The Migraine Girl

Though personality assessments have me riding the line between introvert and extrovert, most people who know me will tell you that, without a doubt, I am a poster child for...

Oh hello, new trigger.  Please do NOT come in. I firmly believe that the majority of my migraine triggers have been with me since the beginning of my life as...

Anyone with a chronic health issue like migraine disease is, more than likely, barraged with advice both good and bad.  The advisors almost always dish out tips and tricks from...

How do you balance the need to avoid your Migraine/Headache Disorders triggers with the equally powerful need to enjoy the things that give your life meaning?  It’s one thing to...

I turned 33 in February.  I’d hoped to actually plan a significant celebration for my birthday (a dinner with friends? A big shindig at my house or at the bookshop?)...

Last year I came clean (or shall I say “unclean”?) and talked frankly about a very ugly side of migraine for many of us sufferers: IBS, diarrhea, constipation, and other...

My Migraine.com colleague Diana Lee of Somebody Heal Me has written some great articles on how (or if!) to inform an employer of your status as a migraineur. (Check out...

Let me preface this entry by saying you should never, ever share prescription medication with others. Your script was written expressly for you and is not intended for anyone else...

One of my very dearest friends is extremely gentle and understanding when it comes to my health. She works with me and encourages me to take breaks, to not work...

When you’re on the path toward getting diagnosed with migraine disease, your healthcare professional will take several steps to rule out what you don’t have. The symptoms of migraine can...

I am a longtime advocate of taking plenty of time to rest, relax, and read. I believe that taking time for yourself leads to better mental and physical health and...

In one sense, I think resolutions made on January 1 each year are a little silly. The common wisdom is that, by the end of the first month of the...

I had the flu - or some variation on it - for over two weeks this October. It just seemed to go on and on. For me, my colds usually...

I’m caught in my usual procrastination-induced morning flurry of activity today. Trying to drink coffee, catch up on some writing, handle some emails, order some books, feed myself, feed the...

What is it that makes me continually agree to take on more commitments regardless of what my schedule already consists of, regardless of how full my plate already is? When...

So something happened this fall that probably should be a big deal but isn’t really affecting me the way it perhaps should. There’s that word again. “Should.” Let’s scratch that...

Oh. Em. Gee. The last few weeks have been ROUGH, my friends. Hurricane season (even for those of migraineurs far from the coast) has been pushing me to my limit...

The year: 1999. The place: a huge music amphitheater outside of Pittsburgh, PA. The occasion: an amazing, rollicking, full-on Cher concert. Yes, you heard me right. A Cher concert. And...

This is a post written for the October 2012 Headache & Migraine Disease Blog Carnival. This month’s topic was "Venting About Migraine Disease: How do you vent your frustrations about...

Every month I write many essays and blog posts about living with migraine disease. At the end of each month, I pick six of the posts that I think will...