The Power of Cycle Awareness for Holistic PMDD Support with Heidi Hogarth

Wild + (finally fcking) Free: Real, Raw Stories of Metamorphosis, Growth and Evolution

Motivated by her own debilitating & lonely experience with PMDD, Heidi is on a mission in her clinical practice to support other PMDD peeps to regain power over menstrual mood cycles, get off the emotional rollercoasters and balance body & mind naturally so they can feel calm, confident and empowered in themselves, in relationships, work and Life.

Having been reading about the link of ACE (Adverse childhood experiences) and increased risks of significant mental health episodes, risk of MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) and PMDD (premenstrual Dysmorphic Disorder) I knew there was going to be so many a-ha moments for me when I chatted with Heidi.

We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including:

• Heidi’s own journey through feeling ashamed by her “just PMS” all the way to her PMDD diagnosis and how other women have described this as one week of hell and three weeks of cleaning up the mess
• How stress plays a role in all mental health disorders, and how to manage and where possible remove stressors from your life
• Cycle awareness, and how understanding the “seasons” of each part of our cycle, and the strengths of each season, even the inner critic filled time of autumn just before our bleed
• The parallels between the autumn inner season just before our bleed time and the autumn inner season of perimenopause, and how a feeling of needing to “clean house” is totally normal
• How Heidi works with her clients both 1:1 and in groups to help them better understand and regulate their own cycle and use self care to ease their way through PMDD
• How food and mood are linked, and the part environmental toxins play in influencing our hormonal state

You can find Heidi and her work in the world here. and her Facebook Group PMDD Holistic Support here.
Also mentioned:
Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power Book by Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer
Period Queen: Life hack your cycle and own your power all month long by Lucy Peach
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