S5 Ep25: Why are My Periods Making me So Depressed?

from Inner Hoe Uprising · host Inner Hoe Uprising

It’s Mental Health March with IHU. In our first installment of the series we’re joined by writer Ellie to discuss her experience with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder also known as PMDD. Self Care Tips: Log your periods and log your mood. Fuck It (Topic of the Day): Writer and creator of SpeaknUp.blog Ellie, joins us to discuss her experience with PMDD. Points of discussion include:What’s the difference between PMS and PMDD, getting diagnosed with PMDD, medical mistreatment, how PMDD affects your brain, dating with PMDD, birth control and PMDD, PMDD coping mechanisms, how PMDD can effect your employment, TRIGGER WARNING(S)Discussions of suicide attempts and suicidal ideation.HASHTAGSUse #InnerHoeUprising and #Podin to keep up with this conversation on social media and let others know that you are listening. SPONSOR(S)Simple Health: For a free Birth Control prescription visit simplehealth.com/inner or entering code inner at checkoutRELEVANT LINKS AND NOTESEllie’s Blog: https://speaknup.blog/WEBSITE InnerHoeUprising.comPAY A BITCH Paypal.me/innerhoehttps://www.patreon.com/InnerHoeUprising WRITE IN [email protected] GIGSWanna pay us to speak at your school or conference about sex positivity, black feminism, or the other kinds of topics we discuss on this show? We’d love to! To book us, send us a line to [email protected] MUSIC Opening: “Queen S%!T” by SheRealhttps://soundcloud.com/shereal/04-queen-s-t-produced-by Fuck It: “Keeping it Cool Witchu” Chhoti Maa End: “Yeah Yeah” Abstract Fish CoENGINEERING AND EDITING BYSXSW SamanthaSOCIAL MEDIAInner Hoe Uprising| IG: @InnerHoeUprising | Twitter: @InnerHoeUprisin Akua | IG & Twitter: @heyyakuagirl Rebecca| IG @thedarkestimeline | Twitter: @rebbyornot |Tumblr: @noneedtomakebeleiveSam | IG & Twitter: @slamridd Travel IG: @carmensamdiegoRob | Personal IG: @panafrican.bootyscratcher | Art IG: @vanta.blaq | Twitter: @robthe_godEllie | Facebook @ Ellie Mills #black #woman #sex #feminist #womanist #Comedy #raunchy #queer #mentalhealth #pmdd