On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered

Can yoga help Multiple Sclerosis (MS)? Can breath, posture, mindfulness, and movement improve quality of life when you're living with a chronic neurological disease? In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , Michelle (MSchelleRx) and Tim welcome Marlon F. Hall , an anthropologist, yoga instructor, author, and mindfulness coach, for one of our most thought-provoking conversations yet. Marlon...

Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can feel overwhelming, especially after a new diagnosis. Fatigue, brain fog, uncertainty, and fear can make it difficult to imagine a hopeful future. But today's conversation is about why hope still matters and why there has never been a better time to live with MS. In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , Michelle (MSchelleRx) and Tim share what keeps t...

When you live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), you're not the only one adjusting. Your spouse, family, friends, and caregivers are learning how to navigate this journey alongside you. In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , Michelle (MSchelleRx) and Tim have an honest conversation about the people who often go unseen in chronic illness: the support system. They discuss why caregivers deserve...

What does MS fatigue actually feel like? People often hear the word “fatigue” and assume it means being tired. But for many people living with multiple sclerosis, fatigue is one of the most debilitating and misunderstood symptoms of the disease. In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , MSchelleRx and Tim X share their personal experiences with MS fatigue and explain why it goes far beyond...

What if some of the habits helping you survive with MS are actually making life harder? This episode shares the hard lessons we learned about pride, self-neglect, and learning to adjust. In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , MSchelleRx and Tim Conway have an honest conversation about the toxic survival habits they developed while trying to navigate life with multiple sclerosis. Habits t...

Loneliness with MS does not always look the way people expect. Sometimes it is not about physically being alone, it's the feeling that nobody fully understands what living inside your body feels like. It is trying to explain fatigue that words cannot fully capture. It is grieving changes nobody else can see. It is navigating symptoms while still trying to stay connected to the people you love. In...

Living with Multiple Sclerosis can feel isolating, overwhelming, and invisible. But... you are not alone. In this deeply honest and emotional conversation, two cousins living with MS open up about grief, healing, chronic illness, emotional safety, identity loss, faith, family, and learning how to live well despite the challenges of a progressive disease. As two African-American family members both...

Living with multiple sclerosis comes with an emotional weight most people never see. In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , MSchelleRx and Tim X have an honest conversation about the hidden emotional labor of living with MS, chronic illness, invisible symptoms, and constantly adjusting to a life you did not plan for. This episode goes beyond medications and doctor appointments to talk ab...

How to find happiness after your MS Diagnosis. What happens when you realize you’re not going back to the person you were before MS? In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , MSchelleRx and Tim Conway have an honest conversation about grief, identity, emotional healing, and redefining happiness while living with MS. They open up about the emotional reality of chronic illness, the life they...

In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , Tim and Michelle (MSChelleRX) talk about the hidden obstacles of multiple sclerosis (MS) that nobody warned you about, the real-life struggles that show up between neurologist appointments and affect everyday living. We break down common but overlooked MS symptoms like foot drop , balance issues, mobility changes, and those confusing moments when yo...

What does healing actually mean when you’re living with multiple sclerosis? In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , MSchelleRx and Tim Conway unpack one of the biggest misconceptions in the MS journey: that healing means being cured. Early on, healing feels like getting back to “normal.” But over time, that definition starts to shift. They talk through the emotional reality of living with...

What is one thing MS doesn’t get to control? In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , MSchelleRx and Tim Conway get real about the one thing they refuse to hand over while living with multiple sclerosis: their agency. They talk through what it means to still have a voice, make decisions, and define your own life even as your body changes. From protecting mental health to learning how and w...

Most conversations about multiple sclerosis focus on what’s hard. The symptoms, the uncertainty, the things that change. But that’s not the full story. In this episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , MSchelleRx and Tim X share the surprising reason they started this podcast. Not just to talk about MS, but to create a space that also explores what can still be good, meaningful, and even life-givin...

The conversation explores the themes of managing symptoms and balance, learning to talk to yourself, acceptance and change, creating boundaries and challenges, and mastering thoughts and asking for help. It delves into the importance of self-talk, acceptance, and the process of setting boundaries and challenges as well as mastering thoughts and asking for help. Takeaways Acceptance Self-talk Chapt...

What does living with multiple sclerosis (MS) really teach you? In the first episode of On My Nerves: MS Unfiltered , cousins MSchelleRx and Tim Conway have an honest conversation about the unexpected survival skills people develop after an MS diagnosis . Living with multiple sclerosis changes how you move through the world. It affects your body, your relationships, your identity, and how you advo...