Glamour Magazine: Girl Talk with Lizzie Velasquez
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So thankful for this wonderful group of ladies, Women Rising and Glamour.com. Check our our beauty talk, both inner and outer.
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RISE ABOVE ANY DIAGNOSIS
ABOUT
I'm Mary Joan Cunningham and I created Thrive with MS. I started this site to share my journey and encourage others in transforming fear into empowerment surrounding any new health reality.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014, I embrace both conventional medicine and complementary therapies. I'm on a journey, figuring things out, just like you. I've given myself this space to be candid and real. And if that can help others, yay.
I share resources and insights here to serve anyone facing a scary diagnosis.
We got this.
If you’re here for the first time, I suggest reading from the beginning (click here) but —hey, by all means — you do you and read however you want!
>>> And, if you’re looking for new content, click here for Mary’s new newsletter: Fierce Resilience. <<<
This is what (Thriving with) MS looks like
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People wonder about what I can and can't do since my diagnosis. Here are those answers and the how-tos to get thriving.
Read MoreClearing Out Emotional Waste
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Clearing out emotional waste: Why is it important? Because as I experienced this week, if I don't clear out thoughts and feelings, my body pays the price. And yours does too, am I right?
Read MoreReversing Brain Damage Like a Boss
/I hope the more I share my story, the more that everyone will realize that we can reverse damage to the body.
I did.
Read MoreBody: Get those endorphins going!
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Moving the body helps our bodies and brain.
Because when we move, endorphins (neuropeptides that are natural pain and stress relievers... I like to call them magic happy juice) start to flow through us once we do.
Here's how I got back into working out after taking a year off after my MS diagnosis. (Complete with silly video.)
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