March is MS Awareness Month. We’re sharing a list of resources today on the blog, from donation opportunities to meaningful memoirs. Read on to learn more. x
BOOKS TO READ
You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir // A raw, unflinching memoir by Christina Applegate, detailing her journey from a child star to Hollywood actress while battling trauma, abuse, and health crises. She covers her upbringing with an abusive, addicted stepfather, surviving breast cancer, and her 2021 MS diagnosis.
And So It Is…: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope // Pre-order Jamie Lynn’s memoir, available May 5th, 2026! Follow along as Jamie opens up about the vicissitudes of life, from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood, and illness, offering readers an unflinchingly vulnerable exploration of the experiences that have transformed her life.
The Body Keeps the Score // Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain. This book exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture // Renowned physician Gabor Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing.
Healing Multiple Sclerosis: Diet, Detox & Nutritional Makeover for Total Recovery // Multiple Sclerosis can now be healed, and this book shows you how. This completely new and revised edition gives a breakthrough treatment protocol that can dramatically restore health to those with MS.
PODCASTS TO LISTEN TO
MeSsy with Christina Applegate & Jamie Lynn Sigler // The MeSsy podcast is a place to get vulnerable about the curveballs that life can throw…including MS. And ICYMI, Amber was on the pod in November ’24 — listen to the episode to learn more about her story.
Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis // Host Geoff Allix explores different aspects of the Overcoming MS Program by talking with experts and people with MS about health lifestyle changes. Episodes feature interviews with scientists, neurologists, fitness specialists, diet experts, stress reduction professionals.
Neuropathoimmunology with Aaron Boster // Dr. Aaron Boster takes time to chat all about Multiple Sclerosis, a neurological autoimmune disease. This episode explores in depth the factors that can cause MS, therapies that do – and don’t – show promise, how diet, exercise and mindfulness actually can help folks who have MS, the oftentimes agonizing journey to a diagnosis, and advice for those who’ve MS for a while – or are newly in the community.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Walk MS: Greater Los Angeles 2026 // Participate in or donate to this annual, community-driven fundraising event organized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to support people living with MS and fund research for a cure.
Bike MS: Los Angeles Coastal Challenge 2026 // Participate in or donate to this annual, community-driven fundraising event organized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to support people living with MS and fund research for a cure.
THINGS TO BUY & PLACES TO GIVE
The Roma Card Holder // Use the code MS20 for a 20% discount on your purchase, and Luken + Co will donate back $5 per item purchased.
National MS Society // The National MS Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to curing multiple sclerosis (MS) while empowering the people affected by it in the U.S. to live their best lives.
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) // The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is the leading resource for the MS community, improving lives today by delivering vital services and compassionate support, while advancing access, research, and innovation to strengthen the MS community for tomorrow.
