A surprising natural remedy for PMDD relief and how it works.Plus: How to unlock your own healing potential with seed cycling.

Some of the things that I spoke about with Rochelle:

• How seed cycling helps with mood swings, hormonal acne, cramps.

• How to prepare seeds for seed cycling.

• Can you seed cycle while if you’re on the pill?

• A healthy snack for your luteal cravings.

Rochelle’s Links:

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/seedcycleblend/

Seed Cycle Blend Website:

https://seedcycleblend.com/

(Use discount code FIRSTSCB for 10%off your first order)

Your Expert:

Rochelle Marreiros is the founder of Seed Cycle Blend. A company that shares a hormone balancing protocol called seed cycling through their products and resources.

She discovered seed cycling after suffering horrible cycle symptoms for the majority of her menstruating years.

She had the means to work with Naturopathic Doctors around the world and bring seed cycling to more cycling people worldwide.

She believes that seed cycling is a therapy that can unlock your own healing potential and biohack the power of your cycle.

How to advocate for yourself at the doctor's office. What's up with PMDD research?Plus: Why is peer support so important? How IAPMD can support you.

Some other things that I spoke about with Laura:

• How she and IAPMD “inspire hope and end suffering for those affected by premenstrual disorders”.
• Where someone newly diagnosed with PMDD should start.

• The difference between PMDD Awareness and PMD Awareness.

• Is PMDD going mainstream?

Laura's Links:

Donate to IAPMD:

https://iapmd.org/donate-now

Free Resources for PMDD Warriors:

https://iapmd.org/toolkit

Doctor's Appointment Checklist:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jFKoXj7S-GmW7Yjk3ibfcn4ny3buzQ7Y/view

More about Laura:

Laura Murphy is the Director of Education and Awareness at IAPMD.

She lives in Kent in the UK, and has been involved with IAPMD since 2017. And she is also the founder of the Vicious Cycle Awareness Campaign.

Tools and tips from a couples therapist on how to be a better partner.Plus: Manage out-of-control PMDD emotions. How to not hurt your partner during luteal.

Some other things that Valerie spoke about:

What to do when you’re stuck in anger or anxiety.

How awareness and acceptance can help you ride the waves of your hormonal cycle.

How you can communicate better in your relationship.

Simple ways to bring back the connection and intimacy.

Signs that they aren't THE ONE.

Valerie's Links:

Free phone consultation:

https://www.valallencounseling.com/

Blog Post: Moods and Hormones

https://www.valallencounseling.com/single-post/moods-hormones-sanity-marriage

Your Expert:

Valerie is a licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, providing therapy for adults, adolescents, and couples.

She became a therapist because she wanted to help others learn and grow through their experiences and find peace and happiness in their lives.

Valerie believes that every person has life experiences that include good times and hard times, and it is through the hard times that we learn the most about ourselves and about life.

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PS. Valerie's workshop during the summit was amazing!!

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The research behind the benefits of yoga and meditation.Plus: How does yoga help relieve PMDD symptoms? What about meditation? What is Yoga Nidra?

Some of the other things that Catherine and I spoke about:

• Tools to cope with your PMDD symptoms.
• The research that actually proves that yoga and meditation improve mental health.
• Tips on how to make yoga and meditation easy.
• How to track your cycle.
• What Yoga Nidra is and why it's so awesome.
• What works best for the luteal phase.

Catherine's Links:

FREE Cycle Tracker & Journal:

https://www.yoganaraska.com/product-page/the-ultimate-pmdd-warrior-cycle-tracker-journal

FREE Yoga & Guided Meditation for PMDD Relief:

http://www.yoganaraska.com/yogaforyourpmddcycle

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/yoganaraska/

Catherine's Bio:

Catherine van Warmerdam is a yoga teacher from Ontario, Canada. She has lived with PMDD for 15 years, and is passionate about raising awareness about this condition.

She is a self-described "research nerd", and loves to learn about the brain and body, and apply this information to her yoga teachings.

She is particularly interested in learning about how yoga and meditation can impact the brain.

Catherine believes that yoga has enormous potential for people to improve their relationships with themselves - especially those with PMDD, who often struggle with self-acceptance and self-love (including accepting their "luteal selves").

Nutrition and supplements to find relief from your symptoms.Plus: Which nutrients are essential for different parts of your cycle? A great alternative for your morning coffee.

Some of the other things that I spoke about with Monica:

• Is PMDD going mainstream?

• How we can get out of victim mode.

• What's in her multivitamin for menstruators and which symptoms does it help with?

• Words of hope for PMDD Warriors.

Your PMDD Expert:

Monica Grohne is the founder and CEO of Marea Wellness.

For 17 years Monica suffered from PMS so bad that she thought she may be bipolar. But after exploring her symptoms more intricately she was diagnosed with PMDD.

With the help of leading OBGYNs, nutritionists, psychologists and her own obsessive research she found a whole health solution that provided real relief and support for her symptoms. At that point she vowed to bring education, community and solutions to all women suffering.

Monica founded Marea to empower women to take charge of their menstrual health through nutrition and lifestyle changes.

Monica’s Links:

Cycle Alignment Cheatsheet:

https://mareawellness.com/pages/cycle-alignment-cheat-sheet

Website:

https://mareawellness.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mareawellness

Taking care of your spiritual and mental health so you can show up in relationships.Plus: Guided heart meditation. How to practice self-compassion and self-acceptance. Why meditation isn't hard.

Some of the things that Brittany shared:

• How transpersonal psychology can help with your PMDD symptoms.
• Why self-compassion is so important for someone with PMDD.

• Tools that can help you to find relief from your PMDD.

• Why our hearts should be just as educated as our minds.

• The importance of meditation.

• How you can incorporate meditation into your life.

Your Expert:

Brittany Tackett is a transpersonal coach, yoga and meditation teacher, and founder of HeartFirst Education, whose mission is to educate the whole person, heart first.

Brittany’s approach to healing and wellness is holistic and encompasses all aspects of the human experience: mind, body, and spirit. Her signature program Lean into Love, helps women get out of their heads and into their hearts.

Brittany's Links:

FREE 5-Day Self Love Challenge:

https://heartfirsteducation.ac-page.com/selflove-challenge

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Moving beyond grief and anger.Plus: What healing really looks like. Learning to reclaim your self again.

Some of the other things that I spoke about with Vindina:

• What it means to reclaim your Self and where to start.
• The reason why we disconnect from ourselves and our values.

• If your body doesn’t feel safe, it’s not going to be able to rest, release, heal, trust, let go, balance, connect.

• How you can create more safety.

• Why mourning and healing are partners in progress.

• What's really behind your anger.

Your Expert:

Vindina Mitha is a person who has become a patron of reclaiming herself from decades of self abandonment. And she has chosen to share her self-discovery journey as a guide to others so that they don't have to figure it out - on their lonesome.

As an introvert, Vindina knows all too well that if your cup is not overflowing into your saucer... and if you are not serving from your saucer.....then you are not choosing you. 

Vindina's hope is to bring your attention back to you, a priceless treasure that has become even more valuable because you have been broken, cracked, chipped and dented.

Vindina guides you to find your gold... in the cracks... because that is what makes you even more beautiful and unique. And she loves how more beautiful, confident, energetic & fulfilled people become when they serve from cups overflowing into their saucers.

Vindina's Links:

FREE Guide - Embrace your Wholeness:

https://tinyurl.com/soulfoodfreedomPMDDSummit

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/soulfoodfreedom/

Join the PMDD Healing Podcast Newsletter for updates, special events and offers: http://eepurl.com/hCjBlX

Take your power back from PMDD. Plus: How to deal with intrusive thoughts. Using thought boxes for a calm mind.

Some of the things that I spoke about with Amy:

Why it takes a village to manage PMDD.

The things that only you can do to help your PMDD symptoms.

How you can make better decisions in your luteal phase.

Practical tools and tips to stay calm - even in luteal.

Your Expert:

Amy Viola is a clinical hypnotherapist, mindset coach and emotional health practitioner.

She uses a range of science-based techniques to help women and AFAB individuals with PMDD empower themselves to take healthy control over their thoughts, behaviors, emotions and ultimately their PMDD symptoms, allowing them to live life to the full, in a sustainable, calm and fulfilling way.

She believes that strengthening your mind and emotional center is just as crucial as exercising or drinking water and that the quality of your mindset dictates the quality of your life, no matter what it throws at you.

Amy's Links:

FREE Turnaround Audio - Calm the F**k Down in 10 Minutes:

https://www.subscribepage.com/10-minute-turnaround

FREE Guide - 7 Ways YOU Can Help Your PMDD Symptoms:

https://www.subscribepage.com/pmdd-symptoms-guide

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nurturepmddnaturally/

Join the PMDD Healing Podcast Newsletter for updates, special events and offers: http://eepurl.com/hCjBlX

PMDD pain relief with Command Cell Therapy.Plus: What your PMDD symptoms are really telling you. The most important tool for your healing journey.

Some of the other important things I spoke about with Rachel:

• Which PMDD symptoms respond well to this Command Cell Therapy.
• Why pushing away pain and running away from it isn't the solution.
• Where your beliefs come from and why it matters.
• Your symptoms are your inner voice letting you know that something isn’t right.

• Some ways that you can grow your confidence and self-love.

Your Expert:

Rachel Lynn Fox is a PMDD Holistic Hypnotherapist and Coach.

After personally experiencing profound healing from PMDD, she trained and certified in the same therapy that saved her. 

Her work is all about healing at a subconscious level so that negative beliefs are reframed and therefore no longer triggered when the hormones shift. 

She uses Rapid Transformational Therapy with coaching and menstrual cycle awareness, which creates deep lasting change in her clients.

It is now her life’s work to help bring awareness to PMDD and that there is healing and there is hope.

Rachel's Links:

Transformational Program For PMDD:

https://rachellynnfox.com/pmdd-program

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/rachellynnfox/

Join the PMDD Healing Podcast Newsletter for updates, special events and offers: http://eepurl.com/hCjBlX

Balance your hormones, fix crappy periods, get your energy back. Plus: Supplements for PMDD peeps. The HPA axis. Why the liver is so important for our hormone health.

Some other things that Dr. Erin spoke about:

• How you can heal your hormones.
• Hormone tests and how to get accurate test results and understand them better.

• Why magnesium is such a super hero for PMDD peeps.

• The foods you should avoid when you’re on your period.

• The pill is just a band-aid.

Your Expert:

Dr. Ellis is a Naturopathic Doctor who helps menstruators balance hormones, fix crappy periods and regain energy they once had to be their happiest, healthiest selves.

In 2010 Dr. Ellis was diagnosed with a rare form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma which was the turning point in her life. 

 Having had a cancer diagnosis at such a young age, Dr. Ellis’s mission is to empower others to take control of their health.

Life is too short to feel sub-optimal and given the right tools, your body has the innate ability to heal itself.

When she’s not empowering others to become their best versions, Dr. Ellis enjoys spending time helping her community, spending time with her dogs, having game nights with family and friends and making new memories with her Fireman.

Dr. Erin's Links:

FREE Quiz: Do You Have The Perfect Period

https://perfectperiod.hopenaturalhealth.com/

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/dr.erinellis

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