b'YouTube as well. Audiobooks are also available on Amazon, Audible, and through many local librariesand on Stuff Your Kindle day, you can download free ebooks and audiobooks to store and listen later.Challenge yourself with creative activities such as journaling or writing a blog about a topic of your choice. If you feel comfortable sharing your writing, read your writing to your loved ones, or there are support groups available where you can express yourself as well. Other activities to try are drawing, painting, or scrapbooking. MS Focus: the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation offers free therapeutic art classes on Mondays. To learn more, email support@msfocus.org. If you prefer more audio creativity, try learning a musical instrument with free classes on YouTube or creating your own mood playlists.Stay curious. The goal of intellectual wellness is to keep your mind engaged. Curiosity can look different for every individual going through their MS journey. Find activities that challenge you and encourage critical thinking. There are plenty of free activities such as reading books, watching documentaries, and attending webinars. Hobbies are also a positive way to help encourage problem-solving such as trying new recipes, or gardeningeither doing it outdoors or perhaps purchasing a small plant and tending to it indoors.The goal of intellectual wellness is to keep your mind alert and interested.By allowing your mind to remain curious, engaging in intellectual and creative pursuits, and interacting with others to share knowledge, you are exercising your mind and helping your cognition. In this way, intellectual wellness can be strengthened and help you feel more confident and capable when managing life with MS.Domain Five: Vocational Vocational wellness consists of trying to nd purpose, satisfaction, and meaning in your work, whether its through employment, volunteering, caregiving, or other activities. Nurturing this domain allows you thrive in other domains simultaneously. For example, if you find an activity that is giving you a sense of purpose it will allow you to challenge your mind (intellectual wellness), put you in a better mood (emotional wellness), and help you feel that you are achieving a personal fulfillment (spiritual wellness). Vocational wellness, for most, is career focused. However, when you are battling an autoimmune disorder such as MS, finding and maintaining a career can be challenging. Symptoms can present themselves at inconvenient times causing you to take days off or not represent your work ethic in the way you want. The good news is, nurturing vocational wellness does not have to be career focused. Other productive roles such as volunteering or caregiving can also help to find a purpose or provide satisfaction in your daily life. If a career is important to you, there are options available to help manage your health and a career. This will require discussions with your healthcare team and support system, along with thoughtful career planning on nding paid roles that are in line with your physical wellness. 15'