About the Author
Gillean Dean
Migraine advocate. Podcast host. Someone who lives with migraine every day.
Gillean Dean has spent years turning her own experience with migraine into something that helps others — through advocacy, community, and now, this book.
Author of
Live Well With Migraine
Her Story
Migraine has been part of Gillean Dean's life for as long as she can remember. Like so many people, she spent years not fully understanding what was happening — cycling through partial diagnoses, conflicting advice, and the quiet exhaustion of living with something that most people around her didn't take seriously.
What changed wasn't a cure. It was understanding. When Gillean began to truly learn how migraine works — as a neurological disease, not a bad headache — everything shifted. She could recognize her patterns. She could make sense of her symptoms. She could start making choices that actually helped.
That shift is what she wants for every person who picks up this book.
"I wrote the book I wish I'd had when I was first trying to understand what was happening to me."
Through her podcast and advocacy work, Gillean has connected with thousands of people navigating migraine — people who felt dismissed by doctors, confused by their own symptoms, or simply exhausted by a condition that so few people around them truly understood. Their stories, and her own, are woven throughout this book.
The Journey
Early years
Began experiencing migraine attacks — years of confusion, misdiagnosis, and searching for answers.
Advocacy begins
Started sharing her experience publicly, connecting with others who felt dismissed or unheard.
Podcast launch
Launched her podcast to bring honest, accessible conversations about migraine to a wider audience.
This book
Wrote Live Well With Migraine — the resource she wished had existed when she was first trying to understand her condition.
Podcast
Live Well With Migraine
Honest, accessible conversations about migraine — what it is, how it works, and how to live well with it. New episodes explore the science, the lived experience, and the community.
Beyond the Book
Advocacy rooted in lived experience
Gillean's work extends beyond the page. Through her podcast, she brings together voices from the migraine community — patients, researchers, clinicians, and advocates — to create conversations that are honest, grounded, and genuinely useful.
Her approach is always the same: meet people where they are, speak plainly, and help them feel less alone in what they're navigating.
Ready to understand migraine differently?
Live Well With Migraine: How Migraine Works is available now on Amazon.