Author: The Mindful Migraine Blog
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Shadow work (try it)
A little while ago, I wrote about a lingering pain I labelled “my migraine’s scar howl“. One of my lovely readers, the fabulous blogger Sue Dreamwalker, replied to the post with encouragement and kindness – and a reference to shadow work. I’ve never heard the phrase before, but it piqued…
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JOMO versus FOMO
No doubt you’ve heard of FOMO – the Fear Of Missing Out. We all get jealous of what other people get up to from time to time; we see other people going to exotic locations on the television and wish we had the time / money / energy to go…
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Can mold cause migraines?
As a migraine person, I often end up chatting to other migraine people about potential triggers that might set off a bad migraine attack. “My migraines,” I say, “are primarily caused by stress, fluctuating hormones and dramatic weather changes… plus I used to find poor sleep and dehydration were problematic,…
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Schrödinger’s Cat chilling on Mt Everest
OK, so today’s post includes a little adventure into four anecdotes from philosophy before applying the ideas to concepts of health and wellbeing. It’s a bit of a mind-stretch, so I won’t be sad if your pain-brain choses to give it a miss and you come visit me another day……
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Guest post: Simon says… try mindfulness
One of my favorite places in Blog-land is brand new blogs; they are filled with such good intent and a contagious enthusiasm. A recent newbie I came across is “Simon Says Blog – Personal growth, personal weirdness…” After some email chit-chat (I’m here if you need me) I invited him…
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“No mud, no lotus”
Today’s blog post is a book review for Thích Nhất Hạnh’s book “No Mud, No Lotus” which is a practical self-help guide published over 10 years ago in 2014. Before I started to read it, I knew nothing about the book or the author, other than I had heard the…
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When hair follicles scream
For those of you who don’t get migraines, the above title probably seems a bit random… or else, overly dramatic. For those of you that DO get migraines (poor you) – you know what I mean. I was recently out blog-roving when I came across a post by Jennifer on…
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Worshiping false idols
When you’re trying to rid yourself of chronic pain, it is not unusual to find yourself hoping, wishing, manifesting, praying… “I’ll try anything” is a pretty standard thought that runs through your head. “Whatever it takes” is another thought – and sometimes those ‘whatevers’ can get a little crazy. I’m…
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Serena Williams and her migraine meds
Serena Williams, tennis-player extraordinaire, has been in my news feed quite a lot lately. Seeing her name reminded me of a little itch in the back of my mind about a story from 2024… something to do with migraines… medicine… and complaints… I went looking, and here’s the first article…
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