MS Positive: We're More Than MS

Episode 15: Reinventing Myself

Our guest Melanie Cobb, an opera singer and lawyer with many other creative layers, shares how her career changed throughout the years before and after her MS diagnosis. Her passion for music and talent took her on different endeavors since she started singing and learning to play guitar as a child. Melanie hosts a blog on social media where she writes about life with multiple sclerosis in a humorous way that will crack you up. Her characteristic sarcastic sense of humor portrays the reality of what she calls "the ridiculousness" of our lives with MS. Recently, she's been working more on her poetry to express herself and connect with others going through the same things. Melanie's Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/maladelosnerviospr [https://www.facebook.com/maladelosnerviospr] Melanie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maladelosnerviospr [https://www.instagram.com/maladelosnerviospr] -------------------- Watch this episode on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive] Music: "Pyro Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #multiplesclerosis #thisisms #curems #disability #invisibleillness #livingwithms #opera #poetry

Episode 14: Dunk MS

Blake Arnet is the founder of the annual fundraiser event "DUNK MS", which features a dunk show by the world's top pro dunkers. He's a former UCLA basketball player recognized with the UCLA Athletics Rose Gilbert Courage and Character Award in 2011. After losing his mother to multiple sclerosis, Blake has dedicated his efforts to honor her by raising funds for MS research and being an active member of the MS community, collaborating as well with the National MS Society. Don't miss DUNK MS on Saturday, May 18th, 2024 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Get your tickets here: ⁠https://www.dunkms.com/ [https://www.dunkms.com/] -------------------- Watch this episode on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive] Music: "Pyro Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #multiplesclerosis #thisisms #curems #disability #invisibleillness #livingwithms #basketball #ncaa

Episode 13: You're a Model of Your Own Life

Join us in this inspirational conversation with Dawnmarie Deshaies about her amazing life journey, and how she has overcome obstacles by not focusing on the negativity and the destruction of multiple sclerosis. She shares her incredible achievements, from publishing four books to executive producing a movie, modeling for Dior, and much more. The well accomplished entrepreneur continues to conquer the world with her love and light. Dawnmarie's Instagram: www.instagram.com/dawnmarie_deshaies/ [www.instagram.com/dawnmarie_deshaies/] Dawnmarie's website: https://dawnmariehealthyandfit.org/ [https://dawnmariehealthyandfit.org/] -------------------- Watch this episode on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive] Music: "Pyro Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #multiplesclerosis #thisisms #curems #disability #invisibleillness #livingwithms #msawarenessmonth #loveandlight #executiveproducer

Episode 12: We Have MS Too

After watching from first row his mom's debilitating progression with PPMS, a young man called Brodie McCartan decided to create an online space for children of parents living with MS, where they could share their own experience from their standpoint as children and caretakers. Hear from Brodie himself and his mother Michelle as they share how they have used this setback to strengthen their bond as a family, despite of all the changes they've had to incorporate into their daily lives. Follow We Have MS Too on social media: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091513106550 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091513106550] www.instagram.com/wehavemstoo/ [https://www.instagram.com/wehavemstoo/] -------------------- Watch this episode on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive] Music: "Pyro Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #multiplesclerosis #thisisms #curems #disability #invisibleillness #livingwithms #msawarenessmonth #Zoom #wehavemstoo

Episode 11: Adaptive Yoga

Mindy Eisenberg, Founder of Yoga Moves MS, opens up about her own experience as a child growing up in a home watching her mother dealing with the daily struggles and the deterioration caused by PPMS. Her vast knowledge and years of experience working as an Adaptive Yoga Instructor, helping MS patients to live their best lives, provides an alternative approach to self-care and wellness. Sign up for a virtual class with Yoga Moves MS: ⁠⁠https://www.yogamovesms.org/ [https://www.yogamovesms.org/] -------------------- Watch this episode on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@m_s_positive] Music: "Pyro Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License #multiplesclerosis #thisisms #curems #disability #invisibleillness #livingwithms #yoga #adaptiveyoga