Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast from the Overcoming MS charity. In each episode, your host Geoff Allix explores a different aspect of the Overcoming MS Program in greater depth by talking with experts and people with MS about health lifestyle changes. New episodes are published on Wednesdays and feature interviews with scientists, neurologists, fitness specialists, diet experts, stress reduction professionals. The podcast also features inspirational, real-life stories from people with multiple sclerosis following the Overcoming MS program, about the challenges and victories of managing symptoms through lifestyle modification.
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast from the Overcoming MS charity. In each episode, your host Geoff Allix explores a different aspect of the Overcoming MS Program in greater depth by talking with experts and people with MS about health lifestyle changes. New episodes are published on Wednesdays and feature interviews with scientists, neurologists, fitness specialists, diet experts, stress reduction professionals. The podcast also features inspirational, real-life stories from people with multiple sclerosis following the Overcoming MS program, about the challenges and victories of managing symptoms through lifestyle modification.
Choosing an MS Management Program with Juliet Delattre | S7E27
Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis
37 minutes
2 weeks ago
Choosing an MS Management Program with Juliet Delattre | S7E27
In this episode of Living Well with MS, we’re joined by Juliet Delattre, a language teacher and digital nomad from the Netherlands who was diagnosed with MS in 2019.
Juliet shares the shock of being diagnosed after relatively mild symptoms, and what it was like searching for answers, navigating uncertainty, and deciding who to tell. We also talk about the role of lifestyle alongside medical care, how Juliet experimented with different approaches over time, and why she ultimately chose to follow the Overcoming MS Program.
Juliet speaks honestly about stress, study, travel and bereavement – and offers a compassionate reminder that there’s no single “perfect” way to live well with MS, only the approach that’s sustainable for you.
Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the topics and timestamps.
Topics and timestamps
00:00 Juliette's diagnosis and initial shock
03:33 The emotional impact of MS
05:58 The decision to share: who to tell and why
08:30 Choosing a path: medication and lifestyle changes
11:09 Life after diagnosis: changes and adaptations
13:38 Travelling with MS
16:50 Trying different diets and why evidence mattered
19:17 Stress support: drawing, meditation, retreats and finding what’s sustainable
22:41 Studying with MS: a flare-up, disability support and difficult systems
24:24 Discovering Overcoming MS and choosing a path that “clicked”
26:50 Family support: making diet changes feel achievable
29:12 Exercise, confidence and changing mindset
32:05 Bereavement, stress and finding ways to cope
35:36 Embracing creativity and possibilities
More info and links
Learn more about Joe Dispenza’s work on placebo and healing
Read Juliet’s blog on her drawings of her sensations in her body
Learn more about Vipassana meditation retreats
Read about the benefits of therapeutic journaling in time of stress
Try one of Juliet’s favorite 30-minute meditations
Read about hypnotherapy for MS
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Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis
Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast from the Overcoming MS charity. In each episode, your host Geoff Allix explores a different aspect of the Overcoming MS Program in greater depth by talking with experts and people with MS about health lifestyle changes. New episodes are published on Wednesdays and feature interviews with scientists, neurologists, fitness specialists, diet experts, stress reduction professionals. The podcast also features inspirational, real-life stories from people with multiple sclerosis following the Overcoming MS program, about the challenges and victories of managing symptoms through lifestyle modification.
