The PMDD Healing Podcast

This last episode is a short Thank You from me, Charisma.

I want to thank you from the deepest depths of my heart. It has been an absolute pleasure and honor to serve the PMDD community for the last few years.

So many of you have reached out letting me know how much these expert interviews have helped you and I hope that they will continue to provide hope and guidance for our community.

In my opinion, everything you need for your PMDD healing journey is contained in these 36 podcast episodes.

Somewhere in here you will find your golden nugget, your first step towards healing.

So I recommend that you listen to every episode, take notes, notice what triggers you and what intrigues you.

And then take one little step by following the experts that you resonate with most and download or join their offers.

This is your unique journey and you have what it takes to walk this path of healing!

If you have any questions, you can always reach out to me or the experts.

My email is [email protected] and you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/charisma.whitefeather/

I’m so grateful for you and all the wonderful humans I've met along the path.

And please remember...

Relief is Possible!

Le'Nise Brothers is an important part of the PMDD community and today I'm sharing her amazingly informative interview from the PMDD Healing Summit in 2021.

Le’Nise is a yoga teacher and registered nutritionist, mBANT, mCNHC, specializing in women’s health, hormones and the menstrual cycle.

She is also the host of the Period Story podcast, which aims to break taboos around menstrual health and hormones.

Le’Nise has helped hundreds of women improve their menstrual and hormone health through her private practice and group programmes, her Instagram page and talks and workshops for the likes of Stylist, Channel 4, Boden, Ebay and TikTok.

Her first book You Can Have A Better Period was released in March 2022.

Le'Nise's Links:

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/eatlovemove

You Can Have a Better Period: A Practical Guide to Pain-free and Calmer Periods

https://linktr.ee/eatlovemove

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Lisa de Jong is an important part of the PMDD and Endo communities and in this episode you'll get all the wisdom she shared with the PMDD Healing Summit in 2021.

Lisa is a wellbeing and health coach specializing in the menstrual cycle, chronic pain, somatic mental health and nervous system regulation.

She helps people to feel better in their bodies and improve other areas of their lives through a somatic approach.

Her work is informed by neuroscience, biology, psychology as well as her own personal journey with chronic pain. She works with clients through private 1:1 work, group workshops and online courses. She offers free consultations and resources via her website.

Lisa's Links:

Download Free Resources:

https://lisadejongcoaching.com/freebies

Book a Free Consultation:

https://lisadejongcoaching.com/contact

Listen to Lisa’s Podcast:

https://lisadejongcoaching.com/podcast-welcome

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Ali Miller is a genius with relationships and communication and in this episode you'll get all the wisdom she shared with the PMDD Healing Summit in 2021.

Ali has been a Marriage and Family Therapist for twenty years and she specializes in Couples Communication Coaching.

As an online coach, she helps couples all over the world overcome communication challenges so they can love each other better.

She helps couples shift out of the blame game and into heart-centered connection so they can spend less time fighting and more time doing what they do best: loving each other.

Ali's Links:

FREE Mini-Course: The 4 Steps to Stop Any Fight Without Giving In

https://www.alimillercoaching.com/freeminicourse

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/alimillercoaching/

Natalie Ryan Hebert is a huge part of the PMDD community and in this episode you'll get all the wisdom she shared with the PMDD Healing Summit in 2021.

Natalie is the founder of The Red Tent Program for PMDD.

She has helped hundreds of people all over the world to heal deep trauma, find freedom from limiting, negative belief patterns and step into their authentic selves to live the life they really deserve through her unique protocol which combines Rapid Transformational Therapy, hypnotherapy and metacognitive Psychology.

She has combined all her professional and personal skills, knowledge and wisdom from her own personal journey of overcoming PMDD to create her program – "I have poured myself into it and it is my honour, purpose and privilege to do this important work".

Natalie is also the mom of four amazing kids ranging in ages from 6 to 20. Originally from Australia she lives in Copenhagen with her Danish husband who works as a pediatrician.

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/natalieryanhebert/

Women Who Heal eBook:

Click here to download

You Are Worthy Hypnosis:

https://natalieryanhebert.com/products/

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Here is episode #2 of the Best of the PMDD Healing Podcast 2022.

Your favorite expert shares her best pieces of advice, right here in this episode.

And again, thank you so much for listening to this podcast and for being a part of our magical PMDD community.

Enjoy part 2 of the Best of 2022.

In this episode:

Menstruation and Nervous System Expert - Lisa de Jong

Some of the things that I spoke about with Lisa:

• The connection between the intensity of your PMDD symptoms and trauma.
• What role the nervous system plays when it comes to your behavior and even chronic pain.
• Lisa explains fight-flight-freeze-fawn response and how you can spot them in yourself.
• How you can use this knowledge of the nervous system to support yourself on your PMDD relief journey.

• Different ways that you can regulate your nervous system.

• The importance of combining a polyvagal approach with menstrual cycle awareness.

• How you can use your menstrual cycle to build a better relationship with yourself.

• If someone with PMDD were to come to you, where would you start?

Lisa’s Links:

1. Download Free Resources:

https://lisadejongcoaching.com/freebies

2. Listen to Lisa’s Podcast:

https://lisadejongcoaching.com/podcast-welcome

3. Book a Free Consultation:

https://lisadejongcoaching.com/contact

More about Lisa:

Lisa de Jong is a wellbeing and health coach specializing in the menstrual cycle, chronic pain, somatic mental health and nervous system regulation.

She helps people to feel better in their bodies and improve other areas of their lives through a somatic approach.

Her work is informed by neuroscience, biology, psychology as well as her own personal journey with chronic pain. She works with clients through private 1:1 work, group workshops and online courses. She offers free consultations and resources via her website.

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Wow, what a year it has been!

Thank you so much for listening to the podcast and for being a part of the PMDD community.

And as a little holiday treat, I’m sharing your two favorite episodes of the year.

So, sit back, grab a cup of hot tea with an extra spoonful of honey and enjoy your favorite experts from this year's PMDD Healing Podcast...Part 1.

In this episode:

PMDD Relationship Expert - Rose Alkattan

Some of the things that I spoke about with Rose:

• How you can explain PMDD to your partner and how you can make them understand what you’re going through.
• What if your partner isn’t supportive? How can you help your partners to support you better?
• How you can we keep the peace and avoid breakups during luteal.

• How to cultivate more connection and intimacy with your partner.

• Some ways that you can get rid of built-up anger.

• Your partner is not the cause of your PMDD.

• The PMDD Trauma Transformational Techniques that Rose uses when working with her clients.

Rose's Links:

1. PMDD Partners Support Group:

https://www.inlovewithpmdd.com/group/pmdd-partners-support-group/about

2. FREE Guide - Manage Your PMDD Rage in Relationships:

https://www.inlovewithpmdd.com/

3. Private PMDD Partners Sessions:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe

4. In Love With PMDD Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-love-with-pmdd/id1577110780

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Some of the other amazing things that I spoke about with Tina:

• What you need to start doing in order to live your best life 75% of the time.

• How Magic Mushrooms helped Tina to overcome her PMDD.

• How microdosing psilocybin works.

• The stigma around using psilocybin for mental and emotional wellness.

• How you can begin to define your happy and find your purpose.

Tina's Links:

Book - Woman in The Basement:

https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Basement-Live-Your-Best/dp/B08D4H2W93

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/womaninthebasement/

Website:

https://www.womaninthebasement.com/

More about Tina:

Tina Williams is the author of Woman in the basement How To Live Your Best Life 75% of The Time

She is a longtime sufferer of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, otherwise known as PMDD. Her journey through life as a sufferer offers unique self-development perspectives and alternative ways of approaching women’s mental health issues.

Before her diagnosis, she earned a Masters in Information Systems and navigated the world of the hi-tech industry, studying systems and how components interact with one another.

She loves to travel with her two children and go on long runs with her dog Lucky. When she’s alone you can find her writing and micro dosing psilocybin.

"There is no definition of done, we don’t reach the peak and stop climbing. When we finally reach the top, we simply turn around to show others the way, lifting them up to walk alongside us."

Some of the other things that Cynthia spoke about:

• Practical tools you can use for overwhelming emotions or relationship conflict.
• The connection between patriarchy and how we treat menstrual disorders.
• Differences between a top-down and a bottom-up approach to building mental health.

• What is Somatic Experiencing and how does it work?

Cynthia's Links:

Book your free Consultation:

https://calendly.com/wildmoontherapy/complementary

Website:

https://wildmoontherapy.com

More about Cynthia:

Cynthia is a psychotherapist specializing in women’s emotional wellness and the owner of the Denver-based Wild Moon Integrative Therapies.

Cynthia’s approach is embodied, mindful, trauma-informed, and feminist; she offers counseling and coaching to women experiencing challenges with moods, menstrual cycles, and other life transitions.

She has studied in depth with renowned experts in the field of women’s health and psychology, as well as the burgeoning field of mindfulness.

While she currently primarily works with people individually, she plans to start a remote Women’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group, as well as an online course in the coming months.

As a PMDD survivor herself, she strives to be the healer / therapist / wise woman guide that she could never find.

Some of the other things that I spoke about with Dr. Roxanne:

• Why PMDD is not a problem to be “fixed”.
• What is embodiment?
• What depth psychology is and why it works so well for people with PMMD.

• How your life and the lives of others plays a part in your menstrual experience.

Dr. Roxanne's Links:

FREE - Stop the Thought Loop Mini-Course:

https://embodyperiod.com/

FREE - Energy Refresh Course:

https://embodyperiod.com/cart/?add-to-cart=2266&quantity=1

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/embodyperiod/

More about Dr. Roxanne:

Dr. Roxanne is a depth psychologist, relational sexuality practitioner, and menstruality advocate known for inspiring and guiding womxn into embodying their unique, sustainable, fullness.

She believes that the path to your authentic, sovereign, empowered embodiment includes moving through the potent and complex thresholds of menstruality and sexuality.

In the creative and catalytic containers of Roxanne’s private practice and immersive workshops, she shows womxn the way to embody their dynamic empowered fullness, from the depths up and out.