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Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we are pleased to welcome Melanie Lown as our guest. Melanie is a mindfulness teacher, has an M.A. in Psychology, and follows the Overcoming MS Program. She talks to Geoff about her MS diagnosis, the power of mindfulness and the importance of self-compassion.
Watch this episode on YouTube here.
01:30 Melanie’s introduction and MS diagnosis.
03:58 Balancing self-advocacy with compassion for healthcare professionals.
07:07 Using a diagnosis to discover your purpose.
09:48 Discovering Overcoming MS.
12:02 Our lived experience is as valid as datasets.
13:29 DMTs and COVID.
16:31 The growing popularity of mindfulness in Western medicine.
21:45 Meditation physically changes the brain.
23:33 Depression and spiritualism are opposite sides of the same neural pathway.
27:54 The awakened brain vs. the achieving brain.
29:39 Activating the parasympathetic nervous system with self-compassion.
33:39 Emotions are not ‘good’ or ‘bad’.
35:44 Mindfully choosing your healthcare team and treatment.
42:22 Tips to incorporate mindfulness into your lifestyle.
47:54 Non-judgmental awareness.
Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. Listen to our archive of Living Well with MS episodes here. If you like Living Well with MS, please leave a 5-star review.
Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing [email protected].
Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS.
If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, we would really appreciate it if you could leave a donation here. Every donation, however small, helps us to share the podcast with more people on how to live well with MS.
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we are pleased to welcome Melanie Lown as our guest. Melanie is a mindfulness teacher, has an M.A. in Psychology, and follows the Overcoming MS Program. She talks to Geoff about her MS diagnosis, the power of mindfulness and the importance of self-compassion.
Watch this episode on YouTube here.
01:30 Melanie’s introduction and MS diagnosis.
03:58 Balancing self-advocacy with compassion for healthcare professionals.
07:07 Using a diagnosis to discover your purpose.
09:48 Discovering Overcoming MS.
12:02 Our lived experience is as valid as datasets.
13:29 DMTs and COVID.
16:31 The growing popularity of mindfulness in Western medicine.
21:45 Meditation physically changes the brain.
23:33 Depression and spiritualism are opposite sides of the same neural pathway.
27:54 The awakened brain vs. the achieving brain.
29:39 Activating the parasympathetic nervous system with self-compassion.
33:39 Emotions are not ‘good’ or ‘bad’.
35:44 Mindfully choosing your healthcare team and treatment.
42:22 Tips to incorporate mindfulness into your lifestyle.
47:54 Non-judgmental awareness.
Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. Listen to our archive of Living Well with MS episodes here. If you like Living Well with MS, please leave a 5-star review.
Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing [email protected].
Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear our latest tips and news about living a full and happy life with MS.
If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, we would really appreciate it if you could leave a donation here. Every donation, however small, helps us to share the podcast with more people on how to live well with MS.
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