PMDD as a Physical Limitation

Episode 15 of the Living Well with PMDD podcast, hosted by Heidi Bradford, titled "PMDD as a Physical Limitation" was published on March 25, 2024 and runs 15 minutes.

March 25, 2024 ·15m · Living Well with PMDD

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Summary

Today, Heidi describes a bit about PMDD as a physical limitation, why it's confusing that it is a physical limitation, and an analogy that helps her when she feels she is not living up to her best self during her hard weeks. This does not go into the physical body and what is happening. Different doctors say different things so it's hard to know what is really happening. The body reacting differently to hormone changes seems the most likely reason for our PMDD active symptoms. T...

Episode Description

Today, Heidi describes a bit about PMDD as a physical limitation, why it's confusing that it is a physical limitation, and an analogy that helps her when she feels she is not living up to her best self during her hard weeks. This does not go into the physical body and what is happening. Different doctors say different things so it's hard to know what is really happening. The body reacting differently to hormone changes seems the most likely reason for our PMDD active symptoms.

Topics
1:06 PMDD as a physical limitation
1:28 It's confusing because the symptoms that disrupt our life are primarily in the mental and emotional arena rather than physical symptoms
6:12 Analogy of your arm falling off 10-15 days/month

The LWWP Method
1. Life coaching
2. Medicine/Supplements/Vitamins
3. Tracking
4. Preparation
5. Defaults

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