How you relate to your menstrual cycle  and PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)  can either create resistance and fear, or allow compassion, understanding, and a capacity to grow, change, and possibly heal. This blog focuses on thoughts, beliefs, and narratives and how understanding them can shape your experience and influence how safely you can move through your feminine rhythm  and hormonal health . The Thoughts We Hold About PMDD Many people living with PMDD  experience repetitive...

PMDD isn't just a hormonal condition, it's a sensory and emotional experience that lives in the body. Before thoughts spiral or behaviours emerge, your system speaks through sensation. This blog post explores: What emotions actually are How sensations carry emotional information Why emotions intensify in the luteal phase How to stay present without becoming flooded (overwhelmed by emotions) What Are Emotions? Emotions originate in the limbic system, a brain network handling survival, memory,...

PMDD can feel incredibly challenging, especially when you are newly diagnosed or just beginning to understand what’s happening in your body. This article focuses on the nervous system and the body’s stress-response system , because these systems play a central role in the emotional distress of PMDD. PMDD Is a Nervous System and Stress-Response Condition PMDD affects both the brain and the body. The nervous systems is more sensitive to normal hormonal changes , especially fluctuations in...