In our second episode, Naomi chats with Julie Norris, who lives in rural Victoria and whose life has been profoundly shaped by resilience, compassion and advocacy. Living with lupus for more than 34 years, she has navigated the daily challenges of a chronic illness while raising her son as a single parent.

Julie shares her challenging diagnosis journey and emphasizes the importance of self-efficacy, symptom tracking, and why understanding your blood tests can help make your treatment journey smoother. She also highlights how a new immunotherapy treatment has significantly improved her quality of life. Julie goes on to discuss her memoir, Shattered Silence: Reclaiming My Voice, which documents her lived experience and advocacy for better patient empowerment and communication among healthcare providers.

Julie’s story is one of survival and renewal, and she continues to use her voice to empower others, reminding them that they are not alone and that together, communities can create lasting change.

Meet the Team

Host: Naomi Creek, National Coordinator at CreakyJoints Australia.

A podcast episode produced by Ben Blanc, Director, Digital Production and Engagement at GHLF.

This fourth 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 AstraZeneca.

For more information, visit the CreakyJoints Australia website at creakyjoints.org.au

In our second episode, Naomi chats with Julie Norris, who lives in rural Victoria and whose life has been profoundly shaped by resilience, compassion and advocacy. Living with lupus for more than 34 years, she has navigated the daily challenges of a chronic illness while raising her son as a single parent.
Julie shares her challenging diagnosis journey and emphasizes the importance of self-efficacy, symptom tracking, and why understanding your blood tests can help make your treatment journey smoother. She also highlights how a new immunotherapy treatment has significantly improved her quality of life. Julie goes on to discuss her memoir, Shattered Silence: Reclaiming My Voice, which documents her lived experience and advocacy for better patient empowerment and communication among healthcare providers.
Julie&rsquo;s story is one of survival and renewal, and she continues to use her voice to empower others, reminding them that they are not alone and that together, communities can create lasting change.
Meet the Team
Host: Naomi Creek, National Coordinator at CreakyJoints Australia.
A podcast episode produced by Ben Blanc, Director, Digital Production and Engagement at GHLF.
This fourth season of Patient&nbsp;PrepRheum&nbsp;is produced by the non-profit&nbsp;Global Healthy Living Foundation,&nbsp;its arthritis patient community&nbsp;CreakyJoints Australia, and made possible with support from AstraZeneca.
For more information, visit the CreakyJoints Australia website at <a href="creakyjoints.org.au">creakyjoints.org.au</a>

Patient PrepRheum is a podcast exploring important and often-misunderstood aspects of living with autoimmune arthritis and related conditions here in Australia. We'll speak with fellow patients and renowned doctors to help gain a better understanding of some of the less talked about topics of managing these diseases.

At CreakyJoints Australia we are on a mission to raise awareness and deepen the collective understanding of arthritis, a disease which has more than 200 variations, empowering patients to put themselves at the centre of their own health. 

In Patient PrepRheum, we are looking at three key areas:
Biosimilars - a group of biologic medicines used to slow and stop the progression of Autoimmune arthritis;
How medications are approved via the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; and
the importance of good patient-doctor communication.

Hosted by CreakyJoints Australia National Coordinator Naomi Creek. 

For more information, visit the CreakyJoints Australia website.

Patient PrepRheum is a podcast exploring important and often-misunderstood aspects of living with autoimmune arthritis and related conditions here in Australia. We'll speak with fellow patients and renowned doctors to help gain a better understanding of some of the less talked about topics of managing these diseases.
At CreakyJoints Australia we are on a mission to raise awareness and deepen the collective understanding of arthritis, a disease which has more than 200 variations, empowering patients to put themselves at the centre of their own health.&nbsp;
In Patient PrepRheum, we are looking at three key areas:
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<li>Biosimilars - a group of biologic medicines used to slow and stop the progression of Autoimmune arthritis;</li>
<li>How medications are approved via the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; and</li>
<li>the importance of good patient-doctor communication.</li>
</ol>
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Hosted by CreakyJoints Australia National Coordinator Naomi Creek.&nbsp;
For more information, visit the CreakyJoints Australia website.

Patient PrepRheum Podcast

Patient PrepRheum is a podcast produced by Creakyjoints Australia exploring important and often-misunderstood aspects of living with autoimmune arthritis and related conditions in Australia. We speak to fellow patients and renowned doctors to help gain a better understanding of some of the less talked about topics of managing autoimmune diseases.

At CreakyJoints Australia we are on a mission to raise awareness and deepen the collective understanding of arthritis, a disease which has more than 200 variations, empowering patients to put themselves at the centre of their own health. 

Hosted by CreakyJoints Australia National Coordinator Naomi Creek. For more information, visit CreakyJoints Australia - https://creakyjoints.org.au/ or visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/creakyjoints

Patient PrepRheum is a podcast produced by Creakyjoints Australia exploring important and often-misunderstood aspects of living with autoimmune arthritis and related conditions in Australia. We speak to fellow patients and renowned doctors to help gain a better understanding of some of the less talked about topics of managing autoimmune diseases.
At CreakyJoints Australia we are on a mission to raise awareness and deepen the collective understanding of arthritis, a disease which has more than 200 variations, empowering patients to put themselves at the centre of their own health. 
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Hosted by CreakyJoints Australia National Coordinator Naomi Creek. For more information, visit CreakyJoints Australia - <a href="https://creakyjoints.org.au/">https://creakyjoints.org.au/</a> or visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/creakyjoints

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