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Register to join us Tuesday, August 9 from 7 - 8:15 pm CST for this month's telelearning: Workout Your Worries: Anxiety and Exercise in MS. If you live with MS, you are twice as likely to experience anxiety and mood disorders. In fact, up to 60% of people with MS experience low mood or depression, and up to 40% experience anxiety. While medications and talk therapy are important strategies for helping with mood challenges, emerging scientific evidence suggests that exercise may be equally as effective. Please join psychologist Meghan Beier, Ph.D., and a physical therapist Mandy Rohrig, PT, DPT, for an honest interactive conversation about recognition of mood changes and ways to management mood with physical activity.
The 2016 National MS Society and Can Do MS Webinar & Telelearning Series brings together a collaboration of MS experts to help you learn strategies to live your best life with MS. Recordings are available afterwards if you're unable to attend live.
JOIN THE AUGUST DISCUSSION AT MSCONNECTION.ORG
Continue the conversation from this month's telelearning with our August Discussion of the Month: Anxiety & MS. Share your experiences, questions and tips for managing anxiety by visiting msconnection.org.
PILATES OFFERED IN NEW ORLEANS
Join NOLA Pilates for a beginner-friendly class focused on balance, posture, core stability and gait as it pertains to managing common MS symptoms. Most of the exercises will be performed on a floor mat or in a chair, and any standing exercises can easily be modified to a seated posture. Class skill levels, dates and times vary; after a complimentary 30-minute private evaluation, you will be placed into an adaptive Pilates class appropriate for your fitness level. >> Learn more
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GET CONNECTED, MAKE A DIFFERENCE
You are more than just a number when you volunteer with the National MS Society. We want to match you to the perfect opportunity that meets your needs and abilities so that together we can do more. Go to volunteerMS.org and follow three easy steps to get connected to our volunteer engagement team!
GET CONNECTED AND HELP KICK-OFF WALK IN BATON ROUGE & NEW ORLEANS
Join us for a fun and informative event highlighting advocacy, MSconnection.org, self-help groups, volunteer opportunities, wellness updates and Walk MS! Meet others in the MS movement and find out how you can get plugged in. Join us Thursday, Aug. 25 in New Orleans or Wednesday, Sept. 7 in Baton Rouge.
NEW PHONE-BASED SELF-HELP GROUP
Join us the third Thursday each month from 6:30-8:30 pm CST for a new phone-based self-help group. Individuals living with MS, plus friends and family are invited to participate from the comfort of their own home. >> Learn more
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