The Migraine Girl

Sometimes people write to me about how lost they feel when coping with migraine, how unarmed and uneducated they are. Friends who also cope with migraine disease confide that they...

Last week I got the pleasure—at last!—of meeting some of my longtime blogger friends. Most of the faces were familiar since I’ve seen most bloggers’ photos before, but it was...

Early in the morning on June first, I was stumbling about a hotel room in Washington, D.C., trying to get dressed and make coffee in the semi-dark as my sister...

Many of the people visiting Migraine.com are new to the online migraine community. Thankfully, I feel as if where they’re starting—this website (or the connected Facebook page)—is a really great...

I’ve been battling the local hospital lately. It’s a long and boring story, but suffice it to say I was enrolled in a low-income assistance program and was removed from...

For a long while now I’ve known that I need to work on the self-imposed guilt I experience whenever I bail on something. Very often I overbook my schedule during...

When I think about running my storefront (as opposed to just running the bookstore business online and through events), I am excited beyond words. I can’t wait to finally find...

Each time I go to yoga class or formally practice mindful meditation, my teacher reminds us of a key aspect of being truly present in the moment: forget the stories...

Last month, I had a particularly bad week, health-wise. I woke with a migraine three days in a row with no easily discernible triggers in [hind]sight. Well, now that I’ve...

A clip of reporter Serene Branson speaking after the Grammys has gone viral. While addressing the TV viewing audience, Ms. Branson’s speech became slurred and nonsensical for a few seconds...

So far 2011 hasn’t been a stellar year for my migraine disease. Due to laziness, sickness, and/or THE ICY STREETS AND SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR DAYS (sense my...

Since starting my migraine blog several years ago, I’ve become much more empowered when it comes to my illness. After years of being embarrassed in front of strangers wearing a...

I’m grateful to my migraine friend/colleague Teri Robert for bringing my attention to the connection between migraine disease and cardiovascular health. Friday, February 4 is Wear Red Day, a day...

If you’re a real-life friend of mine, you know a lot about the bookstore (http://www.avidbookshop.com) I’m opening and a lot about the events I’ve been organizing. In late October of...

My family and friends are very loving and supportive when it comes to my chronic illness, but sometimes their concern can feel a little overwhelming. This is especially true for...

Today I had a business meeting with an Athens person whom I've known for a couple of years--she's been helping me with bookstore business plans and funding applications. In any...

Sometimes when I wake up with a migraine I think to myself, “What have I done to deserve this?!” This rings especially true when I’ve been feeling bad earlier in...

Here’s another thing I learned about the human body over the last couple of years: though people do of course require at least 8 glasses of water a day, the...

I’ve written before about what it’s like to have a partner who also suffers from chronic pain, but ever since I wrote that personal essay, things have taken a dramatic...

We migraine bloggers are well aware of major migraine-related headlines. If we don’t catch these big stories firsthand, a reader or a friend or a family member (or someone who...