About

Political communication strategist, former broadcaster, migraine warrior.

Hi, I’m RK. (Or Raphaella Kathryn if ya really want to say all those syllables.)

I’m the founder and Chair of Migraine Australia and a hardened migraine warrior.

I was first diagnosed with migraine in my early 20s, and in retrospect have had symptoms from my earliest memories, but I didn’t take it seriously until I got really sick in 2012. Since then the journey has been challenging, frustrating, inspiring, and an absolute rollercoaster. Like many, my journey has included points of utter despair when I just wanted it to be over, to many, many points of feeling enriched and better off because of the journey.

The number one highlight in this journey has of course been the establishment of Migraine Australia.

While most of the posts here will be from me about my migraine journey, and a lot of Migraine Australia stuff, I will also try and highlight some of the other awesome migraine warriors along the way.

(I blog political stuff here)