Acquiring a Disability: Intimacy, Reimagined

When Mandy McCracken acquired sepsis and lost both her hands and feet, her world was turned completely upside down. Overnight, she lost not just her limbs, but the physical ease and emotional familiarity that had defined her relationship with her husband. The couple found themselves having to rebuild their connection from the ground up - emotionally, physically, and intimately. In this powerful and deeply candid episode, Mandy shares the raw, often unspoken truth about adjusting to life in a new body, and how she and her husband set about relearning intimacy. Joining the conversation is Tori Bellentina, a qualified functional sexologist who specialises in working with people with disability. Join both as they chat with hosts Madeline and Alistair in a celebration of resilience, adaptation, and redefining intimacy when acquiring a disability.