Achy Smile

11/12/2025

😂

It’s that day of the month 💉

10/12/2025

📘 Get your tracker + free gifts here: https://achysmile.shop/symptomtracker

✨ Managing chronic symptoms is hard enough...your planner shouldn’t make it harder.

My 3-Month Physical & Mental Health Symptom Tracker is designed to help you finally see what your body’s been trying to tell you… without flipping through five different notebooks or relying on your memory (which, let’s be real, is on strike half the time 😅).

🎁 Special Holiday Bonus
(free gifts not available on Amazon)

While supplies last, you’ll get these free gifts with the purchase of our planner/tracker in our shop:
• 1 multi-color pen
• 1 pencil-holder paperclip
• A set of 4 pastel paperclips

These little extra really level up your tracking and planning.

If you’ve been needing a simple way to track symptoms, triggers, meds, and mental health all in one place… this is your sign. 💛

📘 Get your tracker + free gifts here: https://achysmile.shop/symptomtracker

11/11/2025

I’ve tried a lot of migraine glasses, but Avulux still tops my list and right now, they’re offering a Free Anti-Reflective Upgrade ($75 value) during their biggest (and only!) sale of 2025.

You can even stack my code ACHYSMILE for extra savings.

Here’s my updated review with everything you need to know:
🔗 achysmile.com/migraine-glasses-my-avulux-experience-updated

In 2019 I received a pair of Avulux® glasses for light sensitivity due to Migraine. Read how we're still going strong in 2025.

05/11/2025

New Blog Post → https://achysmile.com/taking-a-break-from-advocacy-why-my-blog-went-quiet-after-january-2023/

I wrote a new post on my blog, the last being in 2023. During 2023 I spent more time advocating on social media than on my blog. Then, in 2024 I lost my brother. Life looks very different now, but I'm ok with that.

After stepping away from advocacy to focus on healing and balance, I’m slowly finding my way back. This post shares why I paused blogging since January 2023 and how I’m learning to move forward with purpose, rest, and self-care.

03/11/2025

This has been a year of heartbreak, worry, and finding strength. Getting answers, learning to pace, and figuring out what's most important. Whew! I'm good, I don't need more of the same next year. Sending steady vibes into 2026!

🧠➡️🫀 Listen to your body (even when your brain says “we’re fine”)
📈 Stay on top of your symptoms
🗒️ Track if you need to: patterns beat guesses (I have just the tracking journal for that if you need it!)
❓ Ask lots of questions (and then a few more)
🤖 Ask your GPT to help you figure out what questions to ask
🧐 Question everything: policies, plans, “that’s normal,” all of it

And no, this isn’t about politics… but honestly, it still fits. 😅

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