If stress makes your PMDD feel ten times louder, this episode will make everything click. We’re talking about the HPA axis — not in a science-heavy way, but in a real-life, “this is why I feel the way I do” way.

In this conversation, I’m naming the things so many of us walk through:

And we’ll walk through:

This is your permission to stop pretending you’re fine and start supporting your body with grace, truth, and the help God offers.

Lauren

Next Steps:

Get the GABA Healing Guide: A 7-step framework for helping to heal the GABA-A receptor. (https://www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/kit)

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Get The PMDD Roadmap: A faith-filled guide to understanding PMDD and helping you  move from chaos -> clarity -> healing. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/roadmap)

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Need some quick help with regulating during a PMDD spiral? Grab the PMDD Emergency Kit for emotional, physical and spiritual grounding strategies when you're in over your head with PMDD. (https://www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/kit)

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Follow me on Instagram @thechristianpmddmentor

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If you're interested in sharing your story on PMDD Redeemed, send me a message on IG and we'll be in touch! (@thechristianpmddmentor)

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Big name, simple meaning: neuroinflammation means inflammation of the brain.

It might sound like another daunting characteristic of PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)...

But truly, when we understand what’s at the root of the problem, that’s where healing begins.

If you can relate to any of these symptoms in the week or two before your period—

brain fog

irritability

sensory overwhelm

exhaustion

or that “buzzing,” inflamed feeling in your brain—

…you’re in the right place.

In this episode, we’ll break down what neuroinflammation really is, how it connects to PMDD, and what you can do—physically and spiritually—to begin calming your brain and body again.

Lauren

Get the GABA Healing Guide: A 7-step framework for helping to heal the GABA-A receptor. (https://www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/kit)

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Get The PMDD Roadmap: A faith-filled guide to understanding PMDD and helping you  move from chaos -> clarity -> healing. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/roadmap)

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Need some quick help with regulating during a PMDD spiral? Grab the PMDD Emergency Kit for emotional, physical and spiritual grounding strategies when you're in over your head with PMDD. (https://www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/kit)

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Follow me on Instagram @thechristianpmddmentor

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If you're interested in sharing your story on PMDD Redeemed, send me a message on IG and we'll be in touch! (@thechristianpmddmentor)

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Hey friends, welcome back to PMDD Redeemed!

This week, we're chatting about how PMDD isn't "just hormones", but it results from the very fabric and blueprint of who you are: your DNA and genes. 

I loved learning more about this root cause of PMDD, because it just seemed to "seal the deal" even more, of knowing it's not just about trying harder, being less this or more that.

The layers attached to PMDD are so important to understand, and not only bring awareness, but also validity and substantiation.

It's not just "all in your head"; there's research pointing to deep, cellular dysregulation occurring. 

So have a listen and enjoy!

Lauren

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Verses Mentioned:

Philippians 4:6+7

Colossians 3:12-14

Romans 12:2

Proverbs 16:24

Research Study Mentioned:

Sex Hormone–Sensitive Gene Complex Linked to Premenstrual Mood Disorder

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Next Steps:

Get the GABA Healing Guide: A 7-step framework for helping to heal the GABA-A receptor. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/gabahealing)

.

Get The PMDD Roadmap: A faith-filled guide to understanding PMDD and helping you  move from chaos -> clarity -> healing. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/roadmap)

.

Need some quick help with regulating during a PMDD spiral? Grab the PMDD Emergency Kit for emotional, physical and spiritual grounding strategies when you're in over your head with PMDD. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/kit)

.

Follow me on Instagram @thechristianpmddmentor

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If you're interested in sharing your story on PMDD Redeemed, send me a message on IG and we'll be in touch! (@thechristianpmddmentor)

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Share this podcast with your friends and subscribe for new episodes (will be coming out on Thursday's from now on!)

We're continuing on with our PMDD Root Causes series, and today we're chatting about serotonin dysregulation. 

This episode has so much overlap to last week's episode, where we talked about how the GABA-A receptors misfire during the luteal phase. 

The main issue again here is sensitivity: the receptors not responding well to a normal hormone, or in this case, neurotransmitter.

I talk about the physiology behind it, but take a deep dive into:

1) nervous system regulation, specifically helping you assess why you're doing what you're doing, and

2) gut health & nutrition, about how this is the foundation for emotional regulation and feeling in control of your thoughts and emotions every cycle.

Hope you enjoy the episode!

Lauren

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Next Steps:

Get the GABA Healing Guide: A 7-step framework for helping to heal the GABA-A receptor. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/gabahealing)

.

Get The PMDD Roadmap: A faith-filled guide to understanding PMDD and helping you  move from chaos -> clarity -> healing. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/roadmap)

.

Need some quick help with regulating during a PMDD spiral? Grab the PMDD Emergency Kit for emotional, physical and spiritual grounding strategies when you're in over your head with PMDD. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/kit)

.

Follow me on Instagram @thechristianpmddmentor

.

If you're interested in sharing your story on PMDD Redeemed, send me a message on IG and we'll be in touch! (@thechristianpmddmentor)

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Share this podcast with your friends and subscribe for new episodes (will be coming out on Thursday's from now on!)

So you feel like a different person every month.. like your thoughts, emotions, rational thinking - everything - gets hijacked. 

But what's causing it? Why it is happening?

In this first episode of the series "PMDD Root Causes", we're chatting about what it actually means to have a hormone sensitivity in your brain, and how that causes PMDD symptoms to worsen. 

We also chat about what we can start doing about it, how we can help your GABA-A receptors to start healing. Yes, heal! God made your body and brain in such a way that it can heal and change. 

So let's jump into it!

- Lauren

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Get the GABA Healing Guide: A 7-step framework for helping to heal the GABA-A receptor. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/gabahealing)

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Get The PMDD Roadmap: A faith-filled guide to understanding PMDD and helping you  move from chaos -> clarity -> healing. (www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/roadmap)

.

Need some quick help with regulating during a PMDD spiral? Grab the PMDD Emergency Kit for emotional, physical and spiritual grounding strategies when you're in over your head with PMDD. (https://www.thechristianpmddmentor.com/kit)

.

Follow me on Instagram @thechristianpmddmentor

.

If you're interested in sharing your story on PMDD Redeemed, send me a message on IG and we'll be in touch! (@thechristianpmddmentor)

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Share this podcast with your friends and subscribe for new episodes (will be coming out on Thursday's from now on!)

Okay, I'm back! It's been awhile, hasn't it?! But I'm so thankful for the time and space to recalibrate and focus on what God is wanting me to share with you!

As you can see, some changes have occurred! I speak more into this in the episode, so have a listen! 

I'm so excited about this shift! And so excited to really, fully jump into the topic and struggle of PMDD from a Biblical, faith-based, natural and evidence-based perspective! I think it's needed. 

So let's jump back into it! I hope you can come along for the journey!

Lots of love, Lauren

(sorry for the poor audio quality of this episode... I usually do it on my computer with a mic, but it's been so long, my program wasn't working.. so I just hopped onto my phone! Imperfect action! :D)

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Get The PMDD Roadmap: A faith-filled guide to understanding PMDD and helping you  move from chaos -> clarity -> healing. (www.laurencollins.co/pmddroadmap)

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Need some quick help with regulating during a PMDD spiral? Grab the PMDD Emergency Kit for emotional, physical and spiritual grounding strategies when you're in over your head with PMDD. (www.laurencollins.co)

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Follow me on Instagram @laurencollins.co

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If you're interested in sharing your story on PMDD Redeemed, send me a message on IG and we'll be in touch! (@laurencollins.co)

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Share this podcast with your friends and subscribe for new episodes (will be coming out on Thursday's from now on!)

Hey friend! I have a very short and sweet announcement to share about the show. Yes, I am taking a bit of a break from the podcast to work on my own self, to do more in-person reflexology, take care of my daughter and return back to my home care nursing job super super part-time. 

Trying not to see this as weakness or me running away, but more as a time to strengthen my relationship with my body, with God, with my family, and to discern what this next season looks like for my business.

Thank you for all your support and for gathering here every week! It means so much to me. I'd highly encourage you to subscribe to the show, so that if/ when (hoping when!) it's back on, you'll know right away!

Blessings, friend!

Lauren

We've all been in the situation. We're doing the very things we know do not help us feel better. In fact, they bring on the anxiety again. They make us have that impending doom feeling. We get all the very familiar symptoms back. 

And we ask ourselves, why? Why am I keeping on doing these habits?! It just doesn't make any sense!

In this episode, I talk about the very reason why it does make sense, of why we keep returning to the habits that make us feel like garbage!

I'd encourage you to take some time once you've gone through the episode to really reflect on this and ask God to give you clarity on how to work through it.

The passages I talk about in this episode are:

Colossians 3:3

Romans 7:21-25

Episode #81: 3 Places Where Your Identity Does Not Come From

May you be encouraged!

Lauren

Disclaimer: This podcast (PMS Made Peaceful) is not meant to take the place of professional medical help. It is for educational purposes only. Please always consult with your primary health care provider before implementing any of the solutions & topics discussed in this podcast.

Feeling stuck in the spiraling thoughts and debilitating anxiety of PMS or PMDD? Do you feel like you just need a little reset?

In this episode, I share a quick 5-minute practice/ strategy that I've been using when it feels like I just need a minute to ground myself again and discern truth from lies. And it can be done in 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 2 minutes... really whatever you have time for. 

So give it a try next time you're feeling overstimulated, overwhelmed, hypervigilant, or in fight, flight or freeze mode!

Lauren

Disclaimer: This podcast (PMS Made Peaceful) is not meant to take the place of professional medical help. It is for educational purposes only. Please always consult with your primary health care provider before implementing any of the solutions & topics discussed in this podcast.

Happy Monday, friend! Does it feel hard to not base your identity, worth and value on what you're contributing to the world? Do you ever say to God "if you only gave me this, or did that, then my life would be like this"? Does your identity get tossed around every menstrual cycle when you're in the premenstrual phase and wondering how you're going to get through this one?

In this episode, I'm sharing three places where our identities do NOT come from. These are some pretty big areas of our lives as women, Christians, moms, women who want to be married or moms. But we need to constantly be reminded every day that our identity does not belong here. 

Have a listen to the episode!

Lauren

Disclaimer: This podcast (PMS Made Peaceful) is not meant to take the place of professional medical help. It is for educational purposes only. Please always consult with your primary health care provider before implementing any of the solutions & topics discussed in this podcast.