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Migraine Door by Miranda Grizio

“Forming a rift
In the sky, my migraine’s
A door. Across synapses
Surges immense energy.”

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GLP-1: Can It Help Headache and Migraine?

August 2024, Episode 195: In this episode, host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, sits down with headache medicine specialist Fred Cohen, MD,…

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How Can a Pain Psychologist Help Me with My Migraine or Other Headache Disorder?

February 2024, Episode 174: How can people with chronic migraine or other debilitating headache conditions benefit from a pain psychologist?…

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Why Do I Have Migraine or Why Does My Head Hurt so Bad?

September 2022, Episode 133: Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, and Amelia Scott Barrett, MD, discuss why we get migraine and where it…

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Stuck in Bed With Migraine

August 2022, Episode 131: It is normal for our thoughts to try and dip low when we are stuck in…

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A Letter to Pain

At 16, life should be about fun, not fear. But Pain stalks me, stealing joy. I refuse to let it define me. My journey is one of resilience.

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Living With Cluster Headache

September 2019, Episode 28: Ashley Hattle-Cleminshaw and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Ashley’s compelling story of living with Cluster Headache.

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Headache Poetry: The Unknown Mystery Headache

“My body is weak and I almost fall.
I’m numb everywhere and can’t stand it at all”

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Headache Poetry: The Pain Never Goes Away; I Call It My Friend

“I call you my Friend, you are always there, From dawn to dusk, every day.”

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Headache Poetry: Oh What A Day

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Headaches are a Thing in Life

“Headaches are a thing in life.”

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Forgiveness

“What terrible memory
has exploded in my brain”

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