 6 months old!
What a journey it’s been and we’ve only just begun.

There are other charities, but our focus on lived experience shows: people need to hear from people who get it.

We’re here, and we’re needed. 💙 #IAUK #LivedExperience💙 #IAUK #LivedExperience
July 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#JIAAwarenessMonth
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is so much more than just joint pain.
🎙️ In Episode 11 Inflammatory! Word!, our co-founder Debbie shares what it’s like to parent a child with JIA, while living with it herself. Listen here tinyurl.com/mtdjfa6u
All episodes tinyurl.com/yck6huy7
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
July is #JuvenileIdiopathicArthritis Awareness Month 💙
JIA starts before age 16, and for many, it lasts a lifetime. Our co-founder & her daughter both live with JIA.
Read Debbie's inspiring blogs here: tinyurl.com/ye3x5djr

#JIA #ChronicIllness #JIAAwareness #InflammatoryArthritis
July 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Inflammatory arthritis doesn’t take a holiday... even when we do!
In this week’s episode of Inflammatory! we talk all things holidays, reflect on how far we have come considering IAUK is not even 6 months old!

🎧 🔗 Listen now: tinyurl.com/y42k4scr
#inflammatoryarthritis #podcast #community
June 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🎙️ New Episode: Support Act
Katy & Debbie get real about life with #InflammatoryArthritis while both managing painful flares.
From misdiagnosis to mental health, this is a must-listen for anyone living with IA.
🔗 Listen: tinyurl.com/yc4f5u4z
#IAUK #ChronicPain #AutoimmuneLife #ArthritisAwareness
June 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM