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For women with migraine who want to relieve their migraine naturally, feel more relaxed and get more active with the power of self-care. Sunday newsletters offer inspiring stories and free self-care practices like Yoga for Migraine and Pain Reprocessing Therapy to improve your life with migraine.
Sometimes I wake up and it feels like I’m breathing second-hand smoke. I haven’t seen a clear blue sky in a long time here in Boise, Idaho. We live in a valley that has been collecting wildfire smoke from across the Pacific Northwest for the past month. The poor air quality and heat have been oppressive. I recently saw a new study that higher levels of wildfire smoke were linked to more migraine and headache-related ER visits. I believe it. I’ve felt trapped by the summer weather lately, in...
I love so many aspects of Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)... Tools to decrease your preoccupation around your symptoms Pain education to better understand your chronic pain Encouragement to treat yourself with more gentleness and compassion But... Some people who promote PRT and similar mind-body approaches oversimplify the complex factors that contribute to chronic migraine. They may dismiss the real biological or hormonal aspects of migraine altogether. And that oversimplification can turn...
June was my worst migraine month in a long time. I felt like I could barely go a day without needing medication. It was a big month of changes: two out-of-state trips, a new summer schedule for the kids, my June Support Month sale, major house repairs, and participating in local Migraine and Headache Awareness events. When I read that back to myself, I think, "No wonder I had so many migraine attacks!" Our migraine brains get easily overwhelmed by change, whether it's travel, weather, stress,...