{"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 4 Types of Poor Sleep And Insomnia That Could Be Triggering Your Migraines","slug":"the-4-types-of-poor-sleep-and-insomnia-that-could-be-triggering-your-migraines","published_at":"2026-03-16T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347/the-4-types-of-poor-sleep-and-insomnia-that-could-be-triggering-your-migraines","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/c327a2c0-a3fa-4703-a7e6-5d971054bc8b.mp3","summary":"You went to bed on time. You were exhausted. And yet, you wake up with a migraine. What if it’s not just “bad sleep”… but a specific sleep pattern quietly lowering your migraine threshold? In this episode of Migraine Heroes Podcast , host Diane Ducarme unpacks the four distinct types of poor sleep and insomnia that commonly trigger migraines. Blending neuroscience with Traditional Chinese Medicine, this episode helps you understand why your brain reacts so strongly to disrupted rest—and what you can do about it. You’ll discover: 🌙 How to recognize which sleep pattern might be setting off your migraines — and what makes each one different. 🧠 The neurological links between poor sleep and migraine, including how disrupted deep sleep alters pain processing, inflammation, and brainstem sensitivity 🌿 An East-meets-West framework that explains why some insomnia patterns are linked to excess “heat,” others to depletion, and others to stress-driven nervous system overactivation This episode is not about quick fixes or sleeping pills. It’s about understanding your unique sleep-migraine pattern so you can stabilize your nervous system at the root. Book a call here , free of charge (normally USD 30). This offer is for March 2026 only. 🎧 New episodes every Monday and Wednesday 🔗 Discover our work on migraineheroes.com References: Sleep Quality and Arousal in Migraine (Engstrøm et al., 2013): This open-access study shows altered sleep quality/arousal patterns in migraine, supporting the idea that migraine involves measurable changes in brain-based sleep regulation. Read more here. Insomnia as a Predictor of Depression (Baglioni et al., 2011) : This meta-analysis finds that insomnia significantly increases the risk of developing depression—important for migraine because mood, sleep,…","meta_description":"You went to bed on time. You were exhausted. And yet, you wake up with a migraine. 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