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I want to call something out

Published 2 months agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read

I want to call something out that I don't think we talk about enough in the migraine community.

We're so used to migraine pain that we've stopped noticing how much discomfort we've accepted in the name of treatment.

We brace ourselves for 31 needles in our forehead and scalp every 12 weeks.

We accept the constipation that comes with a medication that maybe helps.

The draining side effects. The fatigue. The brain fog.

The hours we spend on hold with pharmacies and insurance companies fighting for the treatments we've already been prescribed.

We endure.

And sometimes those things are absolutely worth it. I know they have been for me. I'm grateful for the medical treatments that help me function on hard migraine days.

But at some point, I started wondering:

Why have we accepted that all migraine care has to hurt?

What if part of your migraine care felt soothing instead of stressful?

What if it calmed your nervous system instead of asking more from it?

What if it was something you genuinely looked forward to returning to?

That's what I hoped to create inside the Migraine Self-Care Circle.

Migraine care that not only relieves your symptoms, but actually feels good.

Amy joined the Circle while struggling with vestibular migraine. Here's what she shared:

"I am now experiencing fewer migraine attacks, and I am able to recover from them faster than I did before joining.
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The Circle has empowered me to better manage my symptoms and improved my whole outlook on life.
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The calming practices don't trigger my symptoms, but in fact, ease my pain when I am having symptoms."

The Migraine Self-Care Circle isn't a replacement for medical care. It's the kind of support many of us never realized we needed alongside it.

For June Migraine Support Month, you can join for $44/month (regularly $55) and keep that rate for as long as you remain a member.

The June Support Month rate ends in 10 days.

πŸ‘‰ Join the Migraine Self-Care Circle ​

Take care,

Adriane

P.S. Remember, you deserve support that doesn't ask you to suffer more in order to feel better.

Adriane Dellorco (she/her)

I help women take back their lives from chronic migraine.

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Yoga for Migraine

Adriane Dellorco (she/her)

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.

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