PMDD Redeemed | Emotional Regulation, Cycle Syncing, Monthly Cycle Hormones, Christian Women, Hormone Imbalance

This was such a great conversation with Ashley, as we delved deep into shame, purity culture and the message so many of us are believing based on how our brain operates.   I really feel this chat is so relevant to us ladies who struggle with the incessant voices of shame, condemnation and guilt in the luteal phase- particularly when it comes to shame around sexual sin or your past.   I hope this e...

We've all been there: We have these thoughts and desires that completely envelope us during the luteal phase, in our darkest PMDD moments. Whether it's leaving your husband, quitting a job, moving, burning a relationship.  For some of us, those thoughts actually turn into actions. And we're often left with intense and immense guilt or shame after everything has settled. In this episode, I share my...

Happy Thursday!    As a mom with PMDD, have you ever had the thought: "the way I'm responding is not how I want to live" after yelling again or losing it or just feeling like you have no capacity to hold it together for another minute?   You want to live in line with the Holy Spirit and to be a mom of peace, joy and gentleness, but it feels so out of reach sometimes.   In this episode, I'm chattin...

Hey friends.   This episode is not a regularly scheduled one, but me sharing some recent difficult news about my pregnancy and inviting you into a process of meditating on Scripture with me when things seem to not go as planned.   Scripture is more than just words. Hebrews 4:12 tells us it's living and active. So when we choose to come to it, through times of joy and sorrow, it will change us. It...

Have you ever wondered what happens to your PMDD if/ when you get pregnant, or after you have baby? Does it just disappear and you're in the clear for the next 9 months or longer, since it's cycle related? In this episode, I talk about the parallels of PMDD with these other hormonally-sensitive seasons, and how symptoms may show up. It not only gives you some understanding as to what's going on in...

This episode is for you if A) you're trying to figure out if you have premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or B) you know you have it, but you are feeling overwhelmed or lost on how to manage it.    I cover 4 specific topics that will help you navigate PMDD that much easier. They're almost like that initial roadmap that so many of us wish we had or are longing for in this battle with PMDD.    I unders...

When you think of your struggle with premenstrual dysphoric disorder, do you feel there are certain things PMDD has "stolen" from you?   Broken relationships? Distorted thoughts? Feelings of inadequacy?    In this episode, I go through 7 of those things I've identified in my own life. It's a reflection that brings with it a lot of grief and lament, and reminds me of the brokenness still in this wo...

This week we're doing a replay episode from way back in September of 2024! Maybe you've heard about how your body needs different foods in each phase of your cycle, and this episode takes a deep dive into this with my friend Danika Vanderpyl.  As women, we're not linear, robotic creatures that require one thing to fuel us all month long. Throughout each of the phases, our bodies need different thi...

For the month of March, nutrition is what we’re talking about! If you’ve ever wondered where to start with food and what you’re putting into your body when it comes to helping manage your PMDD symptoms, I’m sharing it all here on this episode! What I’m talking about are the core foundations for helping regulate blood sugar and reduce inflammation. These are a great (and essential!) place to start....

Feeling drained, overwhelmed, or out of rhythm during your cycle? You’re not failing God—and you’re not alone. In this episode, I sit down with Rosangela Atte, a Christian life coach who blends biblical wisdom with neuroscience, to explore how PMDD affects your nervous system, your emotions, and your faith. We talk about: Why PMDD weariness and struggle isn’t a spiritual failure How your nervous s...

Have you ever questioned whether your PMDD symptoms are spiritual attacks, or something darker, rather than something happening in your body?   Have you thought: if I just believed harder, prayed more and was a better Christian, I wouldn't be dealing with all of this?   If these thoughts and more have come up, you're not alone. Women with PMDD who are also Christians deal with these doubts and que...

Anger is one of those big PMDD symptoms that we don't love talking about. It feels uncontrollable, like you're being taken over by something. And then when it's all said and done, the shame and guilt are just as all-consuming. In this guest interview episode with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy, an anger coach for Christian moms, we dive deep into what is going on below the surface when it comes to anger,...

"Working on my anger/ rage/ extreme irritability". Maybe not the most popular new year's resolution, but not any less important. This is such a loaded topic, and as the title of this episode explains, a story I never thought I would share or wanted to share. It's that place of pain in my heart that feels too vulnerable, too exposed, and yet, here it is.  In this episode, I'm sharing my own story w...

For years, my theological foundation was pretty sandy, crumbly and wasn't holding when the PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) storm was hitting. The despair, the doubts, the fears and anxieties would pile up and I would just keep spiraling down. Then I started working on the foundation that I was building my values, beliefs and  convictions on, the theology that would sustain me even through t...

If you've ever wanted to have a place to listen to truth after truth to build you up and remember God's truth and love in you life, this is the episode! I remember so well when I was pregnant when I listened to a podcast episode with Biblical pregnancy + labor affirmations, and it was so helpful. So this episode is just that. 50 different scriptures and truth affirmations that you can declare over...

How do you view your struggle with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)?  Do you see it through the lens of Scripture — or as something happening to you without purpose or hope? Are you interpreting your symptoms through God’s truth — or through fear, frustration, and discouragement? Do you believe God can bring clarity, healing, and renewal here — or have you quietly stopped expecting anything...

If stress makes your PMDD feel ten times louder, this episode will make everything click. We’re talking about the HPA axis — not in a science-heavy way, but in a real-life, “this is why I feel the way I do” way. In this conversation, I’m naming the things so many of us walk through: • feeling overstimulated just trying to get through the day • snapping or shutting down because your body is already...

Big name, simple meaning: neuroinflammation means inflammation of the brain. It might sound like another daunting characteristic of PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)... But truly, when we understand what’s at the root of the problem, that’s where healing begins. If you can relate to any of these symptoms in the week or two before your period— brain fog irritability sensory overwhelm exhaustio...

Hey friends, welcome back to PMDD Redeemed! This week, we're chatting about how PMDD isn't "just hormones", but it results from the very fabric and blueprint of who you are: your DNA and genes.  I loved learning more about this root cause of PMDD, because it just seemed to "seal the deal" even more, of knowing it's not just about trying harder, being less this or more that. The layers attached to...

We're continuing on with our PMDD Root Causes series, and today we're chatting about serotonin dysregulation.  This episode has so much overlap to last week's episode, where we talked about how the GABA-A receptors misfire during the luteal phase.  The main issue again here is sensitivity: the receptors not responding well to a normal hormone, or in this case, neurotransmitter. I talk about the ph...

So you feel like a different person every month.. like your thoughts, emotions, rational thinking - everything - gets hijacked.  But what's causing it? Why it is happening? In this first episode of the series "PMDD Root Causes", we're chatting about what it actually means to have a hormone sensitivity in your brain, and how that causes PMDD symptoms to worsen.  We also chat about what we can start...

Okay, I'm back! It's been awhile, hasn't it?! But I'm so thankful for the time and space to recalibrate and focus on what God is wanting me to share with you! As you can see, some changes have occurred! I speak more into this in the episode, so have a listen!  I'm so excited about this shift! And so excited to really, fully jump into the topic and struggle of PMDD from a Biblical, faith-based, nat...

Hey friend! I have a very short and sweet announcement to share about the show. Yes, I am taking a bit of a break from the podcast to work on my own self, to do more in-person reflexology, take care of my daughter and return back to my home care nursing job super super part-time.    Trying not to see this as weakness or me running away, but more as a time to strengthen my relationship with my body...

We've all been in the situation. We're doing the very things we know do not help us feel better. In fact, they bring on the anxiety again. They make us have that impending doom feeling. We get all the very familiar symptoms back.    And we ask ourselves, why? Why am I keeping on doing these habits?! It just doesn't make any sense!   In this episode, I talk about the very reason why it does make se...

Feeling stuck in the spiraling thoughts and debilitating anxiety of PMS or PMDD? Do you feel like you just need a little reset? In this episode, I share a quick 5-minute practice/ strategy that I've been using when it feels like I just need a minute to ground myself again and discern truth from lies. And it can be done in 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 2 minutes... really whatever you have time for.  So...