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Mindfulness for migraines
Mindfulness is the number one, overarching tool that has helped me reduce my migraine triggers (stress, fatigue, posture) and increase my resilience to the triggers I can not avoid (genes, hormones, climate etc.). As a result, I have managed to reduce my migraines from 3+ days a week (every week for…
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My migraine story
I have experienced migraines since I was 11 years old. In the early years they only appeared occasionally and did not have a major impact on my life. In my thirties however, they became more regular, and I began to experience hemiplegia (stroke-like symptoms). In my forties I was occasionally hospitalized for treatment and…
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Identity crisis
Today is “Australia Day” – a public holiday for everyone in my home country – and I am enthusiastic to proclaim my love of country, and profess how grateful I am to live somewhere so wonderful. It is not, however, a day without controversy. The 26th of January 1788 was…
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Take a ride with me (a short story)
The car door opened and an old lady, dripping rainwater, jumped into the passenger seat of Ruth’s vehicle. Before Ruth had a chance to collect her wits and object, the stranger said, “take me to the hospital.” Ruth glanced between the soggy stranger, the door-buttons that hadn’t locked as they…
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Tai Chi Walking
OK – so you know how to walk, and if you’ve been visiting my site for a while, you might have noticed I’m pretty passionate about Tai Chi as a mindfulness technique to help reduce (or distract you from) your chronic pain. [You can see more in my interview with…
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Unclench your fists
OK, so the heading probably sounds a bit dramatic, something along the lines of “lay down your weapons”… especially given the crazy-scary state of the world right now. But that’s not where I’m coming from. I’m not trying to be figurative, or metaphorical – just purely literal. Throughout the day:…
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My purple-friendsgiving-teaparty invitation to YOU
Tomorrow will be the second anniversary of my blog – yep, I will be 2 YEARS OLD! Now, I know that is NOT very old in the blogging universe, but to me it seems like an unimaginable achievement – truly, I can barely believe I had the urge to set…
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Prepper-Mindfulness
OK, so strange post today. It’s about my New Year’s Revelation. (Sort of.) In Australia, December-to-February is our Summer, and therefore, it’s also our Fire Season. While downloading some data sheets on how best to prepare our property against the threat of a fire, I was pulled up short by…
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2026 is going to be great
Welcome to 2026 wonderful people! A new year awaits us, and I have a big, bold prediction: it’s going to be great! I can say this confidently because, with all my heart, I will be manifesting glittery good vibes for all of us. 2025 was a tough year for the…
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Ba-bye 2025!
Today will be my last post for the year. I know there’s still 10+ days to go until 2025 passes the baton to 2026, but I’m busy, you’re busy, we’re all busy enjoying this fun time of year with our family and friends (just as it should be) whilst also…
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The year 2025 in review
>>Ta-toot-ta-tooooom<< (that’s me blowing my own trumpet!) Today is another one of my monthly blogging anniversaries. From a very early stage, I promised myself that I wouldn’t wait for BIG milestones, instead, I would celebrate the little inch-stones that occurred along the way. Today I am 23-MONTHS old – early…
The Mindful Migraine 