Author: The Mindful Migraine Blog
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The step after self-actualization
Today’s blog post is something of a thought experiment. It’s about things that have been floating around in my mind for a while, but this is the first time I’ve tried to articulate the ideas. So, think of it as a ‘first draft’ and apologies in advance if it doesn’t…
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Hysterectomies and migraines
You may or may not know that The Mindful Migraine Blog has a CONTACT page that you can use to send me an email – you can ask a question or just say “Hi!” About two weeks ago, I received three emails back-to-back. The first was from a musician asking…
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Sit in your discomfort longer
When my eldest daughter was about 10 years old, I remember her teacher saying, “the best advice I was ever given as a parent, is the same advice I give to all the parents of my students: let kids sit in their discomfort longer.” What she meant was; when a…
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When I was tied to the mast…
Much to the amusement (or perhaps bemusement) of the last mechanic who serviced my vehicle, my car has a CD player in it. On the good days (when noise doesn’t annoy me), I usually listen to music apps via my phone, but I also enjoy the continuity that comes from…
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Headaches that start behind the eye
In my continuing summary of some of the Migraine World Summit presentations (back in early 2024), today’s blog post is about the presentation by neuro-ophthalmologist Deboah Friedman from Dallas, USA. She listed a huge number of conditions in which pain can occur behind the eye. The main take away was…
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Are you a human being or a human doer?
Last Sunday, when I was ironing school uniforms and office shirts for the week ahead, I was listening to one of my mindfulness/migraine-related-podcasts. It’s something I started doing when I DJ-mixed-up my life’s playlist: do a not-so-favorite chore at the same time as another activity that you’re keen on; old…
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Why you might not be healing
As a person who was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition over two years ago, there is NOTHING that holds a greater priority in my head and heart than healing. I REALLY want to get better. Now, that might sound like I’m de-prioritizing my family, but that’s not true. They…
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Is my pillow causing my migraine?
When I first started to pull myself out of my chronic pain downward spiral, I listened to a podcast that had a title similar to the one I just wrote, something like: “is my pillow the problem?” This is it, I thought! I’m going to start to learn everything I…
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A Gothic Migraine
15 years ago, when I first started thinking about going back to university to do my PhD, I considered studying Gothic Literature and its relationship with Gothic Architecture (both the original Medieval version, and the neo-gothic copies that were being made in the late 1800s – early 1900s). In preparation…
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