Why I Advocate for More Migraine Research
Miles for Migraine in-person event is a great opportunity to show up and support people with Migraine and more research. Why Migraine advocacy matters.
Travel with Chronic Illness: Learning Gratitude 🙏 & Perspective
How I managed expectations, symptoms, and anxiety while traveling internationally with chronic migraine.
Illness and The Quiet In Between
On the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, the moon and waves are at play. The tide gets real, real low just before the full moon rises. Once thunderous, the waves roll sleepily…
Self-Advocacy at the Migraine Blogger Summit
Amgen and Novartis hosted the Migraine Blogger Summit 2018 in New York City giving me and a handful of my colleagues an opportunity to brainstorm ways to encourage self-advocacy among Migraine patients.
Learning How to Live with Chronic Migraines
During the past four years, I’ve learned many lessons in how to live with chronic migraines. I delve into the most important, most freeing, lesson.
Binge and Mud: Poems of Invisible Illness
Original poems of invisible illness explore the agony and tedium of living with Chronic Migraine, as well as the pure joy felt during periods of low pain.
How to Embrace the Good Days with Chronic Migraine
Good days with Chronic Migraine do not mean pain-free days. Even so, the good days are vital for fostering a sense of peace, strength, & personal identity.
Running on Empty with Chronic Pain in the Passenger Seat
I am figuratively and literally running on empty with chronic pain. How I rely on my support system to help when life piles up.
CGRP for Migraine – My Experience with a Clinical Trial
After two years, two migraine specialists, three rounds of Botox, seven trigger point injections, four eastern medicine practitioners, dozens of lifestyle changes, and too many medications to count, my neurologist told me I was out…