Advocate • Artist • Lived Experience with ME/CFS On Severe ME/CFS Day, we’re proud to present an enlightened, heartfelt and empowering episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine podcast. In this special conversation, Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia, sits down with Tracey Collins – a courageous advocate who has been living with ME/CFS for over 20 years, including the past four years with severe and
Clinician • Founder • Pain and Long COVID Specialist Understanding long COVID and Severe ME/CFS with Dr Robert Groysman. In the lead-up to Severe ME/CFS Day on August 8, Emerge Australia is proud to present a compelling episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine podcast series. Join CEO Anne Wilson in conversation with Dr Robert Groysman, a pioneering pain and long COVID specialist
Clinician • Researcher • Educator Content Warning: This podcast episode features very personal experiences shared by Jason and includes some language that may be considered extreme. Listener discretion is advised. Dr Jason Lam is a dynamic and multifaceted medical professional with a unique journey from professional dancer to physician. His interest in medicine was sparked during a lung collapse, and
Advocate • Artist • Lived Experience with ME/CFS In a very special moment for the Emerge Australia Imagine podcasts, we are proud to feature a heartfelt and insightful conversation between CEO Anne Wilson and passionate advocate Stacey Hollings from her bed. Society just doesn’t understand the need to be in bed, in the dark all the time … I am bedbound because of post-exertional malaise
Clinician • Founder • Researcher As we approach Severe ME/CFS Day, we’re excited to share a special episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine podcast. In this conversation, Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia, speaks with Dr David Fineberg – a dedicated General Practitioner, PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, and founder of the ME Research Clinic. Dr Fineberg is at the
Mother • Carer • Educator • Researcher • Sector Leader Understanding Severe ME/CFS. A wholehearted, hard-hitting and uplifting conversation with Dr Liz Branigan, mother, carer, passionate educator, researcher and sector leader. As we approach Severe ME Day on 8 August, Emerge Australia is proud to present a heartfelt conversation between Anne Wilson and Dr Liz Branigan,
Clinician • Founder • Researcher Discover the latest insights in our upcoming Emerge Australia Imagine podcast episode, featuring an enlightening conversation between Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia, and Dr Alexis Cutchins – a renowned clinical cardiologist with a passion for helping people living with complex chronic illness. In this episode, Dr Cutchins shares her extensive experience working with
Journalist • Author • Advocate In the lead-up to Severe ME/CFS Day on August 8, Emerge Australia is proud to present a compelling new episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine podcast. Join our CEO, Anne Wilson, as she sits down with renowned journalist, author, and advocate Tracey Spicer AM – a passionate supporter of Emerge Australia and a courageous voice who has
Advocate • Lived Experience ME/CFS In this podcast we meet Carly who is a courageous advocate and powerful voice for those living with ME/CFS and other chronic illnesses. With over three decades of personal experience, she has navigated a complex healthcare system, facing many challenges and barriers to safe and compassionate care. Her journey has included many
Educator • Advocate Get ready for an eye-opening conversation during ME/CFS Awareness Week as Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia, welcomes Camille Williams, an expert in the field of telehealth nursing and a passionate advocate for individuals living with ME/CFS. In this insightful podcast episode, Anne and Camille delve into the often misunderstood concept of post-exertional malaise
Advocate • Lived Experience with ME/CFS Join Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia, as she welcomes Carolyn Merritt, a remarkable advocate and retired physiotherapist, to the Imagine Podcast. In this insightful episode, Carolyn shares her personal journey with ME/CFS and dysautonomia, offering a unique perspective on the impact of post-exertional malaise (PEM). I don’t think I really
Facilitator • Lived Experience ME/CFS • Advocate Join us for an insightful episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine Podcast as we delve further into the world of ME/CFS and the impacts of post-exertional malaise (PEM) with an expert guest, Louise De Pino. Louise, a trained social worker and experienced peer facilitator, brings a wealth of knowledge and personal
Educator • Advocate Join Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia, as she welcomes Kate Herbert, the organisation’s dedicated Nurse Educator, for an insightful conversation during ME/CFS Awareness Week. Kate, with her unique blend of professional expertise and personal experience, will delve into the often misunderstood and challenging aspects of post-exertional malaise (PEM) in ME/CFS. PEM is
Advocate • Lived Experience ME/CFS Trigger Warning: This episode contains candid discussions around mental health. Some listeners may find this content triggering. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. In this podcast we are delighted to introduce Audrey, an incredibly inspiring seventeen year old who will be joining Anne Wilson
Advocacy Leader • Lived Experience long COVID ME Introducing Tahlia Ruschioni: A Leader in ME/CFS Advocacy and Global Collaboration In this special episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine Podcast, we are thrilled to welcome Tahlia Ruschioni, Executive Director of the Bateman Horne Center, as our esteemed guest. Tahlia is a driving force behind the centre’s remarkable growth and
Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia, is joined by Henry and his mother Jen, whose also lives with long Covid, to share their journey and insights.
In this podcast, Anne Wilson, CEO Emerge Australia, is in conversation with Dr Emma Tippett, Director Clinic Nineteen. A pioneering national Telehealth clinic which has now served over 1500 people, including children, across Australia.
In this informative podcast CEO Anne Wilson is in conversation with Dr Tavoletti (PhD), a biomedical and translational researcher with experience spanning academic laboratory science, first-in-human translational research, and leadership in national research infrastructure.
In this enlightening podcast CEO Anne Wilson is in a fascinating conversation with Kit McMahon, the CEO of WHISE who has two decades of experience across education, training and not for profits – consistently and passionately advocated for gender equality, empowering women and girls.
This episode contains discussions around vaccination and medication. Please consult your healthcare professional before making any treatment changes, as what works for one person may not be appropriate or safe for everyone.
Trigger Warning: This episode contains candid discussions about suicide and mental health. Some listeners may find this content distressing. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available.
In this special episode of the Emerge Australia Imagine podcasts, host Anne Wilson sits down for an update with Emerge Australia’s Ambassador, Professor David Putrino based in New York, a renowned Australian expert in long COVID, ME/CFS and associated energy limiting conditions, research and treatment.
Author • Executive Coach • Hope Strategist From “just survive today” to “what else could life still hold?” In the finale of our Too Tired to Think mini-series, Sarah Vizer zooms out from PEM spreadsheets and doctor drills to ask the bigger question: how do we keep possibility alive when the marathon has no finish
Author • Executive Coach • Reluctant Medical Sleuth Eight wrong turns, one gem GP – and a crash course in patient power. In Part 4 of Too Tired to Think, Sarah Vizer hands you her roadmap for surviving (and reshaping) the healthcare hunt. What’s inside “You’re the expert on your body. Fossick until you find
Author • Executive Coach • Emotional Cartographer Fatigue is only half the battle. In Part 3 of Sarah Vizer’s Too Tired to Think series, we trade symptom spreadsheets for the messy feelings ME/CFS drags in its wake. Inside the episode “Letting go of the fight and finding even brief moments of peace is the real
Author • Executive Coach • Pacing Strategist Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is more than “feeling wiped.” In Part 2 of her Too Tired to Think mini-series, Sarah Vizer zooms into the everyday mechanics of life with ME/CFS and shares the system she built to keep crashes—and frustration—at bay. What you’ll learn “Your battery might never hit
Author • Executive Coach • ME/CFS Marathoner Sarah Vizer opens up about her personal journey, sharing the real-life experiences and pivotal moments that inspired her to write her book and launch this podcast series. She gives heartfelt insight into the themes of resilience, healing, and the transformation that followed her toughest challenges. When burnout ended
Parents-in-chief of “Team Eliza” • Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science When your daughter’s post-viral illness turns into severe ME, what do you do if “the cavalry isn’t coming”? For Emerita Professor Ros Gleadow FAA (plant biologist, Monash) and Emeritus Professor Andy Gleadow AO (geologist, Uni Melbourne) the answer was simple: switch their world-class
Emerge Australia Ambassador • Actor • Writer • Producer • Patient-Advocate Eliza Charley is best known for The Fort (2022), Time Apart (2020) and award-winning shorts The Falling and Sweat. Yet behind the camera she has spent 15 years negotiating life with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) after a post-viral crash in 2009. Her lived experience –
Shiloh Moore describes herself as a ‘tireless advocate, master meditator, proud aunty to her many niblings (which is the gender neutral term for nieces and nephews), mentor, friend, family member, creative artist, writer, author of two self -published autobiographical books, musician and songwriter (especially of chants), profound thinker, philosopher, spiritual explorer and lover of life
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