Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis

Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Claes Nermark as our guest! Claes lives in Sweden and follows the Overcoming MS program.   Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps: 01:57 Can you tell us a little about yourself, day-to-day life, and anything about yourself, you’d like to share?    0...

More than 21 years since Professor George Jelinek published ‘Taking Control of MS’ (2 editions), followed by the first edition of ‘Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis’ in 2010 and the second edition in 2016, Professor George Jelinek is back with the ‘Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook, A Roadmap to Good Health’. We are pleased to welcome back Professor George Jelinek, creator of the OMS program and...

Bio:   Vickie serves as the Ambassador of the OMS Circle in Connecticut. She was officially diagnosed with MS in 2017 but had her first discernible symptoms in 2006. She lives well with her MS by following the OMS program and encourages others to do the same through her OMS Circle.   Vickie has been running her own Virtual Assistant company since 2003 and enjoys working with her global clients. Sh...

Happy 2022 and welcome to the premiere episode of Living Well with MS. We are thrilled to launch the 4th season of our podcast with a very special episode celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Overcoming MS charity. What better way to mark the occasion, and the start of a hopeful new year, than an in-depth conversation with OMS CEO Grazina Berry. Since assuming leadership of the organization alm...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Pat Feller as our guest! Pat lives in California with progressive MS and follows the Overcoming MS program.       Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.        Questions and Timestamps:   01:28 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your life, and your family?  02:44 How abo...

The holidays are upon us, which for many of us means time spent with family eating a smorgasbord of delicious foods. This highly anticipated seasonal ritual sometimes leads to unintended consequences – expanded waistlines and hefty price tags for all the holiday meals you’ve had to stock up ingredients for.  On this episode of Living Well with MS, we are pleased to welcome Karen Lee of The Sensiti...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break where we are pleased to welcome Nicole Zobrist as our guest! Nicole lives with MS in Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest and follows the Overcoming MS program.       Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps: 02:21 Can you tell us a little about yourself, day-to-day life, yo...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we welcome two of Overcoming MS’s newest trustees – Prof. Helen Rees Leahy and Alison Marwick – for a special roundtable discussion on advocacy. This episode dives into how we develop tools and resources to enable OMSers to have confidence in talking about Overcoming MS to family, friends, and health care professionals.     Watch this episode on YouTube here...

Welcome Living Well with MS where we are pleased to welcome professional holistic chef Jack McNulty as our guest. In this episode, we have curated a set of commonly asked questions around holiday cooking. With the onslaught of the holidays upon us, people following the Overcoming MS program face challenges in making traditional holiday recipes compliant with their dietary choices. Jack has had amp...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Lieza Vanden Broeke as our guest! Lieza lives in with MS in Christchurch, New Zealand and follows the Overcoming MS program.       Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps:  02:03 Can you describe your life before your MS diagnosis?   02:59 How di...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we welcome back Dr Aaron Boster, an Ohio-based neurologist specializing in MS. Dr Boster has featured on episodes that tackled exploring how to make the right medication choices and the impacts of lifestyle choices on MS . Now we tap his expertise to help us grapple with an important topic that isn’t discussed as often as it should be – sex. Sex and sexualit...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Katy Glenie as our guest! Katy lives with MS in Taupō, New Zealand and follows the Overcoming MS Program.     Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps:     01:34 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life?  02:23 How about...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we are joined by Ingrid Adelsberger to discuss her experience with pregnancy while living with MS. She is the editor of the Overcoming MS cookbook, the former ambassador of the Overcoming MS Circle in Los Angeles, and the current co-ambassador of the global Overcoming MS Circle. Ingrid is also a proud mom to a two-year-old daughter named Romy.       Watch th...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Jen DeTracey as our guest! Jen is a life coach and YouTuber who lives with MS and follows the Overcoming MS program.       Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps:    01:27 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life?    0...

Welcome to Living Well with MS where we welcome professional holistic chef Jack McNulty. On this episode of Ask Jack, Jack answers food-related questions generated our community on the topic of dairy and oil subsitutes. Don’t forget to submit your questions for Jack by emailing them to podcast@overcomingms.org .      Topics and Timestamps:  02:57 In the process of making fermented cashew cheese, h...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we dive into what’s happening at the forefront of MS research with the guidance of Dr Michael Kornberg, Associate Director of the Neurology Residency Program and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the world-renowned Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.    Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Time...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Julie Pankhurst as our guest! Julie lives in Surrey, England. She lives with MS and follows the Overcoming MS program.        Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps:    01:27 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life?  ...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we welcome Ritu Kaur as our guest. She is creative, accomplished, and life-loving. After being diagnosed with MS, has made it her mission to educate people about MS to reduce the stigma around it and reduce undiagnosed and misdiagnosed cases. Through social media, Ritu is building a platform where people with MS and their supporters can get counseling and em...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Gillian Robertson as our guest! Gillian lives in Gimentz, Switzerland. She lives with MS and follows the Overcoming MS program.       Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps:  01:25 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your l...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, our guest, Dr Gretchen Hawley, will explain neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to continually change, a sign of brain health) and how exercise can impact it, as well as share her insights on helping people with MS improve their strength, balance and mobility.     Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Top...

Welcome to Ask Jack, featuring the prodigious culinary talents of professional holistic chef Jack McNulty answering food-related questions generated by you, our community. In this episode, we dig into some topical questions about foods and activities that are part of every summer culinary package, and Jack makes sure to advise you on how to make sure they align with the Overcoming MS diet pillar a...

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Joia Lewis as our guest! Joia lives in Estoril, Portugal. She was diagnosed primary progressive multiple sclerosis and follows the Overcoming MS program.        Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps:  02:01 You’ve had quite an international and...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we meet David Lyons, bodybuilding champion, media personality and founder of a global fitness training program. Did we mention David also has MS? Through the MS Fitness Challenge among many other endeavors, David has dedicated his personal and professional life to helping people with MS of all abilities learn how to overcome their physical challenges and lea...

Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Rachel Knight as our guest! Rachel lives with multiple sclerosis and follows the Overcoming MS program.   Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps: 01:29 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life?  02:05 How about your experi...

On this episode of Living Well with MS, we are excited welcome Hana Javurkova as our guest. Hana is an Overcoming MS volunteer coordinator who started following the Overcoming MS program after being told she might have MS.     Watch this episode on YouTube here . Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.           Topics and Timestamps:   01:17 Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your b...