Psoriatic Arthritis: Self-Management and Getting on with Life

In our third episode, Naomi is chatting with Simone Bye from New South Wales, who lives with psoriatic arthritis. Simone was diagnosed in 2018 and is a mum of two young children. She says the hardest part of her journey has been trialling and medically failing so many treatments, which has made it difficult to be the parent she wants to be for her kids. Despite these challenges, she is doing her best to manage her condition and get on with life.Naomi is also joined by Sarah Comensoli from BJC Health in Sydney. Sarah has several roles there as a director, head of marketing and manager of the allied health team. She has been practising as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist since 2008 and has worked in a number of clinical and gym settings since then. Sarah has been instrumental in building the Exercise Physiology service at BJC Health to be one which is unmatched in delivering care to those with rheumatic disease.Sarah shares her expertise in working with rheumatology patients and says there is no “one size fits all” approach in helping people keep fit and healthy. She explains how tailoring an exercise program is the key to success in getting patients engaged in better lifestyle habits. Simone discusses some of the ways her allied health team are helping her integrate techniques into her daily life so she can function more efficiently, physically and mentally. Contact Us We want to hear what you think. Send your comments in the form of an email, video, or audio clip of yourself to [email protected] Meet the Team Host: Naomi Creek, National Coordinator at CreakyJoints Australia. A podcast episode produced by Ben Blanc, Associate Director, Digital Production and Engagement at GHLF. This second season of Patient PrepRheum is produced by the non-profit Global Healthy Living Foundation, its arthritis patient community CreakyJoints Australia, and made possible with support from UCB Australia.For more information, visit the CreakyJoints Australia website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.