Our second guest is the new MS & Me Blogger Paul Batman O'Brien.Paul Batman O'Brien is a health professional and martial artist who has a passion for supporting people's wellbeing. He has a special interest in supporting people with MS, including his wife, whom he met in 2009.In 2020, after 14 years of working with MS patients, Paul took on another important case - himself. Using a variety of the mental and physical tools he had used for over a decade with others, he applied them to himself.He got off his walking stick, qualified for the Irish National Team in 2 martial arts disciplines and represented Ireland at the highest level of International competition.Today, he runs an award-winning private health practice, teaches regular martial arts classes, hosts a 5-Star reviewed Podcast, is a noted author on a wide ranging topics from A(cupuncture) to Z(en) philosophy, has lectured on a variety of topics at Dublin City University, University College Dublin, Rehab Care etc and provided martial arts demonstrations for His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan, Former Taoiseachs, Ministers of State, Health, etc.Paul fundamentally believes that Empowerment begins with Education and is on a personal mission to change the negative narrative surrounding MS and promote curiosity, creativity and discovery to enable those with MS to lead full, exciting and downright awesome lives.The Living with MS Podcast series aims to give a voice to the Irish MS community as our guests share their own personal multiple sclerosis story from diagnosis to today.MS is often called a snowflake illness where every person with MS has different symptoms, different reactions to being diagnosed, different journeys and this series aims to share those stories every month to hopefully help you get a better understanding MS. For more information on MS Ireland and multiple sclerosis go to our website here https://www.ms-society.ie We would ask you to follow or subscribe to this series wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear a new episode every month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Shirley Keane O'Brien - My MS Diagnosis
Check out episode one of the brand new MS Ireland Podcast monthly series "Living with MS" with our first guest Shirley Keane O'Brien who is a new member of MS Ireland's MS & Me Blog team and previously was an ambassador for the MS Readathon. The Living with MS Podcast series aims to give a voice to the Irish MS community as our guests share their own personal multiple sclerosis story from diagnosis to today.MS is often called a snowflake illness where every person with MS has different symptoms, different reactions to being diagnosed, different journeys and this series aims to share those stories every month to hopefully help you get a better understanding MS. For more information on MS Ireland and multiple sclerosis go to our website here https://www.ms-society.ie We would ask you to follow or subscribe to this series wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear a new episode every month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The new MS Ireland Podcast "Living with MS"
Check out episode one of the brand new MS Ireland Podcast series "Living with MS" with our first guest Shirley Keane O'Brien this World MS Day on Friday 30th May. Shirley is a new member of MS Ireland's MS & Me Blog team and previously was an ambassador for the MS Readathon.The Living with MS Podcast series aims to give a voice to the Irish MS community as our guests share their own personal multiple sclerosis story from diagnosis to today.For more information on MS Ireland and multiple sclerosis go to our website here https://www.ms-society.ieWe would ask you to follow or subscribe to this series wherever you get your podcasts and you will be the first to hear a new episode every month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
MS Ireland's New Podcast series "Living with MS".The Living with MS Podcast series aims to give a voice to the Irish MS community as our guests share their own personal multiple sclerosis story from diagnosis to today.For more information on MS Ireland and multiple sclerosis go to our website here https://www.ms-society.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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