Paul Burns is a young stroke survivor and host of Smashing it After Stroke. Paul is back for a second season, this time talking to health professionals and industry leaders. Paul and his guests dive into current thinking on stroke recovery within their respective fields, what’s out there for those with invisible injuries and as usual, he picks up some tips and tricks along the way. In episode one, Paul talks to senior neuro physiotherapist Jessica Georgy. Jessica has extensive experience in treating a wide variety of patients with neurological conditions, including people who have experienced a stroke. Neuro physiotherapists help improve movement for people with neurological conditions, but how it is different to exercise physiology or occupational therapy? How can a neuro physio help after stroke? How can you find one? Paul and Jessica explore these questions and more. Read the transcript at https://enableme.org.au/community/podcasts/young-stroke-podcast-series/neuro-physiotherapy-smashing-it-after-stroke Find more Young Stroke stories, tips and resources at https://young.strokefoundation.org.au

This is the third episode of a series with Letisha and Shannon, both young survivors of stroke. In this episode they share how stroke impacted their confidence and what they did to rebuild it. Letisha is a mother to four boys, one who was born after her stroke. She is passionate about empowering working age survivors of stroke. And Shannon is a nurse, wife and a mother of two. Shannon previously looked after elderly patients who had survived stroke and was astounded when stroke happened to her and her family.

This is the second episode of a series with Letisha and Shannon, both young survivors of stroke. In this episode they share the changes and challenges that came with parenting after stroke. They also discuss the impact of stroke on their children. Letisha is a mother to four boys, one who was born after her stroke. She is passionate about empowering working age survivors of stroke. And Shannon is a nurse, wife and a mother of two. Shannon previously looked after elderly patients who had survived stroke and was astounded when stroke happened to her and her family.

Improving your stroke risk factors can reduce your chance of having another stroke. Some factors you can talk to your doctor about, like high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, cholesterol and atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat. Then there are things that are part of a healthy life, like quitting smoking, avoiding alcohol, and eating well and staying physically active. In this podcast, we talk about these risk factors, and we'll look at a new website to help stroke survivors to eat well and move more, i-Rebound. We speak to stroke lived-experience advocate Meredith Burke, researcher and physiotherapist Dina Pogrebnoy, and registered nurse Fi Camino from StrokeLine.

This episode we are speaking with Rebecca Schmidt-Lachlan, a young survivor of stroke, about her experience of returning to work. Preparing for this episode we asked the young stroke community what questions they had and what they really wanted to know about getting back to work after a stroke.

This is the first episode of a series with Letisha and Shannon, both young survivors of stroke. We discuss how to navigate finances and financial stress after stroke. It's a topic that often isn't talked about and one that Letisha and Shannon hope becomes less taboo. Letisha is a mother to four boys, one who was born after her stroke. She is passionate about empowering working age survivors of stroke. And Shannon is a nurse, wife and a mother of two. Shannon previously looked after elderly patients who had survived stroke and was astounded when stroke happened to her and her family.

i-REBOUND: Full Chat With Emma Gee by Stroke Foundation

This podcast was created and is hosted by Sue Bowden (www.moonriverturkey.com.au), a young survivor of stroke. This podcast series is part of Stroke Foundation’s Young Stroke Project. Sue was living a full life. She was happily married, pregnant with her first child and training to be a nurse. However, she could sense that something wasn’t quite right. Sue is joined with David Cumming, life coach and counsellor at Mindmyself.net. In this episode Sue talks about the passion behind her work in wanting to see more current and relatable information to assist Young Stroke Survivors and their support crews.

This podcast was created and is hosted by Paul Burns, a young survivor of stroke. This podcast series is part of Stroke Foundation’s Young Stroke Project. Ash Gordon is a young survivor of stroke and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. In this episode Paul and Ash discuss the early stages of Ash’s stroke and long recovery, getting back to study after his stroke, how the University accommodated him, mental health, goal setting…and more!

This podcast was created and is hosted by Paul Burns, a young survivor of stroke. This podcast series is part of Stroke Foundation’s Young Stroke Project. Beth has a strength and determination that has seen her to go on to smash it after the stroke she suffered when she was 19 years old. She’s organised a major fundraiser for the Stroke Foundation. She has also completed her studies in Nursing and has just begun her first role in the industry. She talks about how she accomplished all this whilst dealing with post stroke symptoms such as fatigue and navigating the associated changes to her social life that an event like a stroke brings.