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On this World MS Day - I can tell you yeah - there are things about this expensive, sucky, draining, infuriating, painful, no-cure-yet, total assbag of a disease that are worth celebrating.

March is traditionally MS Awareness Month – ending with World MS Day somewhere in the last week of the month – which is where we are today.

To be honest, it kind of sneaks up on me every year – and every year I wonder the same thing … “is this something to celebrate?”

yay, I have MS!

Said no one – EVER. Trust me.

I remember my diagnosislike it was yesterday – even though it was 11…

we interrupt this pandemic Hard times require reminders of just how resilient we all truly are. We've overcome adversities before and we will overcome Covid-19!

Know this: We WILL get through this.

It’s no surprise that these are exceptionally challenging times for everyone. I hope it’s also no surprise just how resilient we all are!

We ARE!

We have all gone through adversities and come out the other side — 9/11, wars, natural disasters, Wall Street meltdowns, not to mention the private, personal hardships we’ve ALL dealt with.

Point is – we…

For so many of us, these are unprecedented times.

An invisible intruder has invaded our lives.

It’s everywhere.

On our televisions, social feeds, in the conversations we’re either having or hearing … Covid-19. Coronavirus.

It has wreaked absolute havoc on the health and livelihoods of more than a million people around the world. Taken loved ones from us and forced many of us to do the…

combat coronavirus anxiety – show gratitude

I’m not breaking any news to say this is a stressful time across the entire globe! And I hope it’s not news that this is THE perfect time to show gratitude for each other!

Because gratitude is a powerful thing!

Gratitude can absolutely 100% help us combat the uncertainty, anxiety, loneliness, and fear we’re all feeling right now.

As psychologist Robert Emmons put it: “Gratitude builds up…

what do you want to do? From an early age, most of us are taught to define what we want by using someone else’s definition of success.

How do you define what you want? What you really want?

This seems like a fairly straightforward and easy-to-answer question, right?

So why do so many people get it wrong?

Because most people have been trained to get it wrong.

From an early age, most of us are taught to define what we want by using someone else’s definition of success. The final model may vary slightly, but the general…

all this pre-hurricane hype tanking your chill score? don’t sweat it – here’s the fix

As Tropical Storm Dorian slogs through the warm waters of the Atlantic toward land, it’s important to remember that the best way to get, be and stay prepared is to start by shutting off your personal freak-out valve.

Chill – ‘cause it’s science

Staying calm under pressure is the smartest and safest way to get through any emergency. This is because stress sends us – quite literally –…