Living with Migraine

First off, I did not know that there was a conference dedicated to migraine and headache disorders. I found out through Migraine.com about Retreat Migraine. It is an excellent conference...

As I woke up on my wedding day, I could immediately feel a migraine brewing. It wasn’t a full-blown, debilitating migraine, but it was one giant cloud threatening a storm...

When I say the word advocacy, what picture comes to mind? Do you envision standing before a committee in Congress testifying? Do you imagine you have to have a perfect...

It's unfortunately no secret that I live with several comorbidities of migraine. I've written in the past that I live with Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis and adrenal insufficiency, and struggle...

I’ve been working from home as a freelance writer as my main profession for a few years now. I don’t work full time because of my kids, mainly, but also...

People usually mean well when they say have you tried: drinking more water, eating a banana (weird but okay), or my least favorite, I’ve had one of those. Sadly, those...

My journey has been brutal since 2017 adding many new diagnoses and struggling to manage. Balancing chronic cluster headache, SUNCT, trigeminal neuralgia, migraine and vestibular migraine has really been challenging...

Content Note: This article describes the experience of a community member who would prefer to remain anonymous and contains themes of sexual assault. If you or a loved one are...

Spring is here, and summer is not too far behind. I love all the opportunities to get outside. The longer I live with migraine, the more passionate I become about...

I’ve been living with migraines for more than 30 years. If you’re reading this, then you likely know all too well what that journey is like – debilitating pain, nausea...

Migraine at School provides resources for students, parents, and educators to increase awareness and education of migraine for children living in the US. Understanding migraine and headache can help reduce...

I have lived with migraines since childhood. I've shared articles about the earliest migraines I remember, curled up in the dark in my bedroom with an ice pack on my...

A life with migraine is not easy. There seems to be the “real world” around us that we desperately want to be part of. And then there’s our reality of...

Sometimes I feel like a vacation is a migraine experience. There is the pre-vacation stress of packing everything from enough clothes to all the needed medications. Then the actual vacation...

Migraine isn't "just a headache." We've said it so often that we sound like broken records and every time we do, we wonder, "How is this disease still so misunderstood...

After seeing a neurologist and being treated like a human being for the first time in a long time in a doctor’s office, I was excited and nervous to try...

When a loved one I’ll call Shannon went into status migrianosus — that’s a migraine attack that lasts for 72 hours or more — getting treatment to break the attack...

I have multiple chronic illnesses. We all know that life can be difficult, but when you throw in chronic conditions, that just complicates anything and everything in your life. There...

I practice a lot of relaxation techniques living with migraine. Whenever I’m prompted to picture a peaceful, relaxing place, I always envision the beach. I love the smell of the...

When I was 6 years old, my mom enrolled me in a dance class. I can remember being super excited about my new pair of dance shoes even more than...