On today’s episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by Hannah Frost, a migraine and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patient, paraclimber, and creator of the blog Climbing Through Migraine. In her blog, Hannah documents her life as a paraclimber and how she navigates the wall as someone living with chronic illness.

Join Joe and Hannah as they discuss paraclimbing with migraine, the effect migraine had on Hannah’s career, and how Hannah was able to come back to the sport with the help of community.

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:04- Joe starts the episode by asking Hannah what her worst migraine was like

02:47- Hannah talks about how migraine delayed her career and her training to be a lawyer

04:14- Joe asks Hannah about her experience as a paraclimber, and how the sport has turned negatives into positives

05:45- Hannah tells Joe about how climbing relates to her experience as someone living with chronic disease

07:28- Joe and Hannah talk about Climbing Through Migraine, a blog she created that documents her experiences as a paraclimber

09:13- Hannah shares tips for people living with migraine who want to pursue climbing

10:15- Joe asks Hannah what she does to prepare herself physically and mentally before climbing

11:04: Hannah walks Joe through how living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome has affected the way she climbs

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