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Daily Living: Making Social Connections: Friendship, Dating and Relationships
March 2nd, 2026
3 - 4pm EST
Live, Virtual Webinar
Join MDA for an informative webinar focused on Making Social Connections: Friendship, Dating and Relationships. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or advocate, this webinar will offer valuable insights, resources, and support.
What We’ll Cover:
- Identifying elements of healthy friendships, dating relationships, and partnerships.
- Exploring practical strategies for meeting new people and building social connections.
- Increasing confidence in dating and relationship-building
- Recognizing signs of healthy versus unhealthy or unsafe relationships
- Live Q&A with the presenter
Meet Our Presenter:
Melissa Grove, MS, LLPC
Melissa Grove is a strong advocate for people living with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), openly sharing her own experiences since her diagnosis with LGMD2I/R9 to help others feel less alone. She speaks at conferences like the Wellstone Center
Dystroglycanopathy Patient & Family Conference, Speak Foundation, and contributes to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s peer connection programs and community storytelling (“Quest”) to raise awareness, build community, and support ongoing research. She is an Advisory Board member of CureLGMD2i and also an MDA Advocacy Captain.
A licensed therapist, Grove is active as a national speaker and consultant, with her expertise sought by pharmaceutical companies and in projects addressing mental health, chronic illness, Muscular Dystrophy, HIV advocacy, and relationship issues.
Not available to join live on March 2? Register to receive an email when the webinar is available to view on-demand.
If you have questions about this webinar or other MDA programs, please contact the MDA Resource Center at 1-833-ASK-MDA1 (275-6321) or ResourceCenter@mdausa.org.
