MS Understood
Episodes
Love, Adventure & Life with MS with Bree-Arne Manley
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crowd funding - https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-money-for-a-disability-beach-access-wheel-chairBook- Hope: Fighting Multiple Sclerosis by Bree-Arne M...
Paddy Macrae: Why Irreverent Put Authentic Disability Representation on Screen
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of MS Understood, I chat with Paddy Macrae, writer and creator of the Netflix series Irreverent. We dive into why he made the powerful...
From Set Life to Self-Care: Actor & Filmmaker Cassidy on Living with MS
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat with Cassidy – actor, filmmaker, and content creator – and honestly, this convo was so worth the wait.Cassidy shares how a...
Cate’s Audacious Life: Bikes, Business & Big Goals
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat with the incredible Cate. From a wild MS diagnosis to rediscovering her love of cycling, Cate has gone on to ride across Vietn...
Two Years After HSCT: Hayley Shares Her MS Story
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I catch up with Hayley, who you might remember from 2022, we spoke just two weeks before she was about to have HSCT. She’s back to ...
Where I have been and what’s happening next with host Clare Reilly
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been almost 3 years since I last released an episode of a MS Understood. In this episode at my dad, Frank interviews me to share what I'v...
Soulful Simplicity and Multiple Sclerosis with Courtney Carver
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After working in a high powered, incredibly busy job Courtney noticed she had developed vertigo and was struggling to walk in a straight line. After h...
A Conversation About Multiple Sclerosis With My Family with Steven
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Steven. Steven shared a story that is all too familiar, being diagnosed as a young man at 16 and how confusing thi...
HSCT trials in Australia with Hayley
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hayley was diagnosed quite quickly, and after having two failed treatments she has been recommended to join the stem cell treatment at St Vincents hos...
Living with completely invisible MS symptoms with Sarah from Vitality Law
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of MS Understood is sponsored by the Reassess Your MS campaign by Novartis Australia, helping people with MS to monitor their symptom cha...
What it's like to HSCT as a treatment for MS with Shereena
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we recorded this interview Reena was in hospital in the process of receiving HSCT treatment for multiple sclerosis. After being diagnosed at 17, ...
This episode changed my life with Brooke Mott
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This chat with Brooke was full of so many lightbulb moments for me. We talk about a diagnosis leading to the uncovering of co exisiting conditions. I ...
Seeing yourself reflected in patients with chronic care nurse Chris
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Chris. We talked about the skewed view of disease in the world but particularly when working as a chronic care nur...
Deciding on HSCT as Treatment for multiple sclerosis with Victoria
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of MS understood I chat with Victoria, an English expat living in Hong Kong. Victoria talks about her journey to deciding to have...
Reshare: Difficult Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis with Ashleigh Rose
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MS Understood Listener Survey Affirm. Affirmation Cards. A dose of daily inspiration for life with a chronic illness Today on the MS Understood Podca...
Reshare: Art and MS with Justine Martin
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MS Understood Listener Survey Affirm. Affirmation Cards. A dose of daily inspiration for life with a chronic illness Today on MS Understood we chat w...
Reshare: Comedy and Multiple Sclerosis with Tim Ferguson
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MS Understood Listener Survey Affirm. Affirmation Cards. A dose of daily inspiration for life with a chronic illness Today on the MS Understood Podca...
Reshare: Staying Fashionable and Having Multiple Sclerosis with Ardra Shepard
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MS Understood Listener Survey Affirm. Affirmation Cards. A dose of daily inspiration for life with a chronic illness Today on the MS Understood Podca...
Reshare: Growing Up Disabled in Australia with Astrid Edwards
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MS Understood Listener Survey Affirm. Affirmation Cards. A dose of daily inspiration for life with a chronic illness Today on the MS Understood Podca...
Finding Opportunities After A Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis with Carol Cooke AM PLY
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Carol Cooke. Carol like so many of us had a devastating diagnosis story. Through her story it is evident that mind...
Neuro Physiotherapy with Zoe and Rosie from Neurological Physiotherapy Geelong
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AFFIRM. daily inspiration for life with a chronic illness link Today I'm chatting with Zoe and Rosie from Neurological Physiotherapy Geelong. We chat...
World's Strongest Disabled Man Competitions and Multiple Sclerosis with Dave Walsh
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Dave Walsh. Dave was training for able body strong man competition when he got his first MS symptoms. Having famil...
My Mum Has Multiple Sclerosis with Seven Year Old Elliot Reilly
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I sat and chatted with my seven year old son about what it's like to have a mum with multiple sclerosis. I was given my diagnosis when Elliot was just...
Iron Man and Multiple Sclerosis with Lissette Galarza
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Lissette Galarza. Lisette was passionate about changing her mindset but working towards small goals and took contr...
Sex and Multiple Sclerosis with Sexologist Chantelle Otten
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode we chat with Chantelle Otten. Chantelle is a Melbourne based Psycho-sexologist who is passionate about empowering people to feel gr...
Genetically Optimistic and multiple sclerosis with Leann Stickel
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Leann Stickel. Who works as a life coach with people with MS. She shares her diagnosis story, how she talked to he...
What is exercise physiology with Mike Fitzsimon
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we hear from Mike Fitzsimon who is an exercise physiologist based in Melbourne. He excels at helping and supporting people to m...
Some Days and Multiple Sclerosis with Julie Stamm
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Julie Stamm. Wrote a beautiful book call Some Days. After having rough days and writing letters to her son she tur...
Positive Psychology and Multiple Sclerosis with Dr Sally Shaw
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Dr Sally Shaw. She is a psychologist who was diagnosed with MS over 20 years ago. Sally works with a lot of people...
Meditation and Multiple Sclerosis with Lexi Uff
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Find the Reassess Your MS interactive assessment tool at reassess.com.au Today on MS understood we chat with Lexi Uff. We talk a lot about staying awa...
Prehabilitation and Multiple Sclerosis with Dr Samantha Balistreri
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we are chatting with Dr Samantha Balistreri. She's a physical therapist who works primarily with people who have multiple scler...
Bravery and Multiple Sclerosis with Christy Batta
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Christy Batta. She has a beautiful hand lettering business called Human Plus Kind Co where she makes hand letterin...
Mountaineering and Multiple Sclerosis with Katy Glenie
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of MS Understood we have Katy back to talk about how her mountaineering trip went. Her story is really one that makes me want to get u...
Reframing adventure and multiple sclerosis with Katy Glenie
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Katy Glenie. We cover a lot of things in this episode. Katy talks about how she has a meditation break in the midd...
Grief and Multiple Sclerosis with Jo Betz
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we are chatting with Jo Betz, who is giving grief a voice. I first heard Jo's story about loosing her husband suddenly on anoth...
Finding a team to support your multiple sclerosis with Ashley Ratcliff
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Ashley Ratcliff. Soon after Ashley was diagnosed with MS she wrote a part memoir, part self help book, Jesus Year:...
Yoga and Occupational Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis with Alanna from YO-T
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we are chatting with Alanna from YO-T, where she blends the benefits of yoga and occupational therapy interventions. We talk ab...
Using Multiple Sclerosis as a Crutch with Sarah Preissner
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Find the Reassess Your MS interactive assessment tool at reassess.com.au Today on MS Understood we chat with Sarah Preissner. Sarah's story takes us ...
How to get accepted into the NDIS with multiple sclerosis with Sarah Crook
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we are chatting with Sarah who was my local area coordinator with the NDIS. Today we talk about all things NDIS. She shares tip...
Cultural Expectations and Multiple Sclerosis with Lance Lugo
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Find the Reassess Your MS interactive assessment tool at reassess.com.au Today on MS understood we chat with Lance Lugo. He reached out to me to shar...
MS Physiotherapy with Dr Gretchen Hawley
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood is the first episode where I chat with someone doesn't have MS but can provide support to those who do. In the online MS commun...
12 Months of the MS Understood Podcast with host Clare Reilly
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is an interview with, well, me. When I interviewed Stephen way back when I started the podcast, we got off the recording he offered that if I ev...
Diagnosed with MS during a pandemic with Rachel Reus
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Rachel Reus. Rachel tells a story that will be all too common these days, being diagnosed during lockdown. We talk...
Preventative Health, zero symptoms and multiple sclerosis with Dannii Orawiec
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Dannii Orawiec. Dannii is an Emotional Health & Expression Coach; Holding her Bachelor of Health Science in Psycho...
Music and Multiple Sclerosis with Cara Molloy
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Cara Molloy from Derry in the north of Ireland. When Cara was dealing with her per diagnosis symptoms she was livi...
Holistic Modalities and Pharmaceutical Medication and Multiple Sclerosis with Bridge Botelho
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Bridget Botelho. She is a certified integrative health practitioner who helps women with autoimmune issues intuiti...
A Stroke or Multiple Sclerosis with Leanne Robson
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get my 10 tips to living the simple life with a chronic illness ebook here - http://www.Clarereilly.com/newsletter Today on MS understood we chat wit...
Stressful Jobs and Multiple Sclerosis with Edie Sohigian
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get my 10 tips to living the simple life with a chronic illness ebook here - http://www.Clarereilly.com/newsletter Today on MS understood we chat wit...
Fitness and Multiple Sclerosis with Kate Wain
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get my 10 tips to living the simple life with a chronic illness ebook here - http://clarereilly.com/newsletter Today on MS understood we chat with Ka...
To Disclose Your Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis or Not with Fatima Mese
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Fatima Mese is a hard working mum of two young-ins who works in the disability space as an NDIS support coordinato...
Sharing Lived Experiences on Rethink MS with Jessica Worsley
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Jess who is one half of Rethink MS. We chat about the life changing time of becoming a new mum and then having an ...
Teaching and Multiple Sclerosis with Elise Osmand
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Elise from msbreakingbarriers on Instagram. Elise was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis within seven hours of her ...
How life with multiple sclerosis compares to what you imagined with Annette Evans
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we chat with Annette Evans. As a relatively private person Annette reached out to share story on MS Understood, after listening to the podcast a...
Multiple Sclerosis Mamas with Clarissa Hidalgo
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS understood we chat with Clarissa Hidalgo. Clarissa received her yoga teacher certification in 2017. She had begun practicing after her dia...
Medicinal Cannabis and Multiple Sclerosis with Marianna Gaul
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Marianne Gaul. Marianne reach out to me after I shared Beardo's episode where we talk briefly about medical cannab...
Morning News Anchor Katie Collett Talks Multiple Sclerosis
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with news anchor Katie Collett. She shares about managing her MS symptoms while being a morning news anchor and why she...
High Heels and Multiple Sclerosis with MS Fighter Kelly Wright
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with MS advocate Kelly Wright. Kelly's mum passed away from a common cold due to weakness caused by her multiple sclero...
Representation and Multiple Sclerosis with the Multiple Sclerosis Fashionista Roxy Murray
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with MS advocate Roxy Murray, she's passionate about Black representation in the MS community and sharing incredible st...
MS Hope with Mathew Embry
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with acclaimed documentary writer, producer and director with a documentary called Living Proof. Mathew Embry is a pass...
Art and MS with Justine Martin
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with public speaker, resilience coach, artist and medical advocate Justine Martin. We talk about how her life has done ...
Stem Cell Transplant and Multiple Sclerosis with Aaron Monheim
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Aaron Monheim. We talk about male incontinence which is something I don't think gets talked about enough, in-fact ...
Medical Marijuana and Multiple Sclerosis with Matthew 'Beardo' Herakovich
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Matthew, Beardo, who I met while getting tattooed at Hot Copper Studio in Melbourne. In the studio we bonded over ...
Speech Pathology and MS with Annie Snodin
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Anna Snodin, a speech pathologist who had to experience being a patient in the same setting in which she worked. S...
Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 11 with Crystal Bedoya
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Crystal who was diagnosed with MS when she was 11. We chat about what it was like to be diagnosed so young, how sh...
25 Years of Multiple Sclerosis with Yvette Jenkins O'Dowd
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Yvette who was diagnosed with MS over 25 years ago. We chat a lot about how things have changed in terms of medica...
Disclosing Multiple Sclerosis to 70k followers with Natalia Ancora
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we chat with Natalia Ancora, we start off straight away chatting about various diets and ways to eat. Natalia chats about her symptoms being bru...
Difficult Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis with Ashleigh Rose
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Ashleigh Rose, from The A Rose Collective. Ashleigh is a ray of light who shares her MS story on Insta...
Accessible Fashion and Multiple Sclerosis with Kelly Fleming
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we chat to Kelly Flemning who shares approachable fashion on Instagram at The Styling Suite by Kelly. In this episode she shares about how she's...
Win The Wilderness and Multiple Sclerosis with Emily Padfield
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we chat with Emily Padfield, who I came across on the Netflix show Win the Wilderness. We chat a little about her time on this intensely physica...
Just Eat Plants and Multiple Sclerosis with Rebecca Stonor
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Rebecca Stonor from @just_eat_plants. She chats about how she has no symptoms now, how she changed her...
Ways to manage brain fog at work and multiple sclerosis with Liliana Cuba
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Liliana Cuba we chat loosing the ability to dance and how she's found a way to do it, how she's found ...
Growing Up Disabled in Australia and Multiple Sclerosis with Astrid Edwards
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with interviewer, teacher, writer and advocate Astrid Edwards. We talked about her chapter in the newly pub...
Loosing friends after MS diagnosis with Steph Gaff
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with the lovely Steph Gaff. She shares talks about dating and telling new partners about having MS, loosing...
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis with Ashley Madden
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with the Ashley Madden. She shares how the first few years of her diagnosis were so rough, how she learnt a...
Essential Oils and Multiple Sclerosis with Deb Boutzetis
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Deb Boutzetis. She shares about the day that is etched into her mind forever, grief in giving up for c...
Working for Yourself and Having Multiple Sclerosis with Katie Silverthorne
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Katie Silverthorne. She shares about the relief of finally getting a diagnosis, how travelling made it...
Ep. 17 Kim Croxford
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Kim Croxford. She shares about relapses soon after pregnancy, deciding to have another child, about go...
Ep. 16 Clare Wilkin
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Clare Wilkin. She shares about breast feeding and pregnancy while taking medication for her MS, managi...
Ep.15 Lindsey Holcomb
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Lindsey Holcomb. She shares about how how she used her art to help heal emotionally after her diagnosi...
Ep. 14 Tim Ferguson
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with comedian, actor, writer, screen writing teacher and MS advocate Tim Ferguson. He shares about using MS...
Ep. 13 Amanda Campbell
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Amanda Campbell who shares her positivity on Instagram at AmandaCampbell_Speaker and her Sports Kinesi...
Staying Fashionable and Having Multiple Sclerosis with Ardra Shepard
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Ardra Shephard who shares her MS story through her blog and Instagram Tripping On Air. Today Ardra tal...
Ep. 11 Beck Rae
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Beck Rae who shares her MS story on Instagram at Beck_makes_ms_her_bitch. She shares about coming out ...
Ep. 10 Angie Thomas
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Angie Thomas. We chat about being newly married, how she talked to herds about her MS and what she would do differ...
Ep. 9 Marti Hines
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we chat with Marti Hines, Film maker, a ceo and all around phenomenal black women. We chat about living with denial about your ...
Ep. 8 Katharine Parton
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katharine, a musician and mother got her MS diagnosis just before an international move. Today we talk about little adjustments she's had to make to h...
10 Years to Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis with Jen Willis
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jen is a mother, a principal at a Buddhist inspired school and feels if she doesn't walk 10 km in a day she's having a lazy one. We go way back, to 20...
Constant Pain and Multiple Sclerosis with Stephen Papadopolous
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we chat with Stephen who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at just 22. His symptoms of MS really are hidden, fr...
NDIS and Multiple Sclerosis with Nina Crumpton
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the MS Understood Podcast we have Nina from Wheely Good Life on Instagram and Youtube. Nina had been living with Primary Progressive since 20...
Multiple Sclerosis, the Great Wake Up Call with Jillian Kingsford Smith
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we have Jillian Kingsford Smith, international journalist, author and MS advocate. We chat about being a the full time job that...
Multiple Sclerosis and Discrimination in the Work Place with Catherine Brooks
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today on MS Understood we have Catherine Brooks, Mum of two and lawyer, who is now working in the not-for-profit sector. Catherine shares her story, w...
Fatigue Management and Multiple Sclerosis with Emma Giunti
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In todays episode we chat with Emma Giunti, Mum of two young girls, yogi and passionate MS ambassador who is ready to kiss goodbye to MS. Emma was dia...
My Story with host Clare Reilly
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Clare shares her diagnosis story, what medication she's taking, some of the therapists and supports she uses, the best thing to have c...
MS Understood Trailer - Coming Soon
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to MS Understood, a podcast coming soon that'll share weekly interviews with people who are effected by Multiple Sclerosis, be that family mem...