Fear of Sharing How I FeelEvery month I write many essays and blog posts about living with migraine disease. At the end of each month, I pick...reactions26comments
When I struggle to find empathy for other migraineursI must confess something: I am not the best caretaker for fellow migraineurs. It’s not something I like about myself, but it’s...reactions34comments
Memorable Migraine 4: Bookselling While IllA couple of weeks ago, my dear friend and bookseller R. took me out for a much-belated birthday dinner. We went to...reactions2comments
Remembering to savor my free timeAs I opened up my word processing program to write this, I looked at the clock. It’s 9:55 AM on a Saturday...reactions5comments
Springing ForwardRather than making big resolutions at the first of the year like most people, spring tends to be my season of change...reactions3comments
Happy birthday to meIn 30 minutes, it will have been exactly thirty-two years since I was born. Thirty-two has always seemed like an important age...reactions9comments
Realizing you're anxious only when it's too lateIn mid-January, I was invited to speak at a panel at the American Booksellers Association’s Winter Institute, a conference for independent booksellers...reactions6comments
Memorable Migraine #7: Do You Believe in Life After…?The year: 1999. The place: a huge music amphitheater outside of Pittsburgh, PA. The occasion: an amazing, rollicking, full-on Cher concert. Yes...reactions3comments
The stories we tell about our migrainesEach time I go to yoga class or formally practice mindful meditation, my teacher reminds us of a key aspect of being...reactions8comments
Migraine & Headache Poetry Contest WINNERS announced!You may have read about Health Central's Migraine & Headache Poetry Contest here on my blog or somewhere else on the net...reactionscomments
June Migraine & Headache Blog Carnival (I’m moderating) — write write write!Diana Lee at Somebody Heal Me has granted me the honor of being the June host for her remarkably helpful and informative...reactionscomments
Why you shouldn’t give up hopeOne of the readers of my blog, T., started emailing me a year ago or so (has it been longer than that...reactionscomments
Important breakthroughs? Let’s keep our fingers crossed..I'm sure lots of my blogger friends are already all over this, but I figured it could only help and encourage others...reactions1comment
Yoga at last!Today, after my eye exam, I went to the closest of my neighborhood yoga studios and took a free (donations-based) yoga class!...reactions1comment
Y-M-C-A!I have had the scholarship application for the Athens YMCA in my hands for months now. The duty of acquiring all the...reactionscomments
The strength of the placebo effect with acupunctureDid anyone else see this article? It seems to be making the rounds like wildfire--in the headache & acupuncture communities, at least...reactions2comments
While we’re on the subject…I found this video on YouTube.com. The narrator, Michael Shermer, seems to approach the subject with a healthy skepticism--I like how he...reactions3comments
Therapeutic yoga!I'm going to my first therapeutic yoga class in a few minutes. The teacher called me a couple weeks ago to discuss...reactionscomments
Once upon a mattressI can't wait to go to bed tonight. And no, this desire is not directly connected to the constant tiredness I've been...reactions2comments
The PMS monster hath risenThis past week I suffered from awful bouts of irate anger (redundant, much?) and moodiness. Though the migraine frequency has lessened, the...reactions1comment
