Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Wendy Bjork, MS Mentor and Founder of HeartsOf Wellness.com When we look back across the vast timeline of human history, we often imagine that chronic conditions are a modern phenomenon. Yet one of the earliest well-documented stories that mirrors what we now understand as multiple sclerosis reaches all the way back to 1395, deep in the Late Middle Ages. It is the story of Lidwina of Schiedam, a young woman whose mysterious symptoms make her the unofficial “poster child” of MS long before medicine could name or explain what…
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Own Your Time: The Empowering Practice of Solitude
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Wendy Bjork, MS Mentor and Founder of HeartsOf Wellness.com Learning to Lunch Alone: Reflecting on Life with MS Through the Power of Solitude When was the last time you took yourself to lunch? I don’t mean rushing through a drive-thru or eating alone at your desk while answering emails. I mean an intentional, nourishing lunch—by yourself, for yourself—where your only job is to be fully present with you. Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), we often navigate a life of appointments, treatments, side effects, and unexpected physical or emotional shifts.…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Welcome to the latest episode of Unlocking Your Greatness with Wendy Bjork. As an Amazon international bestselling author, inspirational speaker and founder of heartsofwellness.com, her mission is to empower women to take charge of their health holistically so they can live a life of peace & harmony. According to the National MS Society’s Website, they have received $20 million in funding for the MS Research Program (MSRP) at the Department of Defense, equal to the FY2023 level. As the only dedicated federal research funding stream for MS, MSRP funding…
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