Category: Community

  • Bellamy Young flying the flag for migraines

    Bellamy Young flying the flag for migraines

    As an Australian, it seems a bit hit and miss what news we receive from other countries around the world. Some things that appear in my news feed appear “brand new” to me, but turn out to have been around for a while. For example, the Headache Alliance is “a…

  • Purple reign

    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…

  • Learning on the go

    Learning on the go

    Yesterday was Mother’s Day in Australia, and I’m proud to say that amongst some other treats, I got a lovely beanie and scarf for the upcoming Winter season, (in my new favorite shade of mossy-green), as well as a heat pack… my girls know me so well! Although… I’m not…

  • Finding faith

    Finding faith

    As I’ve written before (The Global Migraine), the readers of this blog come from all around the world, and undoubtedly from a variety of different faiths.  As such, I want to tread carefully but be very clear – you are ALL welcome here.  I also want to say something potentially…

  • I’m a “true nerd” – how about you?

    I’m a “true nerd” – how about you?

    I’m a bit of a sucker for online tests, so when I came across one on The Spectacled Bean‘s blog, I had to have a go. [And if that name seems familiar – yes, I followed their lead once before on the “where should I live” personality test that I…

  • UGH – time for a change

    UGH – time for a change

    The last couple of weeks have been really tough for me. I don’t know why, or what for, but I’ve been sick and sick and sick. First it was COVID (for the first time that I know of), and then when I recovered (all but my sense of smell which…

  • It’s about the healing – not the healer

    It’s about the healing – not the healer

    OK – controversial post coming up. I’ve been a bit blown away with stories of healers in the last few weeks. I went looking for them – no doubt – but – what struck me was that there was often an emphasis about the person in the story NOT the…

  • HELP! My name is “dying”

    HELP! My name is “dying”

    When I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I started experimenting with names. We’d write them out, say them out loud, and place name-cards on the fridge of ones we liked… moving them up and down the line towards most to least favorite… and then remove them…

  • Dance partners for healing

    Dance partners for healing

    Today is the 14-month-anniversary of my blog – and yes – I’m still new enough at this, or excitable enough, to keep tabs! And as always, I want to do a shout-out of the recent blogs I’ve been visiting, but I want to start with one in particular and the…