Category: Happenings
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The Wellness Centre (a dream-allegory)
A while ago, I had a dream. After I wrote it down, I realized it was actually something of a strange allegory. At the risk of revealing my subconscious to the world, I think it might help others, so I decided to share it here. First up – THANK YOU…
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The healing power of tea (and a party invite)
A quick google search revealed there are MANY books on the healing power of tea. The tea itself has antioxidant benefits, can help with your digestion, and enhance your immune system. But as well as the physical services tea lends you, it also helps you emotionally. Many teas have a…
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Identity crisis
Today is “Australia Day” – a public holiday for everyone in my home country – and I am enthusiastic to proclaim my love of country, and profess how grateful I am to live somewhere so wonderful. It is not, however, a day without controversy. The 26th of January 1788 was…
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My purple-friendsgiving-teaparty invitation to YOU
Tomorrow will be the second anniversary of my blog – yep, I will be 2 YEARS OLD! Now, I know that is NOT very old in the blogging universe, but to me it seems like an unimaginable achievement – truly, I can barely believe I had the urge to set…
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“Dr Linda”… at last!
Woo Hoo! It’s done! At the wise old age of 54, I have officially graduated from my PhD studies to become a Doctor of Philosophy, Architecture. It’s taken me a little over 5 years, part-time, 3 of which I was living with diagnosed chronic migraine. Now that I’m on the…
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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…
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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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Team Challenge – are you game?
When I used to work full-time in the city, every coffee shop that I went to had a Loyalty Card: “buy 9 coffees – get one free”. Of course, you had to keep track of all the cards in your handbag and find the right one for the right shop…
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Winning at The Wheel of Fortune
A while ago I mentioned in passing that I had been the carry-over champion of a game show. This is that story… and apologies in advance; it isn’t going to do anything for your chronic pain – other than make you laugh – it’s just a strange little glimpse into…
The Mindful Migraine 