Parkinson’s Australia

The Parkinson’s eXchange Podcast

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Real conversations. Real community. The Parkinson’s eXchange Podcast brings together the voices of Australians living with Parkinson’s, along with care partners, to share honest experiences, insights, and perspectives. Each episode explores how Parkinson’s can look different for everyone - and why lived experience is essential in shaping better information, support, and connection. Hosted by Parkinson’s Australia Ambassador Damien Leith and CEO Olivia Nassaris, the series offers meaningful conversations that inform, empower and remind listeners they are not alone.

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EP 3 | Paula Argy - From Tremors to the Catwalk: Living Boldly with Young-Onset Parkinson's 30.06.2026 27:30

In this episode Paula shares her journey from first symptoms in her late teens to an official diagnosis at 27, navigating pregnancy and single motherhood with young-onset Parkinson’s, and the stigma she faced in the community and workplace. Paula has lived with Parkinson's for over 35 years - a journey marked by courage, loss, resilience, and ultimately, hope. But in 2020, everything changed. A ne...

EP2 | Gaia Forlani - The Parkinson's Coach 14.05.2026 19:52

In this epsiode, Damian Leith & Olivia Nassaris speaks with Gaia Forlani, a neuroscientist specialised in sensorimotor, clinical, and movement neuroscience. She holds an MSc in Neuroscience from the Radboud University – Donders Graduate School (NL), where she trained at the Radboud University Medical Center and the Centre of Excellence for Parkinson’s. She also holds an MA in Philosophical Sci...

EP1: Christine’s Story - A Parkinson’s Diagnosis at 37 10.04.2026 18:28

Supporting every voice, every story... In Episode 1, our guest is Sydney mother of three, Christine Jeya, was 37 when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. “I had three young children when I was diagnosed. We were completely shocked and didn’t know what to do,” Ms Jeya said. “Most people don’t know what to think about Parkinson’s in someone my age. There’s still this assumption that it only affects...