Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability

Episode 62: Shaped by the Unexpected with Alexa Locke

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, Susan speaks to Alexa Locke, Director with the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC) as she shares her story of gro

Episode 61: World SCI Day 2026

Send us Fan Mail Royal Rehab Group are proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of World SCI Day, held each year on September 5th.  This podcast is in collaboration with

Episode 60: Disability Rights, Inclusion, Education and The Next Generation with Professor Alastair McEwin

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Susan is joined by former Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, and disability advocate, Professor Alastair McEwin AM.  H

Episode 59: Stuck On The Side Of The Road For Four Hours Because Of A Wheelchair

Send us Fan Mail What would you do if your car broke down on the side of the road and there were no available options for transport assistance to get you somewhere safe?

Episode 58: How a Pacemaker Set The Course for a Trip of A Lifetime

Send us Fan Mail In this episode meet Luke Spencer and Kat Yee. At age 12, Luke was diagnosed with Fredrich’s Ataxia, and in May 2024, after a series of complications at

Episode 57: Resilience, Strength and the Quest for Connection

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, meet 20-year-old Nioka Bush who lives with Cerebral Palsy and is on the autistic spectrum.  Nioka shares her experience growing up wit

Episode 56: The Journey with IVF, Medical Equity and What Shapes Gratitude

Send us Fan Mail Meet Melbourne-based podcaster and disability advocate Peta Hooke. She is the host of 'The I Can’t Stand Podcast', and in 2025, she released a

Episode 55: Meet the Mother

Send us Fan Mail In the final episode for Have the Nerve for 2025, meet Susan's mother, Alma.  Alma came from Kabankalan, Negros Occidental in the Philippines to A

Episode 54: Dreamers and Allies

Send us Fan Mail Today is International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD)!  On this episode, Forrest, Declan and Maz from our EmployAbility team come on the podcast

Episode 53: The Lived Experience of Fatherhood and Disability

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Dan Holt, Ash Treseder and Rob Wynn come on the podcast to share their experiences of fatherhood at their respective stages.  Whether t

Episode 52: Something To Think About - What Have We Learnt?

Send us Fan Mail From what accessible means and even down to how thick carpet is, on this episode Susan Wood, Liberty Smith and Hayley Dean come on Have The Nerve to hav

Episode 51: From The Internet - "You're too pretty to be disabled" and other awkward stories

Send us Fan Mail Have the Nerve is back on for 2025! This is Have The Nerve Shorts - the short episodes between the long ones where we talk about things From The Intern

Episode 50: Something To Think About - Are We Given Equitable Opportunities?

Send us Fan Mail You're listening to episode FIFTY and the final episode of Have The Nerve for 2024. On this episode we’re going to talk about equity. Are the opp

Episode 49: Get To Know Your Body - Rehabilitation and Electrical Stimulation

Send us Fan Mail This is Have The Nerve Shorts - the short episodes between the long ones where we talk about things From The Internet, you can Get To Know Your Body and

Episode 48: Is That... Actually Accessible?

Send us Fan Mail In October this year Professor Shane Clifton wrote a piece for The Conversation titled, 'When even fringe festival venues exclude people with disab

Episode 47: Something to Think About - What Does Sport Mean To Me?

Send us Fan Mail Have The Nerve Not-So-Short this episode! You will hear the stories of three people who explain what sport means to them, because when it comes to disa

Episode 46: Get To Know Your Body - Hydrotherapy

Send us Fan Mail This is Have The Nerve Shorts - the short episodes between the long ones where we talk about things From The Internet, you can Get To Know Your Body and

Episode 45: From The Internet - Ultimate World Cruise Tea Time

Send us Fan Mail This is Have The Nerve Shorts - the short episodes between the long ones where we talk about things From The Internet, you can Get To Know Your Body and

Episode 44: What It Is Like To Be A Researcher In Spinal Cord Injury?

Send us Fan Mail Getting research off the ground is probably more complex than you'd expect. Doctor Claire Boswell-Ruys is a physiotherapist and senior research f

Episode 43: Something To Think About - Why Invest In Medical Research for Spinal Cord Injury?

Send us Fan Mail This is Have The Nerve Shorts - The short episodes between the longer ones. However, today isn't short at all #SorryNotSorry. Duncan Wallace, Exe