LissMS

Helping others create a healthy balanced lifestyle by providing the best nutrition, fitness and mindset information possible, with a chronic illness twist!

Hey y'all!! My name is Alissa and I am the creator of LissMS. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2009. I started LissMS originally as a blog to chronicle my journey through the uncertainty that is MS. Possibly bringing hope or a new way of managing symptoms to others through my experiences. This has grown into coaching others desiring a change in either nutrition or fitness, and sharing health and wellness information for not only people with MS, but anyone looking to improve their quality of life! Find more inspiration on my Instagram page, .MS

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09/07/2023

Have you pre ordered your copy of Resilience Redefined yet??

This is a chronicling of 7 individuals who have autoimmune disease (5 of which have MS too!!) and how they take care of themselves in the best ways they can.

Pre orders are open until October 24th!!

If you pre order your copy through me before October 24th you’ll also get:

• Signed copy of Resilience Redefined
• The MS Handbook E-book
• Resilience Bookmark
• LissMS Sticker Pack (first 10 pre orders)

Comment Book below and I’ll send you the link!!

09/01/2023

“Resilience is the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.”

Resilience has become such a cornerstone word of the work I do this past year.
It makes sense this book I collaborated on with 6 other awesome & resilient authors was destined to have resilience in the title.

Did you see??

Pre Orders are open!

If you pre order your copy through me before October 24th you’ll also get:
• Signed copy of Resilience Redefined
• The MS Handbook E-book
• Resilience Bookmark
• LissMS Sticker Pack (first 10 pre orders)

Grab your copy here:

https://liss-ms.com/product/resilience-redefined-thriving-with-autoimmune-disease/

Or comment Book below and I’ll send you the link!!

07/01/2022

Can I be honest with you for a sec?

While I've been talking about my book this week, there is part of me that has felt a little weird.

There's a LOT going on in the world today, much of which is impacting our lives significantly.
To be talking about something I did, much less even selling it, it didn't feel right.

But you know what I realized?

There is often a lot going on in our world and lives; and MS doesn't care about that.

Our symptoms don't take a day off when life is busy and we don't have time to deal with them.
In reality, we all know that's exactly when our symptoms seem to get loud.

So, there is an even bigger part of me that feels like I would be cheating you out of feeling better if I didn't offer this resource to you.

Unfortunately the words found in The MS Handbook won't cure you, but they do offer you an opportunity to feel a hell of a lot better.

I think that counts for something.

I hope you check it out through the link in my bio
and also, have a fulfilling holiday weekend.
🧡❤️🧡

05/25/2022

Another mass tragedy occured and I'm sure you're seeing it everywhere on the news and social media.

I'm not here to tell you to not pay attention, or to not be outraged, or to not care. Not at all. Please do feel those things.

But,

don't lose yourself in the process.

Meaning, don't lose yourself to hours worth of doom scrolling and consuming every story (reading the most stories about it doesn't mean you care the most)

Don't lose yourself in total despair and get stuck in the freeze state.

That will not help anyone.

What WILL help, is you, staying aware and in control of yourself, so that you can take action.

Whether that is helping to raise money, sending needed items, calling your lawmakers to demand change, it helps, it all helps.

Action is the antidote to helplessness, not doom scrolling.

Take care of yourselves friends
❤️💔🖤

03/30/2022

I’ve tracked my symptoms in some way on and off since 2014.

During 2014-2015, I was not doing well.

I had daily overwhelming symptoms and several relapses during that time frame. I felt like s**t and couldn’t figure out how to help myself.

At first, I just wrote how I felt during the day. There was always some symptom or issue to write about. I felt like I was barely keeping my head above water.

Then, as my symptoms started to settle, I didn’t have as much to note each day. I was finally having more good days than not so good days. So I took my tracking down a notch.

I made categories for my symptoms then rated those.

That’s how I still do it today.

Looking back, I realize I’m in such a wildly different place today than I was back then.

That’s the beauty of tracking your symptoms.

You can look back and reflect on how far you’ve come.

Sure you can track to connect the dots to figure things out, or so you have info to bring to docs.

But don’t leave out the reflection part, that’s the best part of it all.

We’re on this healing journey and working SO HARD everyday to feel better and improve our lives and diseases, that we get so laser focused on the end goal, that our day to day progress gets lost.

We forget how hard it was a year ago, how much differently we felt, which can lead us to feeling like we aren’t doing enough right now.

But, by looking back, you can see that the small day to day things you did, ACTUALLY DID get you somewhere. They got you to where you are today, which is amazing.

That what you’re doing is enough, so you keep going.

How do you track symptoms? Do you?

PS- also, fully date your entries and write legibly 🙃

03/14/2022

“How do you do all of that?
Doesn’t it take all day???”

Nope. It only takes a few minutes, a few times a day.

It sounds like a lot when you see it written or hear about it all at once (usually how it’s presented, especially on social media).

But, when put into practice we realize it only takes a few minutes a day.

These are what help me.

I help my clients figure out what works for them.

Which one of these do you want to hear more about?

02/28/2022

Starting to exercise again (or for the first time) when you have a chronic illness is hard.

“Normal” exercise programs weren’t made for us.

They talk about pushing through the pain and no pain no gain.

(I think that’s crap advice for ANYONE, but especially for us with CI)

Following that advice is a fast track to a flare.

Instead, try this:

SCALE BACK
Think you can walk a mile? Or do a 30 minute yoga class?
Awesome!
But we won’t start there.
First, take what you think you can do, then cut it in half, then cut that in half again.
Instead of a mile, a 1/4 of a mile.
Instead of a 30 minute yoga class, try 10 minutes (or even 5)

We want slow and steady out of the gate, not fast and haphazard.

DON’T COMPARE
I hear this when talking to clients all the time, “I used to be able to do…..” Which is usually followed by “I don’t understand why I can’t now..”

Please don’t compare yourself to anyone.

Especially your past self.

Nothing positive comes from this mindset.

IT WON’T FEEL THIS SLOW FOREVER
I know I know, you’re starting out SO SLOWLYYYYY.
That’s on purpose.
Your body has to become accustomed to a little before you can bring more.

It won’t always feel this slow, I promise.

How do you like to exercise or move your body when you’re dealing with autoimmunity or chronic illness?

02/25/2022

I had a So You Wanna post lined up for today.

But considering the state of the world, yet again, that didn’t seem appropriate.

Instead, calm your nervous system with me.

This is a grounding meditation i made for Healing Through the Holidays a few years ago.

We needed it then, we need it now.

I hope it helps.
Take care of yourself,
❤️

02/23/2022

Is this keeping you stuck and spinning in circles?

Yea, I’ve been there too. It’s not fun!

Understanding why you do something is helpful, yes.

But it won’t automatically make anything change.

You still have to put in the work.

So if you’re stuck here, try to take action anyway.

This act alone often brings the clarity you’re looking for.

02/18/2022

Infusion day for me…

Gentle reminder for you…

There is no one way to heal.

Yes, I’ve changed my diet, added helpful supplements, stay hydrated, move my body regularly, manage my stress and emotional responses as best I can in efforts to mitigate MS symptoms.

But I also take medication.

There is no “right” way to heal.

Only the right way for you.

Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

If they do.. 🚩 🚩🚩

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