Maggies corner

Welcome to one of our newest members MAGGIE! She is a young FNDer studying bachelor Music and Art and extended to Psychology. Wanting to focus on Balance and Mental Health and FND.  Her my FND reality is coming up on Sunday so get to know her and her story more better. Today she talks about music and how it  can help calm and help with mindfulness. Follow on Instagram @ Maggie.Chapmanhere’s a little bit of Moria from Schitts Creek to cheer us up but I do sound like this when I start to flare ( my family starts to call me Moria! )https://youtu.be/7TMrciKhhkkFor a little mindfulness with Kerri join us here click the link below  included is a meditation https://thefndpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-little-self-care-with-kerriAmplifying disabled voices this week :‘Dylan Alcott ; @listenable_podcast @dylanalcott follow him on Instagram  amazing athlete , paraolympian. He has a podcast aswell called  ListenAbLe check them out where they raise awareness and amplify voices of the disabled. Here’s one of their podcasts!https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/36-michael-and-kassandra/id1500522289?i=1000523555351AbilityFesthttps://www.abilityfest.com.au/Ability Fest is a one day festival brought to you by the Dylan Alcott Foundation & Untitled Group that aims to use music as an inclusive platform to normalise disability. Launched by three time Paralympic gold medalist & 10 time grand slam champion, Dylan Alcott, Australia’s most inclusive music festival is held at the Coburg Velodrome, known better as Melbourne’s favourite concrete donut.Ability Fest was born by Alcott due to his love of music and his desire to use his foundation to change the lives of young Australians living with disability. In the last two years, Ability Fest has raised just shy of $500,000 for Alcott’s foundation.These funds are used to help young Australians with disabilities fulfil their potential through their grant program.Worthwhile following and supporting!To listen to our song playlist  started by our lovely Maggie on Spotify click on the link belowhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/5lvGhN4Ab3AtwBj42L5DDA?si=IyN0V1ENQdi1_6W6MrNjAA HELPFUL RESOURCES:A website all things Functional neurological Disorder written by Professor Jon Stone who is the leading FND researcher and Consultant Neurologist in Edinburgh, Scotland.https://www.neurosymptoms.org/FND ORGANISATIONS:https://www.fndaus.org.au/FND AUSTRALIA SUPPORT  SERVICES INC: A wonderful resource for people in Australia with FND: from reasearch into FND, finding medical specialists and services and just information about FND. Solely dedicated to all things FND and helping those with FND in Australia.https://fndaus.org.au/https://www.fndaction.org.uk/FND Dimensions aims to develop a network of ‘peer support groups’ across the UK either in face to face meetings or online via methods such as Skype. By bringing people together on a regular basis, this helps alleviate the isolation that many FND patients feel. It also gives  opportunity  for others to open up dialog and to talk to others in a similar position about the day to day challenges, issues or concerns with one another.http://fnddimensions.org/A really helpful article and explanation of what FND is: 'https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1367576277956370432.html?fbclid=IwAR1GZpXe7IgC9qVlIr7ygA9RslPy6nxhQIumdUw9XMu2fs8MsMf8SwYZeVQ