Inspiration Archives | Tammy Rome, LPC

Broken

by Tammy RomeFebruary 17, 2021 Inspiration, Self-Care0 comments

We’re all guilty of thinking that we can only make an impact when we put our best selves forward. For some of us, that desire to “do our best” can be the very thing that gets in our way.

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10 Exercises for Mental Wellness

by Tammy RomeMarch 21, 2020 Anxiety, Inspiration, Mental Health, Self-Care1 comment

Try these daily exercises to maintain mental wellness, make good decisions, and continue to look out for and support each other.

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Create a More Compassionate World

by Tammy RomeMarch 19, 2020 Inspiration, Mental Health0 comments

By slowing down and choosing the most accurate words to describe our internal experience, we can use our words to create a more compassionate world.

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Tokens of pre-migraine nostalgia

by Tammy RomeApril 8, 2015 Inspiration, Migraine0 comments

I have a small collection of Avon bottles and pins. They’re in terrible shape and have no resale value because they were all opened and well-loved.

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Lightning rod

by Tammy RomeApril 23, 2015 Advocacy, Inspiration, Mental Health2 comments

Considering health activism through blogging? Be careful what you wish for. Are you prepared to become a lightning rod for your cause? We’d all like to be happy little bloggers. You will face opposition, criticism, insults, and more. A lot of it will get very personal. The people who appreciate you the most are the least likely to let you know you’re doing a good job. Most days...

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Inspiration Through Pain

by Tammy RomeJuly 9, 2016 Chronic Pain, Cluster Headaches, Inspiration, Migraine0 comments

I’d been listening to Pandora for about an hour when a new song started playing. The lyrics intrigued me. That’s when I realized I’d found my inspiration.

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Grandma is my heroine

by Tammy RomeApril 6, 2015 Inspiration, Migraine0 comments

My hero was born on 5/14/1901 and died 1/11/1996. Ella Faye (McClellan) Elder was my paternal grandmother and one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met.

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Finding self-worth in horses

by Tammy RomeApril 16, 2015 Inspiration, Mental Health, Self-Care0 comments

Two critical events occurred that year. In my mind, they tend to fuse together because both met the same critical need by fostering positive self-worth.

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Fill your cup

by Tammy RomeJune 14, 2012 Inspiration, Mental Health, Self-Care0 comments

Everyone has a cup that must be filled each day. There are those who naturally enjoy “filling other people’s cup”. Many Migraineurs are “cup fillers.”

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Angels unaware

by Tammy RomeJanuary 31, 2015 Inspiration, Migraine, Self-Care0 comments

On a fall morning about 25 years ago I woke with a head-splitting migraine attack. Alone and scared, the only medicines available were Tylenol or Advil. I tried my best to get by with naps and cold wash cloths, but the attack was spinning out of control. Panic was setting in quickly. Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitialPhotos.net Then there was a knock on the...

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A little child shall lead them

by Tammy RomeMarch 5, 2016 Inspiration, Migraine0 comments

I’d like to introduce you to Daisy Griffin. At just fifteen years old, Daisy has developed a migraine advocacy project that puts most of our adult efforts to shame.

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