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Sometimes, you can just look at someone and know how they're feeling. Our ability to “read people” is called social cognition. And we're learning that people living with MS can lose their social cognition skills, making every face-to-face interaction more difficult. My guest is Dr. Helen Genova, the Assistant Director of the Kessler Foundation's Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, the Director of the Social Cognition and Neuroscience Laboratory at the Kessler Foundation, and an expert in social cognition.

Today is National Voter Registration Day, and we'll remind you about why that should be important to everyone affected by MS or any other chronic illness. We're talking about why the FTC is clamping down on the claims that some companies are making about their CBD products. We'll tell you about the $19 million dollars that J.K. Rowling donated to MS research. And we'll let you know where to sign up for this Thursday's Pathways to a Cure Facebook Live event.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

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It's Our Birthday! :30

Give RealTalk MS a Rating & Review 1:35

Today is National Voter Registration Day & Why That's Important if You're Living with MS 2:40

FTC Clamps Down on CBD Claims 5:55

J.K. Rowling Donates $19 Million to MS Research 9:00

My Interview with Dr. Helen Genova 10:58

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RealTalk MS Episode 108
Hosted By: Jon Strum
Guest: Dr. Helen Genova

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, KesslerFdn, MSActivist, jk_rowling, RealTalkMS

Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis means learning to live with a whole new set of challenges. Rising to meet those challenges and learning how to thrive in spite of those challenges is called resilience. But resilience isn't something that you're necessarily born with. Just like a muscle, resilience is something that you can choose to develop.

My guest, Dr. Brandon Beaber, specializes in treating people living with MS and he's the author of Resilience in the Face of Multiple Sclerosis, a book that profiles some of his patients who have demonstrated great resilience in the face of MS and provides evidence-based tools on how you can develop your personal resilience. I see it as a how-to guide for living better with MS. And we'll tell you how you can get your free copy!

We're also talking about why National Voter Registration Day should be important to everyone affected by MS or any other chronic illness. And we'll tell you where to sign up for the MS Society's upcoming Facebook Live workshop.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

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The Progressive MS Alliance at the Ambassadors Ball :22

Daily Updates from ECTRIMS are Available for Binge-Listening 1:24

Presenting the Case for Adopting the Caregiver Protocol at Stanford Medicine X 1:53

National Voter Registration Day is 9/24…Why That's Important if You're Living with MS 5:26

Resilience In the Face of Multiple Sclerosis: My Interview with Author Dr. Brandon Beaber 8:16

Subscribe to RealTalk MS or Just Ask Alexa 22:34

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Episode 108: Social Cognition & MS with Dr. Helen Genova

Episode 107: Resilience in the Face of MS with Dr. Brandon Beaber