Heading to the beach is one of the best summer activities. But what if your autoimmune disease has turned that fun beach trip into a nightmare? Don’t worry, I’ve got some tips and tricks for making that day of sunshine fun again!
My autoimmune disease, Multiple Sclerosis, rears its ugly head in the heat and humidity, which makes for really difficult beach days! But my husband and I absolutely love the beach, so we needed to figure out how to best co-exist with the sun, and all it has to offer, the good and the bad.
These are the tips and tricks that have best served me over the past few years.
Heading to the beach while having a MS or another autoimmune disease doesn’t have to be a hard experience. Using some of these tips has made life so much easier for me! I’d love to know if they help you as well or if you have some other beach or outdoor tips that you’ve used, let me know! I’d love to learn from you š
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šš¼Feeling stuck with your MS symptoms?
šš¼Feeling like your body betrayed you and is working against you?
šš¼Are you worried youāre stuck like this and will never get better?
I get it. At one point I did too.
Years ago I was experiencing āAggressive MSā and I thought Iād never function the same.
I thought my days of moving how I wanted, or doing anything on a whim were over.
I couldnāt walk well, couldnāt feel my body correctly and I was SCARED.
But now?
Iām confident in the ways Iām helping myself.
I no longer have aggressive MS.
I can move how I want, when I want.
Because of the changes Iāve made over the years.
No, itās not easy, but thatās where I come in!!
Iāve dedicated my life to helping those with MS realize that feeling better is possible and helping them get there.
My 2 courses and my membership are on sale this weekend for Black Friday,
want to start your own success story??
Comment SUCCESS below and Iāll send you the link!!
šš¼Feeling stuck with your MS symptoms?
šš¼Feeling like your body betrayed you and is working against you?
šš¼Are you worried youāre stuck like this and will never get better?
I get it. At one point I did too.
Years ago I was experiencing āAggressive MSā and I thought Iād never function the same.
I thought my days of moving how I wanted, or doing anything on a whim were over.
I couldnāt walk well, couldnāt feel my body correctly and I was SCARED.
But now?
Iām confident in the ways Iām helping myself.
I no longer have aggressive MS.
I can move how I want, when I want.
Because of the changes Iāve made over the years.
No, itās not easy, but thatās where I come in!!
Iāve dedicated my life to helping those with MS realize that feeling better is possible and helping them get there.
My 2 courses and my membership are on sale this weekend for Black Friday,
want to start your own success story??
Comment SUCCESS below and Iāll send you the link!!
Grab your path to healing!!
These are the lowest prices for my courses like ever, and they wonāt be back. (And theyāll prob be going up in the new year- planning some updates!!)
Comment HEALING below and Iāll send you a link, or check out my stories!!
Grab your path to healing!!
These are the lowest prices for my courses like ever, and they wonāt be back. (And theyāll prob be going up in the new year- planning some updates!!)
Comment HEALING below and Iāll send you a link, or check out my stories!!
The first step to being successful with managing stress (& being successful with anything really) is:
Awareness of where you currently are.
You canāt change or manage what youāre not aware of.
You can only know yourself as deep as youāre awareness of yourself goes.
Try this:
Right now as you read this, pause for a sec.
Take a deep breath, and ask yourself:
Where were my thoughts?
Where is my breathing?
What am I saying to myself?
Get really honest here too (warning- it might be uncomfy)
What did you discover while checking in? Let me know in the comments!
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If we havenāt met yet, Hi! šš¼šš¼ Iām Alissa. Iām a Holistic Practitioner & Therapist specializing in MS.
I use all the tools Iāve comprised over my 10+ year career (and 14+ years with MS) to help my clients with MS decrease their symptoms, improve their overall health and get back to living life on their terms, not MSā terms.
Interested to hear how that might look for you? Comment š§” below or DM me and weāll chat!
The first step to being successful with managing stress (& being successful with anything really) is:
Awareness of where you currently are.
You canāt change or manage what youāre not aware of.
You can only know yourself as deep as youāre awareness of yourself goes.
Try this:
Right now as you read this, pause for a sec.
Take a deep breath, and ask yourself:
Where were my thoughts?
Where is my breathing?
What am I saying to myself?
Get really honest here too (warning- it might be uncomfy)
What did you discover while checking in? Let me know in the comments!
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If we havenāt met yet, Hi! šš¼šš¼ Iām Alissa. Iām a Holistic Practitioner & Therapist specializing in MS.
I use all the tools Iāve comprised over my 10+ year career (and 14+ years with MS) to help my clients with MS decrease their symptoms, improve their overall health and get back to living life on their terms, not MSā terms.
Interested to hear how that might look for you? Comment š§” below or DM me and weāll chat!
Progress is absolutely not linear.
But, itās still progress nonetheless.
I see you if youāre in a ādipā or feel like youāre going ābackwardsā
Youāre really not, youāre right where you should be.
Keep going!!
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Progress is absolutely not linear.
But, itās still progress nonetheless.
I see you if youāre in a ādipā or feel like youāre going ābackwardsā
Youāre really not, youāre right where you should be.
Keep going!!
š§”ā¤ļøš§”
Lol, all this got me was an MS diagnosis.
This was me basically my whole life up until a few years ago.
My clients have all talked about situations like this too.
Itās no wonder why a lot of us have an autoimmune disease now.
Please, speak your truth. Your body will thank you.
If we havenāt met yet, Hi! šš¼šš¼ Iām Alissa.
Iām a Holistic Practitioner & Therapist specializing in MS.
I use all the tools Iāve comprised over my 10+ year career (and 14+ years with MS) to help my clients with MS decrease their symptoms, improve their overall health and get back to living life on their terms, not MSā terms.
Interested to hear how that might look for you? Comment š§” below or DM me and weāll chat!
Lol, all this got me was an MS diagnosis.
This was me basically my whole life up until a few years ago.
My clients have all talked about situations like this too.
Itās no wonder why a lot of us have an autoimmune disease now.
Please, speak your truth. Your body will thank you.
If we havenāt met yet, Hi! šš¼šš¼ Iām Alissa.
Iām a Holistic Practitioner & Therapist specializing in MS.
I use all the tools Iāve comprised over my 10+ year career (and 14+ years with MS) to help my clients with MS decrease their symptoms, improve their overall health and get back to living life on their terms, not MSā terms.
Interested to hear how that might look for you? Comment š§” below or DM me and weāll chat!
This has been a TOUGH week friends.
Donāt lose yourself.
What else would you add to this list?
What helps you when life is super hard?
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This has been a TOUGH week friends.
Donāt lose yourself.
What else would you add to this list?
What helps you when life is super hard?
ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Iāve been actively working on my nervous system for the past year or two.
That hasnāt meant that all my anxiety or depression magically vanished.
It just means that when I do find myself feeling like an anxious mess or a depressed puddle, I know how to attend to and care for myself.
Not in the goal of āfixingā per se, more honoring and accepting.
This is one of the ways I help my clients improve their MS symptoms, but attending to their nervous systems and improving their stress response and resilience.
I have so many ways to work with me.. from 1:1 support to my free community.. comment below āinterestedā and weāll chat about what would be right for you!
Iāve been actively working on my nervous system for the past year or two.
That hasnāt meant that all my anxiety or depression magically vanished.
It just means that when I do find myself feeling like an anxious mess or a depressed puddle, I know how to attend to and care for myself.
Not in the goal of āfixingā per se, more honoring and accepting.
This is one of the ways I help my clients improve their MS symptoms, but attending to their nervous systems and improving their stress response and resilience.
I have so many ways to work with me.. from 1:1 support to my free community.. comment below āinterestedā and weāll chat about what would be right for you!
This is exactly why I do what I do.
Because when I was suffering and going through it, I had no one.
No one in my corner who fully understood.
Sure I had some people around me who cared.. but thatās different than understanding and being supportive.
I donāt want that for you.
I want you to feel confident,
in control of your life,
like you have someone in your corner who understands on a completely different level than those around you.
This is why I do what I do.
Because I donāt want you to feel alone.
PS- My second book is available for pre-order!!
This is a book that I would have loved to read early on in my journey.
I teamed up with 6 other authors to detail how we moved through our diagnosis and came out the other side for the better.
(Also, 5 of the 7 authors also have MS!!)
If you pre order your copy through me before October 24th youāll also get:
ā¢ Signed copy of Resilience Redefined
ā¢ The MS Handbook E-book
ā¢ Resilience Bookmark
ā¢ LissMS Sticker Pack
Comment ābookā below and Iāll send you the link!!
This is exactly why I do what I do.
Because when I was suffering and going through it, I had no one.
No one in my corner who fully understood.
Sure I had some people around me who cared.. but thatās different than understanding and being supportive.
I donāt want that for you.
I want you to feel confident,
in control of your life,
like you have someone in your corner who understands on a completely different level than those around you.
This is why I do what I do.
Because I donāt want you to feel alone.
PS- My second book is available for pre-order!!
This is a book that I would have loved to read early on in my journey.
I teamed up with 6 other authors to detail how we moved through our diagnosis and came out the other side for the better.
(Also, 5 of the 7 authors also have MS!!)
If you pre order your copy through me before October 24th youāll also get:
ā¢ Signed copy of Resilience Redefined
ā¢ The MS Handbook E-book
ā¢ Resilience Bookmark
ā¢ LissMS Sticker Pack
Comment ābookā below and Iāll send you the link!!
When this is a new habit.. itās HARD!!
We encounter so many messages that say DONT take time for you, prioritize others, you must.
So.. what stands in your way of prioritizing you?
What is your hesitation when you go take a minute for yourself?
What is the guilt you feel after you actually do?
Iām planning something in a few weeks to help you with just these things.. stay tunedā¦
When this is a new habit.. itās HARD!!
We encounter so many messages that say DONT take time for you, prioritize others, you must.
So.. what stands in your way of prioritizing you?
What is your hesitation when you go take a minute for yourself?
What is the guilt you feel after you actually do?
Iām planning something in a few weeks to help you with just these things.. stay tunedā¦
Iāve found that most all of my clients (and my past self too) would say NOPE, at least at first.
There are so many reasons we donāt value our own needs as much as others, but this is something that def has to be addressed if we want to continue to make progress with improving our health.
You matter.
Remember that.
š§”ā¤ļø
Iāve found that most all of my clients (and my past self too) would say NOPE, at least at first.
There are so many reasons we donāt value our own needs as much as others, but this is something that def has to be addressed if we want to continue to make progress with improving our health.
You matter.
Remember that.
š§”ā¤ļø
This is what came through during my meditation this morning.
Iāve been feeling so BEHIND lately..
That Iām not doing enough..
That progress isnāt happening fast enough..
But thatās a lie.
Iām right where I should be.
I needed this message todayā¦ maybe you do too?
This is what came through during my meditation this morning.
Iāve been feeling so BEHIND lately..
That Iām not doing enough..
That progress isnāt happening fast enough..
But thatās a lie.
Iām right where I should be.
I needed this message todayā¦ maybe you do too?
This is how I slowly helped myself the most:
Making small changes to my life,
* Intentional awareness to my morning
* Noticing when Iām being mean to myself
* Noticing when Iām reactive or in a state of fight or flight..
Some āsmallā ideas for you too:
* donāt grab your phone first thing in the morning, take some deep breaths, think about how you want your day to go
* drink an extra glass of water (bonus if itās in the morning too)
* get up and move every hour
* say something nice to yourself when you catch yourself being mean
* step outside for a few minutes a few times a day
Small changes add up to big steps forward,
donāt get fooled by these not being āenoughā,
they absolutely are.
Wanna hear more about how Ive helped myself and my clients to lessen our MS symptoms so we feel better in our bodies?
I detail it in my chapter in Resilience Redefined.. comment āBookā and Iāll send you the link!!
This is how I slowly helped myself the most:
Making small changes to my life,
* Intentional awareness to my morning
* Noticing when Iām being mean to myself
* Noticing when Iām reactive or in a state of fight or flight..
Some āsmallā ideas for you too:
* donāt grab your phone first thing in the morning, take some deep breaths, think about how you want your day to go
* drink an extra glass of water (bonus if itās in the morning too)
* get up and move every hour
* say something nice to yourself when you catch yourself being mean
* step outside for a few minutes a few times a day
Small changes add up to big steps forward,
donāt get fooled by these not being āenoughā,
they absolutely are.
Wanna hear more about how Ive helped myself and my clients to lessen our MS symptoms so we feel better in our bodies?
I detail it in my chapter in Resilience Redefined.. comment āBookā and Iāll send you the link!!
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