Today on MS understood we chat with Bridget Botelho. She is a certified integrative health practitioner who helps women with autoimmune issues intuitively rebalance their bodies to reclaim their energy and power. After her own personal journey living with Multiple Sclerosis she became inspired to be a health practitioner. Today we talk about supporting ourselves through a holistic approach, how everyone is so different in what their body needs and how Bridget uses holistic modalities and takes pharmaceutical medication for her MS. Bridget talks about how long it took her to develop acceptance after being diagnosed at 17, and shares an incredible story about going to therapy that I found quite relatable and compelling.

Before we get into todays episode, I wanted to share something that I'm super passionate about. For over 10 years I have been sharing simple living tips and tricks online. Initially our simple living adventure started because of our need to be budget conscious, and continued because of our passion for the environment. At the moment, if you signup to my newsletter list, the link is in the show notes or go to Clarereilly.com/newsletter, you can have access to my brand new ebook 10 Steps to living the simple life with a chronic illness and you can get a 15% off code to my sourdough bread made simple ecourse.

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. You can find Bridget on Instagram at @immune.intuition. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message my instagram account. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Thanks again for listening and please share this episode with someone you think it might help.

Get my 10 tips to living the simple life with a chronic illness ebook here - http://www.Clarereilly.com/newsletter

Today on MS understood we chat with Leanne Robson. Leanne is a mum of three girls who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2020. Leanne started having symptoms four years ago and had heaps of visits to the doctors regarding that, she was told her MRI was clear and that she had possibly had a stroke. Early in 2020, after having numbness down one side she ignored it because she had been brushed off so many times before. Finally she was diagnosed in March 2020. Throughout this episode we talk about how she talks to her girls about it. She's very open about having not come to terms with her diagnosis and how hard it's been. She also, like so many others talks about how the community has gotten her through.

Before we get into todays episode, I wanted to share something that I'm super passionate about. For over 10 years I have been sharing simple living tips and tricks online. Initially our simple living adventure started because of our need to be budget conscious, and continued because of our passion for the environment. At the moment, if you signup to my newsletter list, the link is in the show notes or go to Clarereilly.com/newsletter, you can have access to my brand new ebook 10 Steps to living the simple life with a chronic illness and you can get a 15% off code to my sourdough bread made simple ecourse.

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. You can find Leanne on Instagram at @l3ann3r0bs0n19. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message my instagram account. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Thanks again for listening and please share this episode with someone you think it might help.

Get my 10 tips to living the simple life with a chronic illness ebook here - http://www.Clarereilly.com/newsletter

Today on MS understood we chat with Edie Sohigian. Edie was working as a vice principal when she was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a high powered, stressful job and she had a stressful home life growing up and was unable to tolerate things very well. Throughout this chat about many things in this episode. Edie chats bout how and why her pool has been a life saver. How stress is one of her top triggers, and the things she's had to do to release that trigger. Edie also hosts a podcast called Thriving Over Surviving and she lights up when she talks about it, the incredibly supportive online multiple sclerosis community and why she decided to share these uplifting stories.

Before we get into todays episode, I wanted to share something that I'm super passionate about. For over 10 years I have been sharing simple living tips and tricks online. Initially our simple living adventure started because of our need to be budget conscious, and continued because of our passion for the environment. At the moment, if you signup to my newsletter list, the link is in the show notes or go to Clarereilly.com/newsletter, you can have access to my brand new ebook 10 Steps to living the simple life with a chronic illness and you can get a 15% off code to my sourdough bread made simple ecourse.

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. You can find Edie on Instagram at @thrivingoversurvivingpodcast, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message my instagram account. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Get my 10 tips to living the simple life with a chronic illness ebook here - http://clarereilly.com/newsletter

Today on MS understood we chat with Kate Wain a passionate MS advocate who believes that the more we talk about our illness the more understanding there will be in the world. Throughout this lovely chat Kate talks about her passion for fitness and how she's fitter now then before her diagnosis. About how the MS community is one of the best things to come from her diagnosis, something echoed by some many guests on the podcast. We also chat about how that initial step of going to the neurologist nearly didn't happen.

Before we get into todays episode, I wanted to share something that I'm super passionate about. For over 10 years I have been sharing simple living tips and tricks online. Initially our simple living adventure started because of our need to be budget conscious, and continued because of our passion for the environment. At the moment, if you signup to my newsletter list, the link is in the show notes or go to Clarereilly.com/newsletter, you can have access to my brand new ebook 10 Steps to living the simple life with a chronic illness and you can get a 15% off code to my sourdough bread made simple ecourse.

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. You can find Kate on Instagram at @Kate_Wain, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message my instagram account. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Today on MS understood we chat with Fatima Mese is a hard working mum of two young-ins who works in the disability space as an NDIS support coordinator. Fatima has lived with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis for 10 years and while it's a part of her, she's so much more than her MS, as we all are. Today we chat about why Fatima didn't want to disclose her diagnosis and why she eventually decided to, we chat about different medications and how they effected her differently, and she shares some tips on how she lives her best life, and fits exercise into her busy life.

I'm honoured to be able to share stories from people living with MS from all works of life from all over the world. Something you could do to help me out is give me a five star review, this helps others to be exposed to the podcast. and may just reached a newly diagnosed person when they really needed it. Alright let's dive in to todays chat.

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. You can find Fatima on Instagram at @fatima_mese, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message my instagram account. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Today on MS understood we chat with Jess who is one half of Rethink MS. We chat about the life changing time of becoming a new mum and then having an MS diagnosis so soon after that. Jess shares how she's navigated the diagnosis process as part of the LGBTQI+ community and the assumptions made by medical professionals. Jess talked about Rethink MS the live stream podcast she and her friend started to share their lived experiences and what life is like for them with MS. Jess also talks about introducing medicinal canabis to her medical arsenal and how it's been surprisingly refreshing.

I'm honoured to be able to share stories from people living with MS from all works of life from all over the world. Something you could do to help me out is give me a five star review, this helps others to be exposed to the podcast. and may just reached a newly diagnosed person when they really needed it. Alright let's dive in to todays chat.

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. you can find Jess on Instagram at @rethink_ms, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message my instagram account. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Today on MS understood we chat with Elise from msbreakingbarriers on Instagram. Elise was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis within seven hours of her first symptoms in Athens, Greece. She talked about the huge difference between getting diagnosed in Greece and then having to come home to Australia and get diagnosed again. We talk a lot about medical gaslighting, which is not something that I have experienced. Elise talked about how her symptoms weren't taken seriously and she was told she was depressed. We talk about the amount of lesions versus the location of the lesions makes the biggest impact. We talk about the emotional impact of having MS, living every day with debilitating symptoms and how much life changes, and the loss we go through. Elise is a teacher and talks about how she returned to work after her diagnosis with the support from her school. We covered so many things in this chat and I really hope you'll find something in it that resonates with you.

I'm honoured to be able to share stories from people living with MS from all works of life from all over the world. Something you could do to help me out is give me a five star review, this helps others to be exposed to the podcast. and may just reached a newly diagnosed person when they really needed it. Alright let's dive in to todays chat.

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. you can find Elise on Instagram at @msbreakingbarriers, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message via either of my instagram accounts. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Today we chat with Annette Evans. As a relatively private person Annette reached out to share story on MS Understood, after listening to the podcast and getting something out of each one. She thought that if she's got so much out of it, then someone might get something from her story. We chat about being a registered nurse and how that impacted her awareness around her diagnosis. We also talked about why Annette and her family decided it was time for her to stop work. Soon after her diagnosis Annette and her fiancé at the time decided to return home from their working holiday in Scotland and travelled home through Asia, we chatted about why that was important and how she managed her new diagnosis. We talked about if her life looked very different now to what she imagined pre-diagnosis.

I'm honoured to be able to share stories from people living with MS from all works of life from all over the world. Something you could do to help me out is give me a five star review, this helps others to be exposed to the podcast. and may just reached a newly diagnosed person when they really needed it. Alright let's dive in to todays chat.

FACETS program

Wellbeing Neuro Course

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. you can find Annette on Instagram at @honeyblushdeisgns, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly or @MSUnderstoodPodcast. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message via either of my instagram accounts. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Today on MS understood we chat with Clarissa Hidalgo. Clarissa received her yoga teacher certification in 2017. She had begun practicing after her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2010, and experiencing mobility issues in 2012. After becoming pregnant in 2015 she discovered and fell in love with prenatal yoga. He speciality has become accessible yoga, working with those of all bodies and abilities. After the birth of her second daughter Clarissa founded Multiple Sclerosis Mamas, a facebook support group for women with multiple sclerosis. And is currently creating a paid wellness program for women with multiple sclerosis. Throughout this chat we talked about being mamas with MS, and how difficult that can be, we talked about the community that Clarissa has built and the support that she gives and receives in there and we chatted about her finding yoga and how that's changed her life. I hope you get something out of this chat, just like I did.

I'm honoured to be able to share stories from people living with MS from all works of life from all over the world. Something you could do to help me out is give me a five star review, this helps others to be exposed to the podcast. and may just reached a newly diagnosed person when they really needed it. Alright let's dive in to todays chat.

Mother to baby

Multiple Sclerosis Mamas Facebook Group

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. you can find Clarissa on Instagram at @multiplesclerosismamas, and you can find links to anything we chatted about in the show notes. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly or @MSUnderstoodPodcast. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message via either of my instagram accounts. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Today on MS Understood we chat with Marianne Gaul. Marianne reach out to me after I shared Beardo's episode where we talk briefly about medical cannabis. I loved being able to continue the conversation MC and ask all of the questions. She explained the difference between off the street marijuana and medicinal cannabis. We also chatted about Peer Support through MS Connect in our states and how you can easily get incredible one on one or group support. Marianne talked about how she managed her huge work days, how changing medication changed her life and how her family support has been so crucial for her.

Medical Marijuana and Multiple Sclerosis with Beardo

Tim Ferguson

MS Connect - 1800 042 138

Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. If you're interested in any of the information that Marianne spoke about please get in contact with me and I can connect you with Marianne. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly or @MSUnderstoodPodcast. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a rating, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message via either of my instagram accounts. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Thanks again for listening and please share this episode with someone you think it might help