Cat Charrett-Dykes is a migraine advocate extraordinaire, and she has the purple hair to prove it. Cat is the Founder and President of Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc., also known as CMA.

Social support has played a big role for Cat both in helping her through her personal chronic migraine history, and in how she reaches out to help others through CMA. Learn about how Cat's advocacy has helped her heal, and also helped so many others.

Ketamine, it's a controversial topic, but we hear about it in the migraine community when someone is intractable and not responding to other medications. Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks headache specialist Fred Cohen, MD all about why ketamine is so controversial, how it works, what the side effects are, how it is administered, to whom, and why.

In this week's episode of HeadWise, Dawn Buse, PhD and Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, discuss the topic of suicide ideation, migraine, and headache disorders.

- What types of thoughts and signs should we be on the lookout for in ourselves and others?

- What are the positive protective factors that we can build into our lives

- What are some of the factors that put our community most at risk?

Plus some of the ways to get help and support. Please remember the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is always available by dialing 988.

We have a new episode of HeadWise out now! In this August News Episode, Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, and Headache Specialist Dr. Tim Smith, MD, discuss new data related to:

· Treatment for people with either NDPH or "persistent post-traumatic headache."

· Children in families with familial hemiplegic migraine.

· The effect of monoclonal antibody treatments for migraine on symptoms of "visual hypersensitivity."

· Differences in hormone levels between people with and without migraine.

Do you discuss the true impact that migraine has on your life with your healthcare provider?

In this week's episode of HeadWise Lindsay Weitzel, PhD discusses recent data from the OVERCOME study with one of the study's authors: headache specialist Bert Vargas, MD. This recently published data shows that many of us are not discussing the true impact of our migraine disease with our healthcare providers, and this may have an effect on our treatment plans. Listen in for this discussion on how we might improve our communication and optimize our care.

This month's HeadWise News episode has lots of new headache and migraine data!

• Is there an association between "growing pains" in childhood and future migraine?

• Are certain people with migraine at higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease?

• What new genetic associations have been found in cluster headache?

• Does cortical spreading depolarization cause migraine?

• Should certain people wait longer before giving up on CGRP medications?

As a person with migraine or other headache disorder do you feel that you have to try so hard to keep up with work, family life, and all the "need to do" things in life that self-care feels almost self-indulgent? Is it even worse if you are taking care of sick family members? Do you think people will judge you if you miss work or school and then take part in "self-care"?

Tune in to this week's episode of HeadWise as Lindsay Weitzel, PhD talks with headache psychologist Dawn Buse, PhD about self-care in the setting of migraine and head pain, why we need it and how to get it.

The December 2023 HeadWise News Episode is here!

Which migraine medication was just shown to be effective in preventing menstrually related migraine?

Can we use Ubrelvy to stop a migraine attack before it even starts?

What is the latest on the use of Nerivio in adolescents with migraine?

Are some genetic variants protective against migraine?

Tune in as Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks headache specialist and clinical trials expert Tim Smith, MD to give his insight on all this new data.

HeadWise Episode 155: A New Voice in Migraine Advocacy

"Within (the migraine community) I noticed there was a need for a voice that had not been heard before...I thought maybe my voice would help."

Kelsey Feng is a dedicated migraine and chronic disease advocate who educates and builds community through Kelsey's Migraine on Instagram. Don't miss this episode where Lindsay Weitzel, PhD hears Kelsey's journey, what Kelsey felt was missing, and what motivated Kelsey to become so dedicated to migraine advocacy.

In this Headwise News Episode, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., talks to headache specialist and clinical trial expert Tim Smith, MD, about three new medication announcements plus an exciting new study linking genetic, hormone, and circadian data to both cluster headache and migraine.

Get your first podcast episode mixed for free at Resonate Recordings with this link: bit.ly/PodcastNHF