Hi, my name is Andrew Paiva. I’m a dad, husband, son, brother, and uncle. I’m also an executive at a private food manufacturing company in Massachusetts. For 27+ years, I lived with migraine. It wasn’t just “headaches”—they were the thief that stole days, memories, and moments I’ll never get back. From my younger years through adulthood, I battled a relentless cycle of suffering, hopelessness, and temporary fixes. Every new medication, neurologist, hospital, device, diet, or “miracle cure” brought hope that eventually turned into disappointment. This was all until I found Dr. Laurel Steinberg. This is my success story.
By 2024, the weight of it all was getting unbearable. I was living what should’ve been the prime of my life—young, successful, married with two small children, full of ambition—but behind the scenes, migraine was robbing me of it all. After experiencing some initial relief from the newly released CGRP medications, they quickly let me down. Migraine was back with fierce vengeance as were the days of taking excedrin and triptans as meals.
I grew terrified thinking I couldn’t be present for anything or anyone. Making future plans became comical. I knew damn well I had no idea if I’d be able to keep my plans for that future event, dinner, vacation, meeting - you name it. I’d truck through the worse pain, dizziness, nausea and urges to escape to a bed in a dark room just to feel like I had some type of control of my life. If you’re suffering and reading this, you know that sometimes the only thing you can do is escape from reality and run to that dark room, take a triptan/excedrin, get some rest and cross your fingers that this one won’t send you to the ER for another “migraine cocktail”.
Though I’d try to hide the suffering, my young children were watching and knew I was sick. They’d even get ice packs for daddy to try and help me. I was starting to believe that this was just how life would always be. That I would always live around the pain, instead of without it.
I’m grateful for having family, friends and colleagues who were always trying to help me. They’d give me recommendations or would share stories from who they also knew suffered from migraine. One suggestion led me to the idea of mindbody medicine and TMS. Somehow after all my own “research”, I had never heard of TMS! As this person also suggested, I read The Mindbody Prescription by Dr. Sarno. This was the beginning of my path to success.
The book contained many examples that sounded like it was being written about my life. I was optimistic and ready to start attacking migraine with this new approach. However, I’ll admit, I didn’t have the best understanding of how this mindset alone could fully heal me from all this pain. I was determined to keep searching and trying anything I could to give me back my life.
I knew I had to continue learning about the role TMS plays in migraine. One day, laying in pain from another migraine I googled “TMS migraine Sarno” and came across a link that had the word “Success” in the headline. I clicked the link and started reading a success story of someone who worked with a wonderful doctor who cured them from migraine. The doctor referenced was Dr. Laurel Steinberg.
I don’t know what took so long for me to cross paths with Dr. Steinberg, but I’ll tell you this, it’s why I am sharing this story and will work to advocate for her and her successful migraine treatment method. I don’t want anyone to miss this!
I called Dr. Steinberg (Laurel) as soon as I finished reading the success story. It rang and went to her voicemail and just as I thought to myself “Oh great, another doctor who might call me back and if I’m lucky I’ll get an appointment 6 months from now”, my phone began to ring; it was Dr. Steinberg who had just missed my call. She called me within seconds of missing the call, on a Sunday! I instantly learned she was the real deal. She explained to me not how she could HELP, but how she WILL GET RID of my migraine sickness. That was the first time in 27 years someone ever sounded as confident as Laurel did in beating migraine. Desperate and motivated, I had my first appointment with her later that very same day.
After learning so much from working with Dr. Steinberg, I couldn’t believe some of the things neurologists would have me try or do. While they may be great at other aspects of neurology, they were all terrible at treating migraine. I’ve had some tell me “Take this, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll jab you with this (needle with a new medication) ….”. I can recall getting excited and optimistic just for landing an appointment with a neurologist. It was my only hope for relief. I’d attend the appointment, after waiting several months, only to eventually be put on another ineffective medication that had awful side effects.
If you are suffering from migraine and reading this, don’t give up. Relief is out there. Healing is possible. All it takes is finding the right person to guide you through it. Gather your motivation and call her RIGHT NOW! I’ve worked with seven neurologists at some of the best hospitals in the country (including Harvard, near where I live) and never had I spoken with someone this experienced and knowledgeable about migraine. She has been a godsend.
Laurel has clearly put a lot of work into her method so I don’t want to share too much. However, I will share why I know this is so successful.
First and foremost, Laurel suffered from migraine just like the rest of us. She can relate to the pain and suffering we have all gone through. She understands how debilitating migraine is. No more hearing “it’s just a headache” like many doctors have told me before.
Second, she’s always available and communicates with you about the method on a daily basis. I wasn’t used to this. Historically I’d have to call doctor offices and leave messages waiting a few days for a response.
Third, she’s a wiz! You’ll learn she’s studied and trained at Johns Hopkins, NYU and Columbia where she teaches her method. She’s also been taught by Dr. Sarno himself.
Laurel is more than a doctor, she’s a coach, a motivator and will push you to your own success. Thanks to her, I got my life back. I’m living fully, chasing my goals, and showing up every day as the person I always knew I could’ve been, if only the pain would’ve let me. Words can't express how deeply thankful I am to Dr. Steinberg for freeing me from the pain of migraine. I am forever in her debt! She is nothing short of magically masterful in migraine prevention – with a great attitude!
During our first appointment, Laurel waved a magic wand readying me for the magic to come. It sure did, here is a recent picture of us with her magic wand - so funny but so true that her method worked.
Dr. Laurel Steinberg can be reached at (917) 574-0825
By 2024, the weight of it all was getting unbearable. I was living what should’ve been the prime of my life—young, successful, married with two small children, full of ambition—but behind the scenes, migraine was robbing me of it all. After experiencing some initial relief from the newly released CGRP medications, they quickly let me down. Migraine was back with fierce vengeance as were the days of taking excedrin and triptans as meals.
I grew terrified thinking I couldn’t be present for anything or anyone. Making future plans became comical. I knew damn well I had no idea if I’d be able to keep my plans for that future event, dinner, vacation, meeting - you name it. I’d truck through the worse pain, dizziness, nausea and urges to escape to a bed in a dark room just to feel like I had some type of control of my life. If you’re suffering and reading this, you know that sometimes the only thing you can do is escape from reality and run to that dark room, take a triptan/excedrin, get some rest and cross your fingers that this one won’t send you to the ER for another “migraine cocktail”.
Though I’d try to hide the suffering, my young children were watching and knew I was sick. They’d even get ice packs for daddy to try and help me. I was starting to believe that this was just how life would always be. That I would always live around the pain, instead of without it.
I’m grateful for having family, friends and colleagues who were always trying to help me. They’d give me recommendations or would share stories from who they also knew suffered from migraine. One suggestion led me to the idea of mindbody medicine and TMS. Somehow after all my own “research”, I had never heard of TMS! As this person also suggested, I read The Mindbody Prescription by Dr. Sarno. This was the beginning of my path to success.
The book contained many examples that sounded like it was being written about my life. I was optimistic and ready to start attacking migraine with this new approach. However, I’ll admit, I didn’t have the best understanding of how this mindset alone could fully heal me from all this pain. I was determined to keep searching and trying anything I could to give me back my life.
I knew I had to continue learning about the role TMS plays in migraine. One day, laying in pain from another migraine I googled “TMS migraine Sarno” and came across a link that had the word “Success” in the headline. I clicked the link and started reading a success story of someone who worked with a wonderful doctor who cured them from migraine. The doctor referenced was Dr. Laurel Steinberg.
I don’t know what took so long for me to cross paths with Dr. Steinberg, but I’ll tell you this, it’s why I am sharing this story and will work to advocate for her and her successful migraine treatment method. I don’t want anyone to miss this!
I called Dr. Steinberg (Laurel) as soon as I finished reading the success story. It rang and went to her voicemail and just as I thought to myself “Oh great, another doctor who might call me back and if I’m lucky I’ll get an appointment 6 months from now”, my phone began to ring; it was Dr. Steinberg who had just missed my call. She called me within seconds of missing the call, on a Sunday! I instantly learned she was the real deal. She explained to me not how she could HELP, but how she WILL GET RID of my migraine sickness. That was the first time in 27 years someone ever sounded as confident as Laurel did in beating migraine. Desperate and motivated, I had my first appointment with her later that very same day.
After learning so much from working with Dr. Steinberg, I couldn’t believe some of the things neurologists would have me try or do. While they may be great at other aspects of neurology, they were all terrible at treating migraine. I’ve had some tell me “Take this, and if that doesn’t work, I’ll jab you with this (needle with a new medication) ….”. I can recall getting excited and optimistic just for landing an appointment with a neurologist. It was my only hope for relief. I’d attend the appointment, after waiting several months, only to eventually be put on another ineffective medication that had awful side effects.
If you are suffering from migraine and reading this, don’t give up. Relief is out there. Healing is possible. All it takes is finding the right person to guide you through it. Gather your motivation and call her RIGHT NOW! I’ve worked with seven neurologists at some of the best hospitals in the country (including Harvard, near where I live) and never had I spoken with someone this experienced and knowledgeable about migraine. She has been a godsend.
Laurel has clearly put a lot of work into her method so I don’t want to share too much. However, I will share why I know this is so successful.
First and foremost, Laurel suffered from migraine just like the rest of us. She can relate to the pain and suffering we have all gone through. She understands how debilitating migraine is. No more hearing “it’s just a headache” like many doctors have told me before.
Second, she’s always available and communicates with you about the method on a daily basis. I wasn’t used to this. Historically I’d have to call doctor offices and leave messages waiting a few days for a response.
Third, she’s a wiz! You’ll learn she’s studied and trained at Johns Hopkins, NYU and Columbia where she teaches her method. She’s also been taught by Dr. Sarno himself.
Laurel is more than a doctor, she’s a coach, a motivator and will push you to your own success. Thanks to her, I got my life back. I’m living fully, chasing my goals, and showing up every day as the person I always knew I could’ve been, if only the pain would’ve let me. Words can't express how deeply thankful I am to Dr. Steinberg for freeing me from the pain of migraine. I am forever in her debt! She is nothing short of magically masterful in migraine prevention – with a great attitude!
During our first appointment, Laurel waved a magic wand readying me for the magic to come. It sure did, here is a recent picture of us with her magic wand - so funny but so true that her method worked.
Dr. Laurel Steinberg can be reached at (917) 574-0825
