Preview Text: Migraine Awareness Month hits home—and here’s why.

I don’t talk about this often.
But since it’s Migraine Awareness Month, it feels like the right time.

Because for years—years—I lived with something most people couldn’t see… and didn’t understand.

I suffer from migraines.
Not the “ugh, I need a nap” kind.
The can’t-see, can’t-speak, can’t-function kind.
The kind that made it nearly impossible to hold down a job, follow through, or think clearly.

My pain tolerance is high.
But migraines don’t care how tough you are.
They don’t ask if today is a big day. If you have a meeting. A deadline. A birthday party to plan.
They show up anyway—and they take over.

For a long time, I hid them.
I didn’t want to be the “difficult one.”
The unreliable one.
The “she’s great, but…” candidate.

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So I pushed through.
I showed up with a smile when my head felt like it was splitting open.
I learned how to lead, parent, create, and survive—with migraines whispering in the background, or screaming in the foreground.

Today, I’m in a much better place—thanks to better medicine, more awareness, and a lot of trial and error.
But I haven’t forgotten what it was like to suffer in silence.

To anyone still hiding their migraines, still quietly enduring them:
I see you.
I know you.
And I know how strong you really are.

Because migraine isn’t just a health condition.
It’s a lesson in resilience.
In advocating for yourself.
In learning your limits—and then learning how to rebuild around them.

If you’re in it right now, if you feel like your body is working against your ambition, I want you to know this:

You’re not alone.
You’re not “too much.”
And you’re not making it up.

You’re surviving something invisible—and doing it with more grace than most people will ever know.

And that?
That makes you powerful.

With heart (and a cold compress),
Lara

P.S. If you’ve found something that helps you manage your migraines, consider sharing it. You never know who might be one breakthrough away.