Health and (un)Wellness

Nov 06 2023 13 ep. 25 mins 3
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Live with a health condition or three? So do we. Brought to you by The Mighty, Health & (un)Wellness is a podcast created for and hosted by people who truly get it. Join us for vulnerable deep dives into different mental and physical illnesses. We’ll be sharing lived experiences, knowledge from health care professionals, and patient advocates who, well or unwell, get what it’s like to live with bodies and minds that move through the world a little differently. No matter how you’re feeling today, we’ll travel to meet you — just as you are. Because we’re here for you in sickness & in health.

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What It Means to Thrive With Migraine

Nov 06 2023 26 mins  
What does it mean to thrive with a health condition like migraine? This tangled web of accepting, surviving, and thriving is the topic of choice for this very last episode of Health & (un)Wellness’ first season, Mighty With Migraine. Kat and Skye explore their complicated feelings about thriving (they aren’t there! and that’s OK!), share what they’re most proud of accom

How to Support Someone With Migraine

Oct 23 2023 29 mins  
True or false: Empathy and compassion are muscles that can be strengthened. In this episode, Kat and Skye share their thoughts on this topic and some other dos and don’ts when it comes to supporting someone with migraine. (Hint: We don’t want you to fix us, we just want you to sit with us in our discomfort.) Kat gets emotional on the mic about her family’s adoption of spoon

Migraine Advocacy for Beginners

Oct 09 2023 30 mins  
Advocacy doesn’t have a singular look — it can be quiet or loud; it can happen in your homes or on Capitol Hill. In this can’t-miss conversation, Kat and Skye have the honor of speaking with Morgan Fitzgerald, a migraine advocate, neuroscience Ph.D. student, and creator of the Life With Migraine community. Morgan shares her migraine journey — a tale of both hope and recover

Tips, Hacks, and Tools for Managing Migraine

Sep 25 2023 26 mins  
Sharing is caring — especially with chronic illness — and in this week’s episode, Skye and Kat trade tips, tricks, hacks, and tools with three of their Mighty colleagues who also live with migraine: Alexandria, Anjana, and Jess. They share what works (and what doesn’t) for managing their symptoms and do a little reflection on what they wish they would’ve known a little ea

Tips for Being Social With Migraine

Sep 11 2023 27 mins  
Go ahead and press pause on your FOMO. For anyone who struggles to socialize or keep plans, this episode is for you. Kat and Skye get real about how migraine affects their friendships, share tips for navigating holidays, and warm their hands by the absolute dumpster fire that is canceling plans when you live with an invisible chronic illness. Head to The Mighty for a transcript of

Migraine in the Workplace

Aug 28 2023 26 mins  
In this week’s venting-sesh-turned-productive conversation, Kat and Skye are joined by headache specialist and executive committee member of the International Headache Society Global Patient Advocacy Coalition (IHS-GPAC), Olivia Begasse de Dhaem MD, FAHS. Together, they discuss why people with migraine struggle to succeed in the workplace (spoiler alert: it’s not them), how oth

Mental Health, Meet Migraine

Aug 14 2023 26 mins  
Be it depression, anxiety, PTSD, or another comorbid mental illness — we cannot talk about migraine without discussing mental health. In this episode, Kat and Skye set down their humor in exchange for vulnerability. They share their personal experiences with chronic pain, anxiety, and depression; and how grief, fear, and isolation factor into the equation. Come for the realness,

Migraine Stigma and Misconceptions

Jul 31 2023 28 mins  
Ready for a rant about the outdated 0-10 pain scale? There will never be enough time to fully demystify the stigma surrounding migraine, but Kat and Skye sure give it the college try! In this episode, they’re joined by Amy Wickstrom, Executive Director of the American Migraine Foundation, and Dr. Christine Lay, Chair of the American Migraine Foundation, and a neurologist and head

Migraine: The Relationship Third Wheel

Jul 17 2023 28 mins  
Ah migraine, the most annoying third wheel of all time. It’s a universal truth that migraine affects our relationships in ways both good and bad. In this episode, Kat and Skye get honest about dating — just wait until you hear about Skye’s experiment with dating apps — as well as their connections with family and friends. If you sometimes (read: always) feel like a burden t

The Wide World of Migraine Treatments

Jul 03 2023 28 mins  
Migraine diagnosis? Check. Next up? Navigating that “little thing” we call treatment. On this episode, Kat and Skye are joined by neurologist Juliana H. VanderPluym MD FRCPC, who specializes in headache medicine (and also lives with migraine!). Together, the trio travel the educational road of treating migraine by exploring the differences between acute and preventive medicatio