Did you know that about half of people with MS experience depression? MS isn’t just about physical symptoms; it also carries emotional challenges, and depression is one of them. But what do you really know about depression and MS? It’s widely underreported and misunderstood. In my latest podcast episode of MS in the News, I […]

When I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2016 my thoughts were all over the place. I worried about making the decisions that I was making in those early days about my treatment. I worried about the possibilities of the worst case scenarios coming true. I worried day and night! And of course, that wasn’t […]

Is your mind having a field day rehearsing all the worst case scenarios with MS? Are your thoughts constantly feeding you doubt, fears and insecurities? Does it feel like your mind will never turn off? Day or night, it doesn’t matter, the runaway thoughts just have no end.  It’s exhausting mentally, emotionally and even physically.  […]

Research suggests that your brain starts shrinking 5 YEARS before your first symptoms appear. Nobody wants to hear that their brain has been shrinking. What does that even mean? How does it affect you? Well, it’s common with Multiple Sclerosis. Lucky us, right? Prior to getting diagnosed with MS, I never thought about my brain […]

Living with multiple sclerosis is not only hard physically and emotionally, but it’s also hard financially.  The cost of multiple sclerosis is overwhelming. There’s the copays from the doctor’s appointments, the costs for lab tests, MRIs, and medications. One recent article said that the costs for most disease-modifying therapies are greater than $70,000 per year. That’s […]

MRIs can be nerve-wracking. The confinement, the noises, the uncertainty. Your thoughts are bouncing all over the places: Let’s keep it real, they’re daunting. Yet living with MS, they’re part of how we manage this disease. And just because we’re regulars at the MRI suite, doesn’t necessarily make it easier. So, if they’re here to […]

Migraines and multiple sclerosis – it just sounds like a cruel combination of pain. I mean, migraines alone are a doozy. If you know… you know.  They’re more than just a bad headache.  Migraines are a full body experience.  I often compare it to having brain freeze and the flu at the same time.  It […]

What does it mean to be healthy, now that you have MS? If you can’t be cured, can you even be healthy? This was something I personally struggled with because when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, I was a nutrition coach, yoga instructor, and personal trainer. I should have been the picture of perfect […]

You’re scared to tell people that you have Multiple Sclerosis. How will they react? Will they start to see you differently? You don’t want things to change. But you’re also feeling so alone trying to keep it a secret. Opening up about your diagnosis isn’t easy. You feel vulnerable and that can be really uncomfortable. […]

We all wish we had that person when we were diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. You know, the person who understood you – and what you were going through. That person who had already been down this road and could give you real advice. When I was diagnosed with MS, finding this person was as rare […]

Want to lower your risk of Multiple Sclerosis symptoms and relapse? Take vitamin D. A lot of it. That’s basically been the message to the MS community for years. So we stocked up on our supplements and took ‘em daily. But now recent research suggests that this may not be true. Two studies concluded that […]