Welcome back to season three of The head Start Embracing the Journey. I'm Norah McNerney. We're here to highlight the real stories of people living with chronic migraine, getting a glimpse into their day to day life, navigating not just the physical symptoms, but also the stigmas they face and the treatment journey thereon. This show is brought to you
in partnership with ABV. If you're new to the show, there are fourteen episodes already out and worth a listen, each one looking at chronic migraine through a different lens, but sharing a common theme, a theme of resilience. I was grateful to talk to Jamie, whose father's medical background and access to proper healthcare gave her a unique advantage in getting an appropriate diagnosis.
My father really being a strong advocate for people having a voice and people having equitable care. That really trickled down to me and my sisters.
And Marina, who is trying to figure out what was happening with her almost daily micro attacks while juggling the responsibilities of raising two young children.
My daughter she would be crying, my son he would be running around without pants. And I would sometimes sit on the floor and just cry. You know, my husband would come home. The babies are crying, the wife is crying. It was hard. It was so hard. I couldn't lay down in the quiet dark room because I had to take care of the kids.
I think we're all making up this parenting thing as we go. No one really has all the answers, which is why I was blown away hearing how Angel was walking her adult sons through their own diagnoses after living with chronic migraine herself.
What I also hope is that Exavier and Zion both see that living with migraine doesn't make them broken or inferior, and in some ways it gives them an insight and a life level of compassion for others that I truly always see.
Throughout these real and intimate conversations, we will be joined yet again by my friend, doctor Christopher Ryan, who will provide us with his unique perspective, having treated people living with migraine for over fifteen years.
When you treat chronic migraine patients frequently and for as long as I have, you see how isolated and dismissed they can feel. And this is regardless of race, gender, anything else. And so It's important to make sure that a person sitting across from you feel seen. You ask about them. You want to hear their story. You want to know who they are, what makes them tick, what makes them happy, and how you can participate in their health goals in their story.
So we're back for season three, working to reshape the conversation around chronic migraine to be one that is more empathetic and more understanding. There shouldn't be as much stigma or hesitation when asking for help. Come join us and listen to the head Start Embracing the Journey on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.