Author: The Mindful Migraine Blog
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3 years (un)well
In Australia, today is the King’s Birthday holiday. I think it’s typically the second Monday in June that we all get off work and school to celebrate the monarch of England who still officially “rules” Australia ever since it was discovered by Captain Cook in 1788 and colonized soon after.…
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Purple reign
The first Friday in June is traditionally Migraine Awareness Day in Australia. That’s today! I can’t, however, bring myself to write “Happy Migraine Day” – instead, I thought I’d write a post about the color purple. Everywhere I looked on the fundraising sites, it was purple, purple, purple. The purple…
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Compassionate communication
As the mother of two teenage daughters, I feel like I am perpetually putting my foot in my mouth and messing things up. I love my children without measure and would never mean to hurt them… and yet… even I can say things that are less than all-loving. My eldest…
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Guest post: “Thirty Years with Migraine” by Celine
Today’s post is written by someone other than me – Celine, founder of Seesaw Health, outlines her experience of living with migraine, how better breathing helped her heal, AND how she then used that learning to set up a business aimed at reducing people’s chronic pain. It’s a very inspirational…
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“That’s sick!”
In Australia, the phrase “sick” is used in slang to mean “that’s fantastic” or “wow – that’s so cool”. One kid might reveal the gift they got for their birthday, for example, and all the other kids say, “that’s so sick!” Another kid might come a cropper off their skateboard…
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Do ear seeds help migraines?
A little while ago I posted notes from an interview I heard with Dr Berk about migraine facts and fiction (here). During the interview, I heard mention of something completely new (to me): “ear seeds”. When I heard the phrase, my mind did a whole “WTF” backflip… I mean, what…
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Migraine jump-scares
OK – imagination time: pretend you’ve agreed to watch a horror movie with your friend. You’re not a huge fan of the horror genre, but your friend talked you into it because the movie is supposed to be ‘cerebral’ as well as ‘visceral’. So here you are, seated in the…
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The narrow road of healing
Many, many years ago I read “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”* (c. 1702) by the Japanese poet Basho. The way I remember it, it was a travel diary written in Haiku. It covered every part of his journey cross-country, from sore feet to squeaky bed frames, to the…
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Migraine Fact or Fiction?
Earlier this year, the Migraine World Summit was held for 2025. This year there were again, several presentations from a variety of people, mostly doctors and researchers, updating the audience on the latest in migraine understanding. I confess this year was a little disappointing given so much of the material…
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