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Jaya
41 years old, USA
15 min
Self-reported migraine
At start:
17 days/month
After 5 months:
5 days/month
What changed
Went from hiding migraine pain on video calls at work to having the energy to exercise, play with her daughter, and being open with her manager about the diagnosis.
In this episode of Migraine Heroes, we talk with Jaya, a dedicated mom from San Francisco, who shares her battle with debilitating left-sided migraines triggered by workplace stress.
Highlights:
- Workplace Stress and Migraines: Discover how Jaya's demanding job contributed to her migraine attacks and the steps she took to manage them
- Diagnosing Migraines: Learn about Jaya's path to distinguishing migraines from regular headaches and the importance of an accurate diagnosis
- Medical Journey: Follow Jaya's experience with meeting a neurologist, starting on medications, and struggling with high medication costs and inadequate insurance coverage
- Coping Strategies: Gain insights into Jaya's methods for communicating her condition to her colleagues and managers, and how she created a supportive work environment
- Juggling Responsibilities: Understand the complexities Jaya faced while balancing her role as a mother, her career, and managing a migraine condition
- Exploring Solutions: Explore the various treatments Jaya experimented with and the frustration of trial and error.
- Discovering Her Migraine Profile: Learn how Jaya spent months identifying her unique migraine triggers, making nutritional adjustments, and ultimately reducing her attacks from 17 a month to just 1-2.
- Regaining Energy: Hear about Jaya's journey to reclaiming her energy levels, allowing her to train, play, and be goofy with her daughter.
- Migraine Heroes Approach: Be inspired by Jaya's advocacy for openness to healing through nutritional and holistic methods, highlighting the power of the Nectar Healing approach.
