She's got a G-tube, J-tube, TPN and half a million social media followers. Meet Steph Kelly, a Sydney nurse who's built a colossal community by candidly sharing what it's like to live with feeding tubes, frequent hospital stays and a lengthy list of conditions – including hyper-mobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome, POTS, and serious heart issues – all while leading a full, and often very fun life. Come behind the scenes of Steph’s viral posts as I spend a morning with this incredible advocate....

This is a story about a girl called Riley. One of four sisters who, along with mum, Grecian, and dad, Justin, enjoys drawing, outdoor adventures and ice-cream treats in her sunny home of Perth, tube-feeding all the way. Join me as I chat with this charming six-year-old and her family, along with her school principal, who has personally mastered the art of schooltime tube-feeds, and her new support worker, who also happens to have a feeding tube.You can read an interview with Grecian in Issue ...

She blends up cheese platters with wine, pours espressos down her feeding-tube and calls Spotlight "the mothership". Meet Kym Adams, a Brisbane local with a wicked sense of humour and, as her friend Skubi puts it, "mad crafting skills". In this episode, Kym and I spend a day at the Wholesome Blends office (is that a cameo from founder Sarah Thomas, we hear?) and chat about how she found her way back to a full and fun life after her cancer treatment resulted in the need for a feeding tub...

Let’s visit Sydney’s sunny suburb of Gymea and spend a day with a charming almost-three-year-old and his family, shall we? Luke Joseph has been tube-feeding since the day he was born and while he kept his parents, Eliana and Michael, and many medical professionals guessing for 16 months, a super-rare genetic condition turned out to be why. In this episode I encounter a dreamy tube-feeding supplies storage system (watch out Marie Kondo), a grandparent who has learned how to tube-feed (hi Kerry...

He’s got the body of '80s-era Arnold Schwarzenegger, making him the polar opposite of what most people expect when they think of a tube-feeder. Meet Pedro Relvas, a former professional bodybuilder and personal trainer who faced enormous health challenges with a mindset as strong as his muscles. Tag along as I chat with Pedro and his family at their gym and home in Brisbane. You’re gonna love this guy – and can follow his story @wolfpepe on Instagram and @pedrorelvas on TikTok. You can read an...

Welcome to Tubie Talks, a podcast series celebrating the lives of people and families who tube-feed. I’m your host, author, journalist and tube-feeding parent, Melanie Dimmitt, and in this series I’ll be chatting with a vibrant mix of guests about how they go about this little-known, but no less worthy way of eating. I’m starting Tubie Talks close to home – quite literally – with my own family’s story. A few years ago my young son, Arlo, had a gastrostomy (G) tube inserted, was prescrib...

Welcome to Tubie Talks, a podcast series celebrating the lives of people and families who tube-feed. Listen in as author, journalist and tube-feeding parent Melanie Dimmitt chats with a vibrant mix of guests about how they go about this little-known, but no less worthy way of eating. Tubie Talks is brought to you by the team at InterMed Medical, who supply an extensive range of very useful Medicina products: amslmedical.com.au It's produced, edited and hosted by Melanie Dimmitt: me...