The Shake It Up Show

On this week's episode we are joined by Mark Davies, who shares with us his Young Onset Parkinson's Disease diagnosis, his experience with DBS and taking part in the Raw Challenge fundraiser!Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

On this episode we are joined by Nikki Davenport, who was diagnosed with Young Onset PD while on maternity leave in her 30s. She shares with us the unique challenges of YOPD, particularly in relation to pregnancy and hormones. Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure. 

We’ve got a very special episode this week celebrating the one year anniversary of The Shake It Up Show. Regular guest and resident father of the podcast Rob Ruffle shakes things up and steps into hosting duties, interviewing Amy on her life, her experience hosting the podcast and what she has learnt about Parkinson’s since the show’s inception.Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure. 

On this VERY special episode celebrating World Parkinson's Day, we speak to Vicki Miller, the Chief Executive Officer of the Shake It Up Australia Foundation to talk about the National Parkinson’s Alliance, the summit to end Parkinson’s and how Shake It Up is working to make PD a national and global health priority. Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure. 

On this episode we are joined by Isobel Moore - Community Fundraising and Events Manager at Shake It Up Australia Foundation - to talk all things fundraising for Parkinson's Research and how to go about creating your own event to raise awareness and funds.Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure. 

On this week's episode, we speak to Jeff Smart, who lives with Parkinson’s and is passionate about raising awareness of early symptoms and taking a team effort approach to PD management.Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure. 

On this week's episode we are joined by Jenni Fergus, who lives with Parkinson’s and has been a great contributor to Shake it Up with various fundraising and awareness raising events. She is about to participate in the Great Ocean Walk trek this year, which you can find out more about via the link below, and sign up to be a part of it yourself! https://shakeitup.org.au/get-involved/step-up-shake-it-up/Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

This week we are joined by Will Boag, who lives with Parkinson’s, and alongside his wife Corrie have been incredible supporters of Shake it Up. Since 2014, they have have taken on the Will to Walk project, where they travel the world and the country to do famous walks while raising funds and awareness for Shake it Up. You can stay up to date with Will's activities at https://willtowalk.com.au/Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure. 

On this episode we speak to Dr Melissa McConaghy, the founder of PD Warrior about developing this approach to Parkinson's treatment, as well as us the upcoming 2024 INSIGHT Into Parkinson's Online Conference.For more information, go to https://pdwarrior.com/ and you can register for the conference at https://pdwarrior.com/insight-registration/Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.