Facial Pain Awareness Month: Hope, Advocacy & Support You Need

October marks Facial Pain Awareness Month, and in this deeply personal episode, I share my journey living with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) alongside the staggering reality that 3.1 billion people globally are affected by headache disorders.📊 Did you know?3.1 billion people live with headache disorders worldwide (40% of global population).Migraine affects ~1.1 billion people and is among the leading causes of disability.Facial pain disorders like TN, occipital neuralgia, and orofacial pain often overlap with headache conditions.In this episode, you’ll hear: ✔️ My personal story of diagnosis, flare-ups, stigma, and resilience ✔️ Why awareness matters: for better diagnosis, empathy, and care ✔️ The work of the Facial Pain Association (FPA USA) and advocacy (including their collaborations for migraine/facial pain policy) ✔️ Encouragement for those walking with invisible painWhether you live with facial pain, migraines, or want to support someone who does — I hope this episode offers you validation, hope, and a reminder: you are not alone.📚 Resources & Links 🌐 Facial Pain Association: https://www.facepain.org 📖 My memoir But You Look Just Fine: www.micheleroys.com/book 💌 Let’s connect: Instagram @michroys👉 I would love to know: What’s one thing you wish people understood about facial pain or migraines? Drop it in the comments below — your story could be the encouragement someone else needs.If this helped you, please like, share, and subscribe so more people can find hope and awareness.