Episode 18: Family Planning – Motherhood and MS

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The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is pleased to present our podcast episode “Motherhood and MS” as part of our Family Planning with MS series. Hosted by Kate Durack, Director of MSIN Communication and Patient Focus at MSAA, this episode touches on what it is really like to navigate motherhood while living with MS. Our guests are Lisa Doggett, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DipABLM; and Alyx Rossi, FNP-B. Lisa is a family and lifestyle medicine physician, author, and mother of two daughters who has been living with MS since 2009. Alyx is a neurology nurse practitioner and MS and neuro-immunology specialist with a special interest in women’s health and who is also a mother of four. During this episode, our host and guests talk about postpartum challenges, ongoing fatigue, and what exactly is “mom guilt” – all while also touching on the joy in motherhood and redefining motherhood in a way that is both healthy and realistic.

This episode was produced and recorded at Gradwell House Recording in Haddon Heights, NJ. Music provided by The New Anxiety (Tim Recuber and John Masino III).

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