Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis
163 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWelcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast from the Overcoming MS charity. In each episode, your host Geoff Allix explores a different aspect of the Overcoming MS Program in greater depth by talking with experts and people with MS about health lifestyle changes. New episodes are published on Wednesdays and feature interviews with scientists, neurologists, fitness specialists, diet experts, stress reduction professionals. The podcast also features inspirational, real-life stories from people with multiple sclerosis following the Overcoming MS program, about the challenges and victories of managing symptoms through lifestyle modification.
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Building Resilience with Dr Rachael Hunter | S4E67
December 21, 2022 11:55 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS. In this episode, Geoff catches up with Overcoming MS facilitator, Dr Rachael Hunter, a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in clinical and health psychology at Swansea University. Rachael talks to Geoff about the meaning of resilience and looking after your psychological health. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Rachael’s bio. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life...
Disrupt Move and Transform – in Conversation with Kathy Chester | S4E66
December 14, 2022 11:55 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS. In this episode, Geoff meets with Kathy Chester, a certified fitness trainer and podcaster with MS. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Kathy’s bio. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS. And if you’re new to Overcoming MS, visit our introductory page to find out more about how we support people with MS. Bio: Kathy Chester hosts the Move it or Lose it Podcast ...
Coffee Break #37 with Dave Jackman | S4E65
November 30, 2022 11:55 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS coffee break #37, where we are pleased to welcome OMSer and Ambassador, Dave Jackman, as our guest! Watch this episode on our YouTube channel here. Keep reading for Dave’s bio. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS. And if you’re new to Overcoming MS, visit our introductory page to find out more about how we support people with MS. Bio: Dave Jackman is a Scot living in the hi...
Introduction to Overcoming MS with Dr. Jonathan White (webinar highlights) | S4E64
November 16, 2022 14:50 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS. In this episode, we are taking you back to one of our particularly popular webinars, ‘Introduction to Overcoming MS’ with Dr. Jonathan White. Whether you are new to Overcoming MS or have followed the Program for years, this episode will be a well-worthy listen as Jonathan guides you through each step and the evidence behind it. This webinar was recorded 30 June 2021 as part of our Finding Hope with Overcoming MS webinar series. You can watch the whole webina...
Ask Jack - Soups | S4E63
November 02, 2022 11:50 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBWelcome to your next “plating” of Ask Jack, featuring the prodigious culinary talents of professional chef, writer, and OMSer Jack McNulty answering food and cooking questions from our community that inform their healthy Overcoming MS (OMS) lifestyle. You can submit your questions for Jack anytime by emailing [email protected]. Keep on reading for the key episode takeaways. If you’re interested in more recipes from the Overcoming MS Program, take a look at the collection on our webs...
10 minutes with George: Learnings after following the program for years and the future | S4E62
October 19, 2022 10:50 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS. We are pleased to welcome Professor George Jelinek as part of a short series, '10 minutes with George’. These special episodes with the creator of the Overcoming MS Program mark the 10th anniversary of our charity, Overcoming MS. In this final episode, George explains his learnings after many years on the program and his hopes for the future. You can also watch it here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Professor Jelinek’s bio. Make sur...
10 mins with George: Defining ‘overcoming’ MS and ‘recovery’ | S4E61
October 12, 2022 10:55 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS. We are pleased to welcome Professor George Jelinek as part of a short series, '10 minutes with George’. These special episodes with the creator of the Overcoming MS Program mark the 10th anniversary of our charity, Overcoming MS. In this fourth episode, George explains how he uses and defines “overcoming” MS and “recovery”. You can also watch it here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Professor Jelinek’s bio. Make sure you sign up to our n...
10 minutes with George: The importance of mindset and support | S4E60
October 05, 2022 10:55 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MBWelcome to the third episode in our short series '10 minutes with George', with Professor George Jelinek. This series marks the 10th anniversary of the charity Overcoming MS. In this episode, George talks about the importance of mindset, mental health and support from others with MS. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Professor Jelinek’s bio. You can also watch it here. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy li...
10 minutes with George: Exceptions to following the program | S4E59
September 28, 2022 10:55 - 12 minutes - 8.31 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS. This is the second episode with Professor George Jelinek in our short series '10 minutes with George', which marks the 10th anniversary of the charity Overcoming MS. Some people see the Overcoming MS Program, which Professor Jelinek created, as needing an 'all or nothing’ approach. George explains how and why some people make exceptions to following the program. You can also watch this episode here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Professor ...
10 minutes with George: Getting started with Overcoming MS | S4E58
September 21, 2022 11:45 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS. We are pleased to welcome Professor George Jelinek as part of a short series, '10 minutes with George’. These special episodes with the creator of the Overcoming MS Program mark the 10th anniversary of our charity, Overcoming MS. In this first episode, George explains how to get started with the Overcoming MS program. You can also watch it here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Professor Jelinek’s bio. Make sure you sign up to our newslett...
The 100th episode with Dr. Jonathan White | S4 E57 bonus
September 14, 2022 10:55 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #36, where we are pleased to welcome Dr. Jonathan White as our guest for this very special episode, our 100th podcast in the Living Well with MS series! Keep reading for the key episode takeaways and Jonathan’s bio. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS. And if you’re new to Overcoming MS, visit our introductory page to find out more about how we support people with M...
Calming the Chaos – in Conversation with Mattie Cummins | S4E57
August 24, 2022 10:50 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBBio: Mattie is a counselor, brain coach and CEO of Cerebrations, LLC, with over 25 years of experience in social work, counseling and coaching for people with anxiety, chronic pain, neurodiversity, and other life transitions. Mattie guides people on a journey to harness the power of brain science and body awareness to master the art of thinking, and begin thriving, instead of just surviving. Mattie has a bachelor and master's degree in social work and her varied experience in non...
Yoga Moves MS | S4E56
August 11, 2022 11:47 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBBio: Mindy Eisenberg, MHSA, C-IAYT is the Founder and Director of Yoga Moves MS, a nonprofit with the mission of improving the quality of life for individuals with MS, Parkinson’s Disease, and other neuromuscular conditions through the provision of adaptive yoga and holistic health and wellness education. Mindy has provided yoga therapy to individuals with mobility challenges for over 17 years and thrives on building a strong, mighty community for her students, their families, and care par...
Marijuana and MS | S4E55
July 27, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBBio: Dr. Mikhail (Misha) Kogan, MD, ABIOM, RCST is a leader in the newly established field of Integrative Geriatrics. He is the chief editor of the first definitive textbook of the field entitled “Integrative Geriatric Medicine”, published by Oxford University Press as part of Andrew Weil Integrative Medicine Library series and is frequent speaker at a variety of international conferences on the topics of Integrative Medicine, Geriatrics, healthy aging, as well as medical cannabis. ...
Coffee Break #34 with Leah Tsirigotis | S4E54 bonus
July 25, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #34, where we are pleased to welcome Leah Tsirigotis as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the ...
Demystifying Gluten | S4E54
July 20, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24.2 MBBio: Dr. Colin Bannon is a retired medical doctor (GP-General Practitioner) who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 58. He was born in London and after early years working in farming and factories, studied medicine in Sheffield, qualifying in 1985. He was a GP in Devon for over 20 years. Colin realized that smoking, the western diet, and stress were the main reasons for the development of the chronic diseases filling appointment lists and hospital wards. As a result, he developed...
Ask Jack #8 | S4E53 bonus
July 06, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBWelcome to your next “plating” of Ask Jack, featuring the prodigious culinary talents of professional chef, writer, and OMSer Jack McNulty answering food and cooking questions from our community that inform their healthy OMS lifestyle. Check out the show notes below that dig deeper into this episode’s topic. You can submit your questions for Jack anytime by emailing them to [email protected]. Introduction Welcome back for another deep dive into OMS-friendly eating and cook...
Coffee Break #33 with Geoff Allix | S4E53 bonus
June 27, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 36.1 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #33, where we are pleased to turn the tables and welcome our very own very own podcast host Geoff Allix as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find...
Laughter is the Best Medicine | S4E53
June 15, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 20.1 MBBio: Shari Short is a patient advocate, a professional in healthcare communications and naturally, a standup comedian. As Senior Director of Insights and Strategy at Bionical Solutions, she has over 20 years of experience in patient education from behavior change to clinical trial recruitment. A developmental psychologist by training, Shari has held positions with the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control, Virginia Department of Health, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and var...
Coffee Break #32 with Regina Beach | S4E52 bonus
June 06, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 22.4 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #32, where we are pleased to welcome Regina Beach as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the sto...
Walking on Pins and Needles - Managing Chronic Pain with Tai Chi | S4E52
May 25, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBBio: Arlene Faulk has had a passion for writing from a young age beginning in the 8th grade when she wrote and published her class newsletter, The Tattler. She earned a BA in Journalism from the University of Iowa, reporting on everything from Led Zeppelin concerts to protests of the Vietnam War. She went on to receive an MA in Speech Communication from the University of Kansas. At 22 years old, Arlene lost all feeling below her waist. She regained mobility, but it was years befo...
Coffee Break #31 with Nigel Bartram | S4E51 bonus
May 16, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 29 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #31, where we are pleased to welcome Nigel Bartram as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the st...
Ask Jack #7 | S4E51 bonus
May 04, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBWelcome to the second season premiere of Ask Jack, featuring the prodigious culinary talents of professional chef, writer, and OMSer Jack McNulty answering food and cooking questions from our community that inform their healthy OMS lifestyle. Check out the show notes below that dig deeper into this episode’s topic. You can submit your questions for Jack anytime by emailing them to [email protected]. Introduction Welcome back for this season’s second installment of Ask Jack...
MS Hope – A Conversation with Mathew Embry | S4E51
April 27, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBBio: Mathew Embry is an internationally recognized documentary filmmaker and advocate for people and families dealing with multiple sclerosis. After being diagnosed with MS in 1995, Mathew is currently symptom-free of MS and freely shares the science-based strategies he uses to control his MS on MS Hope. Questions: What are the core principles of the MS Hope approach? How does that align with Overcoming MS? What does a typical Matthew Embry day look like? How often sho...
Coffee Break #30 with Tessa Jane Miles | S4E50 bonus
April 18, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 27 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #30, where we are pleased to welcome Tessa Jane Miles as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the...
Introducing Lifestyle Change to Your Healthcare Professional | S4E50
April 06, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.9 MBBio: Mitzi Joi Williams is a Board-Certified Neurologist and Fellowship trained Multiple Sclerosis Specialist who serves as the Founder & CEO of the Joi Life Wellness Group Multiple Sclerosis Center in Newnan, GA. Dr. Williams is considered a subject matter expert in Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis and Health Disparities. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of Multiple Sclerosis. She received her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory Un...
Coffee Break #29 with Linda Boueke | S4E49 bonus
March 28, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 23.3 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #29, where we are pleased to welcome Linda Boueke as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the sto...
Exercise Tips for All Abilities | S4E49
March 23, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBBio: Dom Thorpe has been working with MS patients to help improve their lives through health and fitness coaching since 2008. He was raised by his mother, who had MS for as long as he can remember and has made helping people with MS his career choice after seeing the effects MS had on his mother. He’s the creator of The MS Warrior Program, which has been completed by over 1,000 people with MS since its launch in 2018. Questions: Welcome to the program, Dom Thorpe, and thanks...
Ask Jack #6 | S4E48 bonus
March 09, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 34.2 MBWelcome to the second season premiere of Ask Jack, featuring the prodigious culinary talents of professional chef, writer, and OMSer Jack McNulty answering food and cooking questions from our community that inform their healthy OMS lifestyle. Check out the show notes below that dig deeper into this episode’s topic. You can submit your questions for Jack anytime by emailing them to [email protected]. Introduction The Living Well with MS family of podcasts is happy to welcome ...
Living Life to the Fullest – A First Person POV of Living with MS | S4E48
February 23, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBBio: Chris was diagnosed with MS in 2017, and that's when she really decided to live her life how she wanted to. It really drove home – with the spectrum of types and prognoses – that anything can truly happen in life… we never know. So soon after this huge upheaval to her life, she began to look at both what she had to do now (like eat healthier and exercise) and what she wanted to do. Chris reevaluated her life in every way, which was incredibly hard but so worth it. She started with...
Coffee Break #28 with Claes Nermark | S4E47 bonus
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 27.3 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #28, where we are pleased to welcome Claes Nermark as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the storie...
Hello 2022, Hello Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook | S4E47
February 09, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBMore than 21 years since Professor George Jelinek published ‘Taking Control of MS’ (2 editions), followed by the first edition of ‘Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis’ in 2010 and the second edition in 2016, Professor George Jelinek is back with the ‘Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook, A Roadmap to Good Health’. We are pleased to welcome back Professor George Jelinek, creator of the OMS program and one of the three editors of this new, highly anticipated book. We also very pleased to welcome b...
Coffee Break #27 with Vickie Hadge | S4E46 bonus
January 24, 2022 12:00 - 19 minutes - 15.5 MBBio: Vickie serves as the Ambassador of the OMS Circle in Connecticut. She was officially diagnosed with MS in 2017 but had her first discernible symptoms in 2006. She lives well with her MS by following the OMS program and encourages others to do the same through her OMS Circle. Vickie has been running her own Virtual Assistant company since 2003 and enjoys working with her global clients. She is active in her community, serving on the board of an education foundation and volunt...
Happy 10th Anniversary, OMS! A Look at What Lies Ahead with OMS CEO Grazina Berry | S4E46
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.7 MBHappy 2022 and welcome to the premiere episode of Living Well with MS. We are thrilled to launch the 4th season of our podcast with a very special episode celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Overcoming MS charity. What better way to mark the occasion, and the start of a hopeful new year, than an in-depth conversation with OMS CEO Grazina Berry. Since assuming leadership of the organization almost 18 months ago, Grazina has led a transformation that has been focused on strengthening Overc...
Coffee Break #26 with Pat Feller | S3E45 bonus
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 26 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #26, our season 3 finale, where we are pleased to welcome Pat Feller as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspi...
OMS-friendly Holiday Cooking on a Budget | S3E45
December 08, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBThe holidays are upon us, which for many of us means time spent with family eating a smorgasbord of delicious foods. This highly anticipated seasonal ritual sometimes leads to unintended consequences – expanded waistlines and hefty price tags for all the holiday meals you’ve had to stock up ingredients for. That’s why we are pleased to welcome Karen Lee, the healthy cooking doyenne of The Sensitive Foodie Kitchen, to help us navigate holiday eating in a healthy way that won’t bust the bank. ...
Coffee Break #25 with Nicole Zobrist | S3E44 bonus
November 29, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 20.2 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #25, where we are pleased to welcome Nicole Zobrist as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the s...
Empowering Advocacy | S3E44
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBEmpowerment is one of the strategic pillars of the Overcoming MS charity, and advocacy is a practical way in which we realize this goal. Living Well with MS is honored to welcome two of Overcoming MS’s newest trustees – Prof. Helen Rees Leahy and Alison Marwick – for a special roundtable discussion on how advocacy is put in practice. This episode dives into the mission of advocacy and how we put it in play by developing tools and resources to enable OMSers to have confidence in talking about...
Ask Jack #5 | S3E43 bonus
November 10, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome to the season finale of Ask Jack, featuring the prodigious culinary talents of professional plant-based chef and writer Jack McNulty answering food-related questions generated by you, our community. Check out the show notes below that dig deeper into the topics covered on this episode. Ask Jack will return in 2022 for its second season, where we will feast on even more of our community’s questions about all things cooking and eating in an OMS-friendly way. You can submit your questio...
Coffee Break #24 with Lieza Vanden Broeke | S3E43 bonus
November 01, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 20.5 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #24, where we are pleased to welcome Lieza Vanden Broeke as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from ...
Let's Talk About Sex (and MS) | S3E43
October 27, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.9 MBLiving Well with MS is proud to welcome back Dr. Aaron Boster, an Ohio-based neurologist specializing in MS, who has featured on episodes that tackled exploring how to make the right medication choices and the impacts of lifestyle choices on MS. Now we tap his expertise to help us grapple with an important topic that isn’t discussed as often as it should be – sex. Sex and sexuality are vital dimensions of a healthy life, but how are they impacted by MS? Our discussion with Dr. Boster digs i...
Coffee Break #23 with Katy Glenie | S3E42 bonus
October 04, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 22.4 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #23, where we are pleased to welcome Katy Glenie as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the stor...
Pregnancy and MS: A Firsthand Account | S3E42
September 29, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBGetting pregnant is a topic that often spawns many questions, but this is especially so when you have MS and must balance health and lifestyle considerations against the desire to have a healthy pregnancy and starting a family. Pregnancy and MS is an area that Overcoming MS covers extensively, but to really delve into this important discussion we at Living Well with MS thought there’s nothing better than getting a firsthand account. That’s where Ingrid Adelsberger comes in. Ingrid has follo...
Coffee Break #22 with Jen DeTracey | S3E41 bonus
September 20, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 23.2 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #22, where we are pleased to welcome Jen DeTracey as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the sto...
Ask Jack #4 | S3E41 bonus
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 41.4 MBWelcome to our third installment of Ask Jack, featuring the prodigious culinary talents of professional holistic chef Jack McNulty answering food-related questions generated by you, our community. Check out the show notes below that dig deeper into the topics covered on this episode. Set your dials to this station for this season’s final episode, Ask Jack #5, premiering on November 10, 2021, just in time for the holidays. Beat the rush and submit your questions for the next Ask Jack early by...
A Window into MS Research from Johns Hopkins | S3E41
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBDive into the what’s happening at the forefront of MS research with the guidance of Dr. Michael Kornberg, Associate Director of the Neurology Residency Program and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the world-renowned Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Questions: Why did you decide to choose neurology and specifically neuroimmunology as an area of medical practice? Why the focus on MS? Were there any personal experiences that shaped this path? You have your own lab at Johns H...
Coffee Break #21 with Julie Pankhurst | S3E40 bonus
August 30, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 35.8 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #21, where we are pleased to welcome Julie Pankhurst as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the ...
Ritu Kaur: A One-Woman MS Awareness Machine | S3E40
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBRitu Kaur is no ordinary woman. She is creative, accomplished, life-loving and, after getting diagnosed with MS, has made it her single-handed mission to educate people about MS to reduce the stigma around it and lessen undiagnosed and misdiagnosed cases. MS is not the same for everyone. Nor does MS define a person; only their courage and strength do. With love and kindness in her heart, Ritu has taken to spreading awareness about MS and building community around the globe to create acceptan...
Coffee Break #20 with Gillian Robertson | S3E39 bonus
August 09, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 14.8 MBWelcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #20, where we are pleased to welcome Gillian Robertson as our guest! Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you’ll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from th...
Rethinking Exercise for People with MS | S3E39
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.3 MBWe all know that exercise is a key component of healthy living, and particularly important too if you have MS, which is why it plays such a prominent role as one of the steps of the OMS Program. But did you know that when you’re exercising your body, you’re working out your nervous system as well? Our guest on this episode of Living Well with MS, Dr. Gretchen Hawley, will explain neuroplasticity (for us lay people, that’s the brain’s ability to continually change, a sign of brain health) and...