Episode 25: MS in Your 30s – The MS Journey: Stories and Strategies for Women Across the Decades

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What does it mean to live with multiple sclerosis in your 30s – a decade often marked by career growth, relationships, family planning, and increasing responsibilities?

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is pleased to present the second episode of “The MS Journey: Stories and Strategies for Women Across the Decades,” exploring how MS can intersect with the opportunities, challenges, and life transitions that often shape this stage of adulthood. Patient advocate and MSAA Board Member Jessica March shares her personal experiences navigating MS in her 30s, alongside insights once again from neurologist Dr. Mitzi Williams, Co-Chair of MSAA’s African American Advisory Council. Together, they discuss balancing health, ambition, family, caregiving, and uncertainty while living with MS.

From career development and family planning to fatigue management, emotional well-being, support systems, and self-advocacy, this conversation explores the realities of managing MS during a decade when life can feel especially busy and complex. This episode is hosted by Kate Durack, Director of MSIN Communication and Patient Focus at MSAA, who shares her own perspective as someone diagnosed with MS at age 30.

This program is made possible through the generous support of EMD Serono.

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).

MSAA strives to provide useful, up-to-date information, on matters of concern to MS patients and their families. This material is intended for general informational purposes only, and it does not constitute medical advice. You should not use the information presented as a means of diagnosis or for determining treatment. For diagnosis and treatment options, you are urged to consult your physician.

About “The MS Journey” series

“The MS Journey: Stories and Strategies for Women Across the Decades” is an MSAA podcast series exploring how multiple sclerosis affects women throughout different stages of life. Through personal stories and expert perspectives, the series examines the challenges, decisions, and opportunities that can arise across the decades of living with MS.

Related episodes in The MS Journey series:

MS in Your 20s
MS in Your 40s (coming soon)
MS in Your 50s (coming soon)
MS in Your 60s and Beyond (coming soon)