We've reached a moment in time when it seems impossible to avoid at least some level of stress in our lives.  We also know that stress has been shown to make MS symptoms worse and even trigger relapses. We can't eliminate all the stress in our lives, so learning how to manage and minimize stress is an important part of living well with MS. This week, Dr. Grace Tworek, a Clinical Health Psychologist at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis at the Cleveland Clinic, joins me to talk about best practices when it comes to managing stress when you're living with MS.  We're also sharing details about the $649,000 grant made by the National MS Society to support the development of an experimental remyelination treatment. If MS is detected early -- before an individual experiences even a single symptom -- and that individual is treated aggressively with a high-efficacy disease-modifying therapy, could that individual lead a life without experiencing any symptoms of MS? We'll tell you how that scenario is playing out right now. We'll tell you about research that revealed differences in the connections between nerve cells in the brain based upon biological sex. And we'll share survey results that show people with MS may be so embarrassed about some of their symptoms that they aren't discussing them with their care team. We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! The complexity of the human brain  :22 This Week: Managing stress when you're living with MS  2:08 National MS Society invests $649,000 in experimental remyelination treatment  2:57 Stopping MS before symptoms start  4:32 Study shows that connections between nerve cells vary by biological sex  6:30 Are people with MS too embarrassed to discuss some of their symptoms with their care team?  8:31 Dr. Grace Tworek discusses strategies to manage stress when you're affected by MS  11:44 Share this episode  27:27 Have you downloaded the free RealTalk MS app?  27:47 SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/351 ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or call the RealTalk MS Listener Hotline and share your thoughts! Email: [email protected] Phone: (310) 526-2283 And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group! LINKS If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com A Browsable Petascale Reconstruction of Human Cortex https://h01-release.storage.googleapis.com/landing.html STUDY: Deep Learning with Diffusion MRI as In Vivo Microscope Reveals Sex-Related Differences in Human White Matter Microstructure https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-60340-y Join the RealTalk MS Facebook Group https://facebook.com/groups/realtalkms Download the RealTalk MS App for iOS Devices https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/realtalk-ms/id1436917200 Download the RealTalk MS App for Android Devices https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.realtalk Give RealTalk MS a rating and review http://www.realtalkms.com/review Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 351 Guests: Dr. Grace Tworek Privacy Policy