The National Headache Foundation is collaborating with our partners to create educational episodes filled with expert insights and practical advice for those living with headache disorders and migraine disease.
Don't Ignore Headache Disorders: Why Early Diagnosis Matters
If migraine or headache attacks are disrupting your work, family or daily life, it's time to see a healthcare provider. Headache disorders like migraine are real neurological diseases, and a diagnosis opens the door to treatment.
In our new season of NHF Insights, we are featuring real people, real stories, and expert guidance on migraine and headache disorders, from patients and providers side by side.
Kicking off the patient series, host Dr. Jaclyn Duvall, a board-certified neurologist and headache specialist, talks with patient advocate Qasim. He had attacks from second grade but wasn't diagnosed with migraine disease until his 30s, and later with chronic migraine and hemiplegic migraine.
22 Oct 2026
Why Primary Care Providers Should Treat Headache Disorders
Migraine disease is underdiagnosed in primary care. Yet primary care is often where patients with headache disorders go first.
In our new season of NHF Insights, we are featuring real people, real stories, and expert guidance on migraine and headache disorders, from patients and providers side by side.
Kicking off the healthcare provider series, host Dr. Hope O'Brien, NHF board president and headache specialist, talks with Dr. Vince Martin, a primary care physician certified in headache medicine, and former NHF board president.
18 May 2026
AbbVie Migraine Career Catalyst Award Winners
In this episode of NHF Insights™, host Katy Oakley speaks with three recipients of the AbbVie Migraine Career Catalyst Award about how living with migraine has shaped their careers, goals, and perspectives on work. The conversation explores workplace challenges, accommodations, entrepreneurship, mental health, and building a more sustainable future while living with migraine.
22 Apr 2026
The Link Between Sleep Disorders and Migraine
Host Katy Oakley is joined by sleep medicine specialist Audrey Wells, MD, and headache specialist Lauren Natbony, MD, to discuss how poor sleep and untreated sleep disorders may worsen migraine attacks, contribute to chronic migraine, and impact daily functioning and quality of life.
18 Mar 2026
Fighting to Feel Better
If migraine has ever made you feel stuck, this conversation is for you.
In this episode of NHF InSights, we explore what it really takes to access migraine care—and why the process can be so challenging. This patient-centered conversation looks beyond the migraine attack itself and into the real-world barriers people face when trying to get treatment, including insurance denials, step therapy requirements, delays, and changing formularies.
You’ll learn:
- Why treatment delays and insurance denials happen—and how they impact daily life
- How patients can prepare for appointments and advocate for their care
- The role providers play in navigating access challenges
- How advocacy efforts aim to improve access
This conversation isn’t just about what’s broken. It’s about what’s possible when patients, providers, and advocates work together.
Supported by Lundbeck. Content developed independently by the NHF.
4 Mar 2026
Why Migraine Care Starts in Primary Care ft. Dr. Hope O'Brien and Dr. Andrew Blumenfeld
Primary care clinicians and APPs see the majority of patients living with migraine, and that means they are uniquely positioned to improve outcomes.
In this episode of NHF InSights™: Primary Care/APP edition, Hope O’Brien, MD and Andrew Blumenfeld, MD, discuss why early diagnosis and treatment, prevention-forward care, and mechanism-based treatment decisions matter. From using a simple screening tool like ID Migraine to pre-diagnose, and understanding acute and preventive therapy options, this conversation focuses on practical strategies that can be implemented in clinical settings.
Learn why migraine-specific therapies are now recommended as first-line preventive care and how reducing the frequency of attacks helps prevent long-term disability and disease progression.
Migraine is a complex neurological disease, not “just a headache.” Primary care clinicians and advanced practice providers play a critical role in breaking stigma, intervening early, and improving long-term outcomes.
Supported by AbbVie. Content developed independently by the NHF.
18 Feb 2026
Why Migraine Prevention Matters in Primary Care ft. Dr. Jaclyn Duvall and Dr. Stewart Tepper
In this episode of NHF InSights™: Primary Care/APP edition, host Jaclyn Duvall, MD, is joined by Stewart Tepper, MD, to discuss why primary care and advanced practice providers are essential to improving outcomes and quality of life for people living with migraine disease.
Primary care offices see the majority of patients presenting with the symptoms of migraine disease and are uniquely positioned to initiate diagnosis, start acute treatment earlier, and help prevent disease progression. This conversation focuses on practical strategies providers can use in busy practices, including quick screening approaches, when to begin preventive therapy, and how newer migraine-specific treatments are changing care.
The episode also explores evolving clinical guidance supporting FDA approved migraine-specific medications as first-line therapy, and key findings from the TEMPLE Phase 3 trial comparing atogepant with topiramate.
You’ll learn:
- How to quickly screen and identify likely migraine disease in a busy clinic setting
- When to initiate preventive therapy based on patient disability, not just frequency of attacks
- How CGRP-targeted therapies and gepants are shifting first-line treatment decisions and should be considered earlier
- What the TEMPLE study means for tolerability, effectiveness, and patient quality of life
- Practical steps primary care clinicians can take to bring care and hope to patients
This episode highlights how newer migraine-specific treatments, and confident prescribing in primary care, have the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of life.
This episode is supported by AbbVie.
3 Dec 2025
Migraine and Co-Morbid Conditions ft. Dr. Fred Cohen and Nancy Harris Bonk
NHF InSights™ is a podcast from the National Headache Foundation that explores important topics in headache and migraine through thoughtful conversations with experts, advocates, and people with lived experience.
Each season focuses on a different theme—ranging from clinical care and research to intersections in the workplace, mental wellbeing, and common comorbidities—offering valuable insights for patients, families, and healthcare professionals alike.
In this first episode of our NHF Insights series on migraine and other co-morbid/co-occurring conditions hosted by NHF CEO Katy Oakley, Dr. Fred Cohen and Nancy Harris Bonk discuss the connections among migraine and common co-morbidities from both the physician and patient perspective. They also provide practical tips on how patients and providers can work together to manage multiple conditions.
On this episode they explore:
· How patients can ensure they get an accurate diagnosis of both migraine and their other co-morbid conditions when walking multiple disease journeys
· How patients can work with their providers to determine the best therapy for each person
· How patients can manage, diagnose, and treat their migraine along with other co-morbid conditions
· How patients can they live their best life with co-morbidities
Find out more about these connections in this insightful episode! Other future episodes in this series will do a deep dive on the connection among migraine and depression/anxiety and migraine and sleep. This InSights series is supported by Axsome.
21 May 2025
Feeling Seen by Your Provider
In the final episode of our NHF Insights series, Dr. Jaclyn Duvall and Dr. Karen Cassiday discuss the importance of feeling seen by healthcare providers. Many survey respondents expressed frustration that their doctors didn’t fully understand their pain, mental health challenges, or the complexity of migraine.
How can we improve patient-provider communication? Find out in this insightful episode!
This three-part mini-series of NHF Insights reflects on results of The Harris Poll: Migraine Report card supported by Lundbeck.
30 Apr 2025
The Treatment Gap: Awareness vs. Action
Dr. Jaclyn Duvall and Dr. Karen Cassiday examine the widespread use of over-the-counter medications and caffeine as migraine management strategies. The survey found that only 15% of eligible individuals take preventive medication, even though all would qualify.
This episode uncovers why many people hesitate to pursue preventive treatments and how self-management strategies impact long-term migraine care.
16 Apr 2025
The Emotional Toll of Attacks
In the latest episode of NHF Insights, Dr. Jaclyn Duvall speaks with Dr. Karen Cassiday about the burden of migraine—even for those who experience fewer attacks. Despite a reduction in headache days, many people still report a significant impact on their daily lives.
They discuss key findings from the Harris Poll: Migraine Report Card supported by Lundbeck, including the emotional and professional toll of living with migraine. Tune in for expert insights and strategies for managing migraine.
20 Nov 2024
Care Considerations for those in Frontline Professions
Dr. Hope O'Brien and Dr. Merle Diamond, two renowned headache specialists, explore the unique challenges faced by frontline workers with migraine, highlighting practical strategies for managing triggers and advocating for workplace accommodations.
18 Nov 2024
Impact of High Stress Frontline Professions on People with Migraine
In this episode of NHF Insights, Dr. Hope O’Brien sits down with Dr. Merle Diamond to explore the impact of high-stress frontline professions on people living with migraine. They dive into survey findings from the National Headache Foundation, discussing how migraine affects career choices, daily performance, and mental well-being for frontline workers like healthcare providers, teachers, and emergency personnel.
Tune in to hear strategies for managing migraine in demanding work environments and insights on how employers can support those living with this condition.
27 Jun 2024
Impact of Migraine on Daily Life
Welcome to NHF InSights. We are excited to kick off the inaugural episode of NHF InSights podcast with a collaboration between the National Headache Foundation and Pfizer.
Dive into the findings of a third-party survey, sponsored by Pfizer, that sheds light on the profound impact of migraine on daily life. Join Dr. Hope O’Brien, the founder and CEO of Headache Center of Hope, and Dr. Nicole Shaffer, the director of occupational health and wellness at Pfizer, as they explore the striking gender differences in migraine management and discuss the cultural stigmas that accompany them. This episode is filled with expert insights and practical advice you won’t want to miss.
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