In this week’s episode of Talking Head Pain, Sarah is joined by Amanda, a migraine patient, advocate, stay-at-home parent, and educator living with multiple chronic health conditions. Join Sarah and Amanda as they dig into the ebbs and flows of being a parent living with chronic migraine, things we’ve learned from the migraine community, getting the confidence to advocate and speak up for ourselves, the importance of normalizing talks about your chronic illnesses and mental health with your family unit and finding time through self-care of dopamine searching through bird watching and memes.

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:29: Sarah kicks off the episode by asking Amanda what word she would use to describe her migraine attacks

02:44: Amanda discusses the challenges of seeking care and advocating for herself, as well as the impact of normalization of pain in families

05:24: Amanda talks about the importance of self-care and seeking help for mental health and migraine

07:26: Amanda expresses her gratitude for the online migraine community and female doctors who educate and empower patients to advocate for themselves

10:25: Sarah and Amanda discuss the interconnectedness of anxiety, migraine, and mental health

16:24: Amanda shares the challenges of being a parent with chronic illness and mental health struggles, such as depression and anxiety, as well as the importance of having open and honest conversations with her child about her illnesses

18:39: Amanda and Sarah discuss the importance of self-care and finding pockets of joy and community, even when in pain

21:58: Amanda and Sarah discuss the importance of finding joy in the small things

Contact Our Hosts:

Joe Coe, Director, Therapeutic Area Growth and Integration at GHLF: jcoe@ghlf.org

Sarah Shaw, Senior Manager of BIPOC Community Outreach at GHLF: sshaw@ghlf.org

We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to TalkingHeadPain@GHLF.org.

Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

In this week’s episode of Talking Head Pain, Sarah is joined by Amanda, a migraine patient, advocate, stay-at-home parent, and educator living with multiple chronic health conditions. Join Sarah and Amanda as they dig into the ebbs and flows of being a parent living with chronic migraine, things we’ve learned from the migraine community, getting the confidence to advocate and speak up for ourselves, the importance of normalizing talks about your chronic illnesses and mental health with your family unit and finding time through self-care of dopamine searching through bird watching and memes.
Among the highlights in this episode:
01:29: Sarah kicks off the episode by asking Amanda what word she would use to describe her migraine attacks
02:44: Amanda discusses the challenges of seeking care and advocating for herself, as well as the impact of normalization of pain in families
05:24: Amanda talks about the importance of self-care and seeking help for mental health and migraine
07:26: Amanda expresses her gratitude for the online migraine community and female doctors who educate and empower patients to advocate for themselves
10:25: Sarah and Amanda discuss the interconnectedness of anxiety, migraine, and mental health
16:24: Amanda shares the challenges of being a parent with chronic illness and mental health struggles, such as depression and anxiety, as well as the importance of having open and honest conversations with her child about her illnesses
18:39: Amanda and Sarah discuss the importance of self-care and finding pockets of joy and community, even when in pain
21:58: Amanda and Sarah discuss the importance of finding joy in the small things
Contact Our Hosts:
Joe Coe, Director, Therapeutic Area Growth and Integration at GHLF: <a href="mailto:jcoe@ghlf.org">jcoe@ghlf.org</a>
Sarah Shaw, Senior Manager of BIPOC Community Outreach at GHLF: <a href="mailto:sshaw@ghlf.org">sshaw@ghlf.org</a>
We want to hear what you think. Send your comments, or a video or audio clip of yourself, to <a href="mailto:TalkingHeadPain@GHLF.org">TalkingHeadPain@GHLF.org</a>.
Catch up on all our episodes on our website or on your favorite podcast channel.

Talking Head Pain is a podcast that confronts head pain, head on. 

Brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation and hosted by migraine advocate Joe Coe, this show explores how people living with migraine, cluster headache and other types of intense pain find ways to better manage their disease. 

To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

Or visit GHLF.org for more information. 

Talking Head Pain is a podcast that confronts head pain, head on. 
Brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation and hosted by migraine advocate Joe Coe, this show explores how people living with migraine, cluster headache and other types of intense pain find ways to better manage their disease. 
To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.
Or visit GHLF.org for more information.

Talking Head Pain

A podcast confronting head pain, head on, brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation. To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.

A podcast confronting head pain, head on, brought to you by the Global Healthy Living Foundation. To receive headache/migraine related resources, giveaways, and latest episode releases, text the word "Headache" to 1-845-285-1563 to sign up.