When The Home Life Needs BalanceIn relationships with two healthy partners and relationships with a sick partner, it is easy for one individual to seem to bear the brunt of everything. Sometimes it is as... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Breaking Up With Red WineRed wine is a common migraine trigger for many individuals, with or without being chronic. Originally, it was not one for me and I would have a glass of wine... By Amanda Workman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Baby QuestionIt’s four o’clock in the morning. Your baby has woken up crying its lungs out for the fifth time. Soothing the poor teething creature with a common cold back to... By Anna Eidt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments39 comments
Dear Migraine, It's Not You, It's Me...We need to talk. You might want to sit down. We've been together for about twenty years now. You've been a faithful companion for as long as I can remember... By Lisa Robin Benson2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Vestibular Migraine Linked to Increased Anxiety, Say ResearchersThe link between anxiety and migraine disease is well established. Those of us with migraine experience anxiety disorders at two to five times the rate of people without migraine, and... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Getting to Know GretchenWe have an incredible team of contributors here at Migraine.com, and are introducing some of our newest members by highlighting their "Ask the Experts" questions from Migraine Awareness Month. Gretchen... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Video- Thanks Let Down Migraine...After a stressful, yet productive, three weeks of travel, I got an aura out of nowhere the day after I flew back home across the country. I was so proud... By Katie M. Golden1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Lessons Learned: Using the Spoon Theory to Prioritize My HealthIf you don't know the Spoon Theory, you should read it. It was written by Christine Miserandino. She talks about explaining dealing with chronic illness, using "spoons" as an analogy... By Amanda Workman4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Why you need to prioritize your health todayThis video is for those who know they have been delaying taking care of themselves and their migraine disease. So please watch: Lag is inevitable, but as I explained, the... By Lisa Robin Benson1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Dead End Search for the Root ProblemWhen I was first diagnosed with chronic migraine, I was obsessed with finding THE root problem, and thus the answer to make migraine go away forever. So were my parents... By Anna Eidt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
You Are Not AloneLife with migraine can feel like traveling alone to an unfamiliar country on the other side of the world. The journey can be long, lonely and stressful. People with migraines... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Community Featured StoriesNearly every day on Migraine.com, members take the time to share their very personal migraine story and journey with us. Whether it be to share advice, tips, looking for support... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When Migraine Whispers Poison in Your EarYou know those times when you’re lying in bed, doused in peppermint oil, aching all over, nauseous, maybe with your ice pack positioned just so and a mounting pile of... By Anna Eidt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments105 comments
Ever Wanted to Gift a Migraine?For years now, I have worked with people who have chronic migraine, and most of these individuals have people in their lives who are not very understanding of what they... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments58 comments
Whack-a-mole: Chasing Freedom from PainAs we seek freedom from pain and related symptoms of migraine, it can end up feeling like we are playing a crazy and awful game of whack-a-mole. With a medicated... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
When Pain Means MoreWhen living with chronic pain, sometimes we end up missing the important signs our bodies are trying to give us. Pain is one of the ways our bodies try to... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
When Reaching For the Stars Lands You in a DitchFinding a balance between work and self-care can be difficult for people who are the perfect picture of health. I know, because I used to be one of them! I’ve... By Anna Eidt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What to Avoid Saying to Someone About Preventing MigraineI recently attended a coaching workshop for health and wellness coaches. The women I had the privilege to meet while there overflow with optimism and sincerity. They are helpers, encouragers... By Sarah Hackley2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments99 comments
When Migraines Age UsChronic migraine has a way of aging us early such that young people are living like senior citizens. How do we handle feeling as if we are decades older than we actually... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments61 comments
Who Would You Have Been Without Migraines?Who would you have been without migraines? What would you have accomplished in this lifetime if you hadn’t been hampered by severe pain and related symptoms? It’s heartbreaking to consider... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments35 comments