🙅‍♀️ What some mind-body approaches to migraine get wrong

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 people away from the truly helpful parts of mind-body work—or leave them wondering if they're somehow doing it wrong when it doesn't "fix" everything.

That's not how I approach migraine.

Migraine is complex. Your support should be, too.

I've completed extensive training and certification in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, but it's just one tool in my coaching toolbox.

I combine mind-body approaches like PRT and yoga with the latest migraine research and a biopsychosocial understanding of migraine, so you never have to choose between science and self-compassion.

That means:

You never feel gaslit or told it's "all in your head."
You’re not asked to ignore the role of hormones, medications, or biology.
You have someone who can help you make sense of the whole picture and discover what works for your unique migraine brain.

Here's what happened when my Beyond Migraine client Karen stopped trying to figure migraine out on her own:

"Prior to joining, I felt stranded, trapped on my own deserted island. My attempts to manage my migraine symptoms weren't making enough of an improvement in my life.

As each week passed, I learned so much more about my migraine brain, practices to alleviate stress, and other tools to calm my nervous system.

Now I don't feel so alone.

I have hope and enthusiasm that I can utilize the things I've learned, and most importantly, my migraines have lessened in severity because I have the ability to manage them.

That was so important—having tools to manage pain when medications provided little to no relief."

If you've been searching for an approach that respects the complexity of migraine—and you're ready for support that is practical, compassionate, and personalized—I would love to invite you to learn more about Beyond Migraine.

Beyond Migraine is an 8-week coaching experience designed to help you take back your life from chronic migraine—without adding more to your plate.

The next small group begins September 21, and I'll be welcoming just 5 new clients.

I've also simplified the program and lowered the investment, making Beyond Migraine more accessible than ever.

You can find all the details on Beyond Migraine here.

And if you have questions, simply hit reply. I'd be happy to help.

It’s time to feel better.

Adriane