Simple, subtle movement strategies for long travel days with chronic illness Long travel days have a way of collecting on your body. Each hour of sitting, each security line shuffle, each overhead bin reach... they stack. And when you have MS, that stacking happens...
Less focused than meditation, more flexible than Yoga Nidra, non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) can offer people with chronic fatigue a way to recharge. For years, I thought rest meant sleep. If I couldn't sleep, I couldn't recover. If I couldn't recover, I couldn't function....
How non-sleep deep rest gets me through travel days when sleep is nowhere on the schedule Here's the situation I keep landing in: it's the middle of the day, I've walked more than my body wanted to, the heat caught up with me, and I have a few hours before the next...
Invisible is not imaginary: the science of most the common MS symptom and what 20+ years taught me If you're exhausted in a way that sleep just does not fix, I need you to hear this first: you're not imagining it, and you're definitely not lazy. MS fatigue is the most...
What nobody tells you about flying, fatigue, medication, and pacing If you have MS and you are nervous about flying, here is the most important thing to know first: the airport support you need is already there, it is free, and most people never use it because nobody...
What nobody tells you about flying, fatigue, medication, and pacing Yes. You can travel with MS. I've done it for 22 years, across four continents and more than a dozen countries, with foot drop, fatigue, and spasticity along for the ride. The question was never...
Simple, subtle movement strategies for long travel days with chronic illness - Most Portland guides are written by people who spent a long weekend here. This one is written by someone who spent months living from here. I came to Portland the way I go everywhere now:...
How I became a slow traveler with MS: the medication decision that changed everything For most of my adult life, long-term travel was a someday plan. Something I'd do when I had more money, more stability, fewer medical appointments stacked on the calendar. Then I got...
