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Swimming for migraines
In Australia, where I live, summer has ended. Based on what I know from previous years, within a few weeks the temperature of the water in backyard pools will go from “balmy” to “fresh”. Another few weeks after that, and the water becomes “nippy” and off limits to all but…
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Yin and Yang and You
According to Wikipedia, Yin and Yang is a part of ancient Chinese philosophy and cosmology. They symbolize “an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle”. Yin is “retractive, passive and contractive” whilst Yang is “repelling, active and expansive”. The dichotomy of the two energies creates seasons, moods, evolution, balance… and infinite potential.…
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Do Sh!t Differently (DSD)
My first real job was working as an architectural graduate in a large private firm. And by ‘large’, I mean VERY large by Australian standards: 100 people all working in one place, most of them graduates of the exact same degree I had… dozens of architects all trying to climb…
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“Hidden from View”
A doctor I met on LinkedIn sent me a PDF of a book suggesting it might help me with my migraines; “Hidden from view: a clinician’s guide to psychophysiologic disorders” by doctors Allan Abbass and Howard Schubiner (2018). As the title suggests, I think it was designed for people who…
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Conducting a premortem on yourself
OK. So, the idea of conducting a premortem on yourself sounds incredibly depressing – but – if you think about it, it makes sense… sort of. I came across the idea early in the year when the majority of news articles were about making New Years Resolutions. The Wall Street…
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Turns out I’m more than “a brain on a stick”
I started The Mindful Migraine Blog in January 2024 as a New Year’s Resolution. In my mind it was a stand-alone endeavor. Feel pain – write about it. Encounter a trick that helps reduce that pain – write about it. Keep writing, and keep waiting for people to “find you”…
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Studio Migraine AND “what is rolfing?”
Feeling a bit better today – thank you for all your kind words yesterday – they help a lot! First up – here’s the link to the podcast I mentioned yesterday where I spoke to Ellen from Studio Migraine: it’s called Studio Migraine meets The Mindful Migraine blogger Linda. I’m…
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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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Runes, ravens and self-reflection
I try to read as many blogs as I can. Some weeks are a bit of a wash out (I’m too sick, or too busy, or too busy because I’ve been too sick for too long). Other weeks, however, I can cover a lot of distance, and I love every…
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