CForYourself: A podcast from Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Episodes
CForYourself: Body image and cystic fibrosis
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cystic fibrosis is different for everybody. With improving treatments and care, some people are able to take on great physical challenges, maintain he...
CForYourself: Celebrating #TeamCF
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s episode, we’re shining a spotlight on #TeamCF – our incredible community of supporters who go above and beyond to make life bett...
CForYourself: What I wish people knew about cystic fibrosis
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over 11,000 people have cystic fibrosis in the UK, but it’s still widely misunderstood. Is that the condition where you cough a lot? Is it like ast...
CForYourself: Clinical Trials Day and CF research
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To mark Clinical Trials Day (20 May), we’re excited to be teaming up with US-based non-profit Emily’s Entourage on this episode of CForYourself.St...
CForYourself: Self employment and the Helen Barrett Bright Idea Awards
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year, Cystic Fibrosis Trust is celebrating 10 years of the Helen Barrett Bright Idea Awards. The award was established in memory of Helen Barrett...
CForYourself: Employment and cystic fibrosis
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Work can be important for many reasons – our financial security, as part of our identity, for our mental health, our social lives, and to give us co...
CForYourself: 60th anniversary special with Chief Executive David Ramsden
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As it's 'FeBrewary', in this month's episode Lucy hosts her own virtual tea party on the pod. Joining her for a brew is David Ra...
CForYourself: Exercise and CF
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us might have made a new year’s resolution to take up a new exercise in 2025, or maybe you have a sporty challenge in your sights. So in the...
CForYourself: Navigating a new diagnosis
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're talking all about navigating a new cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis.Our host Lucy sits down for a virtual tea and chat with J...
CForYourself: Pregnancy and CF
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As access to new treatments increases across the community, we have seen real progress for people with cystic fibrosis. For many, lives are getting lo...
CForYourself: Talking transplant
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone going through the transplant process will have a different experience and journey. Adjusting to life after an organ transplant can bring ne...
CForYourself: Behind the scenes at Cystic Fibrosis Trust
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special CF Week edition of CForYourself, our host Lucy goes behind the scenes at Cystic Fibrosis Trust. To mark our 60th anniversary, she chat...
CForYourself: Youth Advisory Group takeover
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode seven, Lucy has a virtual catch-up with Tilly, Rosie and Tehya from the Trust’s Youth Advisory group, otherwise known as YAG. They talk a...
CForYourself: Navigating grief and CF carrier testing with James Dunmore
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode six, Lucy has a virtual catch-up with Cystic Fibrosis Trust ambassador and former star of Made in Chelsea, James Dunmore, who sadly lost bo...
CForYourself: Research using lung MRI in CF
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode five, our host, Lucy, talks all things research with Dr Laurie Smith from the University of Sheffield, who specialises in understanding how...
CForYourself: CF and interior design with Jack Kinsey
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode four, our host, Lucy sits down with Jack Kinsey an interior designer from Norfolk, who appeared in series four of BBC Interior Design Maste...
CForYourself: CF and dating with Lyndall Grace
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode three, our host, Lucy sits down with Lyndall Grace, star of season 10 of Married at First Sight Australia to chat about growing up with cys...
CForYourself: CF and the menopause
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People with CF are living longer than ever due to advancements in effective treatments and care but the aging process can also bring its own challenge...
CForYourself: Living with an invisible condition
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might not be able to see CF or what it does to the body. But it’s not invisible to the 10,800 people in the UK whose lives are dominated by it e...
CForYourself: CF Week special on research and CF
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CF week 2023 is all about celebrating the incredible progress we’ve already made in CF research, and looking forward to the breakthroughs we can mak...
CForYourself: FeBrewary special
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of CForYourself, we are celebrating the start of our FeBrewary fundraising campaign. We know this can be a miserable ti...
CForYourself: Growing older with CF
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Advances in our understanding of CF mean that there are many more effective treatments out there, so people with the condition are living longer than ...
CForYourself: Relationships and CF
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The relationships we form are such an important part of our lives, whether that’s with your partner, loved ones, or colleagues. They shape the peopl...
CForYourself bonus episode: Performing and CF
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of CForYourself, Lucy enjoys a virtual cup of tea and a chat with the fabulous Jordy Deelight.Jordy’s drag act The Rea...
CForYourself: Parenting children with CF
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Families experience and cope with CF in a number of different ways. The journey is not always predictable or easy, and every child and every story is ...
CForYourself: Work and cystic fibrosis
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up with CF, it’s completely normal to worry about what the future might hold; how CF might affect your working life and if you will still be...
CForYourself: Mental health and cystic fibrosis
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Living with cystic fibrosis (CF) means more than just a set of physical symptoms - it can also have an impact on our mental and emotional wellbeing. I...