Category: Strategies
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The narrow road of healing
Many, many years ago I read “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”* (c. 1702) by the Japanese poet Basho. The way I remember it, it was a travel diary written in Haiku. It covered every part of his journey cross-country, from sore feet to squeaky bed frames, to the…
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Migraine Fact or Fiction?
Earlier this year, the Migraine World Summit was held for 2025. This year there were again, several presentations from a variety of people, mostly doctors and researchers, updating the audience on the latest in migraine understanding. I confess this year was a little disappointing given so much of the material…
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Forest bathing and treasure hunting
There is a lot of talk about “forest bathing” online at the moment. It refers to the notion that you ‘immerse’ yourself in nature, you ‘soak it up’ and benefit from nature’s relaxing, healing powers. It’s a wonderful idea – I love it and fully endorse it. But I also…
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Consipracy theories and chronic pain
When I was younger (and I’m talking about everything from my teens to my 30s) I LOVED unsolved mysteries. The Mary Celeste comes instantly to mind – it was the boat that was found floating on the Atlantic in the 1870s. The ship was undamaged, loaded with food, and yet…
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Why do we hide our chronic illness?
A little while ago I posted a book review titled “hidden from view“. The idea was that the real root-cause of chronic illness is often hidden behind other more obvious reasons. We think it’s a physical, structural reason, but is often a deeper more subconscious, psychological cause. More recently, the…
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Therapy for chronic pain
In Australia we don’t usually say ‘therapy’, we say ‘counselling’ – but they mean the same thing: talking to a professional in the hope of feeling better. When it comes to living a life with chronic pain, I think it can help. I know I keep going back to the…
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Daylight savings and migraines
Last weekend, in Sydney-Australia, our clocks rolled back an hour. My youngest daughter was ecstatic to find out that when she came home from a party late at night on Saturday, she would score another hour of sleep. The other daughter forgot about the clock-change and got up as per…
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Implants for migraine prevention
I’m conflicted by news of an implant for migraine care – it’s super exciting to think there might be another treatment option for those of us who struggle with chronic migraine…. but I’m also a little queasy about the idea of an implant in my head. [Disclaimer – as always…
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Marketing mantras for healing
I’ve spent my professional life in fields such as architecture, project management, and construction. When I had to rev-up a team in the past, it’s usually with a reminder that there’s a deadline to achieve, and usually there’s financial penalties for missing that deadline. As such, the ‘motivator’ that keeps…
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