Techniques I Use to Manage a Household with MigraineB-12 injections, and vitamin drink mixes, and fatigue, oh my! It is a Friday night, yet I am curled up on the...reactions31comments
Why You Should Tell Your Migraine StoryIn a writing class recently the teacher brought up something I hadn't considered. He talked about why stories are important. From Greek...reactions6comments
Free or Inexpensive Coping Tools for MigraineMigraine treatments can be expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes hard to get approval for if you’re working with insurance. Over the years I’ve...reactions35comments
How to Use Emgality Self-InjectorMany of us are sent home with the Emgality self-injector, a delivery device for the CGRP treatment medication, after perhaps one demonstration...reactions44comments
Where Do I Start? How to Share Your Migraine Story"I want to share my story but don't know how to start." If this sounds like you, you're not alone. I've heard...reactionscomments
Reducing the Risk of a Migraine Attack During Colonoscopy PrepI don’t know anyone who looks forward to a colonoscopy. For those of us with migraine, the required dietary restrictions and prep...reactions19comments
3 Migraine-Friendly Date Night IdeasLet’s face it migraine can put a heavy strain on our relationships. It’s hard to make – and keep – plans with...reactionscomments
How Listening To Myself Versus Others Helped Ease My Head PainMy migraine attacks may have been happening in my own head, but for the longest time, I looked outside of myself for...reactions1comment
Migraine: A Life InterruptedMigraine steals away so much of our time, energy, and focus. Whether it is hours, days, or weeks spent in an attack...reactions7comments
Wide Awake in the Middle of the NightI’m well acquainted with odd times of night. When fatigue hits me hard during the day and I can’t resist a nap...reactionscomments
Trying a Prednisone Pack...AgainThe migraine wouldn’t end. It started around Thanksgiving and, every time I thought it was gone, it would be back. Nausea, light...reactions25comments
3 Low-Energy Self Care PracticesOur body is all too familiar with pain. For some of us we may experience intense attacks, and others may experience the...reactions1comment
Games to Entertain a Kiddo While Struggling With a MigraineA lot of us know what it's like to wake up with a migraine or develop a migraine during the day, but...reactions1comment
A Migraine Life: Vacationing and VomitingAm I alone? I know that I am not alone in my issues with motion sickness, vertigo, and/or migraine. How many more...reactions13comments
Top 3 Lessons Learned from MigraineA life with migraine presents a unique set of challenges, most of them are quite difficult and cause us to have to...reactions16comments
What Are Your Lessons Learned?While no one ever chooses a life with migraine, we can choose to be open to the lessons that accompany the journey...reactions3comments
What Do You Wish You Knew When You First Started Having Migraine Attacks?What do you wish you knew when you first started having migraine attacks? I pondered this myself recently and was curious about...reactions5comments
If I Knew Then What I Know NowAs I get older, I find myself constantly thinking about my past and how I would have done things a lot differently...reactions4comments
Chronic Migraine, Mental Health, and Invisible Illness StigmaMental health illnesses are commonly thought of as stigmatized conditions. Additionally, other conditions that face a lot of stigmatization are invisible illnesses...reactions26comments
Pushing Past the Small Life of MigraineLiving with chronic migraine can feel like living on a postage stamp. Through trial and error, we learn how much we can...reactions12comments