Category: Linda
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1,000 days of pain
Today’s post is a bit of a downer I’m afraid, so if you’re not up to it, I won’t take offence if you come back tomorrow. I’ve had migraines for decades. My first migraine occurred when I was 11 on a school excursion, and my worst ever migraine happened a…
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Did going gray increase my migraine pain?
The author Dr Howard Schubiner has a book called “Unlearn your pain” which I’ll try to summarize soon. Until then, I want to mention a specific concept that he raises in the book – “predictive coding” – which is when you start to see and feel the things you expect…
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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…
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UGH – I’m struggling
Late to post today – sorry – but I’m feeling pretty unwell. Not sure why, but the last couple of days have felt like a reversal of all the healing that’s been happening for the last couple of years. I know that I may never be pain free, but it’s…
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I’M ONE YEAR OLD!!!
Woo hoo – pinch me (gently) – I can hardly believe it – The Mindful Migraine Blog turned one year old today…!! As I’ve mentioned before, I started this blog because I was sad and lonely and couldn’t find anything like it online. I was looking for real-life information about…
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Welcome to 2025 (teeth and all)!
I’m baa-aaaack! Welcome to 2025 (can you believe we are already 1/24th of the way through the year!!) I hope that everyone’s year is going as great as can be so far – I missed you all! I finished last year with a reference to a bygone Christmas Day which…
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Happy Holidays everyone and farewell (for now)
Where I am in Sydney Australia, it is early Friday morning on the 20th of December… that means it is only a few more sleeps until Christmas… and that means, we’re about to enter a period of festive fanfare and potential chronic pain chaos. Last week I blogged about the…
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A dinner date: let’s play pretend
Some days it can get pretty lonely when you’re dealing with pain, or when life is simply overwhelming, and you feel like it’s all a bit of a struggle. So, let’s do something a little different today… let’s pretend that we’re going on a dinner date together. I’ve sent you…
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The day I met Queen Nefertiti
Many, many, many, years ago, I studied art in high school. One of our major works required us to explore the changing way women were represented in art. I recall that we had to choose three images, from different eras, and then find a way to mix their messages. Strangely,…
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