Maggies corner

Today in the fnd podcast we talk about stress impacts of stress and fnd and mental health. How fnd is not the cause of fnd but we shouldn’t shy from addressing mental health in fnd as part of our treatment with fnd. It is certainly not all in our head it is not a mental disorder , it is neurological, however if we need to talk to someone why not.

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things to checkout:

NAIDOC week!

https://www.naidoc.org.au/

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community

Mental health and FND is so very important if you feel the need to talk about treatment about your health. Finding a medical professional that is familiar with fnd that you are comfortable with and treats fnd. Be an advocate for you. Always talk to your go or specialist.
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Stress and FND:

Stress and life get in the way especially these times. Fnd especially it can essentially cause havoc. Fnd action have some suggestions to cope with stress with FND.

https://www.fndaction.org.uk/stress-management/

Now if you do decide to utilise the Mental health care plan here is the link I stress again fnd is not a Mental Disorder however this is information on the mental health care plan

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/subjects/whats-covered-medicare/mental-health-care-and-medicare

Amplifying Carly Findlay follow her on @carlyfindlay her website https://carlyfindlay.com.au/

She is a speaker an activist a writer and has written numerous pieces including the latest book called “Growing up disabled" available now. She is a blogger and is inspirational. She has a condition called Ichthyosis .Ichthyosis is a family of genetic skin disorders characterized by dry, scaling skin that may be thickened or very thin. The prefix "ichthy" is taken from the Greek root for the word fish. Each year, more than 16,000 babies are born with some form of ichthyosis.
There is five books in the series all amazing check them out.

Follow Maggie on Instagram @Maggie.Chapman and her creatively on @maggiesa.creative

To listen to our song playlist started by our lovely Maggie on Spotify click on the link below

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lvGhN4Ab3AtwBj42L5DDA?si=IyN0V1ENQdi1_6W6MrNjAA

HELPFUL RESOURCES:
A website all things Functional neurological Disorder written by Professor Jon Stone who is the leading FND researcher and Consultant Neurologist in Edinburgh, Scotland.

https://www.neurosymptoms.org/

Neurosymptoms has an app that you can download now too. Look up neurosymptoms or Jon stone and you will find it there.

FND ORGANISATIONS:

https://www.fndaus.org.au/

FND AUSTRALIA SUPPORT SERVICES INC: A wonderful resource for people in Australia with FND: from reasearch into FND, finding medical specialists and services and just information about FND. Solely dedicated to all things FND and helping those with FND in Australia.

https://fndaus.org.au/

https://www.fndaction.org.uk/

FND Dimensions aims to develop a network of ‘peer support groups’ across the UK either in face to face meetings or online via methods such as Skype. By bringing people together on a regular basis, this helps alleviate the isolation that many FND patients feel. It also gives opportunity for others to open up dialog and to talk to others in a similar position about the day to day challenges, issues or concerns with one another.

http://fnddimensions.org/

A really helpful article and explanation of what FND is: '

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1367576277956370432.html?fbclid=IwAR1GZpXe7IgC9qVlIr7ygA9RslPy6nxhQIumdUw9XMu2fs8MsMf8SwYZeVQ

The Fnd Podcast always suggests that you always talk with your gp and or specialist with any treatments in regards with FND. \