Being Chronically Ill Affects My Mental Health...Who needs therapy? I think we are past the point of people thinking that therapy is for “crazy people.” If that were...reactions9comments
Chronic Migraine and Mental Health...I previously wrote an article titled Chronic Migraine Effects on the State of Mental Health. The article focused on the depression, stress...reactions25comments
Managing Migraines and Mental Health...If you live with migraines, nothing I write here will be of surprise to you. In fact, I’m guessing you might read...reactions19comments
A New Kind of Migraine Triggered by Malnutrition...I’ve shared several posts about the ways in which migraines have impacted me since childhood. In truth, I've struggled with migraines for...reactionscomments
The Time I Forgot To Carry My Diary: A Poem...Forgot the diary But didn’t forget my mind. I’m busy writing four novels But still, I found time To chalk out a...reactions1comment
An Interview with My Migraine Care Partner...This season, I've spent a lot of time thinking about the tools I've used to manage a lifetime of migraines. From medications...reactions2comments
That Neuro Thing: A Poem...That Neuro Thing I have — it Won’t leave me alone for a moment. It’s always in the nesting stage, Always a...reactions8comments
The Walk’s A Mess And So Is This Poem...The fluid in my inner ear Gets jumbled up sometimes. I feel vibrations in the lower half And the upper half. I...reactions1comment
My Experience Using Ketorolac to Abort Migraine Attacks...In my nearly thirty years of living with migraines, I've struggled time and time again to find a medication that effectively stopped...reactions4comments
ASMR as Migraine Relief...Filed under “I thought I was crazy,” was ASMR. When I was a child, in the age before the internet (yep), I...reactions20comments
How Do I Manage Migraine Symptoms?...I believe every person who has suffered a migraine attack will ask themselves, "How am I going to stop this?" That's all...reactions4comments
Surviving a Migraine on My Honeymoon: Lessons Learned...With decades of experience under my belt, I knew how to manage a migraine to the best of my ability. Medication +...reactionscomments
Old...I’m feeling so old. I just turned 70 in May and I keep thinking about my mom at this age. She passed...reactions5comments
Take the Trip...In the days leading up to the first vacation I’ve taken since 2016, I really wondered what I had gotten myself into...reactions4comments
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Starry Dreams: A Poem...I try once and I fail. I try twice, then set sail To find hope elsewhere. I try thrice and I am...reactions1comment
My Experience Doing Acupuncture for Migraine...For a few months straight it seemed like my preschooler was always sick with a new virus, and I caught all of...reactions3comments
Was Working On My Computer Increasing My Migraine Frequency?...So, there are stretches of time I feel like everything is a migraine trigger. I laugh too much and, well…get a migraine...reactions29comments
Migraine in Families...We know that genetics can come into play with migraines and many other conditions. I know many people with migraine. Some will...reactions8comments
Expecting Compromise...I am the sole soul who needs to take care of the triggers around me. I can’t ask anyone else to remember...reactions7comments
