Migraine Archives | Tammy Rome, LPC

Welcome to my world

by Tammy RomeJune 30, 2014 Migraine0 comments

There is a side of my world that you do not know. I have a fantastic point of view. In a perfect world, you would envy my world and revere migraineurs.

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Information Sources You Can Trust

by Tammy RomeJuly 19, 2016 Advocacy, Migraine2 comments

There is just enough migraine awareness to prompt volumes of bad information. Even if you don’t have migraine, you’ve likely run across dramatic claims.

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Headache illiteracy contributes to stigma

by Tammy RomeJune 26, 2016 Advocacy, Migraine0 comments

There is widespread headache illiteracy. We toss around words like “headache” and “migraine” without having a clue what the words mean. In the absence of good public headache education, it’s become the Wild West. We simply do not know what the hell we are talking about.

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Migraine Basics

by Tammy RomeJuly 3, 2016 Migraine2 comments

Several have already asked enough questions about migraine to fill a month’s worth of blogging, so I thought I would jump right in with some of the basics.

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What’s in a Name?

by Tammy RomeOctober 4, 2016 Cluster Headaches, Migraine2 comments

Recently there was a lively discussion in an online support group about the importance of using correct names for various headache disorders. One reader asked, “Does it really matter what the doctor named it?” Absolutely, it matters and here’s why.

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New Program for Living with Headache Disorders

by Tammy RomeJuly 29, 2016 Cluster Headaches, Migraine1 comment

Keep watching for more as I develop an exciting new program that will offer real-world solutions for living with painful headache disorders. It won’t be about the medical treatments. There’s plenty of great information about that already. This new program will guide you through the art of thriving regardless of the pain.

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Cefaly: a review | from Migraine Brain Storm

by Tammy RomeMay 25, 2015 Migraine0 comments

It makes my condition visible…I’ve connect with colleagues who deal with migraine…These conversations have…made me feel… understood and less alone.

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Navigating chronic pain in the Great White North

by Tammy RomeMarch 2, 2015 Migraine0 comments

Despite the many challenges of living with chronic migraine, I have a lot to be thankful for. One of those things is access to a national, publicly funded healthcare program. There is no shortage of criticism targeting the evils of socialism, and I am no political expert, but I do know that if I did not have access to Canadian Medicare or something like it, at this point in my life I would be...

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Describe experiences mindfully

by Tammy RomeMay 30, 2015 Counseling, DBT, Mental Health, Migraine0 comments

Think about your last migraine in terms of what you observed with your five senses. Take all the time you need to review the event using observation skills.

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Migraine’s early warning system

by Tammy RomeJuly 5, 2015 Migraine3 comments

“BEEP…BEEP…BEEP! This is not a drill. Migraine will commence within 24 hours. You are urged to take shelter and make preparations immediately.” Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get a warning like this to let you know when your next migraine attack was about to start? Well, you probably already get a warning and just didn’t know how to recognize it.

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When will my reflection show who I am inside?

by Tammy RomeJune 9, 2014 Migraine0 comments

It is all too common for us to focus on the needs and expectations of others. We become a shell of our true selves, just a reflection of who others think we are.

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