Help! I'm Ageing Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/help-im-ageing Ageing well. Living well. Answering big questions about getting older, with real evidence, real stories, and honest conversations. © 2026 National Centre for Healthy Ageing 7c035e2a-7cb6-5e53-8518-9cc69dce1d6e yes Welcome to Help! I'm Ageing. en Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:23 +1000 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:01:28 +1000 https://img.transistorcdn.com/nVV37EttABKgJrCX661AjdpxXfEdOs4K7dTVrNSuM1Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yOGE5/ZDE2NTE1YzIxNmE2/YjNhM2YyZDc1Nzlm/YWUyOS5wbmc.jpg Help! I'm Ageing episodic National Centre for Healthy Ageing Ageing well. Living well. Answering big questions about getting older, with real evidence, real stories, and honest conversations. Ageing well. National Centre for Healthy Ageing james@miniaturecreative.com.au No No When Is It Time for Residential Aged Care? 6 6 When Is It Time for Residential Aged Care? full aaabdc9b-9aa5-4239-9e18-6ae37a0effac https://share.transistor.fm/s/e57c3afb Most of us know very little about residential aged care homes until we need to!


What can you do today, so you and your family are better prepared when decisions need to be made if a loved one’s health or mobility declines?


You'll learn:

  • What residential care actually looks like day to day
  • What families can do to stay involved in a loved one’s life (hint: staff want your help)
  • Why the decision to move a loved one into a home is not giving up
  • How staff play a key role in enriching residents’ lives

Guest: Professor Helen Rawson, Registered Nurse, Deputy Head of Monash School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing.


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Helen, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Most of us know very little about residential aged care homes until we need to!


What can you do today, so you and your family are better prepared when decisions need to be made if a loved one’s health or mobility declines?


You'll learn:

  • What residential care actually looks like day to day
  • What families can do to stay involved in a loved one’s life (hint: staff want your help)
  • Why the decision to move a loved one into a home is not giving up
  • How staff play a key role in enriching residents’ lives

Guest: Professor Helen Rawson, Registered Nurse, Deputy Head of Monash School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing.


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Helen, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +1000 National Centre for Healthy Ageing National Centre for Healthy Ageing 2342 Most of us know very little about residential aged care homes until we need to!


What can you do today, so you and your family are better prepared when decisions need to be made if a loved one’s health or mobility declines?


You'll learn:

  • What residential care actually looks like day to day
  • What families can do to stay involved in a loved one’s life (hint: staff want your help)
  • Why the decision to move a loved one into a home is not giving up
  • How staff play a key role in enriching residents’ lives

Guest: Professor Helen Rawson, Registered Nurse, Deputy Head of Monash School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing.


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Helen, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> No Can You Age Well Without a Stable Home? 5 5 Can You Age Well Without a Stable Home? full 9328fc52-8596-4dfb-bc54-4fa184be07db https://share.transistor.fm/s/3241e319 An estimated 270,000 older Australians don't have stable housing, and most of them aren't sleeping rough. 


If you're worried about your own housing situation, or someone in your life who's struggling to find a secure home, this episode will equip you with the skills to take action.


You'll learn:

  • Homelessness is not what you think! What is housing instability?
  • Why insecure housing makes managing your health so challenging
  • Why hospitals often don't ask about it and how NCHA research is changing that
  • How to start a conversation to help address stigma

Guest: Nilakshi Gunatillaka, Qualitative Health Researcher, Monash University and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer


Links & References:

Disclaimer: Nilakshi, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> An estimated 270,000 older Australians don't have stable housing, and most of them aren't sleeping rough. 


If you're worried about your own housing situation, or someone in your life who's struggling to find a secure home, this episode will equip you with the skills to take action.


You'll learn:

  • Homelessness is not what you think! What is housing instability?
  • Why insecure housing makes managing your health so challenging
  • Why hospitals often don't ask about it and how NCHA research is changing that
  • How to start a conversation to help address stigma

Guest: Nilakshi Gunatillaka, Qualitative Health Researcher, Monash University and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer


Links & References:

Disclaimer: Nilakshi, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +1000 National Centre for Healthy Ageing National Centre for Healthy Ageing 2316 An estimated 270,000 older Australians don't have stable housing, and most of them aren't sleeping rough. 


If you're worried about your own housing situation, or someone in your life who's struggling to find a secure home, this episode will equip you with the skills to take action.


You'll learn:

  • Homelessness is not what you think! What is housing instability?
  • Why insecure housing makes managing your health so challenging
  • Why hospitals often don't ask about it and how NCHA research is changing that
  • How to start a conversation to help address stigma

Guest: Nilakshi Gunatillaka, Qualitative Health Researcher, Monash University and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer


Links & References:

Disclaimer: Nilakshi, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> No Unpacking Dementia. Can We Prevent It? 4 4 Unpacking Dementia. Can We Prevent It? full 50a209b2-6f76-4f8b-b9e8-4b8f308ff173 https://share.transistor.fm/s/01d66167 Dementia affects at least 450,000 Australians, and that's just the ones we know about. It's the second most common cause of death in the country.

Around 1.7 million people are involved in caring for someone with the condition. 

But is it preventable? And if you get a diagnosis, what happens next?

In this episode, you'll meet one of Australia's leading dementia experts, Professor Velandai Srikanth.


You'll learn:

  • What dementia is (and what it isn't) and why forgetting where you put your keys is probably not it
  • Why prevention starts at midlife, not old age
  • Myth-busting dementia prevention: what's the impact of things like turmeric, Sudoku, alcohol and video games?
  • What to do when a loved one with dementia ends up in hospital
  • Why giving hope to people diagnosed with dementia is so important.

Guest: Professor Velandai Srikanth, Geriatrician and Director, National Centre for Healthy Ageing

Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References:

Disclaimer: Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Dementia affects at least 450,000 Australians, and that's just the ones we know about. It's the second most common cause of death in the country.

Around 1.7 million people are involved in caring for someone with the condition. 

But is it preventable? And if you get a diagnosis, what happens next?

In this episode, you'll meet one of Australia's leading dementia experts, Professor Velandai Srikanth.


You'll learn:

  • What dementia is (and what it isn't) and why forgetting where you put your keys is probably not it
  • Why prevention starts at midlife, not old age
  • Myth-busting dementia prevention: what's the impact of things like turmeric, Sudoku, alcohol and video games?
  • What to do when a loved one with dementia ends up in hospital
  • Why giving hope to people diagnosed with dementia is so important.

Guest: Professor Velandai Srikanth, Geriatrician and Director, National Centre for Healthy Ageing

Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References:

Disclaimer: Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +1000 National Centre for Healthy Ageing National Centre for Healthy Ageing 3424 Dementia affects at least 450,000 Australians, and that's just the ones we know about. It's the second most common cause of death in the country.

Around 1.7 million people are involved in caring for someone with the condition. 

But is it preventable? And if you get a diagnosis, what happens next?

In this episode, you'll meet one of Australia's leading dementia experts, Professor Velandai Srikanth.


You'll learn:

  • What dementia is (and what it isn't) and why forgetting where you put your keys is probably not it
  • Why prevention starts at midlife, not old age
  • Myth-busting dementia prevention: what's the impact of things like turmeric, Sudoku, alcohol and video games?
  • What to do when a loved one with dementia ends up in hospital
  • Why giving hope to people diagnosed with dementia is so important.

Guest: Professor Velandai Srikanth, Geriatrician and Director, National Centre for Healthy Ageing

Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References:

Disclaimer: Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> No How Do I Stay in My Home for Longer? 3 3 How Do I Stay in My Home for Longer? full ad6a8de7-1f70-4850-a43f-6ce63ba6061f https://share.transistor.fm/s/d6d65b0b We may want to age at home, but most people haven't planned for it. 


What can you put in place today, before a single fall takes that option away?


In this episode you'll learn about:

  • Assistive technology to help you stay independent
  • How to modify your home to support daily tasks
  • Getting involved in Ageing Well Clinics  
  • Testing new ideas at the NCHA Independent Living Laboratory – a simulation house!

Guest: Associate Professor Libby Callaway, Occupational Therapist, RAIL Research Centre, Monash University and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Libby, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> We may want to age at home, but most people haven't planned for it. 


What can you put in place today, before a single fall takes that option away?


In this episode you'll learn about:

  • Assistive technology to help you stay independent
  • How to modify your home to support daily tasks
  • Getting involved in Ageing Well Clinics  
  • Testing new ideas at the NCHA Independent Living Laboratory – a simulation house!

Guest: Associate Professor Libby Callaway, Occupational Therapist, RAIL Research Centre, Monash University and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Libby, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +1000 National Centre for Healthy Ageing National Centre for Healthy Ageing 2230 We may want to age at home, but most people haven't planned for it. 


What can you put in place today, before a single fall takes that option away?


In this episode you'll learn about:

  • Assistive technology to help you stay independent
  • How to modify your home to support daily tasks
  • Getting involved in Ageing Well Clinics  
  • Testing new ideas at the NCHA Independent Living Laboratory – a simulation house!

Guest: Associate Professor Libby Callaway, Occupational Therapist, RAIL Research Centre, Monash University and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Libby, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> No What is a Geriatrician and Do I Need to See One? 2 2 What is a Geriatrician and Do I Need to See One? full 92fc08fd-aedb-42f1-82e4-eed227508272 https://share.transistor.fm/s/62e28fe3 Most people only meet a geriatrician when they end up in emergency. By then you're often behind the eight ball.

Geriatricians are medical specialists trained to look at the whole person, not a single disease or organ. 

They zoom out and ask how your conditions, medications, day-to-day life, and the people around you, all fit together. This bigger picture is usually where the answers are.

You'll learn:

  • What a geriatrician actually does, and how it's different from your GP
  • Why age isn't the deciding factor ("it's not the years, it's the mileage")
  • What happens in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • Why the patient is always the boss, even when family disagrees

Guest: Dr Chris Moran, Geriatrician at Bayside Health and Associate Professor, Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Most people only meet a geriatrician when they end up in emergency. By then you're often behind the eight ball.

Geriatricians are medical specialists trained to look at the whole person, not a single disease or organ. 

They zoom out and ask how your conditions, medications, day-to-day life, and the people around you, all fit together. This bigger picture is usually where the answers are.

You'll learn:

  • What a geriatrician actually does, and how it's different from your GP
  • Why age isn't the deciding factor ("it's not the years, it's the mileage")
  • What happens in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • Why the patient is always the boss, even when family disagrees

Guest: Dr Chris Moran, Geriatrician at Bayside Health and Associate Professor, Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +1000 National Centre for Healthy Ageing National Centre for Healthy Ageing 2519 Most people only meet a geriatrician when they end up in emergency. By then you're often behind the eight ball.

Geriatricians are medical specialists trained to look at the whole person, not a single disease or organ. 

They zoom out and ask how your conditions, medications, day-to-day life, and the people around you, all fit together. This bigger picture is usually where the answers are.

You'll learn:

  • What a geriatrician actually does, and how it's different from your GP
  • Why age isn't the deciding factor ("it's not the years, it's the mileage")
  • What happens in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • Why the patient is always the boss, even when family disagrees

Guest: Dr Chris Moran, Geriatrician at Bayside Health and Associate Professor, Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer

Links & References

Disclaimer: Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> No Am I Drinking Too Much? 1 1 Am I Drinking Too Much? full cd5f6296-d236-4e7d-b623-f27835f6e6ac https://share.transistor.fm/s/f6b829d7 A third of Australians aged in their 50s and 60s are drinking at risky levels. Most don't realise they are. How do you recognise if your drinking is becoming a problem, and what can you do about it?

You'll learn: 

  • Why alcohol affects your body differently as you age
  • How even small amounts increase your cancer and dementia risk
  • What a standard drink actually looks like when you pour one at home (hint: it's smaller than you think)
  • How retirement, menopause and other life changes can increase alcohol use

Guest: Dr Tina Lam, Senior Research Fellow, Monash Addiction Research Centre and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer


Links & References

Disclaimer: Tina, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> A third of Australians aged in their 50s and 60s are drinking at risky levels. Most don't realise they are. How do you recognise if your drinking is becoming a problem, and what can you do about it?

You'll learn: 

  • Why alcohol affects your body differently as you age
  • How even small amounts increase your cancer and dementia risk
  • What a standard drink actually looks like when you pour one at home (hint: it's smaller than you think)
  • How retirement, menopause and other life changes can increase alcohol use

Guest: Dr Tina Lam, Senior Research Fellow, Monash Addiction Research Centre and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer


Links & References

Disclaimer: Tina, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +1000 National Centre for Healthy Ageing National Centre for Healthy Ageing 2117 A third of Australians aged in their 50s and 60s are drinking at risky levels. Most don't realise they are. How do you recognise if your drinking is becoming a problem, and what can you do about it?

You'll learn: 

  • Why alcohol affects your body differently as you age
  • How even small amounts increase your cancer and dementia risk
  • What a standard drink actually looks like when you pour one at home (hint: it's smaller than you think)
  • How retirement, menopause and other life changes can increase alcohol use

Guest: Dr Tina Lam, Senior Research Fellow, Monash Addiction Research Centre and the National Centre for Healthy Ageing


Hosts: Tracy Parish & Dr Taya Collyer


Links & References

Disclaimer: Tina, Tracy and Taya are not medical doctors. This episode is based on research, but it's not medical advice. Please talk to your GP for advice tailored to you.

Produced by Miniature

]]> No Welcome to Help! I'm Ageing. Welcome to Help! I'm Ageing. trailer d0345b2a-b999-408e-97bf-1e6537c72a7f https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ea4dce5 How do we age well? There's no shortage of advice out there. The hardest part is figuring out which advice to trust.

That's what this podcast is for. Each episode, you'll meet people who've lived through the questions you're now asking yourself. You'll have all your burning questions answered by researchers from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, who have devoted their careers to helping us live well and age well.


In this series you'll learn all about:

  • Alcohol - how much is too much?
  • Dementia, and what the evidence actually says about prevention
  • Staying in your own home for as long as possible
  • When to see a geriatrician (and what a geriatrician actually does)
  • How to think about residential aged care
  • How unstable housing can impact our health
  • The everyday changes that make the biggest difference to how you age

Your hosts are Dr Taya Collyer (lead biostatistician, National Centre for Healthy Ageing) and Tracy Parish (broadcaster and medical research journalist).


New episodes coming soon.

Learn more about the National Centre for Healthy Ageing: www.ncha.org.au

Produced by Miniature

]]> How do we age well? There's no shortage of advice out there. The hardest part is figuring out which advice to trust.

That's what this podcast is for. Each episode, you'll meet people who've lived through the questions you're now asking yourself. You'll have all your burning questions answered by researchers from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, who have devoted their careers to helping us live well and age well.


In this series you'll learn all about:

  • Alcohol - how much is too much?
  • Dementia, and what the evidence actually says about prevention
  • Staying in your own home for as long as possible
  • When to see a geriatrician (and what a geriatrician actually does)
  • How to think about residential aged care
  • How unstable housing can impact our health
  • The everyday changes that make the biggest difference to how you age

Your hosts are Dr Taya Collyer (lead biostatistician, National Centre for Healthy Ageing) and Tracy Parish (broadcaster and medical research journalist).


New episodes coming soon.

Learn more about the National Centre for Healthy Ageing: www.ncha.org.au

Produced by Miniature

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:53:53 +1000 National Centre for Healthy Ageing National Centre for Healthy Ageing 167 How do we age well? There's no shortage of advice out there. The hardest part is figuring out which advice to trust.

That's what this podcast is for. Each episode, you'll meet people who've lived through the questions you're now asking yourself. You'll have all your burning questions answered by researchers from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, who have devoted their careers to helping us live well and age well.


In this series you'll learn all about:

  • Alcohol - how much is too much?
  • Dementia, and what the evidence actually says about prevention
  • Staying in your own home for as long as possible
  • When to see a geriatrician (and what a geriatrician actually does)
  • How to think about residential aged care
  • How unstable housing can impact our health
  • The everyday changes that make the biggest difference to how you age

Your hosts are Dr Taya Collyer (lead biostatistician, National Centre for Healthy Ageing) and Tracy Parish (broadcaster and medical research journalist).


New episodes coming soon.

Learn more about the National Centre for Healthy Ageing: www.ncha.org.au

Produced by Miniature

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