When Grief Hurts Physically: Understanding the Migraine Connection
19 min
Can grief change your migraines? Discover how loss affects the brain and body and how to move through grief without forcing yourself to “get over it.”
Grief is emotional, but it can also be deeply physical. Changes in sleep, stress, appetite, energy, and nervous system activity may all influence the way migraine shows up in your body.
In this episode of Migraine Heroes Podcast, host Diane Ducarme explores why loss can affect far more than your mood, and why your brain and body may need time to adapt to a reality that has suddenly changed.
You’ll discover:
💡 Why grief can affect your entire nervous system and potentially change your migraine pattern 💡 Why your brain may continue to expect the person, place, or life you have lost to still be there 💡 How Eastern philosophy can offer a gentler way to move through grief, without expecting yourself to simply “get over it”
This episode is an invitation to understand grief not as something to rush through, but as a process your whole body may need time to navigate.
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