Parenting
Ready or Not, It’s Back to School Time with Migraine
Ready or not, it’s time to head back to school! This time tends to be a mixed bag of nerves and excitement as kids, teachers, and parents transition from the slower days of summer to the hectic schedules of the school year. For families who live with migraine, this time of the year brings added…
Read More6 Tips for Heading Back to School with Migraine
It’s that time of year again! As students head back to school, it seems parents are scrambling to get their kids ready for the new school year. However, when your child lives with migraine, that scrambling can be challenging because there is so much more involved. In this video, Dr. Thomas Berk, certified headache specialist…
Read More5 Tips to Enjoy Summer as a Parent with Migraine
Summers are tricky. On the one hand, you’ve been looking forward to more time with your children. On the other hand, you have migraine, and the thought of all that time with kids during migraine attacks is daunting. These conflicting feelings can be a lot, but know you are not alone. So many parents with…
Read MoreMen Get Migraine, Too! Let’s Celebrate Dads With Migraine
It’s Father’s Day, and today we want to celebrate all the dads out there. Especially those who have migraine disease, are parenting a child with migraine disease, or maybe both. Migraine is often considered a “women’s disease.” It’s true that women are two to three times more likely than men to have migraine. However, men…
Read MoreGrowing Up With a Disabled Parent: Empathy or Resentment?
It would be an understatement to say that it’s difficult growing up with a parent who struggles with a disability. It changes the way you view your parents, friends, and even your own health at times. In this two-part series, I’ll examine how this impacts different parts of a child’s life. In this first part,…
Read MoreParenting with Migraine
Teaching kids how to do things for themselves is helpful for when I have a migraine. But, it also empowers them. When my daughter was 3, instead of feeling defeated that I was struggling to make her a sandwich, I tried to celebrate that my 3 year old could make her own sandwich! It taught me to reframe my perspective, and that has been incredibly helpful ever since!
Read MoreWhen the Guilt of Migraine Gets to be Too Much
If I were to be honest, for decades I wore guilt like a well-worn coat. Guilt that I couldn’t hang out with my friends. Guilt of not being the wife I thought I should be. Guilt about not being there for my children like other mothers. Even guilt that the things my doctors suggested weren’t helping.…
Read MoreYou are MORE than Enough
When motherhood and migraine collide, you are more than enough!
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