Category: Mindset
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Imagine if your migraine was a sitcom
For a long time, I thought of migraine as a nightmare. I could easily imagine myself in a ‘main character moment’, starring in a B-grade horror movie. Picture it with me: there’s a group of friends in a cabin in the woods. It’s the end of a great day hiking…
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4 month (re)birth-day
Those of you who have been here before know that I love sharing my baby-steps regarding my healing journey. So, today’s post is another one of ‘those’ kind of posts, and I’ll be honest, there’s lot’s to be excited about, but it’s mostly another shout-out for some other pretty cool…
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Jumbled journal prompter
I’m not one to follow the daily prompts of blog-land (I’m flat out getting through my own material (can you believe I still haven’t gotten around to writing about hydration!?)). That said, I did see something about an A to Z challenge that for some reason reminded me of a…
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Rest assured(?)
In Australia, we have two (main) terms for afternoon rests: ‘power kips’ and ‘nanna naps’. For the first, you’re more likely to make a conscious decision to go lie down. You might even set your alarm clock to be sure you get back up at a certain time. The nana…
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A letter to neurologists
Dear neurologist, I am writing this letter to you so that you might better understand our relationship and the emotions that I am experiencing when we meet. I know that you see hundreds of patients each year, but you are the only neurologist that I have met. I might have…
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The dangers of doom-scrolling
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I might seem like Nero, the Roman emperor who supposedly played his lyre while Rome was burning in 64 AD. How can I write about such small things when the world around us is falling apart? “Why don’t you read the paper in…
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Is it OK to feel sorry for yourself?
I’ve always been a fan of John Denver (the music, more than the moppy-haired-man). Perhaps it’s because I have a fair bit of farming in my family tree, or just because I’m a back-to-nature kinda gal when possible. His songs ‘Rocky Mountain High’ and ‘Take Me Home Country Road’ are…
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Compassion for Overwhelm
Quite by accident, I came across a mindful-meditation teacher called Tara Brach. I found her while searching for information about self-compassion and discovered that she had written a book called ‘Radical Compassion’. I haven’t had a chance to look into it yet, but my attention was caught by a video…
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Brain-strain (not pain): Part TWO (answers)
SPOILER ALERT: Today’s post includes the answers to the three matchstick riddles I offered on Tuesday. If you would like to go back and try the puzzles before you see the answers, go to the link here: * * * * * Ok then, for everyone else, how’d you go?…
The Mindful Migraine 