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    Get To Know Your Body – Strength Training

    In this episode Exercise Physiologist Alicia Payne comes on to talk about why strength training is for everyone of any...
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    From The Internet – Was He Wrong For Using The Accessible Bathroom?

    In this episode you are listening to Laura Burling, Jade Williams and Susan Wood answer the question: AITA for using a...
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    A Moment That Changed Everything

    2023 Lifeline Ambassador and public speaker, Matthew Caruana, comes on to share his story.
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    Something To Think About – Where Is The Support For Spouses & Partners?

    Forrest Campbell comes on to talk about his observations about the lack of peer support for his wife when he...
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    Get To Know Your Body – Shoulder Health

    In this episode Physiotherapist Colbey Van Leeuwen talks about what shoulder health means and why it's so important you know...
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    From The Internet – Is The Boyfriend Overprotective?

    We're introducing Have The Nerve Shorts - the short episodes between the long ones - where we talk about things...
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    Disability and the Performing Arts

    what if you are a playwright with a disability and you want to stage a production, what if you are...
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    Disability Royal Commission, Connecting Cultures, the Landscape of First Nations & Disability

    The latest episode of "Have the Nerve" is now accessible. It features Susan Wood's exploration of the Disability Royal Commission...
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    Continence Poverty – The Cost When You Can’t Afford

    Edwina Spooner from Coloplast is back and we talk about the very sobering realities for a lot of people who...
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    This is Have The Nerve Shorts – the short episodes between the long ones where we talk about things From The Internet, you can Get To Know Your Body and there might be even Something To Think About.

    In this episode Forrest Campbell comes on to talk about his observations about the lack of peer support for his wife when he sustained his spinal cord injury in 2015.

    He talks about how the difficulty of transitioning to a new life wasn’t just felt for him, but became very real for her as well, and when they looked for genuine support it was sorely lacking.

    According to Carers Australia there are currently 2.65 million unpaid carers in Australia who provide 2.2 billion hours of unpaid care per year.

    Note: In the episode Forrest mentions that his wife is working on a peer support website for carers to access. We will update you on the progress.

    Information that could help you:

    Carers Gateway Australia: https://www.carergateway.gov.au/

    SCIA’s Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) for family members and caregivers: https://scia.org.au/wellness-recovery-action-plan/

    Don’t have a streaming player? You can watch it on our Youtube channel under Podcasts!

    Credits: Susan Wood has written, produced and edited this episode. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore.

    Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions.

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