Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we welcome Rowan Baker as our guest! Rowan is a UK-based nurse who follows the Overcoming MS Program. She enjoys yoga and running, crafting and cooking up Overcoming MS feasts. She’s currently training towards a half marathon, on the back of a long-distance walk for an MS charity last year. She has written a number of blogs for Overcoming MS. 

01:15 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life? 

02:17 When were you diagnosed with MS and how long have you been following the Overcoming MS Program? 

03:05 What is your favorite thing about the program? 

05:18 What was your greatest challenge in adopting the Overcoming MS program? 

07:33 Can you tell us a bit about being part of the Overcoming MS community and how that’s changed your journey? 

08:36 You also work for the NHS. Can you share a perspective on how that interconnect with your MS and experiences with Overcoming MS? 

10:45 How have you had to adapt your daily healthy habits to the new realities imposed by COVID-19? 

12:55 Do you have any other tips or tricks you can share with our audience that might help them on their journeys? 

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Welcome to  the Living Well with MS podcast, where we are joined by Trevor Wicken. Trevor is the founder of The MS Gym, the largest and most comprehensive platform for movement and mindset training for those living with MS and other neurological conditions. Since its inception, it has transformed the lives of thousands of people throughout the world. 

01:28 What is The MS Gym? 

04:45 Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, where you’re from, and the journey that brought you to launching The MS Gym? 

13:45 How is your fitness philosophy particularly tailored to people with MS? 

18:53 Is it worth getting an MS specialist approach rather than just a normal physical training instructor? 

21:10 What are the biggest obstacles to getting people – with or without MS – to adopt a regular exercise regimen? 

28:39 For the people you serve under The MS Gym umbrella, how do you measure their success or progress? 

44:06 If you could articulate one specific outcome you can say you really nailed in your work through The MS Gym, what would that be and why? 

54:53 What motivates or inspires you as a human being? 

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Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #8, where we turn the tables and welcome Geoff Allix as our guest!

As you now know, we decided to do something a little different in expanding the range of content we produce here at Living Well with MS. To honor the community that forms the beating heart of Overcoming MS, this special series called Coffee Break features short interviews with members of the OMS community talking about their personal journeys adopting and staying on the OMS 7 Step Recovery Program, the challenges they encountered and how they overcame them, and their tips and tricks for sticking to the path that leads to better health. We hope you enjoy and learn from these intermezzos between our regular episodes, and as always, your comments and suggestions are always welcome by emailing [email protected].

Bio:

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Questions:

• Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, your life, where you live and anything about yourself you’d like to share?

Links:

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Coming up next:

On the next full-length episode of Living Well with MS, launching September 9, 2020, Geoff Allix welcomes Trevor Wicken, founder of The MS Gym, to the podcast. If you’d like to get to know how to juice up your exercise routine straight from a master like Trevor, please tune in!

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On this episode of the Living Well with MS podcast, we welcome Grazina Berry the new CEO of Overcoming MS. Grazina is passionate, driven and committed to making a positive difference to the lives of all communities and helping Overcoming MS achieve its goal to reach everyone diagnosed with MS around the world. 

01:10 Can you tell our audience and the Overcoming MS community a bit about yourself personally so we can get to know you? 

03:23 You’ve held senior leadership roles at other charities, most recently as CEO of the Aplastic Anaemia Trust. What challenges have you encountered so far? 

06:18 What’s your personal philosophy on the place a charity like Overcoming MS should have in the communities it serves? 

07:14 What do you think Overcoming MS offers to people with MS? 

08:56 What are some of the challenges in your new role at Overcoming MS in terms of continuing the work it does, but also charting a new direction for the future?  

10:16 What opportunities would you like to embrace and explore in your early tenure at OMS? 

14:11 If you were to look ahead, where would you like to see Overcoming MS in a few years’ time? 

14:42 Is there a big difference in running a charity that’s in the MS space against some of the other areas that you’ve worked in before? 

15:49 What are you most excited about in your new role as the Overcoming MS CEO?  

16:17 Can you share something from your life that happened to you that left you thinking, “oh wow, we live in an amazing world”? 

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Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we welcome Trishna Bharadia as our guest! Trishna is an award-winning patient advocate who lives with multiple sclerosis and was featured on Strictly Come Dancing. 

01:41 Can you tell us a little about yourself and your personal experience with MS? 

06:48 What does your work as a health advocate and patient engagement consultant involve? 

12:16 Do you feel there is an inclusivity gap in available health services for people with MS? 

16:12 What are the key issues to focus on to broaden the sense of MS community and support? 

21:21 You were featured on the BBC’s “Strictly Come Dancing”. Can you tell us a bit about that show and your experience? 

27:54 As someone with MS, did appearing on “Strictly Come Dancing” represent some sort of milestone? 

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Welcome to Living Well with MS podcast. We’re proud to welcome back Dr Brandon Beaber to the guest seat. Dr. Beaber is an American neurologist specialising in multiple sclerosis. He offers a neurologist’s point of view on the Overcoming MS program, and how to achieve better health through lifestyle intervention approaches. 

01:25 What’s your specific clinical philosophy as a neurologist for treating patients with MS? 

02:00 How important is lifestyle modification in managing your MS? 

06:24 Can you walk us through your thoughts on the main pillars of the Overcoming MS approach? 

30:41 Is there anything critical you think the Overcoming MS program leaves out? 

34:37 Are there any downside risks to following a diet and lifestyle modification program like Overcoming MS? 

38:38 The MS research space is evolving rapidly. What, in your opinion, are the most promising areas on the horizon that we should be monitoring most closely? 

41:00 Dr Beaber’s book on resilience and multiple sclerosis 

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Welcome to the latest Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we travel to Berlin to join Overcoming MS community member Johanna Lahr to hear her story. Johanna is an admin of the popular Overcoming MS Lifestyle Support Facebook group and an ambassador for her local circle. 

01:30 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, your life, where you live and anything about yourself, you’d like to share? 

02:26 When were you diagnosed with MS and how long have you been following the Overcoming MS 7 Step Program? 

10:41 What is your favorite thing about the program, namely what do you feel has made the biggest positive impact? 

15:55 What was your greatest challenge in adopting the Overcoming MS program, and how did you overcome it? 

20:25 Can you tell us about how your experience as Ambassador for the Overcoming MS Circle in Berlin has informed your journey? 

23:42 Can you tell us more about your dynamic support community on Facebook which has over 4,000 members, and the impact you feel this group has had in helping people with MS in Germany? 

29:14 How have you had to adapt your daily healthy habits to the new realities imposed by COVID-19? 

34:39 Do you have any other tips or tricks you can share with our audience that might help them on their journeys? 

36:26 Do you think fasting has a positive benefit to your MS? 

If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, you can leave a donation here.

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Welcome to Living Well with MS podcast, where we are joined by Alison Potts. Alison is a meditation coach, wellbeing mentor, meditation teacher-trainer writer and teacher in self-care, meditation, and wellness. Largely due to her own healing journey with MS, she is passionate about teaching the power of cherishing our individuality and intuition, sharing practices to connection to our innate states of freedom, healing, creativity, spontaneity and joy. 

01:24 Tell us about yourself and your with MS and the Overcoming MS program 

07:17 What is your relationship to meditation? What’s Innate Being? 

18:36 What are the main obstacles you find people face in getting into a regular meditation practice? 

23:14 Tips for getting into good meditation practice? 

33:28 Top hacks for getting into the meditation groove and making it a healthy habit 

44:27 Alison conducts a mini guided meditation (5m) 

52:42 Any final words of wisdom or thoughts on embracing a meditation practice?

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Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where straight from Cornwall, U.K. we welcome Sean Kressinger as our guest!

01:14 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, your life, where you live and anything about yourself, you’d like to share? 

02:09 When were you diagnosed with MS and how long have you been following the Overcoming MS 7 Step Program? 

03:42 Can you tell us a bit about the video “Fighting Multiple Sclerosis” that your daughter Holly made? 

05:01 What is your favorite thing about the program, namely what do you feel has made the biggest positive impact? 

06:31 What was your greatest challenge in adopting the Overcoming MS program, and how did you overcome it? 

08:55 How have you had to adapt your daily healthy habits to the new realities imposed by COVID-19? 

11:02 Do you have any other tips or tricks you can share with our audience that might help them on their journeys? 

If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, you can leave a donation here.

Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing [email protected].

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Welcome to Living Well with MS podcast, where we are joined by Vickie Hadge, who serves as an Overcoming MS Ambassador in Connecticut. She was officially diagnosed with MS in 2017 but had her first discernible symptoms in 2011. She lives well with her MS by following the Overcoming MS program and encourages others to do the same through her Overcoming MS Circle.   

01:37 Please tell our audience a bit about yourself and your MS journey. 

03:11 When did you discover Overcoming MS, and what attracted you to the program? 

06:53 How important a role did your local “community” play, in adopting the Overcoming MS recovery program? 

08:56 What is an Overcoming MS Circle and the role of an ambassador? 

10:44 Can you tell us a little about your Overcoming MS Circle? 

13:10 How would you describe the role of an Overcoming MS Circle in helping people new to Overcoming MS successfully adapt to the realities of diet and lifestyle changes? 

18:04 Is that community involvement still useful for someone who’ve got a lot of experience with having MS and possibly with Overcoming MS? 

18:56 Any anecdotes that can convey the impact you feel you’re making in your corner of the Overcoming MS community? 

20:32 Any tips or tricks for people dealing with their diet, exercise, mindfulness, following the Overcoming MS program in this unusual situation that everyone in the world finds themselves in? 

If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, you can leave a donation here.

Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing [email protected].

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