Advocates Removing Migraine Stigma (ARMS) for Chronic Migraine

Advocating doesn’t have to be complicated, overwhelming, or even time consuming. 

You can do this by sharing CMA’s resources in this kit with your doctors’ offices, other healthcare providers, community centers, libraries, health/craft fairs, Farmer’s Markets and more. Keep a few pamphlets/pens in your bag or purse to have handy whenever you run into someone with migraine – at the grocery store, at the bank, the gym, family events, and more.  

Examples of advocacy include:

• Giving someone the CMA pen is advocacy
• Wearing CMA shirt/gear is advocacy
• Talking to your friends and family about what it is like to live with chronic migraine is advocacy
• Supporting a friend or family member living with chronic migraine is advocacy
• Sending people to our website and/or Facebook support groups is advocacy
• Taking a picture passing out your swag and/or wearing our gear and sharing it on social media (don’t forget to use our hashtag #CMAware) is advocacy
• Fundraising for CMA, Inc. is advocacy
• Sharing from our website and social media pages is advocacy

Living with chronic migraine leaves us feeling unwell and not wanting to do much. Becoming an ARMS member gives purpose to your pain. Advocating from your bed/recliner/couch can be as simple as copying and pasting CMA’s social media posts and posting them to your own social media channels.