Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast that empowers you to take control of your health and wellbeing. Today we’re sharing the highlights from our webinar with the incredible Dr Phil Startin! Phil is an Overcoming MS facilitator who lives with progressive MS. He’s an expert in meditation and mindfulness and teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction courses for people with MS. Phil gave us some brilliant information and really useful tips on how to meditate – it’s a fascinating listen whether you are a regular meditator or are just getting started with your practice. Let us know what you think!

Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.

Topics and Timestamps:

01:22 Phil’s background in meditation and mindfulness

03:33 The fight or flight response

04:49 How stress dysregulates our immune system

08:47 Meditation is clinically proven to help people cope with stress

10:41 Mini meditations to try throughout the day

13:49 Guided meditation

20:06 A definition of mindfulness

23:50 The benefits of awareness, including increased resilience

28:02 Mental health tips for your daily routine

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More info and links:

• Phil Startin has been on two other Living Well with MS episodes:
  • S5E19 Webinar highlights: Progressive MS with Phil Startin and Helen Rees Leahy
  • S5E14 Webinar highlights: Mindfulness and Meditation with Phil Startin
• Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
• Dr Walter Cannon’s fight or flight response
• Meditation expert Ian Gawler
• Listen to meditation expert Craig Hassed
  • S5E13 Meditation tips with Professor Craig Hassed
  • S1E7 Building a daily meditation practice with Dr Craig Hassed
• Shannon Harvey’s film My Year of Living Mindfully or listen to her podcast episode
• Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson
• New to Overcoming MS? Visit our introductory page
• Connect with others following Overcoming MS on the Live Well Hub
• Visit the Overcoming MS website

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