When someone you care about lives with migraines, it’s not just about the headaches. It’s everything—the unpredictability, the sensory overload, the guilt they often carry, and the helplessness you might feel standing by. I’ve seen it firsthand, sitting quietly beside a friend in a dark room, whispering instead of speaking, canceling plans last minute, just…
Back when I started dealing with migraines, I thought the hardest part would be the pain. Turns out, the pain was only one layer. What caught me off guard — and frankly blindsided me — was how isolating the whole experience can be. One day you’re canceling plans because of an episode, the next, people…
There was a time when migraines ran my life. I’d wake up fine and by lunch be curled up in the dark, missing meetings, skipping meals, and avoiding even the tiniest bit of light or noise. What baffled me the most? The unpredictability. It wasn’t until I started digging deeper into nutritional strategies that I…
When you’re navigating a relationship while managing migraines, the challenges can quietly stack up. I remember once having to cancel a weekend trip with my partner because of an unexpected aura and nausea. It wasn’t just about the pain—I felt guilty, misunderstood, even distant. If you’re in the same boat, trying to balance love and…
Living with chronic migraines is like being stuck in a loop you didn’t sign up for—and when you throw the demands of a job into that equation, things get a lot more complicated. I’ve been there, struggling through meetings with a pulsing temple, ducking into dark break rooms to ride out an attack, and silently…
It’s 2 a.m. and there it is again—that throbbing, pulsing ache like someone’s pounding a drum inside your skull. I’ve been there more times than I’d like to count. After years of dealing with migraines and testing out everything from cold compresses to cutting caffeine, I finally started leaning into more natural ways to break…