About a year and a half ago, I discovered that while I loved the chocolate chip cookies in my college dining hall, I definitely did not love the migraines I would get as the result of eating chocolate. While there have been times where I […]

Earlier this week, I read an interesting study conducted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (a segment of NIH) that talked about how the average dorm room contains 20,000 calories worth of snack food, most of which consisted of heavily processed snacks and other […]

How to block out all light in a dorm room and make it completely dark. For students with migraines or who just need total darkness to sleep

Written for Chiari Malformation Awareness Month on the sixth anniversary of my chronic illness symptoms appearing

Here is how I explain my brain condition, Chiari Malformation, to people

Why items with strobing and flashing lights should be kept away from high volume areas

Ten common items with flashing lights to watch for in the classroom

Ten non-traditional/weird things I brought to college that have really helped me

How a college student gets through life with chronic migraines- a migraine every single day

How I made my bed a safe haven from chronic migraines and chronic pain, making it the coziest on campus.