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One of those days
I’m having one of those days, where nothing seems to be going quite right. I’m not sick now, but last night was rough and I’m feeling a tad overwhelmed. So, today’s post is short and sweet. Do any of you wear glasses? And do any of you ever find, (in…
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Migraines and exercise
Dr Betsy Seng, a psychologist and researcher in neurology, presented on migraine and exercise at the wonderful 2024 Migraine World Summit. It’s taken me a while, but here are my notes from her interview. It was agreed that exercise is good for everyone, however, when you have a migraine it…
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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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Botox for migraines
Tomorrow is my next round of Botox with my neurologist, and I have a confession to make; I have a terrible phobia of needles. I’m also not a fan of deliberately putting toxins into my body. I probably also harbor deep-seated schoolyard angst towards ‘beauty queens’ and the notion of…
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Are you a super-hotty or a cool kid?
In anecdotal evidence, I’m discovering that migraineurs tend to be either ‘hot’ or ‘cool’ people. Those of us who are ‘hotties’, like to take our caffeine hit in the form of a cup of coffee. When we take a shower to relax tired muscles, it needs to be nice and…
The Mindful Migraine 