Coping with Chronic Migraines – Heather Hart

07/08/21 • 17 min

“I can’t get through each day without Jesus. If I can’t do anything else because my head hurts too bad, it doesn’t hurt so bad that I can’t cling to him.”

Over the past 4 years, Heather Hart has enjoyed only one day without a migraine. As an active mother of 5, her life turned upside down in 2017 when her head began to hurt, and she was hospitalized with meningitis. But when her meningitis cleared up and she returned home, Heather’s headache continued. To this day, doctors have not discovered what causes Heather’s daily, mind-bending migraines.

Through her excruciating headaches, Heather’s prayer has been that God would use her pain for his glory. Now an internationally best-selling author, Heather is on the podcast to share how debilitating migraines have impacted her faith, family, and friendships, but how she’s experienced God’s care through her chronic pain.

Resources:

Learn more about Heather Hart
Find resources for chronic pain and illness
Read the Beyond Suffering Bible
Follow Heather on Facebook and Twitter

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“I can’t get through each day without Jesus. If I can’t do anything else because my head hurts too bad, it doesn’t hurt so bad that I can’t cling to him.”

Resources:

Learn more about Heather Hart
Find resources for chronic pain and illness
Read the Beyond Suffering Bible
Follow Heather on Facebook and Twitter

Questions or comments? Email Crystal at [email protected]
Support Joni and Friends to help make this podcast possible.

You make this podcast possible! Thank you for your support.

Find all podcast resources and message our team.

Follow Joni and Friends on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok.

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Suffering, Healing, and Heaven – Jenny Hill

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." –Revelation 21:4

This week on the podcast, we are wrapping up our 3-episode Q&A series with Jenny Hill. Living with cerebral palsy, Jenny has shared about how to navigate painful situations and where to find hope in the midst of loneliness. Today, Jenny is completing her Q&A series with a powerful conversation about suffering, healing, and heaven.

“Pain and suffering are probably the most universal experiences we have with other people.”

Listen as Jenny shares how suffering has deepened her friendship with Jesus and helped her realize she is part of a bigger story. Don’t miss her powerful imagining of what heaven will be like and how living with a disability has helped frame her thoughts on eternity.

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Learn more about Jenny Hill
Read Jenny's blog post about heaven.
Hear more about heaven with Randy Alcorn
Read Heaven: Your Real Home by Joni Eareckson Tada
Listen to Disability and Belonging
Listen to How to Transform a Painful Situation: Being Stared At and Falling in Public
Listen to Loneliness
Follow Jenny on Facebook and Twitter

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Clinging to Jesus When You're in Pain – Heather Hart

“My pain does overtake me. But even when it does, God is still there.”

In 2017, Heather Hart felt like she was on top of the world. She was leading a women’s Bible study at her church and fulfilling her passion for writing. She was loving Jesus and living life to the fullest! Then one summer day, a migraine changed her life.

Over the past four years, through numerous hospital visits, tests, and medications, Heather has not been able to find a remedy for her daily pain. Last week, Heather joined Crystal to share about her struggle with excruciating chronic migraines.

This week on the podcast, Heather is returning to talk about clinging to Jesus through pain. Hear some of the practical ways she manages her migraines and be encouraged by how God has used Heather’s pain to draw her closer to himself.

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