Migraine Unread
Deeper than a diagnosis.

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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
10
Jul
Black and white photo of blurry chair with headphones on the bac. Migraine Unread original.

They Cut Into My Eardrum While I Was Awake. Nobody Ever Asked What That Did to My Brain.

Chronic ear infections. Three surgeries. A tympanic membrane cut open while I was conscious and screaming at 10 years old. Decades later I am asking the questions nobody ever thought to ask and the answers keep connecting back to migraine.
5 min read
01
Jul
Amanda Richardson BCDFN CFNC Board Certified Doctor of Functional Nutrition headshot black and white looking directly at the camera. Migraine Unread original.

Before We Talk About Migraine, You Should Know Who I Am

I grew up believing in medicine. I still do. But my body has broken in ways that were not always obvious and never typical. I started connecting dots no one else could see. This is where I began.
5 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