Burnout & Mental Health Integration
16 Expert Sessions
Migraine can affect far more than physical pain. Many people also experience anxiety, depression, treatment fatigue, stress, and the challenge of managing other health conditions alongside migraine. This pathway explores the mental and emotional impact of migraine, along with strategies that may help build resilience and support wellbeing.
Understanding the Mental Health Impact of Migraine
These sessions explore how migraine affects emotional wellbeing, including anxiety, depression, and treatment burnout.
How Migraine Affects Our Mental Health
Dawn Buse, PhD (2023)
How migraine can affect mood, emotional wellbeing, and daily functioning over time.
Brain-Related Comorbidities of Migraine
Dawn Buse, PhD (2024)
An overview of common brain-related conditions that often occur alongside migraine.
Migraine and Psychological Comorbidities
Paul R. Martin (2020)
How anxiety, depression, and related conditions can interact with migraine.
How Depression Affects Your Mood: Anxiety & Depression
Dawn Buse, PhD (2018)
A closer look at the relationship between migraine, depression, and anxiety symptoms.
Staying Hopeful: Treatment Burnout in Chronic Disease
Dawn Buse, PhD (2022)
Why treatment fatigue happens and how people can stay engaged and hopeful.
Managing Multiple Conditions with Migraine
Migraine often occurs alongside other health conditions. These sessions explore common comorbidities and how they interact.
Migraine’s Comorbidities: A Look at Associated Conditions
Peter McAllister, MD, FAAN (2025)
An overview of the many health conditions that commonly occur with migraine.
Juggling Multiple Conditions With Migraine
Rebecca C. Burch, MD, FAHS (2021)
How to navigate migraine alongside other chronic or overlapping health issues.
How Migraine & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Are Connected
James Baraniuk (2024)
Exploring the overlap between migraine, fatigue, and energy-limiting illness.
Sleep, Insomnia and Energy
Christine Lay, MD, FAHS (2019)
How sleep disruption and low energy can worsen the burden of migraine.
Living As Well As Possible with Chronic Pain
Jenni Grover Prokopy (2017)
Practical ways to improve quality of life while living with ongoing pain.
Trauma, Stress and the Nervous System
These sessions explore how trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system regulation may influence migraine.
Link Between Unresolved Trauma and Migraine
Gretchen Tietjen, MD (2020)
How unresolved trauma may influence migraine and related symptoms.
The Nervous System, Stored Trauma & Migraine
Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH (2024)
How stress and nervous system dysregulation may shape the migraine experience.
Building Resilience and Support
These sessions focus on coping strategies, resilience, and improving relationships and communication around migraine.
Cultivating Resilience and Strength Through Migraine
Dawn Buse, PhD (2019)
Strategies to help people adapt, cope, and build emotional resilience.
Helping Loved Ones Understand Migraine: Your Discussion Guide
Hope O’Brien, MD, MBA, FAAN, FAHS (2025)
Tools to help explain migraine and improve understanding from others.
Behavioural Treatments for Migraine
Paul R. Martin (2017)
How behavioural approaches can support migraine management and coping skills.
Lived Experience: Real Stories of Migraine
These sessions share personal experiences that highlight the emotional journey of living with migraine.
The Many Faces of Migraine: Five Stories of Challenge & Hope
Dawn Buse, PhD (2025)
Real stories that reflect the varied emotional and practical challenges of migraine.
Paula’s Migraine Journey, Secrets & Next Steps
Paula K. Dumas (2025)
A personal reflection on living with migraine and moving forward with purpose.
Beyond Guilt and Shame: One Woman’s Journey
Jaime Sanders (2019)
One woman’s story of navigating stigma, emotion, and life with migraine.
Triumph Over a Private Pain
Amanda Beard (2020)
A personal story about living with migraine and finding a way forward.
Thriving with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
Nim Lalvani (2019)
How one person manages migraine alongside other chronic health conditions.
The Challenges of Living With Disability
Angie Glaser (2018)
A lived-experience perspective on disability, identity, and migraine-related limitations.
