{"podcast":{"title":"Migraine Heroes","slug":"migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347","podcast_index_feed_id":6571347,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/migraine-heroes-chron/","website_url":"https://migraineheroes.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/74760d54-a6c6-4e17-9ad8-521131ac3a47/b2sF4xQCZn_YtoBrWvkKP8sR.png","author":"Diane Ducarme","episode_count":193,"summary":"Are you doing everything right - avoiding triggers, taking your medication - and still experiencing migraine episodes that steal your day? You're not alone, and you're not broken. Deep dives into the science behind migraine, from food and hormones to sleep, stress, and the unexpected triggers few people talk about. Every topic holds a tension: is ginger a trigger or a remedy? Is stress the cause or the symptom? What does perimenopause actually change? There's rarely a simple answer, so each episode looks at the knowledge and science from different angles, East and West, and turns it into practical advice rooted in context. Migraine Heroes started when Diane Ducarme began helping her sister, then friends, then increasingly more people living with migraine. That work became a method, now used by over 3,000 people, to identify your own unique patterns and find real solutions. This podcast is where that thinking happens out loud. Curious what your own starting pattern looks like? Find out with the Migraine Heroes app: migraineheroes.com/qr-download","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T12:20:55.825952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347"},"episode":{"title":"How Perfection Patterns Could Be Worsening Your Migraines","slug":"how-perfection-patterns-could-be-worsening-your-migraines","published_at":"2026-02-18T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347/how-perfection-patterns-could-be-worsening-your-migraines","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347","url":"https://www.mynectarhealth.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9412aeaf-b9fc-4822-b9c7-ab4ae5f3ba31.mp3","summary":"What if your drive to “do everything right” isn’t helping your migraines — but quietly keeping them alive? In this episode of Migraine Heroes Podcast , host Diane Ducarme explores the hidden link between perfectionism and migraine pain — and why the very strategies you use to stay in control may be keeping your nervous system stuck in threat mode. Perfectionism isn’t just a personality trait. For migraine brains, it’s often a learned survival pattern, one that keeps stress hormones high, pain thresholds low, and recovery just out of reach. This episode gently dismantles the myth that healing requires flawless discipline — and replaces it with something far more effective: flexibility, safety, and nervous-system trust. In this episode, you'll learn: 🧠 Three specific ways perfection thinking triggers and sustains migraine attacks beyond generic “stress,” into precise nervous-system reactions 🧠 How perfectionism reshapes your brain’s pain and threat pathways over time, making migraines more frequent and harder to break 🧠 Practical, neuroscience-aligned strategies to soften rigid patterns, restore flexibility, and reduce migraine frequency without self-blame or pressure You’ll also discover why migraine brains don’t respond to force, discipline, or constant vigilance but to rhythm, safety, and permission to be human. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right and still getting migraines… this episode offers a different, kinder way forward. 🎧 New episodes every Monday and Wednesday 🔗 Discover our work on migraineheroes.com References: Perfectionism and Stress in Psychopathology (Hewitt & Flett, 2002): This foundational paper explains how perfectionistic traits amplify stress responses and emotional dysregulation, increasing vulnerability to chronic psycholog…","meta_description":"What if your drive to “do everything right” isn’t helping your migraines — but quietly keeping them alive? 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