MS.UNDERSTOOD

Is it better for us to be selfless or selfish? Which way do you tend to lean? In this episode, we'll explore the continuum that exists between selflessness and selfishness. We'll deconstruct each term, look at what the research says about the benefits and pitfalls of each approach, and how to determine when it's healthiest to employ each approach to help us meet our physical, mental, and emotional health goals.

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Casey Berkebile, a seasoned and highly skilled Naturopath. She'll share with us the Naturopathic approach to healing for MS: the areas she typically explores with her patients, as well as several relevant and inspiring success stories. Dr. Casey will also share important tools to help you find a qualified Naturopathic Physician near you. We'll talk briefly about LDN and supplements too! Take a listen to see if a Naturopathic DR is right for you to support you on your healing journey! https://caseyberkebilend.com

In this episode, we explore Behavioral Activation as a way to find motivation, and to infuse more joy and satisfaction into our daily lives. Employing Behavioral Activation strategies help us overcome the mental and physical anguish that we often experience living with chronic illness. Research shows that by incorporating Behavioral Activation concepts into our existing self-care practices and daily routines, we can experience greater happiness and feel more accomplished - which drastically increases our ability to feel even better and accomplish even more! Take a listen - this simple concept might be just what you're looking for!

In this episode, I'm joined by Claire Hayes, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) practitioner and author of Everyday Happiness: EFT Tapping for Self Transformation that Really Works. Claire will teach us all about the many ways we can use Tapping to help ourselves heal and become the best versions of ourselves. You'll even get to hear a short demonstration where she uses some of her techniques to help me through a real life struggle. You'll be amazed to learn just how useful of a tool EFT can be in helping us move through any challenge we face on our quest to live well with MS. https://tapintoyourpower.uk

Mindset Matters. In this episode, listeners will meet Jenny Peterson, creator of the Mind-Body Rewire Program and the Simplify Your Healing podcast. Jenny works with clients focused on healing from physical, mental, and emotional conditions. You'll hear Jenny's own story which led her to this work, a detailed account of what her program entails, as well as multiple success stories. Jenny will also share specific mindsets that tend to show up with MS. Find out if working with Jenny might help you!

In this episode, we explore the disability process and learn why it is SO important for those of us living with MS to be informed early about how this process works. I am joined by esteemed disability attorney Jamie R. Hall. In this episode he shares with us a thorough overview of the disability process, including information regarding the typical timeline and actions we can take now that will simplify the process for us later. We'll learn everything we need to know to be well informed and to plan ahead for the support we may one day need.

In this episode, we'll explore the power of pushing pause to help us conquer our feelings of overwhelm. We'll review the indicators of overwhelm so we can easily identify the behaviors of overwhelm in our own lives. We'll also look at underlying factors of overwhelm, and how to use clearing and pause to help us establish a clear roadmap for living with better intention and alignment, which is the most effective way to reduce overwhelm in our lives. Join us - and learn to conquer overwhelm once and for all!

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Susan Payrovi to discuss the important topic of toxins. Together, we'll raise our awareness of toxins, learn where they are most commonly found, and discuss how they enter & impact our bodies at the cellular level. We'll also discuss a wide range of helpful strategies to detox our lives, replace harmful products with safer alternatives, as well as a variety of tools we can use to help us make less toxic choices moving forward.

This week, we'll continue to look at best strategies to reduce overwhelm. Turns out, it's CLEARING! In this episode, we'll explore the most common reasons we experience overwhelm, the most prominent being that we just have TOO MUCH STUFF! By reducing what we have through exercising our NO muscle and ensuring we reserve our YES for only the things that matter most to us, we can regain control of our lives and finally leave overwhelm behind. We'll talk about a wide variety of strategies for clearing, as well as inspiring organizations where we can donate.

In this episode, we’ll explore the word NO and look at how early childhood experiences with the word NO can impact how our relationship with NO evolves as we grow. We’ll explore reasons why saying NO can be so difficult, why it’s SO important, and some helpful strategies to help us work on strengthening our NO. We’ll also look at how NO can help us specifically on our quest to live well with MS.