Episodes

  • Episode 14: Social Interactions and Connections – Finding Joy in the Process, PART 3

    Episode 14: Social Interactions and Connections – Finding Joy in the Process, PART 3
    Mar 18 2024
    The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is pleased to present our podcast episode “Social Interactions and Connections” as the third and final one in a three-part series entitled “Finding Joy in the Process: Managing Mental Health in the MS Journey.” This program is part of MSAA’s 2024 MS Awareness Month theme – Improving Lives Through Supportive Connections. Our guest, Amy B. Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP, is a behavioral medicine specialist and an Associate Professor of Medicine along with being the Director of Behavioral Medicine & Research at the Mellen Center for MS. In this episode, Dr. Sullivan discusses how MS impacts daily routines, relationships, and social life and the benefit of social interactions and connections when someone is managing mental health and MS.
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    12 mins
  • Episode 13: The Power of Positive Thinking – Finding Joy in the Process, PART 2

    Episode 13: The Power of Positive Thinking – Finding Joy in the Process, PART 2
    Mar 8 2024
    The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is pleased to present our podcast episode “The Power of Positive Thinking” as the second in a three-part series entitled “Finding Joy in the Process: Managing Mental Health in the MS Journey.” Hosted by Yahaira Rivera, Director of Mission Delivery and Program Development for MSAA, this program is part of MSAA’s 2024 MS Awareness Month theme – Improving Lives Through Supportive Connections. Our guest, Amy B. Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP, is a behavioral medicine specialist and an Associate Professor of Medicine along with being the Director of Behavioral Medicine & Research at the Mellen Center for MS. In this episode, Dr. Sullivan speaks about coming to terms with living with MS and how using positivity as a coping strategy could improve one’s quality of life.
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    11 mins
  • Episode 12: Mental Health and MS – Finding Joy in the Process, PART 1

    Episode 12: Mental Health and MS – Finding Joy in the Process, PART 1
    Mar 4 2024
    The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is pleased to present our podcast episode “Mental Health and MS” as the first in a three-part series entitled “Finding Joy in the Process: Managing Mental Health in the MS Journey.” This program is part of MSAA’s 2024 MS Awareness Month theme – Improving Lives Through Supportive Connections. Our guest, Amy B. Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP, is a behavioral medicine specialist and an Associate Professor of Medicine along with being the Director of Behavioral Medicine & Research at the Mellen Center for MS. In this episode, Dr. Sullivan discusses such issues as common symptoms that impact mental health, advice for someone that might be experiencing a mental health challenge, and strategies that could help to cope with mental health in one’s MS journey.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 11: Young Adults Living with MS

    Episode 11: Young Adults Living with MS
    Mar 10 2023
    This program is part of MSAA’s 2023 MS Awareness Month theme: Life with MS: Different Stages of the Journey. Our guest, Nuriel Moghavem, MD, is a neurologist and MS fellow at Keck School of Medicine at USC in Los Angeles, California, where he was born and raised. In this episode, Dr. Moghavem discusses how it is important to learn to live your best life with multiple sclerosis if you are newly diagnosed as a young adult.
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    42 mins
  • Episode 10: Navigating the Pediatric MS Journey

    Episode 10: Navigating the Pediatric MS Journey
    Mar 3 2023
    This program is part of MSAA’s 2023 MS Awareness Month theme: Life with MS: Different Stages of the Journey. Our first guest, Yolanda Wheeler, PhD, CRNP, CPNP-AC, MSCN, is an assistant professor and nurse researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing, as well as a member of MSAA’s Healthcare Advisory Council and African American Advisory Board. Our second guest, Elena McDaniel, is a parent of a child with MS. In this episode, Dr. Wheeler and Elena explore pediatric MS and how that affects children and teens, and also what parents and guardians should know and consider when talking to their healthcare providers.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Episode 9: 3 M’s of MS – Mangia, Microbiome, and Molecules

    Episode 9: 3 M’s of MS – Mangia, Microbiome, and Molecules
    Mar 18 2022
    This program is part of MSAA’s 2022 MS Awareness Month theme: Shaping the MS Experience. Our guest, Andrew Woo, MD, Ph.D., is a private practice neurologist at Santa Monica Neurological Consultants and an MSAA Board Member. In this episode, Dr. Woo shares his thoughts on what he calls the “3 M’s of MS: Mangia, Microbiome, and Molecules” by discussing supplements and diets that have been studied or claimed to help MS, as well as other related autoimmune conditions.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 8: Choosing the Right MS Therapy

    Episode 8: Choosing the Right MS Therapy
    Mar 4 2022
    With so many MS disease-modifying therapies to consider, it can be overwhelming to choose what might be the best therapy for your specific MS disease course. In this podcast episode, we’ll chat with MS specialist Dr. Barry Singer, Director and Founder of The MS Center for Innovations in Care and MSAA Board Member, about key considerations healthcare providers make in consultation with their patients to determine the best possible treatment course.
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    19 mins
  • Episode 7: Caring for the Care Partner

    Episode 7: Caring for the Care Partner
    Mar 2 2021
    This program is part of MSAA’s 2021 MS Awareness Month theme: Improving Mental Health and Wellness. Our returning guest, Dr. Amy Sullivan, is a Board Certified, Staff Clinical Health Psychologist and the Director of Behavioral Medicine at the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sullivan talks about care partners' often overlooked but important physical and emotional needs, and provides practical tips and suggestions on ways to avoid care partner burnout.
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    23 mins