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Meditation with Overcoming MS facilitator Yvette Sargood | S6E20

Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast that empowers you to take control of your health and wellbeing. Today we’re thrilled to welcome Yvette Sargood as our guest! Yvette is an Overcoming MS facilitator and a meditation teacher who lives with MS and follows the Overcoming MS program. In this fascinating episode, Yvette talks to Geoff about meditation and mindfulness, as well as her personal journey with the MS Program, including disclosing her diagnosis to her employer and how she overcame her chocolate cravings! There’s lots of useful information and tips in this episode (including a discussion on chocolate replacements!) We hope you enjoy it – let us know what you think!

Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.

Topics and Timestamps:

01:18 Yvette’s MS and Overcoming MS journey

07:05 The progress made on DMTs and discrimination since the 1990s

09:01 The benefits to starting the Overcoming MS program even long after diagnosis

11:26 The decision to start a disease modifying therapy

14:59 Her difficulties in adopting the Overcoming MS program

16:27 Overcoming her chocolate cravings and chocolate replacements

18:51 Maintaining a healthy weight on the Overcoming MS program

20:23 The benefits of following the Overcoming MS program

22:54 Disclosing a multiple sclerosis diagnosis to your employer

26:01 Becoming an Overcoming MS facilitator

27:46 What is mindfulness and why is it important for people with MS?

32:53 Misconceptions about meditation and stress reduction

35:42 Tips for people new to the Overcoming MS program

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Meditation with Overcoming MS facilitator Yvette Sargood | S6E20

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