From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL - TMJ, Migraines, Self-Care, and Boundaries with Katie

Katie, a genetics PhD student, describes a lifetime of chronic symptoms including TMJ with degrading jaw bones and, after a mild concussion in fall 2020, daily migraine attacks that left her increasingly bed bound. After finding mind-body work through the Curable app and Nicole Sachs's community, she worked on self-compassion, boundaries, and Journal Speak alongside therapy. A year into the membership, her depression has lifted and her migraines have dropped to seven to ten per month that no longer always put her in bed, and she recently completed a high-altitude hike at Yosemite while sitting with a migraine. Her story shows that improvement can be meaningful and life-expanding even while some symptoms continue. This is one person's account, not medical guidance.

Originally shared on The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW