Author: The Mindful Migraine Blog
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Is life becoming Kafkaesque?
I was a teenager when my mother suggested I read Franz Kafka’s novella ‘Metamorphosis’. Spoiler alert – in the opening sequence, a man discovers he has turned into a giant cockroach. The point of the story (I now believe) is that there are occasionally moments of dumb-bad-luck when humans can…
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Choose your own adventure
When I was a youngster, I loved those books where you could choose your own adventure. For example: the main character is trekking along when they arrive at a fork in the road. Which way should they go? If you think left – turn to page 11 / if you…
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What is White Magic?
As Christmas draws near, the phrase ‘white magic’ keeps popping up in reference to a wintery wonderland shared with family and friends. In Australia, however, it’s Summer, so there’s not a snowball to be seen. As such, the kind of White Magic that has been on my mind of late,…
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Medical detectives (in art)
Many, many, years ago there was an ad on Australian television that suggested that modern doctors could tell that the model in a Renaissance painting had breast cancer based on some dimples near her armpit. I’ve always remembered it, and it came into my mind again the other day when…
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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
A short time ago I wrote a post about the four stages of migraine, one of which is called “aura” (here). The sorts of things that happen to migraine patients during the aura stage include: visual disturbances, dizziness, ringing in their ears, even paralysis. But one of the rarer symptoms…
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“Are you a Migraine Minimalist?”
When I was an architecture student, I loved the style called Minimalism. It was represented by designs which were simple and functional, made with natural materials and an emphasis on light and space. It was building pared-back to its essence. A skeleton of what was required, if you like, or…
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A paradigm shift in paradise
Every now and then something happens that causes you to see the world anew. Sometimes the paradigm shift is so profound it sticks, and you’re never the same again… other times, you have a moment where your brain goes “wow – how interesting – who knew!?” and then it flips…
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Doodle your pain away
I’ve written before about the art of distraction and how it can help you forget your pain… for awhile. Arts and crafts that have helped me include long-stitch sewing, taking photographs of “glimmers” (the things that make me happy) and making either a mood-board or coloring-in a healing mandala. I’ve…
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‘Good girl’ = bad health?
Ok, so today is another edition of “I may be 50+ years old, but I have NEVER heard of that before”. I’ve done several similar posts where I follow my curiosity and explore the new terms I come across, such as ‘eating crow‘, ‘ecotone‘ and ‘allodynia‘… today is “Good Girl…
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