Tag: MS
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Control
Yesterday, when I was meditating, two words kept coming up – trust and control. I have come to the harsh realization that I am, and always have been, a bit of a control freak. According to Wikipedia, “Control freaks are often perfectionists, defending themselves against their own inner vulnerabilities in the belief that if they are not in total…
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Letting go
The phrase “let it go” has come up a lot throughout this crazy journey. That statement can have so many different meanings for different people. Like Elsa from Frozen, I can’t hold it back anymore – I need to let some things go in order to heal. First, my religious upbringing. I was born and…
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Finding My Own Miracle: A Journey Through MS Treatment
A Rough Start: My First Neurologist Experience The neurologist who first diagnosed me with MS had a terrible bedside manner and did not instill confidence in my ability to fight the disease head-on. That was one of the many reasons I avoided seeing a neurologist for seven years after my diagnosis. When my symptoms became…
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The Road to Healing: Facing MS on My Terms
Denial and the First Signs of Change After my official diagnosis, I went through a year of hard-core denial. I didn’t want to talk or hear about Multiple Sclerosis. That was easy enough when nothing was changing physically. But then, I noticed a slight foot drop in my right foot. At first, it wasn’t noticeable…
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The Moment Everything Changed: My Self-Healing Journey
How I Found My Path to Healing I can’t begin the story of my healing without first sharing what led me here. I call it my self-healing journey because I’m working from the inside out—using meditation and mindfulness as my primary tools. However, I didn’t reach this point on my own. Countless coincidences, synchronicities, and…