Achy Smile

24/06/2025

Purple Haze lemonade from is sooooo good. It’s infused with lavender. Try it if you can…it’s so pretty and the perfect shade of purple for Migraine and Headache Awareness Month 💜

22/06/2025

🕶️ — fashionably late, but still showing up.

It’s been a weekend full of family, fun, and (unfortunately) migraine. The pain tried to steal the spotlight, but I kept my shades on and pushed through to soak up what joy I could. That’s the chronic life: finding moments of peace in the middle of the storm.

Headed home tomorrow, grateful for the memories and the quiet moments.

20/06/2025

04/06/2025

June is Migraine & Headache Awareness Month!

This year’s theme is Your Path to Better Days, and that path starts with visibility, support, and stigma-smashing conversations. 💪

🚫 MYTH: Talking about migraine won’t change anything.
✅ TRUTH: With 1 billion people affected globally, starting conversations can change perceptions and support those living with this debilitating disease.⁠
🌟 Take action: On June 21, post a photo in sunglasses using and tag us to show your support and help make migraine visible.

⁠🕶️ Learn more at ShadesForMigraine.org

27/05/2025

Get ready! 🎉 CoMorbidityCon 2025 is almost here — and it’s completely FREE to attend!

Join Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. (CMA) for a powerful day of learning, connection, and advocacy as we explore chronic migraine and the comorbid conditions that impact millions.

💜 Open to anyone living with these conditions—or those who support them. Please share widely with your community!

📅 Register now: https://chronicmigraineawareness.org/comorbiditycon-2025

09/05/2025

From my flowerbed today 🌹 Makes me smile. My brother LOVED plants and was so good at keeping them beautiful…and alive. Unlike me. We planted these roses in the ground with irrigation, cause let’s face it, that’s the only way they’ll survive. I think he’d be proud of me. ❤️‍🩹

20/04/2025

Excited to see this come to life!! Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc.

CoMorbidityCon 2025 — coming your way on May 30!
Registration is live!

This groundbreaking event will unite patients, caregivers, advocates, and healthcare professionals to shine a light on the complex relationship between chronic migraine and other health conditions.

✨ Expect inspiring speakers, community conversations, and valuable resources to help navigate life with comorbidities. Whether you live with chronic migraine, support someone who does, or work in healthcare, there’s a place for you at CoMorbidityCon.

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and visit https://chronicmigraineawareness.org/comorbiditycon-2025 to register — we can't wait to see you there! 💜

13/04/2025

I just had to 💜💜💜💜 Achy Smile Shop

30/06/2024

This guy couldn’t handle this Texas heat.

20/06/2024

I wanted to share with you all that I will be stepping back from my advocacy efforts for the foreseeable future. Achy Smile Shop will remain open, but in a more limited capacity. I will only be making migraine alert cards and tracking journals. Shop changes will begin happening on July 1st.

After losing my brother to su***de, I am finding it incredibly difficult to manage working full-time alongside my advocacy efforts. While I am in therapy every week and it is helping, I need to focus on healing and sustaining my employment.

I have been a migraine advocate since 2005, and for almost 20 years, I have dedicated myself to supporting those who have been misunderstood, disbelieved, and left behind. Living with migraine has been one of the most challenging experiences of my life, and I have finally reached a point of acceptance and adaptation.

Although I will be less available to the migraine community as a whole, I am still just a message away. I may not respond right away and will be checking messages sporadically, but will return messages as I see them. Thank you all for your understanding and continued support.

Gentle hugs,
Erica

16/06/2024

Are you struggling with symptoms and you can’t figure it out? I created a symptom tracking journal you can fill out and take to your doctor. It’s helped so many people already see the patterns between their activities, their cycle, emotions, stress, whatever it is they are tracking. I have a few copies ready to mail out if you’re interested! You can learn more and order them here on my store.

Achy Smile Shop: https://achysmile.shop/products/physical-symptoms-and-mental-health-daily-and-monthly-tracker-and-guided-journal-track-for-90-days-and-see-the-patterns-in-your-physical-and-mental-health

You can also get it on Amazon (free shipping with Prime): https://amzn.to/4clM0cx

Do you feel like your symptoms are a jigsaw puzzle with pieces that don’t fit together? Get ahead of your symptoms and mental health with the Physical Symptoms & Mental Health Tracker planner and journal! This tool will help you identify patterns and triggers, allowing you to take control of y...

01/06/2024

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