Photo Fridays- Never Let Your Pain Go To Waste

This picture is being sold as part of a fundraising effort between the US Pain Foundation and 540WMain, a non-profit run by my dear friend Calvin Eaton in Rochester, NY. Learn more about this project and how to purchase artwork by those who have chronic pain conditions.
Invisible Beauty in Pain Artist Spotlight & Interview- Katie Golden
In this picture, my toes are curled, my nails are digging into my skin, and I am protecting myself from the pain of a migraine that I was actively having at the time. Photo credit goes to the amazing Elisabeth Viilu Photography, out of Dallas, TX.
Light at the End of the Pier: Recovering From Multiple Migraine Attacks
I know that the saying is- there is light at the end of the tunnel- but I took this picture from underneath the Santa Monica Pier. The light seeping through the cracks in the boardwalk above were too brilliant to ignore. It reminded me of that saying as I was just starting to feel like…