American Brain Coalition Executive Director Katie Sale is joined by Meghan Buzby, Director of Advocacy & Volunteer Engagement at the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, and AFTD Advocates Mary and Colin Gibney, a person with lived experience and her care partner. This conversation highlights the power of advocacy, the importance of elevating patient and caregiver voices, and the strength of collaborating together.

In this episode, Katie Sale, Executive Director of the American Brain Coalition, speaks with Lindsay Miltenberger, Chief Advocacy Officer at the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR). Lindsay provides an inside look at SWHR's mission, history, and its leadership in advancing women's health through science, policy, and education. This episode offers a comprehensive introduction to SWHR's impact and the initiatives shaping its advocacy today.

In our next episode, Katie Sale, ABC's Executive Director, sits down with Dan Feehan, Chief Policy and Government Affairs Officer at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Listen in as Dan shares insights into MJFF's advocacy efforts and highlights a key Texas referendum, which—since this recording—has successfully passed with over 68% of the vote, underscoring the strong public support for advancing neurological disease research. Tune in for a brief but impactful discussion on policy, progress, and the power of advocacy.