Join our conversation with MS Warrior and author of the new children's book, "Some Days We..." -- about a mom and her son overcoming the obstacles MS can impose on everyday life. Diagnosed 14 years ago, Julie shares her MS journey and talks about how far the medical world has come since then. We chat about how life has looked for her and what advice she has for newly diagnosed folks. https://medium.com/authority-magazine/unstoppable-how-author-julie-stamm-is-able-to-thrive-despite-her-ms-diagnosis-aafff42fe1ac

Wendy Booker, the CEO of MS Insight speaks to what motivates her regarding MS and how she is working to help others with MS

A leading neurologist's insights and views of MS

Moyna John speaks to her diagnosis with MS and how she creates her best life living with MS

Dr. Thrower provides insights on a wide range of key issues and helps clarify many issues about multiple sclerosis

Candid discussion about multiple sclerosis - diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life

We are MS Insight -- empowering patients with insight and knowledge.

Enjoy our interview with June Halper, who is the CEO of The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. She is a certified adult nurse practitioner who has specialized in multiple sclerosis since 1978. Ms. Halper's numerous publications include Comprehensive Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Concepts in Nursing Care in Multiple Sclerosis. She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the founding director of IOMSN, the International Organization of MS Nurses, and the recipient of the IOMSN's first June Halper Award for Excellence in Nursing in Multiple Sclerosis.

In our first Facebook Live interview -- a series we're calling "MS Influencer Insights," we spoke with Wendy Booker, Founder and CEO of MS Insight. Wendy describes herself as a lifelong adventurer, author, speaker and advocate within the global MS community. When she discovered, she began a mission to learn as much as she could and use it as a turning point to do everything she could to live life to the fullest. That included marathon running, mountain climbing and learning as much about MS as possible. When new treatments helped her, she wanted to share all she had learned. Part of that process was starting MS Insight! If you'd like to see more interviews like this one, be sure to "like" our Facebook page!

Developing wellness and mindfulness practices can be a great way for MS patients to cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the theme of MS Insight’s video titled “MS and COVID-19.” Mindy Eisenberg, who has a Master of Health Administration (MHSA) degree and is founder of YogaMovesMS.org, holds in-person classes for MS patients in Michigan as well as online classes for people who would like to participate virtually. She also teaches adaptive yoga at the MS Society. “This is a perfect time to build a yoga practice, since we have more quietude and solitude” during the pandemic, she noted.

Mindy Eisenberg was drawn to the field of wellness and MS because her mother suffered from primary progressive MS and eventually lost all muscle tone. George A., one of the participants on the video, attends Eisenberg’s yoga class. He was diagnosed in 2001 with relapsing remitting MS. Prior to developing MS, he had been an athlete who played baseball and football. Yoga helps him with spasticity. He set himself a “30 for 30” challenge of doing three different yoga routines for almost an hour a day during April. “I did yoga and challenged myself. You have to remain active and do what you can.”

Jonathan Merril, M.D., Education Director at MS Insight and moderator of the discussion, asked Mindy Eisenberg why yoga could be especially helpful for people with MS. She said yoga has beneficial impacts “from head to toe,” and that there are no physical barriers for anyone who wants to do yoga. “If you can breathe, you can do yoga,” she noted. Merril asked her to discuss mindfulness and whether that could be helpful for people with MS. “Mindfulness means being in this present moment,” she explained. You let your thoughts come in a nonjudgmental way, without reacting. This helps people overcome negative or critical views of themselves or others. “Mindfulness doesn’t have to be 20 or 30 minutes,” she added. “It can be one minute or three minutes.”

Developing wellness and mindfulness practices can be a great way for MS patients to cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the theme of MS Insight’s video titled “MS and COVID-19.” Mindy Eisenberg, who has a Master of Health Administration (MHSA) degree and is founder of YogaMovesMS.org, holds in-person classes for MS patients in Michigan as well as online classes for people who would like to participate virtually. She also teaches adaptive yoga at the MS Society. “This is a perfect time to build a yoga practice, since we have more quietude and solitude” during the pandemic, she noted.

Developing wellness and mindfulness practices can be a great way for MS patients to cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the theme of MS Insight’s video titled “MS and COVID-19.” Mindy Eisenberg, who has a Master of Health Administration (MHSA) degree and is founder of YogaMovesMS.org, holds in-person classes for MS patients in Michigan as well as online classes for people who would like to participate virtually. She also teaches adaptive yoga at the MS Society.

Developing wellness and mindfulness practices can be a great way for MS patients to cope with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the theme of MS Insight’s video titled “MS and COVID-19.” Mindy Eisenberg, who has a Master of Health Administration (MHSA) degree and is founder of YogaMovesMS.org, holds in-person classes for MS patients in Michigan as well as online classes for people who would like to participate virtually. She also teaches adaptive yoga at the MS Society.

When she was diagnosed at age 16 with MS, Kamilah Martin-Proctor found herself at a loss when it came to figuring out the path forward for someone like her with the disease. She was a young African-American woman in high school—yet all the information she could obtain about MS came from Caucasian women, married with children, who could not relate to Martin-Proctor’s life experience. “Nobody could tell me how these medications and studies affected people of color,” she commented. So, in response, she started a small support group and began doing strategic outreach. The group is called the Martin MS Alliance Foundation (www.manyfacesofms.org). MS Insight’s new video, titled “MS in Communities of Color” features an interview with Proctor-Martin. She talked about the different outreach that her group provides. There are four areas, each offering different services: Equal Access Education – Providing key information about new medications and treatment for MS patients, particularly relevant to people of color; Careers, Not Jobs – Encouraging members to pursue their career dreams and not be held back by their disability; Accessible Communities – Making sure individuals have access to social and cultural events, while managing their illness; Emergency Base - Furnishing information to members about how to manage their MS during emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Martin-Proctor engaged in a lively discussion on the video with MS Insight staff. She noted that people of color—including African-Americans, Hispanics, and those of Middle Eastern background—often have a more severe course of MS than white people, and scientists are not sure why. She hypothesized that it was at least partly due to socioeconomic factors, stress and anxiety and “living in a society that is not optimally welcoming.”

In this video Kamilah Martin- Proctor shares her insights with us about MS in communities of color.

This program discusses ways to improve quality of life with incontinence with physical therapy, Botox, and other treatment options.

Different methods of treating incontinence and UTIs including Botox

Sports, dehydration, the summer, bladder issues and quality of life with MS.

This program speaks to the barriers of isolation and fear that prevent patents from asking about bladder issues. The program speaks to many different specialists and options for helping with different bladder issues that MS patients are faced with.

Hear from Anna Wechta, BSN, RN who is a specialist on urology speak about overactive and underactive bladder and MS. She covers all the types and causes of incontinence during this informative 11 minute interview.

This episode, the first in the series, provides insight into the diagnosis and treatment of bladder issues and MS, incontinence and UTIs.

This video provides a description of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy - what it is, and how it can help enhance bladder control.