Team member, author and moderator in the MultipleSclerosis.net community that seeks to empower and support those with MS. Click the button below to read my articles on living with MS, fitness, nutrition, lifestyle and mindset. 🧡

Participated in the Living with MS campaign launched during Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in 2024. The goal of the campaign is to help people better understand this complex and unpredictable disease, share knowledge on research and progress in treatments, and empower people affected by MS to live their best lives. The publication was included in a specilized insert within USA Today and online through futureofpersonalhealth.com.

Whether it be illness, injury or aging, our bodies change over the course of our life. But sometimes it is hard to be welcoming of a change, especially if we didn’t ask for it. While it is difficult, accepting and adapting to the change will take you a lot further than fighting or denying will.

This Life Kit episode, Fitness as Your Body Fluctuates, goes into how to adjust to change so you can get back to moving in whatever way that looks like for you.

Chronic illness is lonely and it can feel like no one ‘gets it’. That’s exactly why Jesse Mercury created The Major Pain Podcast - to spread awareness and remind those with chronic illnesses or disabilities that they are not alone. I am so honored to be a guest on this amazing show. Jesse and I chat about my journey with MS, shifting my lifestyle and the road to acceptance. It was SO fun. Want to give it a listen? 

CanvasRebel shares stories of creators, artists and small businesses to foster connections within those communities and build awareness to the countless awesome and unique creators. I had the opportunity to share my story - check it out below!

I had the opportunity to chat with Ola and Ania from Fullabilities, a fearless disability advocacy project run entirely by high school students and wow! This was a great conversation! We covered the basics of MS, how to live your best life with chronic illness and the importance of mindset. Plus, you’ll hear about two of my other favorite things - gardening and fitness! Enjoy!

Health Central and I joined forces for MS Awareness Month to encourage others to dream big and get moving this month with a 30 day challenge!

The goal is to increase daily activity to prepare for Walk MS, an annual event to raise awareness for MS and raise funds to further MS research in hopes of finding a cure.

The articles outline the challenge and include daily activity goals, lots of exercises to try, inspiration to build momentum and tips from yours truly and Dr. Gretchen Hawley, a physical therapist who specializes in MS.

Check out the first week’s article below.

Show notes from the episode: In today’s episode, Sam is going to introduce herself and discuss her first relapse of MS symptoms. There she’ll dive into her tips for someone who is newly diagnosed. From there we discuss community, hobbies, highs, lows and of course Girl Scout Cookies!

Getting motivated to exercise when you are living with a chronic illness can be challenging. This article in Brain + Life provides helpful tips to overcome the days where motivation is lacking.

Show notes from the episode: Authenticity is so darn rare. What does it look like, sound like, and feel like when you find it? When I discovered Samantha Salvaggio I realized this was the real deal. She trusts her gut and embraces whatever she is feeling in the moment. Recognizing that nothing is perfect and that it's ok to have less than ideal moments throughout this journey is one thing. Embracing it is another and that is Sam 100%.

Seen Health reached out about highlighting heat intolerance and MS - it was an absolute honor to be able to share my story.

I joined the panel to explore these topics and more in deconstructing the ableist foundations of fitness as it exists presently and what is required to build a new understanding of fitness.

Fitness4AllBodies teaches coaches, gym/studio owners, and people in the fitness industry to better understand how our bodies are connected to systems of oppression, how those systems are reinforced by the fitness industry, and how to develop a social justice lens and apply it to their work. Go to http://fitnessforallbodies.com/ to learn more!

Guest contributor on Ebony on Everything Blog in March 2021 for MS Awareness month. Five part series of articles highlighting my MS journey and lessons learned.

Part 1 - My Journey

Part 2 - MS Story

Part 3 - Listen to Your Body

Part 4 - MS + Fitness

Part 5 - Perspective + Gratitude

I had the pleasure of joining Marcia + Marybeth to chat about all the things fitness, Multiple Sclerosis, personal training, disability identity, and bikini gardening. Listen along as she shares her amazing tips for managing Multiple Sclerosis, her journey from diagnosis to now 15 years later, and how she was gardening before it was pandemic cool.

Contributor to Novellia’s weekly newsletter for MS Warriors. My article, Five things I wish I’d known about MS highlights the things people don’t tell you when you are diagnosed with a chronic illness.

Subkit reached out to share my chronic illness journey, starting a business and what drives me everyday in Go Solo - a digital resource for solopreneurs. It was so fun to reflect on the recent past and share my experience.

Collaboration with StuffThatWorks to share about their app that brings chronic illness warriors together to connect and learn from each other.