Tag: MS
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Trust, Control, and the Art of Letting Go
Trust and Control Yesterday, during meditation, two words kept surfacing—trust and control. It hit me hard: I’ve always 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 control, they risk exposing themselves…
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Letting Go to Let God: A Journey Beyond Religion to Source and Self
The phrase “let it go” has come up a lot throughout this wild, transformative journey. That simple statement can mean so many different things to different people. For me—like Elsa in Frozen—I’ve reached a point where I can’t hold it back anymore. If I want to truly heal, I have to let some things go.…
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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…