What Are Your Lessons Learned?While no one ever chooses a life with migraine, we can choose to be open to the lessons that accompany the journey. From gratitude to patience, to acceptance and compassion...reactions3comments
Masks and MigraineAs we are all tasked with wearing masks to protect ourselves and each other from COVID, a new challenge is arising for some. Many of us with migraine are noticing...reactions27comments
Why Some CGRPs Work When Others Don'tBy now, most people in the migraine and headache community know of, if not tried, the CGRPs. After a bit of a drought in the development of effective medications for...reactions125comments
The Cyclical and Linear Nature of MigraineHave you ever thought you had your migraine condition figured out? Even if just for a moment? Perhaps you had a handle on your triggers or your treatment protocol? Or...reactions18comments
AftermathMy bedroom is like the scene of a migraine crime. There is a vomit bucket next to three ice packs that are no longer cold. There is an eye covering...reactions49comments
Preventing Weather-Related Migraine AttacksFrom light and sounds to stress, there are many triggers that are avoidable. What do we do about the triggers we can’t avoid? Weather/barometric pressure changes are triggers that are...reactions104comments
What's Your Secret DisguiseIn the following video, Holly discusses the many ways that we, as migraineurs, play dress up to protect ourselves from migraine. Even when there’s not any sun out, we are...reactions27comments
What’s Your Secret to Opening Migraine Medications?In this What’s Your Secret video, Holly explores the frustrating challenge of trying to open migraine rescue medication packaging. There are many varying types of rescue medications out there and...reactions157comments
What's Your Secret Horror StoryIn the following video, Holly shares a story about how a migraine attack appeared quickly and suddenly and left her in a dangerous situation. Has a migraine attack ever...reactions21comments
Are COVID-19 Restrictions Impacting Your Migraine Patterns?The restrictions and transitions related to COVID-19 have brought so much change – from changes in schedule to changes in who we see and what we do every day. Unfortunately...reactions9comments
Is Your Home a Refuge From the Migraine Storm?It can feel as if we are spending our lives navigating the challenge of migraine - muscling our way through each attack. The journey can at times brings us to...reactions13comments
Attacks With No Pain or Quicker Resolution: How Migraine Patterns Are Changing With the CGRPsI know I'm not the only one who is experiencing an evolving pattern in both frequency, resolution, and type of migraine with the introduction of the CGRPs. I’ve seen many...reactions120comments
On Again Off Again: The Temporary Reprieve of Migraine TreatmentsIn this video, Holly discusses the phenomenon of introducing a new migraine treatment and experiencing a break from migraine only to have migraine-related symptoms return soon after. Does this...reactions36comments
What's Your Secret: DistractionIn this What's Your Secret video, we discuss ways to distract ourselves when dealing with pain. Living with chronic migraine can often mean living with some amount of pain on...reactions45comments
What’s Your Secret: First Migraine StoryIn this What's Your Secret video, Holly shares her first migraine attack story and invites the rest of the community to follow suit. Do you remember your first migraine attack?...reactions11comments
Willing CGRP Guinea PigsOne of our community members recently posted the following comment regarding taking one of the new CGRP treatments: “You, others and I who are risking taking these injections are going...reactions47comments
The Cost of Wellness - Affording the CGRPsThose who are experiencing wellness for the first time in years because of the CGRP medications may be feeling as if they are living on borrowed time. This is due...reactions74comments
CGRPs – Navigating Wellness for the First Time in YearsMany in our community who are experimenting with the new CGRP therapies are experiencing a sense of wellness for the first time in years. With the emergence of freedom from pain...reactions50comments
What’s Your Secret: 5 Go To’s That Help You Manage Life with Chronic MigraineWe all have things we count on when we feel a migraine coming on. Over months or perhaps years of managing life with chronic migraine, we each have learned ways...reactions78comments
How to Use Emgality Self-InjectorMany of us are sent home with the Emgality self-injector, a delivery device for the CGRP treatment medication, after perhaps one demonstration by our physicians. This video is a demonstration...reactions44comments
