Podcast – Help! I’m Ageing

It’s no secret we’re all getting older. But how do we age well, and make informed decisions about the years ahead so we can live well?

We are excited to launch Help! I’m Ageing – Ageing Well. Living Well. a new six-part podcast series answering the big questions we face as we get older, with real evidence, real stories, and honest conversations.

Hosted by Dr Taya Collyer, lead biostatistician at the NCHA, and Tracy Parish, broadcaster and medical research journalist, the series brings together leading researchers, healthcare experts and people with living experience and we'll discover new approaches grounded in evidence.

Read more here and listen to trailer below.

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Episodes coming soon!

The first two episodes will drop in early July 2026 – available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and here on our website – with new episodes released fortnightly.

Our coming series will explore:

• Am I drinking too much?  Ep 1 featuring Dr Tina Lam
• What is a Geriatrician and do I need to see one?  Ep 2 featuring A/Professor Chris Moran
• How do I stay in my home for longer?  Ep 3 featuring A/Professor Libby Callaway
• Unpacking Dementia. Can we prevent it?  Ep 4 featuring Professor Velandai Srikanth
• Can you age well without a stable home? Ep 5 featuring Nilakshi Gunatillaka
• When is it time for Residential Aged Care? Ep 6 featuring Professor Helen Rawson
• The everyday habits that can make the biggest difference to healthy ageing

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Follow and share!

Follow and share the pod with family, friends and colleagues. The more people we can reach, the greater impact our research can have in helping people age well, live well!

Help! I’m Ageing. Ageing Well. Living Well.

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Meet the hosts

Dr Taya Collyer is the lead biostatistician at the NCHA Healthy Ageing Data Platform and loves diving into medical data to uncover the stories behind the statistics. If there’s a dataset to explore, Taya is in her element!

Tracy Parish is a former broadcaster who now specialises in medical research communication and podcasting! She loves talking to people, hearing their stories, and bringing conversations to life through interviews. Tracy works closely with the NCHA comms team to help share important research and health information in an engaging and accessible way.

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Help! I’m Ageing is produced by James Pattison from Miniature Creative, and Tracy Parish and Anna Mudigdo from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA).

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

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