Author: Daana Townsend

Episode 11 – What About Me? Fear, Uncertainty & MS

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Join us as we tackle the issues of fear and uncertainty — and the roles that they play in the lives of those with MS. What will happen to me in the future? Will I get worse? Will I get married? Will I end up alone? Tune in as we share our experiences surrounding these issues. Feel free to engage with us, and share your comments and questions.

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Episode 10 – The Eleventh Time Might Be The Charm: Isolation & MS

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Tune in as we tackle a very serious topic — isolation and MS. MS is a lonely disease. Often, we find ourselves self-isolating at various times and for a myriad of reasons. Other times, the isolation can feel imposed on us by friends and family who may be well meaning, yet oblivious to the impact that their actions (or lack thereof) have on us. Join us as we explore this tough but important topic. Feel free to engage with us, and share your comments and questions.

Check us out, listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or SoundCloud. Also, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @myelinmelanin to keep abreast of our latest goings on!

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Please feel free to reach out and comment with questions, feedback or suggestions for what you’d like to hear in future episodes.

Isolation

The article below touches on some of what we’ll be discussing in Episode 10, but to be honest, how the author ends the article doesn’t sit quite right with me. She writes, “I don’t feel like it’s a bad thing to kind of go on a ‘mental vacation’ for a night, etc. but be careful on how far you isolate yourself and for how long… because you don’t want to push people away that really truly care about you.”

She’s right, but that said, I’m not sure it’s quite that simple. There are a myriad of reasons why we self-isolate. We’ll touch on a few of those reasons in Episode 10.

Nonetheless, there’s some good food for thought, here.

Love & Light.

Episode 9 – Musings on Medical Marijuana

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Tune in as we share our musings on the benefits of (and different modes of consuming)medical marijuana for MS symptoms.

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Episode 8 — LEMTRADA Lessons

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Join us as we share our LEMTRADA stories. We reflect on life before, during and after LEMTRADA. Would we do it again?

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Episode 7 — Excess Baggage: Traveling and Dating with MS

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Traveling and dating with MS is no walk in the park — it’s often fraught with anxiety and hassle. To put it simply, MS is excess baggage. Join us as we discuss some of our experiences and musings on traveling and dating with MS.

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Episode 6 — Accessibility, Accommodations & Frustrations

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Join us as we address some of the everyday challenges and issues that people with MS and other disabilities face. We’ll touch on the ADA, accessibility, reasonable accommodations, FRUSTRATIONS, and other issues.

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Episode 5 — It’s Not All In My Head

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You mean to tell me that I have to start worrying about my mental state in addition to my physical body? You’re kidding me, right?

This week, we will be talking about the realities of depression and anxiety, and how they relate to our MS.

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* Please forgive the sound quality of this podcast; we had some equipment difficulties.

Episode 4 — Energy Vampires & Protecting Your Energy

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Have you ever been in someone’s presence, be it online or in close proximity, and start to feel uneasy?  You may start to notice tension throughout your body, your stomach may be in knots, your breathing may become erratic.  Well, if you notice those small but subtle changes, you have been bitten by an Energy Vampire!  Beware…

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