2025’s Public Policy Conference

Last week I had the privilege of being able to attend the National MS Society’s Public Policy Conference; not only did I get to attend, I was able to lead a breakout session on Monday, titled Busting Through Stress – Finding You Inner Calm in Any Situation. Being able to lead a group through breathing […]

MS Research & The Military

This week, the National MS Society announced that they learned the MS Research Program (MSRP) which was part of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) in the Department of Defense will not be funded in 2025. This is a big blow to research programs working to find a cure, and slow the progression, of […]

Advocating for NIH Funding

Lately there is a lot of focus on healthcare at the federal and state levels – this happens with any new administration, but this time there are many big changes going on. While that can seem stressful, there are ways that you can take action to try to make improvements for your care and that […]

Awareness in Your Body

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and I apologize. I have a goal to be better about it, and will try to post at least once a week from here on out. It’s #MSAwarenessWeek, and I thought body awareness would be a good pairing for the week – really every moment. I saw a […]

Getting Started with Meditation

Earlier this week I was in Washington, DC with activists from the Multiple Sclerosis Society for our annual Advisory Board Committee meeting. At dinner one night, a neurologist on that Committee talked about prescribing exercise and meditation to all of his patients. Many others I spoke with over the two days talked about how difficult […]

Finding Calm at Big Events

On Tuesday, I had the privilege of participating in the Massachusetts State Action Day held by the National MS Society. As the current Chair of the Government Relations Advisory Committee in the Commonwealth, I was able to meet and talk with fellow MS activists and legislators. It wasn’t the first time I’d had a speaking […]

Movement & MS

We’ve all heard it – exercise is helpful for any health condition, including MS. When I started to write this post, I realized I had amassed no less than a dozen different articles about different exercises that could be beneficial for MS. We’re all different – MS is called a snowflake disease. And, I am […]