Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability

Oct 16 2024 47 ep. 38 mins 15
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Do you have the nerve to talk about disability?

Have The Nerve is a podcast brought to you by Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Join host, Susan Wood, as she talks you through everything to do with disability. 

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Episode 47: Something to Think About - What Does Sport Mean To Me?

Oct 16 2024 74 mins  
Send us a textHave The Nerve Not-So-Short this episode!You will hear the stories of three people who explain what sport means to them, because when it comes to disability and sport society may focus on physical strength or the medals, but it's so much more than that. On this episode you hear from:Tamsin Colley is an international athlete in para-athletics and cerebral palsy footbal

Episode 46: Get To Know Your Body - Hydrotherapy

Aug 28 2024 17 mins  
Send us a textThis 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 Exercise Physiologist Alicia Payne answers the question "Why should I exercise in the water?". If you've ever considered getting into a pool, but don't know

Episode 45: From The Internet - Ultimate World Cruise Tea Time

Aug 20 2024 24 mins  
Send us a textThis 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 Laura Burling, Heidi Haydon and Susan Wood discuss @uksecrettravel_'s TikTok where they recall an anonymous post made by someone on the Ultimate World Cruis

Episode 44: What It Is Like To Be A Researcher In Spinal Cord Injury?

Aug 06 2024 78 mins  
Send us a textGetting research off the ground is probably more complex than you'd expect. Doctor Claire Boswell-Ruys is a physiotherapist and senior research fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and has worked in the area of spinal cord injuries for the past 20 years. We talk about all things research, we discuss what it takes to set up a research trial, how it's funde

Episode 43: Something To Think About - Why Invest In Medical Research for Spinal Cord Injury?

Jul 17 2024 30 mins  
Send us a textThis is Have The Nerve Shorts - The short episodes between the longer ones. However, today isn't short at all #SorryNotSorry. Duncan Wallace, Executive Director of SpinalCure Australia is on to chat about why you should consider investing in medical research for spinal cord injury and why you should consider the next generation of medical researchers. Having a spinal

Episode 42: Get To Know Your Body - Falls Prevention

Jul 03 2024 17 mins  
Send us a textThis 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 Physiotherapist Colbey Van Leeuwen talks about falls prevention for upper limbs and lower limbs. How much do you know about the vestibular system? How can m

Episode 41: From The Internet - Thoughts and Prayers

May 29 2024 27 mins  
Send us a textThis 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 Laura Burling, Heidi Haydon and Susan Wood discuss Senator Jordon Steele-John's TikTok video when he shared the story of someone attempting to heal his disa

Episode 40: Faith, God, Diversity and the Journey

May 16 2024 47 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode, Associate Professor Shane Clifton from the University of Sydney comes on the podcast to talk about the many lives he led before his accident, his career as a theology lecturer and his accident that led to a spinal cord injury 14 years ago. Susan and Shane talk candidly about their journeys with faith and their disabilities and how the impact of knowin

Episode 39: Something To Think About - People With Disabilities Need To Pay Bills Too, You Know.

May 01 2024 20 mins  
Send us a textThis 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 of Have The Nerve, Forrest Campbell is back to talk about his experiences finding work after he sustained his spinal cord injury in 2015 and why the role of

Episode 38: Get To Know Your Body - Strength Training

Apr 11 2024 19 mins  
Send us a textThis 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, Exercise Physiologist Alicia Payne comes on to talk about why strength training is for everyone of any ability!NeuroMoves is a specialised exercise service