{"id":1962,"date":"2015-12-20T21:25:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T21:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mymigrainemiracle.com\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2016-12-12T02:29:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T02:29:55","slug":"migraine-freedom-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/migraine-freedom-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"The Migraine Freedom Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Timeline-post-featured-image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Timeline-post-featured-image.png\" alt=\"Timeline post featured image\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Timeline-post-featured-image.png 560w, https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Timeline-post-featured-image-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Finding Your Freedom Path<\/h3>\n<div>Let me begin by saying this: <strong>I think it&#8217;s possible for anyone to achieve migraine freedom<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>As I&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/migraine-miracle-reviews-inspiring-early-feedback-readers\/\" target=\"_blank\">discussed elsewhere<\/a>, the evidence indicates that migraines are a disease of civilization, meaning they only rear their heads when awakened by modern diets and lifestyles. While genetic susceptibilities undoubtedly exist, such predispositions are neither necessary nor sufficient for\u00a0bringing the migraine beast into your life.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>But that&#8217;s not to say that getting from wherever you are now to migraine freedom is easy. And what all\u00a0is required to get you from where you are now to where you want to be will depend on a great many factors &#8211; factors that in total are part of the unique individual that you are.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>And one of those factors that determines your\u00a0road ahead is <em>where you are on the Migraine Freedom Timeline,\u00a0<\/em>a concept that I think will be immensely useful to anyone courageous enough to try to forge their path to migraine freedom.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>My primary mission with the book, and my primary mission with the Migrai-Neverland community, is to provide you with the tools and resources you need to discover and proceed down\u00a0your own freedom\u00a0path.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>But it&#8217;s important to remember that this is a process. A <strong>process that involves a step by step progression to your ultimate destination, with several hurdles that must be cleared along the way<\/strong>. Too much time spent focusing on the ultimate destination, and what must be done to get there, and you risk\u00a0feeling overwhelmed and defeated.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><em>\u00a0Just as you don&#8217;t eat an elephant in one giant bite, you don&#8217;t reach migraine freedom in\u00a0one giant step.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Your primary objective, then,\u00a0is to make consistent forward progress along the timeline, <strong>focusing your efforts not on the final destination, but on the next step that will move you forwards on the timeline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does doing so transform the journey from something overwhelming to something manageable, it also helps you better understand what needs to happen when, as knowing\u00a0where you are in the timeline helps to frame where your energies are best spent, and the actions that will give you the\u00a0best bang for your buck.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Many of the steps along the timeline will apply to any migraineur trying to reach migraine zero. Others, however, will be individual, specific\u00a0to you and your situation. And the\u00a0best person to figure out what those specific steps\u00a0are?<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>You.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0But I think the Migraine Miracle Timeline will go a long way towards helping you customize your own plan.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>RELATED<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>The Chatter<\/em>, or weekly conversation devoted to moving forward along the Migraine Freedom Timeline, is now available. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/thechatter\/\">Click here to learn more about becoming a subscriber<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A Matter Of &#8220;When&#8221;, Not &#8220;If&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0There&#8217;s also a very important idea embedded into the concept of the timeline, a mindset shift that I think is critical for getting where you want to be.<\/p>\n<p>With the timeline, <strong>all that matters is\u00a0where you are now, where you want to be, and the path that connects those two places<\/strong>. That path exists, it&#8217;s just\u00a0a matter of finding it.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, you needn&#8217;t see the entire path to freedom from where you sit now, you only need to take the very next step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Too often I see patients become their own worst enemies, sabotaging themselves with recurring and\u00a0destructive thought patterns: &#8220;I&#8217;m an exception&#8221;, &#8220;what if this doesn&#8217;t work for me?&#8221;, etc. I know that these thoughts\u00a0ALWAYS become self fulfilling prophecies.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Make no mistake, this path requires work.\u00a0Will there be setbacks? Very likely. This is real life, after all.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/power-thought-masters-mindfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\">But it&#8217;s in how we respond to those setbacks that determines our ultimate fate<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>To get to migraine freedom, you must be <em>tenacious<\/em>. You must be able persist, to stay the course in spite of things that can come along to derail you. <strong>Only the right mindset will allow this to happen<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>The easy road is popping a pill and hoping for the best. I&#8217;m not offering the easy road. A better road, <em>for sure<\/em>, but not an easy one.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>So take a look at the Migraine Freedom Timeline below. What phase are you in?<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In upcoming posts, I&#8217;ll be discussing how you can use this information for determining the most important steps to take next.<\/p>\n<p>For those\u00a0inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/endofmigraine\" target=\"_blank\">Migrai-Neverland community<\/a>, we have a section of the forum\u00a0devoted entirely to\u00a0discussing the timeline and how you can best use this information to customize your own path to freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Migraine-Freedom-Timeline.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1982\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Migraine-Freedom-Timeline.png\" alt=\"Migraine Freedom Timeline\" width=\"1056\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Migraine-Freedom-Timeline.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Migraine-Freedom-Timeline-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mymigrainemiracle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Migraine-Freedom-Timeline-1024x791.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding Your Freedom Path Let me begin by saying this: I think it&#8217;s possible for anyone to achieve migraine freedom. &nbsp; As I&#8217;ve discussed elsewhere, the evidence indicates that migraines are a disease of civilization, meaning they only rear their heads when awakened by modern diets and lifestyles. 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