I’ve been going through some new medical problems and as a result, I gained some weight and am bloated. So one night I went to the mall with my husband to get properly fitting dress pants for work so I could be comfortable. I found several pairs I liked...

For every purchase of "The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents" during EDAW (Mon, Feb 28th to Sun, March 6th), I will donate $50 US to Beat. On the purchase checkout page, make sure to check mark "Beat" so they receive their donations!
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Children as young as five years old report being dissatisfied with their body. While parents will not be able to entirely shelter their children from the bombardment of outside views (e.g. social and print media, TV and movies, comments from other children and adults), parents can certainly act...
We’ve seen it firsthand. Eating disorders are on the rise. When a family faces this diagnosis, parents may feel overwhelmed, helpless, and don’t know where to begin.
Parents may scour the internet for information, purchase multiple books that collect dust on their shelves, but...
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After 6 months in the making, I’m proud to launch a revolutionary online program:
The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents.
Parents– It’s time to take action. Eating disorders wait for no one. Oftentimes an eating disorder diagnosis is...
By Stephanie Cajigal
Physicians and people living with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as long COVID, offer suggestions for dealing with symptoms.
Find a doctor with experience
“Look for doctors who have seen a lot of long COVID patients and who...
Say YES to yourself.
#RadicalAcceptance #SelfCare #MentalHealth #MentalHealthIsHealth #NEISvoid #MEspine #RareDisease #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #PhoenixRisingWithDrG
It was an honor to be on the KevinMD.com podcast. We discussed my article, “To the patient who wants to die: A psychologist’s perspective.”
Check out my talk on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain (with a focus on Migraine Disease)!
Therapy can be vital for navigating life with Chronic Illness.
A big thanks to the Association of Migraine Disorders for supporting people with complex neurological diseases.
Watch,...

Dr. Melissa Geraghty, a clinical health psychologist, acquired a spinal CSF leak after surgery to repair a rare neural tube defect.
What are you doing for #duradash?
I am continuing to work on my neurosurgery recovery. This includes using my recumbent bike, stretching, pilates, HIIT, and some...
The Keyboard Warriors will never Stop—but we can stop Reacting.
I’ve seen a lot of personal attacks in some online communities, particularly in the chronic pain community.
I have been the brunt of this many times when people make assumptions about me off of a few 100 words. In some of...
To the patient who wants to die: a psychologist’s perspective
I’ve been there. In my first two years of severe, chronic pain, I was right where you are at. I felt hopeless, mentally exhausted, and didn’t want to keep living with an extreme level of pain anymore. I felt there was...
For more information on what I do as a pain psychologist, please check out the following link:
I was interviewed by By Radha_Inspire (Digital Editor, Inspire)
I thought my time away from social media would be focused on adjusting to not having my infusions due to insurance issues (still an ongoing battle but I’m not dropping it!), but my body had other ideas.
After experiencing anaphylaxis for the first time as well as a bunch of other...
'I Got COVID 9 Months Ago and Still Have Symptoms'
Dr. Melissa Geraghty
On 12/2/20 at 5:51 AM EST
At the beginning of 2020, when COVID-19 was still only in the peripheries of our awareness, I was recovering from neurosurgery. I have a rare neurological disease, tethered cord syndrome,...
The 'Covid Cloud' Is Real
Author: Jessi Gold
Remember the talking Golden Retriever, Dug, in the cartoon movie Up who finds himself doing one thing — and then suddenly thrown off course by the mere mention of a squirrel? This is my perpetual state of mind of living through a pandemic. It's...
Originally I had planned to publish a compilation of my experiences with tethered cord syndrome, rare disease diagnosis, neurosurgery, and CSF leak, in time for my one year anniversary. My body and mind are currently not up for this seemingly monumental task, so I will be brief.
I have mixed...
Written in 2017. Edited in 2020.
Each day I see more and more ableist attitudes. Maybe it’s because I didn’t have a word to describe this before, or maybe it’s because I have experienced so much ableist trauma that parts of my brain had to block it out. More likely it’s a...
I recorded this video almost a year ago during the 2019 #PainAwarenessMonth.
Posted on: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Written on: Friday, July 24, 2020
My body is an asshole.
You read that correctly. Today is not a day where I am thankful for what my body can still do nor am I reminding myself that this pain flare too shall pass. Today is not a day where I’m using...
I was reflecting last night on how I have not seen any friends in person over the past 6 months due to COVID. I chuckled a bit at this thought because, truth be told, quarantine life isn’t much different than my PreCOVID life. Only now, my absence on social outings is just seen as more...
I have wanted to start a blog for years. However, with every new medical diagnosis, writing a blog kept getting pushed further down my to-do list. So this is long overdue!
I plan to write about my experiences with chronic pain, neurosurgery, rare disease, being a COVID Long Hauler, advocacy work,...
What’s a pain psychologist? Dr. Melissa Geraghty can explain
[Some of this article was updated in October 2023]
Dr. Melissa Geraghty is a licensed clinical health psychologist with expertise in pain psychotherapy. She has a deeply personal interest in her...

A few days ago I was diagnosed with C. diff. I never really heard much about C. diff outside of acquiring it in a hospital setting or people of advanced age contracting it. Oh, was I wrong. “Clostridium difficile (klos-TRID-e-um dif-uh-SEEL), often called C. difficile or C. diff,...