Apple Podcasts | Spotify If you’ve always been the one who gets it done—the one who wakes up early, stays up late, checks the boxes, and holds it all together, Mother’s Day can bring up more than just flowers and cards. And if you’re now navigating motherhood with MS? There’s a good chance today feels heavy. Because […]
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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 […]
“Thank You” are certainly two words that I never thought I would be saying to Multiple Sclerosis. Why would I thank the incurable disease that’s attacking my brain? Yet having lived with this diagnosis for more than 7 years now, I can honestly say that it actually has changed some things for the better. So […]
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 […]
Apple Podcasts | Spotify A new study is suggesting that a low fat diet might reduce fatigue in people living with Multiple Sclerosis. If that raised your eyebrows, you are not alone. As someone certified in the Wahls Protocol and the Autoimmune Protocol, I had the same reaction. We have spent years learning that healthy fats are […]
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 […]
Apple Podcasts | Spotify Why does doing the right thing for our health feel so hard, especially when managing Multiple Sclerosis? The issue usually isn’t lack of information. In fact, most of us feel like we have too much of it. What we’re really missing is consistency. And consistency is everything. If you want different results in […]
Apple Podcasts | Spotify Imagine a spice so valuable it is called red gold. Now imagine that same spice holding the potential to help reduce depression in women living with Multiple Sclerosis. That is exactly what a recent study explored, and the results may surprise you. Researchers studied the effects of saffron and corrective exercise in a […]
Imagine a spice so valuable it’s often referred to as ‘red gold.’ And what if I told you that same spice held the potential to help you better manage Multiple Sclerosis. It turns out, recent studies showed that when taking a supplement form of this spice and doing corrective exercises it may ease depression in […]
Apple Podcasts | Spotify If asking for help feels unnatural to you, you are not alone. Most people living with Multiple Sclerosis are women, and many of us identify as Type-A overachievers. That is not exactly the profile of someone who feels comfortable admitting they need support. Add to that the fact that MS is an invisible […]
Apple Podcasts | Spotify Did you know that nearly half of people living with multiple sclerosis experience depression? MS is more than physical symptoms. It comes with emotional challenges that are often overlooked or misunderstood. Today, we are uncovering five common myths about MS and depression, inspired by a Johns Hopkins Medicine article that brings clarity to […]
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 […]
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