The MS Boost: “It’s going to be ok” - What I’d tell my newly diagnosed self | Fatima’s story
In this episode of the MS Boost podcast series, we are joined by Fatima, a person living with multiple sclerosis (MS), who shares her personal journey to diagnosis. Like many other people living with ...
22 Maj 202420min
The MS Boost: MS diagnosis and trauma – the unspoken shadow to chronic conditions
“I do think it's being talked about more now, and I think it's really important for people to be seeing that there's no shame in having a trauma response to pain, and it's very treatable, trauma is ve...
7 Maj 202420min
The MS Boost: Feeling Sick, Faking Well– with psychotherapist Katie Willard Virant
In this episode of the MS Boost, we discuss the challenges of living with chronic illness with psychotherapist Katie Willard Virant. Katie, a practitioner and author of the blog 'Chronically Me' on Ps...
22 Apr 202417min
The MS Boost: A little bit of sunshine – MS and Vitamin D
Vitamin D has a complex relationship with MS, with links to increased risk of diagnosis, influencing gene expression in immune cells and generally being lower in people living with MS. In this episode...
10 Apr 202417min
The MS Boost: The kids aren’t alright? - navigating a parent’s diagnosis for teens with Headspace clinical psychologist Nicola Palfrey
This episode of the MS Boost features Nicola Palfrey, a child clinical psychologist and head of clinical leadership at Headspace, focusing on how parents diagnosed with multiple sclerosis can effectiv...
25 Mars 202423min
The MS Boost: HSCT for MS with neurologist Dr Cassie Nesbitt
In this episode we chat with neurologist Dr Cassie Nesbitt, one of the principal investigators for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Cassie explains ...
11 Mars 202420min
The MS Boost: Brain health & why it's never too late to make a change with researcher Olivia Wills
With thanks to Olivia Wills.Olivia is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and member of Dietitians Australia’s. She completed a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Hons)(Deans Scholar) from the Univer...
26 Feb 202419min
Caregiving and ambiguous loss with Linda Rowley
Linda Rowley, mental health consultant, delves into the complexities of mental health for carers, focusing on the overlooked experience of ambiguous loss. Linda discusses the importance of acknowledgi...
20 Feb 202435min
