Migraine: My Co-Morbid Dance Partner...In writing an email to my BFF I described some of her students as "overly young". She asked me if I thought...reactions11comments
How Listening To Myself Versus Others Helped Ease My Head Pain...My 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 Interrupted...Migraine 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 Night...I’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...Again...The 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 Practices...Our body is all too familiar with pain. For some of us we may experience intense attacks, and others may experience the...reactions1comment
Better at Writing...I have been told that my written communication is way better than spoken. I wonder why it will be any different for...reactions1comment
Collision...Please note: This is a difficult one to read. But this is the experience I had. I can’t sugarcoat it. The way...reactionscomments
Games to Entertain a Kiddo While Struggling With a Migraine...A 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 Vomiting...Am 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 Migraine...A 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 Now...As 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 Stigma...Mental health illnesses are commonly thought of as stigmatized conditions. Additionally, other conditions that face a lot of stigmatization are invisible illnesses...reactions26comments
A Migraine Sufferer’s Year Long Journey on Aimovig...In October 2018, I signed up for the Bridge to Commercial Coverage program for Aimovig. It offered twelve free doses until my...reactions6comments
Pushing Past the Small Life of Migraine...Living with chronic migraine can feel like living on a postage stamp. Through trial and error, we learn how much we can...reactions12comments
Waiting to Live...I’ve been doing it for years: canceling get-togethers with friends and family, missing important events, putting off work projects, avoiding going outside...reactions63comments
Shifting the Narrative: Reframing Limitations as Capabilities...Recently, a couple of my family members invited me to go on an international trip. I didn't want to miss out on...reactions15comments
Digesting My Two-Dozen Symptoms...I see people digesting all kinds of things which are difficult to digest. Animal protein is such a thing which takes a...reactions5comments
