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Ardra Shephard brings her confessional/informational blog Tripping On Air to the podcast airways where she spills the tea on what it’s really like to live with MS. Joining Ardra is co-host Alex Hajjar (Social Animals podcast), an MS expert by marriage. Tune in monthly as Ardra and Alex explore the dynamics between patients and partners, share chronic-illness life-hacks, and dish about everything from symptoms to stigma. Tripping On Air invites the cool kids of chronic illness to hang out, have a laugh, learn some tips, and above all, feel seen.
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November 22, 2024
Tripping On Air host Rachel Charest shares her 2024 Holiday Gift Guide, featuring adaptive products and giveaways from top brands to make living with MS a little more manageable.
July 19, 2024
<p>MS-related Sexual Dysfunction is a medical issue that should be taken seriously. If MS is impacting your sex life, you are not alone and it is not your fault. From symptoms to solutions, we're talking about how MS can mess with your mojo and what you can do to keep MS out of the bedroom.</p><p><strong>Highlights</strong></p><ul><li>Show Open (00:00)</li><li>MS, the Brain & Your Mojo (00:29)</li><li>Impact of MS on Sexual Function (02:42)</li><li>Taboo Topic (04:37)</li><li>Primary Symptoms & Possible Remedies (07:04)</li><li>Stigma, Dan Savage & Sue Johanson (11:18)</li><li>Figuring Out What Works for You (14:55)</li><li>Secondary Symptoms (15:59)</li><li>Managing Your Secondary Symptoms (19:20)</li><li>Tertiary MS Symptoms (21:51)</li><li>Insecurities, Sacrifice & Understanding (23:39)</li><li>How Partners Can Help (25:22)</li><li>Season 2 Closing Remarks (30:27)</li></ul><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://trippingonair.com/2019/08/how-to-hack-your-sex-life-when-ms-messes-with-your-mojo.html" target="_blank">How To Hack Your Sex Life When MS Messes With Your Mojo</a></p><p><a href="https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/q-and-a-40-should-i-take-testosterone" target="_blank">Testosterone and Remyelination: Does it work?</a></p> <p><p><strong>About Ardra Shephard & Tripping On Air</strong></p><p>Tripping on Air is a monthly video podcast that brings Ardra Shephard's part-confessional, part-informational blog Tripping on Air to the podcast airwaves! Ardra and co-host Alex Hajjar discuss what it's like to live with MS, from the best products for those with chronic illness, to successfully navigating a disability benefits claim.</p><p>Ardra Shephard is a writer, consultant, and speaker, whose award-winning blog Tripping On Air, enjoys an international reach and reputation.</p><p>Ardra is the creator and host of AMI-tv's lifestyle series Fashion Dis. Ardra has a regular column with BezzyMS (Ask Ardra Anything), and is a reporter with LivedHealth where she leads informative and educational conversations with leading MS specialists.</p><p>Ardra is on a mission to change minds about what it means to live with chronic illness and to have disability positively reflected as part of a diverse society. Accessible bars in Toronto would also be nice.</p><p> </p><p>Follow Ardra on Twitter: @tripping_onair and Instagram: @ms_trippingonair</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Alex Hajjar</strong></p><p>Alex Hajjar is the host, producer, and creative overthinker behind Social Animals, a podcast about friendship.</p><p>A civil engineering technologist by trade, Alex is also a punk-rock bass guitarist whose hobbies include world travel, hanging with his cat Nacho, and figuring out how to find chill about his beautiful wife Nicole's MS diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Get More "Tripping On Air"</strong></p><p>The Tripping on Air podcast airs monthly on AMI-audio. For more information, visit www.ami.ca/Tripping-On-Air.</p><p> </p><p>And be sure to visit Ardra's website & blog: https://trippingonair.com/</p></p>
June 14, 2024
<p>MS is a disease of the central nervous system, which means whatever can go wrong, <i>might</i> go wrong. We’re talking about 10 rare or unusual symptoms you may not associate with MS. From hiccups to hearing loss, it’s not all in your head (it’s in your brain and spinal cord!) Plus, stay tuned to the end of the episode for my latest MS life hack.</p><p><strong>Highlights</strong></p><ul><li>10 Rare or Unusual MS Symptoms (00:00)</li><li>Hiccups & How to Cure Them (01:16)</li><li>Hearing Loss (03:56)</li><li>Pseudobulbar Affect, Uncontrollable Laughter or Crying (05:43)</li><li>Pathological Itching (09:25)</li><li>Hypochondria (11:50)</li><li>Osteoporosis (15:08)</li><li>Formication, the Sensation of Bugs Crawling on Skin (17:51)</li><li>Visual Snow & “Floaties” (20:21)</li><li>Insomnia & Sleep Aids (22:23)</li><li>Altered Sense of Taste (28:16)</li><li>The Worst Symptom (33:05)</li><li>PTSD (33:19)</li><li>Know Your Body & Tease Apart Symptoms (34:43)</li><li>Bonus Life Hack Tip – Easy, Sustainable Coffee (34:58)</li><li>Closing Remarks (38:48)</li></ul><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/can-ms-cause-hiccups?utm_source=publication-search%20)" target="_blank">MS Hiccups</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalmssociety.org/understanding-ms/what-is-ms/ms-symptoms/hearing-loss" target="_blank">MS & Hearing-Loss</a></li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/multiple-sclerosis-itching" target="_blank">Itching</a></li><li><a href="https://mstrust.org.uk/a-z/osteoporosis" target="_blank">MS & Osteoporosis</a></li><li><a href="https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/sleep-glorious-sleep?utm_source=publication-search" target="_blank">MS & Sleep</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalmssociety.org/news-and-magazine/momentum-magazine/living-well/does-this-taste-weird-to-you" target="_blank">Does this taste weird to you?</a></li><li><a href="https://trippingonair.com/podcasts/episode-1" target="_blank">The Worst Symptom of MS</a></li><li><a href="https://www.verywellhealth.com/multiple-sclerosis-and-ptsd-2797468#toc-ms-and-the-risk-of-ptsd" target="_blank">MS & PTSD</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nespresso.com/ca/en/sustainability" target="_blank">Nespresso & Sustainability</a></li></ul> <p><p><strong>About Ardra Shephard & Tripping On Air</strong></p><p>Tripping on Air is a monthly video podcast that brings Ardra Shephard's part-confessional, part-informational blog Tripping on Air to the podcast airwaves! Ardra and co-host Alex Hajjar discuss what it's like to live with MS, from the best products for those with chronic illness, to successfully navigating a disability benefits claim.</p><p>Ardra Shephard is a writer, consultant, and speaker, whose award-winning blog Tripping On Air, enjoys an international reach and reputation.</p><p>Ardra is the creator and host of AMI-tv's lifestyle series Fashion Dis. Ardra has a regular column with BezzyMS (Ask Ardra Anything), and is a reporter with LivedHealth where she leads informative and educational conversations with leading MS specialists.</p><p>Ardra is on a mission to change minds about what it means to live with chronic illness and to have disability positively reflected as part of a diverse society. Accessible bars in Toronto would also be nice.</p><p> </p><p>Follow Ardra on Twitter: @tripping_onair and Instagram: @ms_trippingonair</p><p> </p><p><strong>About Alex Hajjar</strong></p><p>Alex Hajjar is the host, producer, and creative overthinker behind Social Animals, a podcast about friendship.</p><p>A civil engineering technologist by trade, Alex is also a punk-rock bass guitarist whose hobbies include world travel, hanging with his cat Nacho, and figuring out how to find chill about his beautiful wife Nicole's MS diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Get More "Tripping On Air"</strong></p><p>The Tripping on Air podcast airs monthly on AMI-audio. For more information, visit www.ami.ca/Tripping-On-Air.</p><p> </p><p>And be sure to visit Ardra's website & blog: https://trippingonair.com/</p></p>
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