{"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":"The 3 Mental Loops That Quietly Push You Into a Migraine State","slug":"the-3-mental-loops-that-quietly-push-you-into-a-migraine-state","published_at":"2026-04-27T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347/the-3-mental-loops-that-quietly-push-you-into-a-migraine-state","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347","url":"https://migraineheroes.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2c5aa13c-e622-4c1f-af48-069f00012aaa.mp3","summary":"What if the real trigger behind your migraines isn’t what you eat or drink but the silent patterns running in your mind all day long? In this episode of Migraine Heroes Podcast , Diane Ducarme reveals the three hidden mental loops that can quietly push your nervous system closer to a migraine state often without you even realizing it. Blending neuroscience and lived experience, this episode helps you see how your inner patterns may be shaping your symptoms and how small shifts can create real relief. You’ll discover: 💡 The 3 mental loops that subtly lower your migraine threshold—even when you’re doing everything “right” 💡 How to identify which loop you’re in and why awareness alone can begin to calm your system 💡 A simple, powerful way to interrupt these patterns and bring your brain back to a state of safety This episode is an invitation to move beyond external triggers and start listening to the deeper rhythms of your mind. Because sometimes, the path to relief begins with what you notice within. 🎧 New episodes every Monday and Wednesday 🔗 Discover our work on migraineheroes.com References: Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death (Seligman, 1975): This foundational book introduced learned helplessness and describes how repeated uncontrollable experiences can lead to passivity, reduced motivation, and depressive states. Read more here . Temporal Specificity of Reward Prediction Errors Signaled by Putative Dopamine Neurons (Takahashi et al., 2016): This paper examines how dopamine neurons encode reward prediction error, helping explain learning, expectation, and motivational behavior. Read more here . Cognitive and Emotional Control of Pain (Bushnell et al., 2013): This review explains how thoughts, emotions, attention, and expectation can amplify or reduce…","meta_description":"What if the real trigger behind your migraines isn’t what you eat or drink but the silent patterns running in your mind all day long? 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