Welcome to The Daily Headache—a home for anyone navigating life with migraine, headache disorders, and chronic illness. Four experienced advocates have come together to share coping strategies, resources, and real-world insight. We know living with chronic illness is hard, and you don't have to go it alone.
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I know you haven’t heard from me in a while—my advocacy work has taken me in other directions over the past few years, but I’m back and excited to announce some changes to The Daily Headache.
I’m welcoming Holly Harding, Lisa Benson, and Nancy Harris Bonk as contributors. We met through migraine advocacy, became close friends, and have spent years supporting each ot...
Podcasts were a refuge for me when my migraine attacks were at their very worst. Reading was a trigger and watching TV was often overwhelming, so I’d lie in bed, listening to one podcast after the other. How I wish Talking Head Pain, a podcast from the Global Healthy Living Foundation ...
I’ll be speaking about approach self-care at the free Miles for Migraine virtual education day this Saturday, September 18, 11 a.m-12:45 p.m. Eastern. There’s no charge to attend, but you need to register in advance to get the link.
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Online, it’s easy to find people sharing what it’s like to life with migraine and the impact it has on their lives. Take a look at medical literature and patients’ experiences are scarce. In part, that’s by design—medical research largely looks at the pathophysiology and treatment options for an illness rather than focusing on patients’ experiences—but it’s also incomplete. H...
Aanya Patel was 13 when she fell on the stairs at her home and developed post-concussion syndrome. Nine months later, she was diagnosed with migraine. Now 16, Aanya is thriving as high school junior and an advocate for people recovering from traumatic brain injuries and who have migraine.