A Book by Gillean Dean
Live Well With Migraine
How Migraine Works
Migraine is far more complex than most people realize. This book explains it in straightforward, human language — grounded in lived experience and current understanding of migraine as a neurological disease.
Migraine advocate · Podcast host · Lived experience
Written by someone who lives with migraine every day.
How Migraine Works
Live Well
With
Migraine
Gillean Dean
"You've been told it's just a headache.
It isn't."
Migraine often runs in families, yet many people live with symptoms for years before they understand what's actually happening. The attacks may change over time. The symptoms may not seem connected. You may have been dismissed, or given incomplete answers.
This book is here to change that.
Inside the Book
Finally, answers that make sense.
Each chapter builds a clearer picture of what migraine actually is — and what you can do about it.
How migraine affects the brain and nervous system
Why symptoms can extend far beyond head pain
How to recognize patterns and phases of migraine attacks
Why diagnosis is often delayed or missed
What to do when symptoms begin or an attack is building
How to reduce nervous system strain and better avoid attacks
Why treatment is rarely a one-size-fits-all
About the Author
Gillean Dean
Gillean Dean is a migraine advocate and podcast host who has lived with migraine for most of her life. She knows what it's like to spend years searching for answers — to be dismissed, misdiagnosed, and left without a clear picture of what's actually happening.
Through her advocacy work and podcast, Gillean has helped thousands of people better understand their condition. This book is an extension of that work — written not as an expert talking down to a patient, but as someone who has walked the same path and found a way to live well within it.
"I wrote the book I wish I'd had when I was first trying to understand what was happening to me."
You deserve to understand what's happening.
Migraine is a neurological disease — not a character flaw, not an overreaction, and not something you just have to endure. Understanding it is the first step toward living well with it.
Available now on Amazon
Finally understand what migraine actually is
Recognize your own patterns and phases
Know what to do when an attack is building
Reduce nervous system strain over time