Category: Strategies
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“The Migraine Brain”
“I’d rather die than get another migraine!” – that’s the dramatic start to the introduction of “The Migraine Brain” (2020) by Dr Carolyn Bernstein. It was attention getting, no doubt, but it also got me immediately on edge. I recognized the sentiment, sure, but I also think of that form…
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The step after self-actualization
Today’s blog post is something of a thought experiment. It’s about things that have been floating around in my mind for a while, but this is the first time I’ve tried to articulate the ideas. So, think of it as a ‘first draft’ and apologies in advance if it doesn’t…
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Sit in your discomfort longer
When my eldest daughter was about 10 years old, I remember her teacher saying, “the best advice I was ever given as a parent, is the same advice I give to all the parents of my students: let kids sit in their discomfort longer.” What she meant was; when a…
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Why you might not be healing
As a person who was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition over two years ago, there is NOTHING that holds a greater priority in my head and heart than healing. I REALLY want to get better. Now, that might sound like I’m de-prioritizing my family, but that’s not true. They…
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Is my pillow causing my migraine?
When I first started to pull myself out of my chronic pain downward spiral, I listened to a podcast that had a title similar to the one I just wrote, something like: “is my pillow the problem?” This is it, I thought! I’m going to start to learn everything I…
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Segment intending – or as I like to say: “chunking”
One of the difficulties of getting through a standard day when you’re feeling under the weather (whether it’s mood-wise, pain-wise, or motivation-wise), is that there is always a lot of things that need to get done AND whilst there might be a lot of time to get it done, that…
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Generosity rather than gratitude
Today is International Day of Charity. As such, today’s post is a reminder to think about others rather than yourself. A while ago I wrote a post about how I replaced the desire for “less pain” with the hope of “more joy”. The shift sounds small, but it was in…
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“That’s ableism!” … or is it?
This post is potentially a little bit controversial, but… I think it warrants my time and yours to put it out there and get people thinking… and talking. Months ago, I read a blog post written by someone with a disability. They wrote that despite the day-to-day difficulties they were…
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Manifesting with blue ink on white paper
I usually do the ironing on a Sunday afternoon to get the family ready for the week ahead. It’s not one of my favorite chores, so I often listen to podcasts while I do it (it’s my way of remixing my life like a DJ!). In one of the podcasts,…
The Mindful Migraine 