WatsOnMyBrain

Just a brief episode about my thoughts on walking and why it can be important for MS.

In this one, I discuss certain diets that exist for MS and which were developed by doctors and specialists in the MS sphere.  I also discuss my experience with these and other diets as well as general nutrition and supplementation.

Taking on new challenges is important for us.  It helps us grow, learn new things, and maybe even flourish in something we've been thinking about doing for a while.  In this one, I discuss my new challenge of training in the martial art of jiu jitsu.  Difficult? Yes.  But I am having fun and learning something new.

Comparing ourselves to others is common but unhealthy.  The same goes for MS.  When we compare our case of MS to someone else, it can mess with our heads.  MS is a very individual condition and each person's course is different from another.  How do we deal with this?  Do we feel guilty if we are doing better than someone else? Do we feel sad if we are worse?  I think the best we can do is not to compare and manage our MS as best we can.

Being productive every day is something I am really passionate about.  I imagine other MSers out there are too.  But, how do we be productive every day while reducing stress and being efficient with our energy and time?  In this episode, I share my experiences with productivity, task management, and what I do to try and remain productive.

Fatigue, and I don't mean just being tired, affects 80% of people living with MS.  It is a different kind of tired and it can take a lot of management for people with MS to live their best lives.  In this episode, I discuss my experiences with fatigue and how I try to manage it.

Keeping a case history of your diagnosis, appointments, symptoms, follow ups, medical team information and anything else related to your case of MS can be vitally important as you move through your journey with MS.  It can help remind you of things you forgot about, like the last time you had a flare or were on corticosteroids for example.  Being your own advocate is vitally important and this is a tool that help you stay on top of your case.

Quick episode where I discuss my recent bouts with heath and humidity and how I tried to deal with it despite keeping up with tasks and social engagements.

Exercise if of utmost importance for those living with MS.  Nutrition and therapies have their necessary place but exercise and fitness, in my mind, are the key to remaining healthy and mobile in living with MS.

Everyone lives with some degree of uncertainty.  I get it.  But those living with MS understand the very nature of the disease is unpredictable and different for each person.  While we can try to apply controls around the situation and management of MS, there is always the chance things don't go your way.

Just a quick epi dedicated to me turning 50 years old.

In this episode, I discuss social life and engagements and having and maintaining the energy to do so.

To tell or not to tell? That is the question.  Here I discuss the decision making process on whether to disclose your MS to your coworkers and/or supervisors.  You may need to for your supervisors but maybe not with your coworkers and teammates.  This is a part practical, part emotional and protective decision.

In this one, I touch on movement - how to think about it, how it helps us and why it is so important for MS.

In this episode I discuss my life lately as a lot has been going on.  A little bit about stress and MS, recent job loss and some other off the cuff things.

In this episode, I discuss my annual participation in the Murph hero workout on Memorial Day.

In this episode, I discuss my exposure to disease modifying therapies, which ones I have been on and my experiences with them.

In this episode, I discuss briefly what MS is and how I was diagnosed.  An MS diagnosis can sometimes take a number of years as symptoms appear and then remit.  People can be treated for something not related to MS despite MS causing the symptom requiring the treatment.  It is this process that sometimes takes the patient and physician a long time to piece together as was my case.

My son and I recently did the Travis Manion workout at my gym.  A challenging, inspiring and fun day.

Introduction to the WatsOnMyBrain podcast.  What, why and how it may help you.