MS.UNDERSTOOD

Do you struggle with your MS diagnosis and wish you had a friend who was a doctor who personally understood the challenges of living with MS and could offer you reliable advice? Well, now you do! In this episode, you’ll meet the esteemed Dr Susan Payrovi and Dr Teri Jaklin as they invite you to our new podcast collaboration: How Doctors Heal. How Doctors Heal is a roundtable discussion about the topics that they believe matter most when embarking on a healing journey. Together, we dive into aspects of healing that we don’t hear others talking about, like: how illness impacts our identity, is healing possible with an incurable disease, maintaining hope in times of hopelessness, evidence-based strategies to improve our gut health, sleep, and ability to exercise, and most importantly, how doctors learn how to heal when THEY receive a scary diagnosis. Take a listen to learn more about this exciting new resource. https://rss.com/podcasts/how-doctors-heal/ – or watch us on YouTube – https://youtube.com/@howdoctorsheal?si=wvk-oP5WyfAWHHLj patreon.com/MSFlock

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a companion on the MS journey? In this episode, you’ll meet Joel Riciputi, a super neat human, an active member of our shared MS Community, and a certified Health Coach. We’ll learn a lot about Joel - who he is beyond his MS diagnosis, what his MS journey has looked like, and most importantly, what fueled his fire to train to become a health coach so he could be there to support us in ways he wished he had access to early on. Joel understands the many challenges we face everyday since he faces them too! He also understands that health coaching isn’t always accessible to everyone and is committed to giving back to our community through free learning sessions and accessible coaching packages. Take a listen to get to know Joel! Sign up for his upcoming FREE session Own Your Energy: Practical Fatigue Management for Neurological & Autoimmune Conditions on June 16th. I hope to see you there! To Register: https://vibly.io/services/managing-energy-fatigue-with-neurological-conditions-joel-riciputi/ You can also check out his Introductory Program for MS Community: https://vibly.io/services/-introductory-program-joel-riciputi/ or email Joel directly [email protected] to book a free discovery call. patreon.com/MSFlock

Do you struggle with MS Heat Sensitivity? Does it limit what you can do in your life? Do you miss activities you used to engage in because you’re currently limited by temperature, humidity, or related fatigue? In this episode, we’re joined by Stanford Biodesign Engineer Candice Otrembiak. Take a listen to get to know Candice and the incredible work she is doing to engineer real MS Heat Sensitivity solutions for us. You’ll also learn about Candice’s active survey where WE can help by sharing our personal experiences with MS Heat Sensitivity. Candice knows that developing a device for real people requires real input from folks in our community. This is a great opportunity for all of us who struggle with Heat Sensitivity to get involved and be part of the solution! Listen in to learn more! Candice’s Biodesign Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYU9tYZNuowF-zHQNfYk7Ij7ZkMEX0HJdzqm9fN0JY-urUbg/viewform?usp=publish-editorpatreon.com/MSFlock

Do you experience joy every day? For many of us in the MS Community, joy can feel elusive. In this episode, we address the importance of experiencing joy in our lives. We’ll explore the impacts that experiencing joy has on our physical and mental health. While the natural ebb and flow of life occasionally brings us joyful experiences, there are ways that we can deliberately cultivate daily joy so that we can experience it more often and reap the benefits. I’ll share my personal reflections on my own struggles to experience joy in the decade since my official MS diagnosis, as well as the plan I created for myself to deliberately cultivate more joy in my life on a daily basis this year. Listen in to learn more about my Joyride in 2026 - and potentially inspire your own!! patreon.com/MSFlock

In this episode, we explore how navigating life living with Multiple Sclerosis and rebuilding a life we love after diagnosis is similar to a bathroom remodel. We’ll look at the many parallels between a real life remodel in action and how we can similarly examine our own lives to find aspects that would greatly benefit from a thoughtful and deliberate remodel. We’ll talk through the phases of a remodel - the Dream Design, Hiring the Right Construction Team, Diving into Demolition, Navigating the Unexpected, and finally, Reconstruction - Building the New. I hope this episode results in a future remodeling or renovation project of your own - either literal, figurative, or both! patreon.com/MSFlock