A fearless voice exploring complicated, beautiful bits of humanity.

Writer. Speaker. Creative Executive.

Hello! I'm Mary Joan Cunningham, a creative professional with over 20 years experience.

In 2014, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and created ThrivewithMS.com to inspire others to thrive through anything life throws their way.

My mission soon earned national recognition, including profiles in Health Monitor and Mogul magazines. I’ve been a featured speaker at Prevention magazine’s R3 health summit, featured on “The Wendy Williams Show” as an authority on gift giving, and in Time Out New York for yoga street style. My essays have appeared in The New York Daily News, Livestrong.com, The Frisky, Huffington Post and elsewhere. I founded the lifestyle site Girl Around Town, about what to do and how to dress in key cities around the world, and Economisery, a blog about personal finances amid the 2008 economic meltdown.

A passionate storyteller, I choreograph brand messages for multi-million dollar companies across platforms and mediums to grow their business and reach new audiences. See my LinkedIn page for more.

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