Being Grateful

June is Migraine Awareness Month!

Now I can already hear you saying "how can I be grateful for having migraines?" I am asking more so to look for what we can be grateful for.

Clean air, clean water to drink, clothes on our backs. Food. Shelter. Friends. Family. And the wealth of information available to us through the internet. I am grateful for you. You listen to me, you understand me.

I don't ever have to doubt that. People without migraines can not understand. There is no way to understand this pain or the devastation it brings to our lives.

So, I ask today to be grateful for the little things that make your heart sing. A butterfly on a warm sunny day. How blue the sky is. How the rain is feeding the planet. I often say thank you to my hands and arms, feet and legs, they don't hurt when I have a migraine.

Here is today's affirmation:

Now just a little side note here.

Tony Robbins, an expert at this would say “I am so grateful for my health, for love, for my partner, for my friends, for all the money coming to me, and for my work that fills me up.” And he says to give thanks as if it’s already done.

My Top 3 Articles for Helping Migraines

• Help for Migraines Tool Kit with printable forms.

• Migraine Help section.

• Guided Meditation for Sleep

Building resilience all starts with having a plan. A solid pain management plan. These are my four pillars of strength.

Build Your Own Migraine Tool Kit - Here is our article with eleven steps on exactly how to do it yourself! It has all the forms you need to print out and step by step instructions to navigate your way through effective chronic pain management.

I highly recommend reading Cynthia Perkin's Mindfulness Over Migraines e-book that explains the science behind mindfulness and why it helps migraines. And she explains the method step by step that she uses to eliminate her migraines in 15 minutes. Yes, you read that correctly ... eliminate in 15 minutes. It will be the best $6.99 you ever spend!

Timing is everything when aborting a migraine attack.

Wild Divine Biofeedback is an essential part of keeping my migraines at bay. This biofeedback training system will make the perfect gift for any migraine sufferer. Learning to control breath and body temperature will assist in reducing migraines. Meditation is proven to reduce migraine attacks. This will teach you all of that. I love mine.

Dr. Amy Myers Elimination Diet eCourse to find your triggers. I know it is vital to find our migraine food triggers, and avoid them where ever possible. Dr. Myers is an autoimmune expert. Just what we need! This e-course will guide you every step of the way.

Remember that your contribution will help others too! We are not in this alone, even though it feels like it most of the time. Our stories and input can help each other.

For example, I heard about Naramig from a Shiatsu patient of mine, not my doctor or any of the specialists I had seen! Two years after triptans came on the market. Two years of needless suffering.

This is a safe place to share your challenges and tell your story to people who truly understand what you are going through. Share your art to inspire us all in our time of need.

Find solutions with new treatment ideas specific to migraine disease, and get some professional health advice from others that walk this path. Just click on the links underlined above if you would like more details.

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That's right, from the privacy and comfort of your own home you can get professional counseling from me. I am not sure if you know this about me, I have a Masters Degree in Counseling and Applied Psychotherapy (MCAP). I have been counseling people for over 16 years. I would love to be of service where I can.

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