a conversation space for all things
multiple sclerosis
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.
In this Women’s Health Week episode of The Raw Nerve, Dr Tennille Luker, Deborah Cuddihy and Teisha Rose discuss women’s health and MS, including movement, rest, fatigue, mental wellbeing, support networks and current research into why MS is more common in women.
MS Australia's 2025 Award recipients, Belinda Bardsley, Professor Bruce Taylor, Professor Helmut Butzkueven and Jan Miles representing the Miles Family and Team Walk for Jess, join Jeremy Henderson and Sharlene Brown to discuss their passionate work for the MS community.
For International Men’s Health Week 2026, host Jeremy Henderson speaks with Bruce Frost and Andrew Holt about friendship, resilience, surf lifesaving, mental health and living positively with MS.
A special panel session exploring the new MS Nurse-led 'Back on Track' audio and video series with Dr Therese Burke AM, Belinda Bardsley, Tim O’Maley and Rachel Fallis.
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, the support network that helped make it possible, and how living with MS shaped the resilience and perspective she brought to the mountain.
Dr Julia Morahan speaks with leading clinician researchers and MS experts Prof Helmut Butzkueven and A/Prof Anneke van der Walt about the updated 2025 McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for MS.
Dr Tennille Luker chats with the CEO of Continence Health Australia and a Lived Experience Expert Panel member living with multiple sclerosis, about the important topic of continence.
Views expressed on the Raw Nerve Podcast, including any discussions or reference to medications or treatments by podcast guests, do not necessarily represent the views of MS Australia and should not be seen as either an endorsement or rejection of a treatment.
MS Australia does not recommend any specific treatment for people living with MS. Decisions about any treatments, taking into consideration the potential benefits and side effects for each individual’s circumstances, should be made in careful consultation with the person’s neurologist.
