In Love with PMDD

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok The hardest part of loving someone with PMDD is that you can understand the diagnosis and still feel wrecked by what happens every month. When the luteal phase shows up, the tone shifts, affection drops, jokes land wrong, and suddenly you’re bracing for impact. If you’ve found yourself walking on eggsh...

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Doubt can be the most destructive symptom in a PMDD relationship, because it doesn’t just change what we feel, it changes who we think our partner is. When the luteal phase hits, I’ve seen love turn into suspicion, minor differences turn into “deal breakers,” and temporary disconnection get treated lik...

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok The most dangerous moment in a PMDD relationship often isn’t the rage, it’s the quiet month where nobody says what’s real. When we “let things go” in the follicular phase to avoid conflict, those hurts don’t vanish. They get stored as emotional ammunition, and once the luteal phase hits, PMDD can drag...

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok One “wrong” tone, one delayed text, one short answer and suddenly your mind is racing toward “they don’t care” or “we should break up.” We know that spiral, and we also know how convincing it feels when PMDD intensifies everything in the luteal phase. So we’re getting specific about the moment offense...

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok That quiet thought of “they’ve never left, so they never will” can be one of the most destructive beliefs in a PMDD relationship. When monthly blowups, breakup threats, and makeups repeat, the nervous system starts to treat disrespect as normal. Then the luteal phase damage gets brushed aside once the...

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok The fastest way to kill intimacy is pretending you’re fine when you’re not. When we stay quiet to avoid conflict, we don’t stay “peaceful” we get resentful, guarded, and disconnected, then we explode over something that could have been handled with one honest conversation. We unpack what “calling your...

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Your PMDD brain can wake up already searching for danger and by breakfast it has built a full case against your relationship. We walk through the psychology behind a PMDD partner’s morning routine designed to interrupt that pattern early, especially in the luteal phase when sensitivity, cortisol reacti...

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Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok “I think we should break up.” If that sentence shows up like clockwork during luteal phase, you are not alone, and you are not crazy, but you may be stuck in a pattern that quietly trains your relationship to feel unsafe. We unpack why the PMDD monthly breakup becomes the default move under stress, wha...

Send us Fan Mail Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok If you’ve ever looked back at a luteal phase fight and thought, “That wasn’t me,” this conversation is for you and for the partner who’s been bracing for the next blowup. We’re getting honest about something that’s easy to minimize in a PMDD relationship: the way monthly conflict can slowly turn into a...

Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Your partner is irritated. Your stomach drops. And suddenly PMDD turns a simple mood shift into a full-blown story about rejection, failure, and “I need to fix this right now.” I’m recording this one on a walk because some...

Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok PMDD doesn’t only bring mood swings and arguments. It can quietly drain the very thing your partner first fell in love with: your joy. Dr. Rose, PMDD relationship psychotraumatologist, names the pattern so many of us get s...

Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok The strangest part of PMDD isn’t always the luteal phase crash. It’s what happens right after, when you wake up feeling clear, calm, and loving again and your relationship is still sitting in the wreckage of the week befor...

Send us Fan Mail Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok The urge to pull away, start a fight, or end the relationship can hit like a wave during the luteal phase and feel absolutely certain. We name that pattern for what it often is in PMDD relationships: the w...

Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok PMDD can make you feel blamed for something you never chose, then trapped in a relationship cycle you can’t seem to stop. We get honest about the line that changes everything: PMDD is not your fault, but it is your respons...

Send us Fan Mail Bad Marriage Advice Book Secrets of Happily Ever After with Monica Tanner Podcast PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok PMDD doesn’t just change moods, it can change the entire rhythm of a relationship. When the luteal phase hits, couples often slide into the...

Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok What story is your mind telling about your partner—and how much of it is actually true? We dive into the subtle way narratives form under stress, especially during the luteal phase with PMDD, and how those stories can turn...

Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Ever feel like you’ve apologized, made peace, and then the same wound reopens weeks later? We explore why forgiveness slips through your fingers when PMDD hits, and how partners can respond in ways that quiet reactivity in...

Send us Fan Mail PMDD Pyramid Private Sessions Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Ever feel like forgiveness resets every month, no matter how many talks or apologies you’ve had? We dig into why PMDD turns small misunderstandings into full-blown ruptures and why the same argument keeps resurfacing in lu...

Send us Fan Mail Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Ever feel rock-solid about your partner one week and ready to leave the next? That whiplash isn’t proof your relationship is broken—it’s the PMDD lens shifting how your brain reads love, safety, and support. We unpack why the luteal phase pushes your m...

Send us Fan Mail Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Ever feel like one tiny comment can tip your whole relationship over? PMDD can make the ordinary feel unbearable, not because your love changed, but because your stress response did. We pull back the curtain on how the luteal phase cranks up the body’s...

Send us Fan Mail What if the fights, shutdowns, and spirals aren’t “just hormones,” but trauma resurfacing on a monthly schedule? We take you inside the lived reality of PMDD as a trauma amplifier—how it trains the brain to expect danger, erodes emotional safety at home, and fuels shame loops that make repair feel impossible. Through a raw personal story of a New Year’s trigger and years of clinic...

Send us Fan Mail It’s easy to blame “too many feelings” for the distance in a relationship. The truth is harder—and far more hopeful: emotions aren’t the problem; misalignment, suppression, and tone are. After weeks on the road and deep reflection, I’m sharing the tools and stories that helped me see why some bonds thrive through hard conversations while others collapse into polite cohabiting. We...

Send us Fan Mail Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Ever feel like your relationship hits the same wall every month? We’ve been there, and we’re unpacking why PMDD can turn a tiny spark into a wildfire—and how to stop living in the loop. We break down how surface fights about chores, texts, and tone usu...

Send us Fan Mail Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples Click to Book a Private PMDD Session Follow me on Instagram Follow me on TikTok Ever feel like your relationship hits the same wall every month? We’ve been there, and we’re unpacking why PMDD can turn a tiny spark into a wildfire—and how to stop living in the loop. We break down how surface fights about chores, texts, and tone usu...