morning routine

10
Aug
Blurred black and white photo of a peace lily silhouetted against a sunlit window with blinds and dark curtains.

Serving Two Masters: When Migraine and Menopause Run Your Life

Groundhog Day is my life now. Hot flashes, nausea, and hemiplegic migraine as the driver. Here's what it actually feels like to live inside the loop, and why I'm frozen on the decision to try HRT.
4 min read
20
Jul
Black and white photo of a single coffee cup on a dark reflective table, soft daylight from blown-out windows behind it in a dim room. Migraine Unread original.

Migraine: My Uninvited Guest

The tiny migraine symptoms no one else notices, and how I move through an ordinary day anyway. A real-time read of my body, from the morning audit to a loud lunch and back again.
7 min read
15
Jun
Dog looking at the sunset coming through the trees laying down. Sunlight is the only color in the photo. Migraine Unread original.

The Morning Migraine Audit

Every morning begins the same way. Before coffee, before Lily, before anything else, the audit begins. A practiced, body-literate scan for the signals that tell me what kind of day it will be. This is what healing looks like from the inside.
9 min read