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Migraine can wreak havoc on a marriage or long-term relationship, even with the most supportive partner. It’s like having a demanding lover between you and your partner. A lover who...

As much as I’m a proponent of proactive self-care and being your own healthcare provider (when that’s possible), I do a pretty terrible job of following one key bit of...

When I started this blog many years ago, it was my little secret.  I had fallen out of the habit of writing a diary, opting instead to write long letters...

If you’ve been dealing with migraine disease for years and have refused to give up on treatments that may work, chances are you have tried a LOT of techniques to...

Dear ________, I got your Facebook invitation the other day.  You know, the event invitation you shared with me an a lot of other friends.  The party/show/gathering sounds like so...

I’m writing this on the last day of September (though it’s possible you readers won’t see it for awhile after that since we roll out blog posts over time).  I...

When you’re mired in the thick of migraine, it can be difficult to find things to be grateful for. This month, Migraine.com readers have been sharing three good things that...

I’ve had migraine disease for about twenty years now, but, like many people, my condition went undiagnosed for many years.  During those years, I did what I could to take...

Many people come to Migraine.com looking for information on migraine causes, but the search terminology can lead you astray. You’re probably looking for why you had a migraine yesterday –...

This is the last of a six-part series on coping with “migraine brain”. If you have missed the earlier posts, start with the basics of Executive Skills. When this series...

I have a rocky relationship with the pain scale. Though I think it can be a useful tool for communicating my pain level, I’ve come across several problems with it...

We are nearing the end of this series on “migraine brain”. I hope that you are feeling reassured that your symptoms really are legitimate.  But more than that, I hope...

Most of us have heard the old adage that it takes 21 days to establish a new habit. If you’re trying to live healthier, however, researchers want you to know...

If you’ve been reading articles on migraine.com and/or doing independent research about your illness, you know as well as I how often you hear certain nuggets of tried and true...

Hosting parties, having houseguests and gathering my loved ones at the dinner table bring me great joy. They’re all also tremendously difficult for someone with chronic migraine. With much practice...

One of the best techniques I've learned to improve my ability to cope when migraine wears me down is to make note of three good things that happen each day...

Pain behaviors are all the things people naturally do when in pain. Yet these very legitimate behaviors are some of the excuses people use to blame patients and accuse them...

While I and many of you rely on abortive meds to kick a migraine to the curb once it shows up, daily care even when a migraine is not threatening...

Every summer my extended family goes to the beach for a reunion-type vacation. I was blessed to marry into a large Lebanese family that believes in the importance of spending...

With Depression awareness month this October, I wanted to look back to my own experiences. I had almost forgotten that I once struggled with it daily over ten years ago...