MS Living Well Podcast. Mind over MS: Strategies for Staying Positive

Ardra Shephard

Facing the first symptoms and a new MS diagnosis can be terrifying, leaving you with a flood of questions about your future. How do you navigate your career, relationships, and whether to start a family? The uncertainty can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to go it alone. Support from loved ones and connections with others living with MS can help light the way.

As MS progresses, the mental challenges often intensify. The battle to accept mobility aids—devices that many resist—can feel like a loss, but in reality, they can expand your world. In this episode, we dive deep into the mental strategies to better cope with MS. Two inspiring advocates living with MS describe embracing change, turning their struggles into stories of strength, adaptability and hope.

This podcast episode is sponsored by TG Therapeutics.

Barry Singer MD, Director of The MS Center for Innovations in Care, interviews:

Ardra Shephard is a writer, podcaster, and television host based in Toronto, Canada. Known for her award-winning blog and podcast Tripping On Air, Ardra shares her personal reflections of living with multiple sclerosis in a candid and relatable way. She is also the host of Fashion Dis, a television series that highlights adaptive fashion, showcasing the creative solutions available for people living with disability.

Tyler Campbell

Tyler Campbell is a professional inspirational speaker, devoted husband, and father from Austin, Texas. Once a college football player at San Diego State University, Tyler’s life took a turn when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Today, he plays an active role in his family’s thriving business, which ranks as a top 10 sausage company in the U.S.