69. Do Your Migraines Make You Dread the Holidays?

The holidays are supposed to be joyful. But when you have chronic migraines, this time of the year brings dread.

Can you host family dinner without ending up in bed? Should you risk that glass of wine? How do you make plans when you can't trust your body?

Here's what Dr. Leslie wants you to know:

Most of her clients start feeling noticeably better within 4 weeks.

If you started now, imagine where you'd be by Thanksgiving. What would it mean to host family with confidence? To enjoy pumpkin pie without panic? By Christmas, you could feel even better!

Dr. Leslie's approach doesn't involve extreme restriction. She often increases the variety of foods her clients can eat, because most migraine sufferers are already avoiding half the menu.

The question isn't whether you should wait until after the holidays. It's whether you want to spend another holiday season sitting on the sidelines.

If you're ready to feel better by Thanksgiving and transform your 2026, Dr. Leslie offers free consultations to walk through your symptoms and create a plan.

Schedule your free consultation with Dr. Leslie and stop dreading the holidays.

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Episode Transcript

so we're coming into the holiday season here
and I just wanted to jump on
and talk really quick about the holidays
because the holidays
it's supposed to be a joyful time of year
but for chronic migraine suffers
this can be one of the most challenging
times of the year
we would love to host family and friends
we would love to go out
and maybe have a drink or two at a holiday party
but how can we make plans
how can we make commitments
do we chance having a drink or a glass of wine
when we are struggling so much with our migraines
so many chronic migraine sufferers
when we get to this time of the year
they actually start to feel a lot of dread
so I wanted to just reach out to you
if you are in that place right now
this is actually the perfect time to reach out to me
and get started right away
because most of my clients
start to feel better within about 4 weeks
so this is not to say that people are migraine free
and they don't have any migraines within 4 weeks
but they feel noticeably better
around the 4 week time frame
so think where you could be by Thanksgiving
if you were already feeling a little bit better
think how good you could feel in two months
around Christmas time
if you were feeling even better than that
and what would that mean for you
to be able to host family and friends at your house
with confidence
enjoy the nice food that we have at Thanksgiving
even having a piece of pumpkin pie
having some treats
and not having to worry about getting a migraine
because of food triggers or because of other triggers
like noise or commotion
or things like that
that go with some of the holiday parties and
and fun things so
a lot of people will actually avoid
starting something new this time of year
because they think it will interfere
with their holiday season
so they are afraid that
I'm going to have them go on a very restrictive diet
or something like that
that is going to mean that they really can't
enjoy the holiday season at all
you know I'm gonna tell them
that they can't have a piece of pumpkin pie
or something like that
and that's just not the case with my approach
we're actually many times
increasing
the variety of food that people are able to eat
because most migraine sufferers
are already on some sort of
restrictive diet trying to avoid food triggers
so again
there's nothing that I recommend with my clients
that is in any way going to interfere with you
being able to enjoy the holidays from like
a meal perspective or anything like that
in fact the biggest thing is that
you would already
feel a little bit better for the holidays
so if that's been something
that's been in the back of your mind
I just wanted to address this
now is the perfect time to get started
and restore your health and then
what could you feel like by January or February 2026
this is the time to start thinking about
how good you can feel in the next year
and what it would be like in 2026
to not struggle with migraines
if you are struggling with chronic migraines
reach out book a free consult
call with me
and we will go through your current symptoms
and then we'll talk about what would be the next
best steps to get you feeling better by the holidays
talk to you soon