#121: TheMay50K, and mental strength – a conversation with Susanne Melanie Schmid

🔗 Full interview & blog post to read: https://ms-perspektive.com/121-susanne

In this interview, Susanne Melanie Schmid shares her journey with multiple sclerosis, how she found strength in vulnerability, and what helped her push beyond limits—literally and figuratively. As part of the international TheMay50K challenge, she not only walked over 60 kilometers, but also built meaningful connections, including with MS advocates in South Africa. Susanne speaks about her diagnosis, therapeutic path, and what drives her today with warmth, clarity, and optimism.

This conversation originally aired as part of the MS Perspektive International podcast. A German-language version of the interview is also available.

Table of Contents

• Introduction – Who is Susanne Melanie Schmid?
• Diagnosis and status
• TheMay50K
• Wishes and goals
• Quickfire Q&A Session
• Farewell

Mentioned Resources

• MS International Federation (MSIF): https://www.msif.org

• Book: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

• The May50K Challenge: https://www.themay50k.org/how-it-works

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Is there anything else you would like to share with the listeners?

Susanne Melanie Schmid: We’re all human. Don’t be afraid to show it. Support each other. It’s more fun to be surrounded by warm-hearted people.

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See you soon and try to make the best out of your life,
Nele

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