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The Princess Who Taught Me How To Live Again

The most important lesson I learned from the late, great Carrie Fisher is that life unfolds in weird and unimaginable ways. No matter what’s on our plates we have two choices. We can let life lead us...

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How You Can Learn How To Make Yoga Adaptive For Everyone

The practice of yoga means different things to different people. Some want to increase flexibility or improve vitality or cardio health while others want to create a sense of harmony between mind and...

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How Adversity and Vulnerability Are Powerful Teachers

By the time you reach my age you’ve learned a lot about vulnerability and adversity. Unless you’ve been extraordinarily blessed there’s no way to avoid them. It’s no secret I was struggling with extra...

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How We Can Find Our Way To A Kinder World

The other day I took a walk in our local park to stretch my legs, breathe the fragrant springtime air and think. I’ve had writer’s block for awhile and I’m not sure why. Are my negative feelings about...

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What I’ll Learn In The Big Easy About Multiple Sclerosis

In a few weeks I’ll be heading to The Big Easy for The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers annual meeting. As the blogger for CMSC I’ll have a front row seat to this incredible four-day event...

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How to Improve Your Cognition and Have Fun at the Same Time (Giveaway)

How do you know if the cognitive issues you’re experiencing are a sign of aging or are the result of an illness? Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? You can’t remember a word you’re searching...

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How The New York Times Is Creating A Compassionate World

I have fond childhood memories of spending lazy Sunday mornings with my parents, relaxing in our big den on adjoining plush, comfy couches. My dad would turn the stereo on to listen to whatever opera...

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Why The Hell Should I Keep Writing?

After our summer of sadness we’re now focusing on the sale of our house. Don’t say congratulations! I know you mean well, but as I’m sure the immediate world knows by now (because I talk and write...

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How Can Integrative Medicine Make You Healthier?

When you live with an illness, any illness, you immediately look for ways to feel better. If you have a headache you take an aspirin. If you have high cholesterol you take a statin. But sometimes there...

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Collaboration is the Key to Improving the Lives of People with MS

Merriam-Webster’s definition of collaboration is “To work with another person or group in order to achieve or do something.” That’s certainly true for the work being done by the Consortium of Multiple...

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The Princess Who Taught Me How To Live Again

The most important lesson I learned from the late, great Carrie Fisher is that life unfolds in weird and unimaginable ways. No matter what’s on our plates we have two choices. We can let life lead us...

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How You Can Learn How To Make Yoga Adaptive For Everyone

The practice of yoga means different things to different people. Some want to increase flexibility or improve vitality or cardio health while others want to create a sense of harmony between mind and...

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How Adversity and Vulnerability Are Powerful Teachers

By the time you reach my age you’ve learned a lot about vulnerability and adversity. Unless you’ve been extraordinarily blessed there’s no way to avoid them. It’s no secret I was struggling with extra...

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How We Can Find Our Way To A Kinder World

The other day I took a walk in our local park to stretch my legs, breathe the fragrant springtime air and think. I’ve had writer’s block for awhile and I’m not sure why. Are my negative feelings about...

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What I’ll Learn In The Big Easy About Multiple Sclerosis

In a few weeks I’ll be heading to The Big Easy for The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers annual meeting. As the blogger for CMSC I’ll have a front row seat to this incredible four-day event...

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How to Improve Your Cognition and Have Fun at the Same Time (Giveaway)

How do you know if the cognitive issues you’re experiencing are a sign of aging or are the result of an illness? Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? You can’t remember a word you’re searching...

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Taking a Break While the Seasons Go Round and Round in the Circle Game

The air is turning crisp while leaves dangle from their branches. Acorns lie carelessly on the ground waiting for hungry squirrels to gather them in anticipation of winter. Life goes on, as it always...

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As The Year Ends There’s Something I Need To Say

I know it’s been awhile since I wrote in this space but I needed to take a step back for a bit of a breather. We all deserve breathers once in awhile, so I guess it was just my turn.… The post As The...

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How We Can Lean On Communities To Help Us Survive Difficult Times

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the word “communities” and the important role they play in our lives. A “community” is a place where like-minded people come together, but the plural “communities” are...

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Breaking Myself Open: How a Third Diagnosis Can Change You

In the age of “fake news” smart readers have become more scrupulous about the information they read. They can smell dishonesty and insincerity a mile away. As children, we learn the importance of...

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