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What are you letting go of?
It’s almost here, the end of 2020, one of the weirder years I have experienced (but not the weirdest, by all means) End of the year (and decade) is the time when we are usually finishing up cleaning leftover work, paying bills, not to bring any of it into a new year....
Scared of Santa?
“What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?”“Claustrophobic”, says the joke. Cute and funny, but absolutely incorrect! Claustrophobia is the fear of small spaces, such as elevators, tiny rooms with low ceilings, closets, and other enclosed spaces. Luckily,...
What childhood abuse has to do with migraine
Many of my clients, who reach out to me seeking a relief from their migraine, have experienced some kind of abuse in their childhood. In my practice, I commonly see past emotional abuse, such as severe shaming, neglect or threatening, but the sexual and physical abuse...
Regards from my future self
Regards from my future self! Today, in Japan is celebrated “Keiro no hi”, or “Respect for the Aged Day.” As the name implies, this is a holiday of paying respect to the elderly in our lives and community, and being grateful for the wisdom and experience they have...
Migraine and mental health issues
Almost 50% of all people living with migraine experience depression and anxiety, versus 18 % of the general population. Is that a coincidence? Nope. It is said that migraine, anxiety and depression are “co-morbid” disorders, meaning that they often come hand in hand,...
What is rumination and what it does to us?
Rumination is defined as a focused attention on the symptoms of one's distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions. In other words, it's simply repetitively going over a thought or a problem without doing anything about it. Our...
Why you should hug yourself more often
We all know that gentle and warm hug from our loved ones makes us feel warm and safe. But, did you know that hugging yourself will not just warm your heart, but will also reduce the physical pain? Why is that? There seem to be two explanations. One neuroscience study...
Why are you stressed?
Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Does the stress causes increase in relationship problems, anxiety, depression, migraine, IBS, or other physical symptoms? Are you being told that all you have to do is to chill out, relax, stop over-thinking and avoid...
Why do more women than men have migraine? There’s more to it than hormones.
Migraine is predominantly female disorder, 3 to 4 times more common in women than men. When explaining why so many more women than men have migraine, most doctors and scientists suggest differences in hormones and genetic makeup as the most logical answer to the...
How does migraine affect your mental health?
If you have migraine, you don’t struggle only with the physical symptoms, such as horrific pain, nausea, aura, weakness or cognitive numbness. You are also likely to struggle with the impact that migraine has on your relationships or your job. You are probably...