The MS Gym Podcast

Serving Under the Umbrella of Advocacy

In today's podcast, we meet Michelle and explore her passion for advocacy, while she navigates her own health challenges.
Michelle will share about her:

• Sudden, troublesome symptoms
• Numerous diagnostic tests
• Official MS diagnosis
• Family history with MS
• Post-secondary education and career
• Passion to help vulnerable groups
• Rollercoaster ride with different DMTs
• Discovery of The MS Gym
• Dedication to exercise
• Volunteer opportunities
• Ability to advocate for herself and others
• Goals and achievements

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Re-Routing the Road Map

Today's podcast guest, Missy, will inspire you, as she shares about her:

• Troubling health concerns
• Diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
• Complications from RA medications
• Unusual symptoms and MRI findings
• Difficulty coping with life challenges
• Walking struggles and MS diagnosis
• Career and work accommodations
• Difficult decision to "medically" retire
• Support from family and church
• Travel adventures with mobility aids
• Journey to finding her new identity
• Advice for living a healing lifestyle
• Exciting upcoming family events

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Motivation Monday - Chemistry, butterflies and a rock

Motivation Monday - Overcoming your Crisis of belief - "I Won't"

Motivation Monday - Imperfect Action vs Perfect Inaction

Fine-Tuning Your Focus

Let's travel down under to chat with Australian MS Gym member Kerry. Learn about her rare disease and journey of:

• Being diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM)
• Battling muscle atrophy
• Living with a disease that has no treatment options
• Embracing the Wahls protocol and experiencing symptom relief
• Finding The MS Gym
• Using her research skills to learn more about her disease
• Traveling to the U.S. to attend the Wahls coaching program
• Joining an international MS Gym Buddy Group to find community
• Refocusing her schedule to manage family priorities
• Training like an "athlete"
• Planning goals and future travel plans
• Self-care

Get Out There... AND LIVE

Join us as we travel to the rainy lands of the UK to chat with our latest podcast guest, Sarah. We'll learn more about Sarah's journey with MS as she shares about her:

• Early symptoms in childhood
• Post-secondary education in Germany
• Adventurous travel expeditions and volunteer work
• Marriage and difficulties finding work
• Catering business partnership with her parents
• Flare of symptoms and ensuing diagnosis
• Relatives with a previous MS diagnosis
• Choice of DMT
• Decision to travel to Mexico for HSCT
• Improvements seen since the treatment
• Signing up for The MS Gym
• Mollii suit and reduction in MS symptoms
• Support system and leisure activities
• Determination
• Future travel plans
• Love for the outdoors and her dogs
• Desire to live life to the fullest

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Finding Calm In The Chaos

In today's podcast we delve into the chaos with MS Gym veteran Julie. Join us as we travel down the winding path as Julie shares her:

• Initial symptoms
• Years of being gaslight
• Delayed MS diagnosis
• Son's cancer diagnosis
• Ability to find calm and community in the storm
• Sudden worsening of symptoms and departure from work
• Environmental triggers and isolation
• Change in life after finding The MS Gym
• Dedication to exercise and physical victories
• Memorable experiences at her children's weddings
• Goals for the future

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Confident In Crisis - Motivation Monday

Overcoming Your Crisis of Belief - Motivation Monday

 

Befriend Your Body - Embracing a positive dialogue

It's time to travel across the oceans to talk with today's podcast guest, Cathrin. We'll learn of her journey with MS from her homeland of Sweden. She'll share her story about her:

• First symptoms as a new mom
• Questionable and poorly delivered diagnosis
• Choice of DMTs and failure rates
• Lifestyle choices that helped relieve her fatigue
• Career and necessary accommodations
• Divorce and ensuing stress
• Journey to find The MS Gym
• Friendships forged in her Buddy Group
• Switch to the Wahls diet protocol
• Physical victories
• Travel accommodations
• Flooding threat bucket
• Need to prioritize work, rest, and chores
• Advice to the newly diagnosed
• Ability to show kindness and gratitude to her body

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How Full Is Your Threat Bucket? - Episode

Don't let your diagnosis stop you - KEEP GOING!

Be encouraged by today's podcast as we talk with long time MS Gym member Joann. Journey with us as we unpack Joann's:

• Initial symptoms 
• Challenges of navigating an MS diagnosis before the internet
• Choice to ignore unhelpful advice from medical providers
• Determination to continue her career
• Decision to pursue accommodations at work
• Routine with work and exercise
• Choice of medications
• Distaste for "labels"
• Feelings of being mistreated because of her disability
• Path to finding The MS Gym
• Passions and future desires
• Advice to the newly diagnosed
• Tenacity to keep moving forward

MS GYM LINKS:

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Living In The Here & Now

In today's episode, we'll be chatting with MS Gym newcomer, Heather.
Gain new insights as we explore Heather's:

• First symptoms and diagnostic journey
• Challenges of being a single mom
• Career and accomodations
• Frustration of needing mobility aids at a young age
• Squeaky wheel policy
• First impressions of The MS Gym
• Non-linear progression with exercise
• Goals for the future
• Focus on living in the present moment
• "Why's"
• Advice to the fellow MS warriors

MS Gym Links

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Reconnecting with your WHY- Motivational talk with Trevor Wicken

 

Harnessing Healthy Habits & Healing

Join us for our first episode of the fall season as we talk with MS Gym veteran, Yulia, and learn about the many tools she's found and used in her healing journey with MS.

We'll talk about her:

• Initial symptoms and adolescent diagnosis
• Course of treatments - both pharmaceutical and natural
• Introduction to The MS Gym
• Love for The MS Gym community
• Freedom from loneliness and anxiety
• Tool belt - CPAP machine, Yoga Nidra, PEMF, EMS, Wim Hof
• Changes in diet and difficulties with Intermittent fasting
• Issues with body image and disordered eating
• Use of mobility aids for exercise
• Passion for exercise
• Advice to the newly diagnosed
• Victorious trip to Singapore
• Affirmation of her hard work

MS Gym Links

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The Power of Habit Stacking

In today's podcast episode, Jodi Feltham shares from the book, "Habit Stacking" by author James Clear. She highlights some of the tips and tricks she uses in her own life to create sustainable habits.