8. Embracing Who You Are with Ardra Shephard

In this week's episode, I will be joined by Ardra Shephard. Ardra is the influential Canadian blogger behind the award-winning Tripping On Air. She is a script consultant for the AMI television network, and her blog was the subject of a WebMD-produced documentary short.  Ardra is a sought-after writer, consultant, speaker, and smoothie connaisseur. She has contributed to FASHION magazine, InStyle, the National MS Society’s Momentum Magazine, msconnection.org, The Mighty, healthline.com, xojane, and others. She was named one of the top MS bloggers “in the universe” by feedspot.com, and Yahoo Lifestyle reported that @ms_trippingonair is the number one chronic illness account to follow on Instagram. In 2019 Ardra was the keynote speaker at the MS Foundation of the Cayman Islands gala fundraiser, and in 2020 she spoke at the MS Societies On The Move event in Washington D.C. With an international reach and reputation, Ardra is a leader in the MS community. She’s on a mission to change minds about what it means to live with a disability and to empower those with chronic illness to stake their place in the world. In this week’s episode, we talk about How she adapted to life with a disability? What products have helped MS patients in their journey? The challenges and limitations in the daily activities of MS Patients. Additional Resources: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/insider Reach out to Ardra: Social:  https://www.instagram.com/ms_trippingonair/ https://instabio.cc/TRIPPINGONAIR https://www.facebook.com/trippingonair/ Website: https://trippingonair.com/ Reach out to Me: Social:  msinglink.com https://www.facebook.com/Doctor.Gretchen/ https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gretchen https://www.youtube.com/c/DoctorGretchenHawley/featured