Being a podcaster can be a lonely life. So what better way to begin the holiday celebrations than getting some of your favorite MSers together to talk about our plans for the season?
Alongside my guests, we talk about some of the things that can play on our minds during this time of year, particularly when combined with having a chronic illness like MS.
Dan & Jennifer Digmann talk about how to handle the stresses of maintaining relationships. Ardra Shephard is here to talk about staying fashionable and feeling good about yourself. Then Kathy Chester covers the different ways that you can maintain your fitness and movement schedule, while Alene Brennan talks about the essential stuff – food choices and cooking!
Finally, we all share some of our favorite holiday recipes – link provided below.
Topics covered in this episode include:
- Tools for handling challenging relationships at this time of year
- How to look our best when we’re tired, cog-foggy, and stressed? And why should we care?
- How to find the time and motivation to keep moving and exercising
- Tips on how to enjoy holiday food without regret – and making yourself feel worse
- Our favorite holiday food memories and recipes
Where to find today’s guests:
- Dan & Jennifer Digmann (A Couple Takes on MS)
- Ardra Shephard (Tripping on Air)
- **Ardra’s Holiday Gift Guide & GIVEAWAYS
- Alene Brennan (Less Pharm More Table)
- **Alene’s Holiday Gift Guide
- **Alene’s Holiday Cooking Demo Use the code FUMS for $10 off!!
- Kathy Chester (MS Disrupted)
Resources for this episode (clickable links):
- Here’s where to find the favorite recipes we talked about in this episode: Favorite Holiday Recipes of the MS Pod Squad
- Shop with the 11th Annual FUMS Holiday Gift Guide
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Past FUMS episodes featuring today’s guests:
- Listen to FUMS episode 001: Dan & Jennifer Digmann Interview
- Listen to FUMS episode 056: Ardra Shephard: Making Mobility Aids Fashionable
- Find out more about Ardra and Fashion Dis
- Listen to FUMS episode 091: Move It Or Lose It with MS Specialist Fitness Trainer Kathy Chester
- Listen to Alene Brennan’s previous appearances on the FUMS Podcast Show: Episode 093 – Eating Healthy Over The Holidays with Alene Brennan, Episode 061 – Essential Oils and MS with Alene Brennan, and Episode 017 – Autoimmune Health Coach Alene Brennan
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~ Special thanks to my podcast editor Steve Woodward. Do you have a podcast or are you interested in starting a pod? I HIGHLY recommend adding Steve to your team. Find him at PodcastingEditor.com
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Ardra: I agree with waiting past Nov 11 to transition decorations to Christmas, candy cane ice cream, and wine to manage holidays
Thanks xo
This was a very enjoyable discussion among a group of a like minded friends! Thank you so much for inviting me. Some of the useful snippets I got were
at 10:40 “there is a research that show that people who decorate (for xmas) in November are happier.” And they decide that you need to wait until after November 11 (which is Remembrance Day in Canada) to decorate.
at 20:42 “…I think the way we style ourselves, the way we present ourselves, is an opportunity for us to express our identities…it’s harder to feel sorry for someone who is covered in sequins or glitter.”
at 24:55 She does bounce breaks: has a playlist and a few times a day for the length of just one song she bounces (because she has very limited mobility she thinks of it like what babies do when they are learning to walk. )
at 35:16
“I read somewhere that our taste buds fatigue after four bites.” Maybe the more variety you have on your plate, the less satisfied you will be.
It was so much fun to hear everybody’s thoughts. I would love to continue to touch base regularly with this Pod Squad.