Love Without Limits

What happens when love, intimacy, and caregiving intertwine? Join Madeline and Alistair as they explore navigating sex and relationships when your partner is also your carer. Guests Mia and Troy Wallace who have been together for nearly three decades discuss the challenges of balancing care roles with intimacy, the assumptions strangers make about their relationship, and the inventive ways they’ve kept romance alive. Also joining the conversation is Tess Devèze, occupational therapist and somatic sexologist, offering their expertise in supporting people with disability and their partners to connect, explore intimacy, and move beyond clinical touch to intentional, sensual touch.

Too often, people with intellectual disability are left out of conversations about love, intimacy, and desire. In this episode, John O’Donnell shares what it’s like to navigate dating with an intellectual disability. John speaks openly about the challenges he faces, from being misunderstood at clubs to being excluded from dating apps because of his difficulty with reading and writing. Joining the conversation is First Nations disability advocate Madeline Prasad, and Zoe Broadway from VALID, to talk about the importance of visibility, autonomy, and representation in relationships.

In this candid and hilarious episode, Lebanese Australian comedian and actor Imaan Hadchiti joins disability advocate and model Alex Reimers to unpack the highs and lows of dating and looking for love in an often ableist world. Imaan, who is short-statured, reflects on how dating apps often amplify ableism, especially by placing unnecessary emphasis on height. Meanwhile, Alex, a wheelchair user who communicates via an assistive communication device, shares how dating has been an emotional rollercoaster, including a time when her date fell in love with her support worker instead of her. Join our guests on their wild and unpredictable journeys through love, rejection, resilience, and self-worth.

In this open and honest episode, we dive headfirst into the often-taboo topic of disability and sex work. James Harkness is Autistic and has schizophrenia and psychosis. He regularly uses the services of sex workers—for connection, confidence, and intimacy. For James, it's simple: disabled people deserve fulfilling sex lives too. And he’s calling on the NDIS to reinstate funding for sex worker services, because intimacy is fundamental to human well being. Hosts Madeleine Stewart and Alistair Baldwin are tackling the taboos, breaking down tired stereotypes, and asking: why is society so uncomfortable with disabled people using the services of sex workers?

Love Without Limits is an unapologetically funny, modern, and fearless new series that peels back the curtain on the real-life experiences of dating and intimacy for disabled people. Hosted by disability advocates and comedians Madeleine Stewart and Alistair Baldwin, this bold new series challenges tired narratives with honest, cheeky, and deeply human stories. Each episode features candid conversations with guests who share personal tales of love, sex, dating, and relationships—from burgeoning romances and long-term partnerships to flings, friendships, self-love and everything in between. No topic is off-limits, with discussions delving into sexual health, relationship dynamics, and overcoming the barriers to intimacy that people with disability can face.