advocacy Archives | Tammy Rome, LPC

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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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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Not the journey I planned

by Tammy RomeApril 21, 2015 Inspiration, Mental Health, Migraine0 comments

This wasn’t my first option. 8 years ago I started this journey, with the dream of becoming a therapist. I fought hard to get there and even harder to stay.

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Everybody wants to rule the world

by Tammy RomeJune 3, 2016 Migraine0 comments

We all have grand ideas of how the world should work, but rarely does anyone do anything to make the necessary changes. In general people want others to do the hard work. Nowhere is this more true than in the field of headache medicine.

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Learning from the master

by Tammy RomeAugust 25, 2014 Mental Health, Migraine1 comment

Never underestimate the power you have over the lives of others. Everything you do, say, and write – it all matters.

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I can wait…

by Tammy RomeJune 4, 2016 Migraine0 comments

For years I have been satisfied to let others do this hard work, content to quietly support their efforts from the sidelines. I’ve watched as wide-eyed, eager advocates-to-be jumped into the fray only to be beaten down by a world unfriendly to migraine. Knowingly putting myself in the line of fire was not a role I was eager to embrace.

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