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The Raw Nerve

MS Australia
Multiple Sclerosis
MS Australia
Australia
MS Readathon
Mount Everest
Canberra, Australia
Mcdonald Diagnostic Criteria
Back On Track
World Brain Day
NDIA Pricing Review
Brain Health
Fundraising
World Continence Week
Continence Resources
Continence Health Australia
Paralympic Track Cycling
Jen Willis
National Carers Week
Allied Health
Neurological Alliance Australia

Welcome to The Raw Nerve – the official Podcast of MS Australia – a conversation space for all things multiple sclerosis. Join us for news and views on the latest research, treatments, and advocacy efforts, as well as candid and informative interviews with our community; those living with MS and their families and carers, together with leading clinicians, researchers, and advocates. www.MSAustrali... more

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In this special episode of The Raw Nerve marking International Men’s Health Week 2026 (known in Australia as Men’s Health Week), host Jeremy Henderson speaks with Bruce Frost and Andrew Holt from Narooma and Pambula respectively, on the stunning far ... more

Join us for a special episode of the Raw Nerve Podcast as we celebrate the launch of an innovative MS Nurse-led resource designed to support Australians living with multiple sclerosis (MS) amid MS specialist nurse care shortages.

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In this special episode of The Raw Nerve, we speak with Jen Willis after her historic Mount Everest summit. As the first Australian living with MS to reach the top of the world, Jen speaks candidly about the mental and physical demands of the climb, ... more

MS Australia Deputy CEO Dr Julia Morahan speaks with leading clinician researchers and MS experts Professor Helmut Butzkueven and Associate Professor Anneke van der Walt about the updated 2025 McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS).... more

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Recent Guests

Therese Burke
MS Nurse, dual certified MS and Rare Neuroimmunology Nurse Specialist, Researcher and Educator
MS Nurses Australasia
Episode: Ep82 Back on Track: New resource to support People Living with MS
Rachel Fallis
Lived Experience Leader, MS Advocate
LEAP (Lived Experience Expert Panel)
Episode: Ep82 Back on Track: New resource to support People Living with MS
Tim O'Malley
MS Nurse Specialist, MS Nurse Practitioner
MS Australia / MS Nurses Australasia
Episode: Ep82 Back on Track: New resource to support People Living with MS
Belinda Bardsley
MS Nurse Specialist, Research Manager
Austin Hospital / MS Australia
Episode: Ep82 Back on Track: New resource to support People Living with MS
Katie Snell
Project Manager for Back on Track
MS Australia
Episode: Ep82 Back on Track: New resource to support People Living with MS
Jen Willis
Australian endurance climber living with MS, summit of Mount Everest
Independent climber / advocate for MS
Episode: Ep81 On top of the world: Jen Willis, MS and summitting Mount Everest
Helmut Butzkueven
Professor of Neuroscience; neurologist; MS researcher
Monash University; Alfred Health; MSBase Foundation
Episode: Ep80 Faster, Earlier, More Accurate: The Future of MS Diagnosis
Anneke van der Walt
Associate Professor; Director MS and Neuroimmunology and Neuro-ophthalmology
Alfred Health; Monash University; MSBase Foundation
Episode: Ep80 Faster, Earlier, More Accurate: The Future of MS Diagnosis
Jim Cooper
CEO of Continence Health Australia
Continence Health Australia
Episode: Ep79 Continence: Facts, Myths, and Support Strategies

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Dr. Julia Morahan
Deputy CEO at MS Australia; involved in research, clinical guidance and policy
Jeremy Henderson
Host of The Raw Nerve; MS Australia / The Raw Nerve podcast host

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Ep65 Women’s Health and MS: Marking Women’s Health Week 2025
Q: What strategies do you use for women newly diagnosed with MS?
She describes a STAR method focusing on sitting in the mud (grief), detaching from fear (thoughts), acknowledging the full emotional spectrum, and moving toward a hopeful but realistic path with flexibility to avoid being stuck.
Ep65 Women’s Health and MS: Marking Women’s Health Week 2025
Q: How did you get involved in the mental health space?
Samantha shares that returning to university for psychology while balancing family life was a catalyst, and counselling psychotherapy felt more holistic and aligned with her approach to helping people uncover and reframe their stories.
Ep69 ECTRIMS 2025: Shaping the next frontier of MS research
Q: Julia, did you want to talk about one of the talks that you thought were really good there?
I highlighted several sessions, especially the MRI-based machine learning work that revealed hidden MS subtypes, and the pre-symptomatic blood protein changes suggesting a future blood test for early risk detection, both of which could change how we diagnose and monitor MS.
Ep68 Celebrating our MS Carers: Marking National Carers Week 2025
Q: What would you hope people take away from National Carers Week in terms attitudes and government action?
Rebecca stresses the principle of 'nothing about us without us'—policies must be shaped with lived experiences, with panels like LEAP serving as direct channels to government to improve outcomes and achieve cost savings by designing with real needs in mind.
Ep68 Celebrating our MS Carers: Marking National Carers Week 2025
Q: What are the gaps in terms of carers receiving adequate support during National Carers Week and beyond?
Rebecca explains that despite raising awareness, carers face recognition gaps, emotional toll, and difficulties navigating respite, funding, and formal supports like the NDIS; she emphasizes the need for inclusive decision-making and structural changes that embed lived experience into policy.

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What is The Raw Nerve about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on multiple sclerosis (MS) from a practical, patient-focused, and policy-oriented perspective. Across recent episodes, topics include nurse-led patient support resources, diagnostic advances and their real-world impact, advocacy and funding discussions, and inspirational lived-experience stories. It often brings together clinicians, researchers, advocates, and people living with MS or caring for someone with MS to explore how to improve care, accelerate research, and increase public understanding and policy support. Notable throughlines include partnerships among MS Australia, clinicians and nurses, and lived-experience voices, plus a strong emphasis on practical tools, education, and empowerment for the MS community. This ... more

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