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Permission to Rest (Without the Guilt): A Mother’s Day Message for Moms with MS (S7E7)

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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Thanksgiving Dinner on the Wahls Protocol

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 […]

Do You Need to Stay On Your MS Diet at Thanksgiving?

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3 Unexpected Lesson from Multiple Sclerosis with Alene Brennan

“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 […]

3 Unexpected Lessons Living with MS

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New Study Shows Low Fat Diet for MS Fatigue

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 […]

New Study: A Low Fat Diet for MS?

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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 […]

Should You Try a Low Fat Diet for MS Fatigue? (S1E24)

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Wellness Tracker for MS

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 […]

My Personal Wellness Tracker

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Symptom Tracking with Multiple Sclerosis

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 […]

My Personal Wellness Tracker: The Key to Consistency with MS (S1E23)

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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 […]

Can Saffron and Corrective Exercise Help MS Symptoms? Here’s What the Research Says (S1E21)

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This Spicy Exercise Helps MS Depression

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 […]

The Spice That Helps MS

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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 […]

How to Build a Strong Support Team When Living with MS (S1E20)

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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 […]

5 Myths About MS and Depression You Need to Stop Believing (S1E18)

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My MS Anthem by Alene Brennan

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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