When a Migraine Threatened to Ruin My Wedding DayAs I woke up on my wedding day, I could immediately feel a migraine brewing. It wasn’t a full-blown, debilitating migraine, but...reactions15comments
Is Advocacy Really What You Think?When I say the word advocacy, what picture comes to mind? Do you envision standing before a committee in Congress testifying? Do...reactions3comments
Maintaining the Migraine MachineMy migraine (mygraine, gotta get in that portmantua) journey has been quite the complicated one, wherein I’ve never really been consistent. What...reactions3comments
Mindful DistractionYou may have come across the joke “French people are so tough they eat pain for breakfast”. As a Francophone, I always...reactions8comments
Breathing ExercisesFocusing on the breath is a technique used to help calm the mind and reduce stress and anxiety. There are many forms...reactions1comment
5 Ways Yoga Can Help MigraineHave you ever rolled your eyes when some well-meaning stranger suggested that you practice yoga to cure your migraine? Well, you're definitely...reactions7comments
Guided MeditationMeditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain...reactions4comments
In the Face of Change: Quieting Migraine with RoutineI’ve been through a series of extreme life transitions in this past year - divorce, house sale, empty nest, and an impending...reactions7comments
Two Simple Strategies for Darkening a RoomLight sensitivity is an important issue to many people who deal with migraines. In our 2020 Migraine In America survey, 92% of...reactions20comments
Migraine Dark Room 101Fort building has always been a passion of mine. What started as a way to ‘create new and fantastical worlds’ turned into...reactions1comment
The Subjectivity and Relativity of PainWhen it comes to analyzing our pain, we consider both the subjectivity and relativity of that pain. A subjective view of pain...reactions5comments
The Cyclical and Linear Nature of MigraineHave you ever thought you had your migraine condition figured out? Even if just for a moment? Perhaps you had a handle...reactions18comments
Making My Home Office More Migraine FriendlyI’ve been working from home as a freelance writer as my main profession for a few years now. I don’t work full...reactions9comments
Losing Days, Months, Years to MigraineI've had six months of migraine chaos. For the last two, I’ve been housebound, unable to work, struggling to even feed myself, not...reactions10comments
Are Your Attacks Evolving?Whether due to aging, hormonal shifts, or life transitions (such as changes in career or marital status), migraine attacks may evolve over...reactions39comments
Dear Body, Why Do You Hate Me?Dear Body, why do you hate me? I take care of you. I eat healthy…except when you crave French fries. I exercise...reactions9comments
Brain Fog 101I’m reading a book — one of my very favorite things to do. I read the first sentence of a paragraph, and...reactions15comments
“I’ve Had One of Those Cluster Headaches!”People usually mean well when they say have you tried: drinking more water, eating a banana (weird but okay), or my least...reactions8comments
Headache Diease and Sweet Remission - Now What?My journey has been brutal since 2017 adding many new diagnoses and struggling to manage. Balancing chronic cluster headache, SUNCT, trigeminal neuralgia...reactionscomments
How My Migraines Led to My #MeToo MomentContent Note: This article describes the experience of a community member who would prefer to remain anonymous and contains themes of sexual...reactions2comments
