On this episode of Living Well with MS, we welcome two of Overcoming MS’s newest trustees – Prof. Helen Rees Leahy and Alison Marwick – for a special roundtable discussion on advocacy. This episode dives into how we develop tools and resources to enable OMSers to have confidence in talking about Overcoming MS to family, friends, and health care professionals. 

Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.     

Topics and Timestamps:

01:31 Introduction of the guests and their journey with MS and Overcoming MS 

06:29 What is advocacy? What are the types of advocacy? 

11:14 How is advocacy particularly important to the Overcoming MS community? 

13:53 How can you advocate by using your own experiences?  

22:26 What is the Overcoming MS Advocacy Group? 

26:38 Are there resources for people to help them with their advocacy journey? 

30:15 How do you measure success of the advocacy group in Overcoming MS? 

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