Mental Well-Being
The Benefits of Self-Compassion When You Live with Chronic Illness, Plus 13 Tips to Practice It
Being kind to yourself can reduce stress and potentially inflammation too. Here's how to start.
March 29, 2024
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Mental Well-Being
This Wise Little Narwhal Has Something to Teach Us All About Invisible Illness
Migraine representation in children's books is important for everyone, not just kids.
March 14, 2024
Mental Well-Being
The Link Between Situational Depression and Chronic Illness
Learn about the difference between clinical and situational depression among people with chronic illnesses like COPD.
February 02, 2024
Mental Well-Being
Can Understanding Dopamine Help You Manage Migraine Attacks? Experts Say Yes
Your dopamine levels may hold the key to migraine relief.
December 06, 2023
Mental Well-Being
5 Ways Living with Migraine Has Affected My Mental Health
Living with migraine is so much more than navigating the physical symptoms of an attack. Migraine can take a toll on your mental and emotional well-being.
October 15, 2023
Mental Well-Being
How I Navigate Anxiety and Migraine
Migraine and anxiety can go hand in hand. Here's what the research says about anxiety and migraine and what I've learned about managing the two conditions together.
August 23, 2023
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Mental Well-Being
How to Create and Keep Boundaries When You Have a Chronic Illness
IBD and other chronic illnesses can take a toll on how we value ourselves. But prioritizing our own needs is important for maintaining our physical and mental health.
June 29, 2023
Mental Well-Being
If You Experience Health Anxiety, You’re Not Alone
Health anxiety is common in people living with chronic conditions — and your fears are real and understandable. Learn tips for reducing anxiety and how to get help if needed.
May 03, 2023
Mental Well-Being
Why I Stopped Symptom Tracking for Migraine and What I’m Doing Instead
A migraine diary can be a useful tool, but only when it reduces your stress and doesn't add to it. Here's how I found a writing practice that better supports me.
April 28, 2023
Mental Well-Being
Migraine Symptom Relief Is Money Well Spent
I used to feel guilty spending money on migraine treatment. Now, I remind myself that I deserve whatever relief I can find.
March 31, 2023
Mental Well-Being
5 Strategies That Help Me Reduce Stress and Manage Migraine
Living with migraine is stressful. Plus, as many as 8 in 10 people report stress as a trigger for migraine attacks. Here are five strategies I turn to in order to reduce stress and better manage my migraine symptoms.
March 02, 2023
Mental Well-Being
What It’s Like Having Migraine as a Highly Sensitive Person
Being a highly sensitive person shapes how I navigate life with chronic migraine. Here’s what I’ve learned along the way.
January 19, 2023
Mental Well-Being
How to Navigate Ongoing Grief with a Chronic Condition
When you're living with a chronic condition, you may never stop grieving the life you had before your diagnosis. Lauren Selfridge, a therapist living with multiple sclerosis, shares how to recognize and live with ongoing grief.
January 02, 2023
Mental Well-Being
Mindset Matters: Moving Through the Strange Feeling of Grieving Your Old Life
Grieving your old self is a little different than grieving a loved one who's passed. Here's how I moved forward.
December 13, 2022
Mental Well-Being
How to Stop Making a Mountain Out of a Molehill with Chronic Illness
Worry and anxiety are common among people with chronic illnesses. These tips can help you slow down and understand your emotions to both improve your mood and your quality of life.
December 01, 2022
Mental Well-Being
We Need to Talk About Chronic Pain and Suicide
People with chronic pain are at a higher risk of mental health conditions, which can lead to suicidal ideation and suicide. Several factors can heighten this risk, which is why it's important to speak up about it.
November 16, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Decluttering Helps Me Cope with This Common Migraine Trigger
Whether it’s your home, your computer, or a pesky junk drawer, clutter can cause stress. Decluttering is a strategy I use to tackle stress and manage my migraine symptoms.
October 28, 2022
Mental Well-Being
The Pain-Energy Cycle and How to Pace Yourself with Chronic Illness
It can be hard to resist the urge to do everything at once when you have energy between flare-ups. But it’s important to remember to rest.
September 28, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Mindset Matters: How to Gently Stop the Mental Spirals That Accompany Chronic Illness
It's easy to spiral into negative thought patterns with chronic illness. But with a little self-awareness and reframing, you can start to get your thoughts under control.
September 15, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Whether My Health Is on Track or Not, It’s Still Important to Take a Mental Health Day
Mental health care is healthcare — the two are inseparable.
August 23, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Managing Guilt with the Unpredictability of Chronic Illness
If you have a chronic condition like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), canceling plans last minute can come with the territory.
August 16, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Mindset Matters: Fostering Self-Love and Rediscovering Yourself Post-Diagnosis
Mindset Matters is led by Nat Kelley, a certified life and mindset coach. This month, she focuses on ways to practice self-love and find the "new you" after a diagnosis.
August 10, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Understanding Grief When It Comes to Your Chronic Condition or Disability
Having a chronic condition or disability can mean living without a lot of things. It’s important to talk about this grief and find ways to cope.
June 10, 2022
Mental Well-Being
How Nature-Based Therapy Can Improve Your Mental Health
Medication isn’t the only way to treat your mental health when you live with a chronic condition. You might be surprised by all the benefits you can find right in the world around you.
May 27, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Confronting Isolation and Self-Doubt When You Live with an Invisible Chronic Condition
Living with a chronic condition comes with a lot of emotions. It’s incredibly isolating, frustrating, and sometimes leaves you questioning your own body and its experiences.
April 18, 2022
Mental Well-Being
When You’re a Perfectionist, Migraine Can Feel Like a Personal Failure
I've always tried to hide my migraine condition to maintain a façade of perfectionism. But this wasn't helpful, and now I know why.
March 28, 2022
Mental Well-Being
How Therapy Can Help If You’re Living with a Chronic Illness
Finding the right therapist — one who understands life with chronic illness — can make all the difference.
March 14, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Uncover These 3 Superpowers to Reduce Pandemic Stress
We can't control the ongoing pandemic, but we can control how we react to the stress it's creating in our lives.
February 28, 2022
Mental Well-Being
I Have Chronic Migraine. Why Do Attacks Always Feel Like My Fault?
Changing how you think of migraine and viewing the condition as simply part of your biological makeup may help you escape the feelings of personal responsibility.
February 17, 2022
Mental Well-Being
3 Tips for Feeling Less Lonely with Migraine
Despite over 36 million Americans being diagnosed with migraine, it can feel like you’re all alone. Here's how to feel less lonely with migraine.
January 19, 2022
Mental Well-Being
Having Chronic Migraine Taught Me That Not All Silence Means Suffering
Realizing that silence can be a choice has helped me shift from feeling helpless to finding a sense of autonomy over my health.
December 20, 2021
Mental Well-Being
Living with a Chronic Illness Can Be Isolating — These Tips Can Help
Even when it feels hard to reach out, taking small actions can help us feel more connected to others.
November 12, 2021
Mental Well-Being
Medical Burnout in People with Chronic Conditions Is Real — Here’s How to Cope
It’s important to address burnout as soon as possible to keep yourself healthy and happy.
July 12, 2021
Mental Well-Being
How Visualization Helps Me Break Out of the Migraine Pain-Fear Cycle
When pain is severe, visualization helps take me from a place of panic and fear to a place of acceptance and hope.
June 11, 2021
Mental Well-Being
The Importance of Setting Boundaries When You’re Living with a Chronic Condition — and How to Get Started
Your energy is too precious to be wasted on plans and activities that don't serve your health.
April 28, 2021
Mental Well-Being
How Embracing the Inevitability of Suffering Can Help You Thrive with Chronic Pain
While some things help, for many chronic illness diagnoses, nothing fixes. This is where changing your mindset may help more than changing your treatment.
March 12, 2021
Mental Well-Being
The Emotional Impact Of Migraine and How to Cope
Migraine can be debilitating, not just in the physical sense, but in an emotional sense, too.
February 04, 2021
Mental Well-Being
The Benefits of Gratitude When You’re Living with a Chronic Illness
Shifting to an attitude of gratitude can be the difference between surviving and truly thriving.
January 25, 2021
Mental Well-Being
How to Reimagine What Fulfillment Means to You When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
Life’s uninvited challenges, like illness and loss, can help us find deeper fulfillment in the present moment.
October 28, 2020
Mental Well-Being
5 Ways to Tend to Your Mental Health When You’re Living with Chronic Migraine
Taking back some control by balancing your response to migraine can be the key to establishing and maintaining good mental health.
October 14, 2020
Mental Well-Being
Why I Choose Positivity in the Face of Chronic Illness
My mantra, 'living a positive life while chronically ill,' feels more necessary now than it ever has.
September 08, 2020
Mental Well-Being
8 Tips for Navigating Difficult Times That I’ve Learned from Living With a Chronic Illness
There's tremendous wisdom to be gained from the experience of living with a chronic condition.
June 26, 2020
Mental Well-Being
Don’t Have the Energy for Zoom Happy Hours Right Now? Me Neither, and That’s OK
It can be hard to ignore internet pressure to have a “productive pandemic.”
June 12, 2020
Mental Well-Being
Wellness Practices Aren’t a Cure, But They Help Me Manage Life with Chronic Migraine
Wellness practices like meditation, mindfulness, gratitude, and mindful movement help bring me greater ease, joy, and peace no matter my circumstances.
April 28, 2020
Mental Well-Being
Your Productivity Doesn’t Determine Your Worth. Here’s How to Let That Sink In
Despite what our culture may lead you to believe, you are so much more than a to-do list.
April 08, 2020