I remember the first Thanksgiving after I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2016.  It was the first holiday since: It was a lot.  And I hadn’t told my extended family about my diagnosis.  Needless to say, I was carrying a lot of emotions that day.  I just wanted things to feel normal.  But how […]

Did you see the new study that’s suggesting a low fat diet could help those of us living with MS better manage fatigue?  It caught my attention and given that it contradicts the Wahls Protocol, I needed to understand what it was all about.  Is there truth to it? The research came out of Oregon […]

I remember leaving the hospital after I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.  I was driving through the parking garage and my head was spinning with all the what ifs and worst case scenarios, along with a thousand questions and a million emotions.  I felt completely defeated. And I also was completely determined that I was […]

What comes to mind when you think of a Symptom Tracker? If I’m keeping it real, I think of it as yet one more thing to do. I don’t need ANOTHER list, let alone one about symptoms of MS. I don’t need a list to remind me of the fatigue, brain fog and all the […]

When it comes to MS, women outnumber men by nearly 4 to 1. And this gender gap has only widened in the last 50 years. Why am I sharing this when we’re talking about developing your support team for managing MS?  Because generally speaking, women tend to be the caregivers, so it’s not only really […]

Did you know that 25% of people living with an autoimmune disease were initially labeled as a hypochondriac?  Twenty five percent! You knew something was off in your body, but you didn’t know what.  You went to countless doctor’s appointments trying to explain the symptoms…  But they were vague symptoms and therefore didn’t have a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Were you diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and then handed a binder of medications with a lot of promises, but also a lot of side effects? Which MS medication should YOU take? Somehow – with no medical background or understanding of pharmaceutical drugs – you’re supposed to decide. It’s like when you’re handed a menu in […]

One day it’s the fatigue. The next it’s brain fog. The following week something feels off if your leg and you don’t know if it’s just something random that will go away on its own or if it’s the start of something bigger with MS. You carry a heavy weight every single day when you’re […]