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Cefaly Interview on Mental Health and Migraine for Mental Health Awareness Month. chronic migraine chronic pain chronicillness mentalhealth migraine May 16, 2023

Image of Dr. Geraghty. TikTok. Says, "Your questions about migraine and mental health, answered."

Cefaly (2023). Interview on Mental Health and Migraine for Mental Health Awareness Month. Interview at RetreatMigraine. tiktok.com/t/ZTRKGGXke/

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Headache on The Hill 2023 chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain rare disease Feb 14, 2023

A heartfelt thanks to all those representing #Migraine and #Headache Diseases today at Headache on The Hill!

Flashback to 2018, my first #HOH!

#HOH2023 #Advocacy #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #WashingtonDC

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Event: Empowered Relief™ (02.15.23) chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain empowered relief rare disease Feb 04, 2023
Alt Text: Got Pain? Learn more here. Dr. Melissa Geraghty presents Empowered Relief. 

 

Event: Empowered Relief™

Where: Zoom

When: 02.15.23 at 5pm Central Time

Registration: https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/store

ONLY 10 SPOTS PER CLASS!

Empowered Relief™ is an...

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When would you like me to host the next Empowered Relief™ class? chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain empowered relief mental health rare disease Jan 29, 2023
Image Alt Text: Empowered Relief Testimonial: "The binaural audio alone was worth the class. I loved it! And for everyone who can't see a pain therapist weekly, the class gets right to the heart of what they can work on to deal with their pain."

As someone with multiple chronic pain conditions as...

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Join me next Tuesday for my free webinar on #ChronicPain and #MentalHealth! chronic migraine chronic pain chronicillness migraine webinar Jan 18, 2023
 
Join me next Tuesday (1-24-23 at 1pm Central) for my webinar on #ChronicPain and #MentalHealth!
 
A big thanks to the Association of Migraine Disorders for sponsoring this webinar.
 
Thank you, Mental Health America, for allowing me to discuss such an important topic.
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Dr. Melissa Geraghty is a Certified Empowered Relief™ Instructor. chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain empowered relief mental health rare disease Aug 08, 2022

I am excited to offer Empowered Relief™ classes!

Empowered Relief™ is an evidence-based, single-session pain class that rapidly equips patients with pain management skills. It was developed at Stanford University.

Here's how you will benefit:

  1. You will learn about the science of...
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Migraine & Headache Awareness Month is coming to a close, however advocacy and awareness needs to occur all year round! acceptance & commitment therapy chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain migraine psychologist Jun 30, 2022

Migraine & Headache Awareness Month is coming to a close, however advocacy and awareness needs to occur all year round!

View my 2017 interview with INvisible Project, 1st Migraine Edition, online:

https://invisibleproject.org/dr-melissa-geraghty/

Also checkout my article, "Medical History...

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Podcast Guest of Heads UP: "Migraine Medication Failures" chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain medicalgaslighting migraine podcast psychologist Jun 13, 2022

Heads UP - Episode 126: Migraine Medication Failures

National Headache Foundation

"Have you had a migraine medication fail you? Or have multiple migraine medications failed you? How did it make you feel? In this episode of Heads UP Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. talks to Melissa Geraghty Psy.D. about...

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I am excited to be a guest on 3 podcasts today! chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain eating disorders healthcareprofessionals mental health migraine parenting parents psychologist Jun 03, 2022

I am excited to be a guest on 3 podcasts today covering:

Eating disorder myths (for now, check out my program, The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/opt-in)
How we feel when medications fail us
What to do when we are stuck in bed with pain

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Honored to be featured in Rare Revolution Magazine! chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain disabled life mental health psychologist rare disease May 11, 2022

Dr. Melissa Geraghty Psy.D of Phoenix Rising with Dr. G

11 May 2022

Drawing on her own experience of rare disease Dr Melissa Geraghty is on a mission to provide mental health support to those with chronic illness and pain to ensure no one feels alone on their RARE journey.

RARE entrepreneur...

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain acceptance & commitment therapy act chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain mental health migraine Jun 15, 2021

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,...

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What’s a pain psychologist? Dr. Melissa Geraghty can explain. chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain longcovid psychologist rare disease Jan 22, 2019

Chronic-Inspire

What’s a pain psychologist? Dr. Melissa Geraghty can explain

By Radha_Inspire

[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...

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Dr. G is Featured in the INvisible Project: Migraine Addition (1st Edition). acceptance & commitment therapy chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain psychologist May 01, 2017

 

1st Migraine Edition

Dr. Melissa Geraghty

Channeling her experience, she helps others.


When Melissa Geraghty, Psy.D. was a sophomore in high school, she had her wisdom teeth removed. What should have been a simple procedure led to temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) and, eventually,...

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“Medical history and current medications” documents chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain rare disease Apr 01, 2017

 “Medical history and current medications” documents

By Melissa Geraghty, Psy.D.

Create your own and take charge of your health care.

In my personal and clinical experience, when a person has chronic pain, they eventually must see yet another new specialist. Other than the...

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Commitment and Chronic Pain: A Potent Combination acceptance & commitment therapy chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain rare disease Feb 01, 2016

Commitment and Chronic Pain: A Potent Combination

Power of Pain (iPain) Resource Magazine 2016.
Written By: Dr. Melissa E. A. Geraghty, Psy.D.

Commitment. This word is often thrown about haphazardly. People can feel defensive about it.

Of course I am committed to improving my health! Can’t...

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