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title: Migraine Headache and the Mind-Body Connection
description: Dr. Rebecca Wells joins the podcast. She is a professor of neurology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Director of the Comprehensive Headache Program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She shares what she has learned in over 20 years of patient care and research on non-pharmacological approaches to treating migraine, and her current work on the mind/body connection to combat Migraine disease.
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# [Migraine Headache and the Mind-Body Connection](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/blog/migraine-headache-and-the-mind-body-connection)

 Written by [Andrew L. Brewer, MS, NBHWC](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/blog/author/andrew-brewer) | Jun 18, 2025 11:21:23 AM

Can those suffering from migraine get relief without medication? Find out in [episode 116 of the Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina](https://soundcloud.com/nwahecwebmaster/hi-ep-116-rebecca-wells-md-mph)!

Rebecca Wells, MD, MPH shares what she has learned in over 20 years of patient care and research on non-pharmacological approaches to treating migraine, and her current work on the mind/body connection to combat Migraine.

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Register to receive credit for listening to this episode here: [https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74911](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74911)

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