Mindfulness for PMDD with Diane Diane DeJesus, RD, CLC, IBCLC

Message me with questions or comments!You know the feeling... You're in your luteal phase and along comes some negative thought--about yourself, your life, your PMDD--and before you even know what is happening you are getting swept up in that thought and down an endless spiral of ruminating on this thought. You are now going down the rabbit hole with this thought, unable to let it go, and maybe even believing whatever awful thing this thought is telling you. In this process, you may be starti...

Message me with questions or comments!I discovered Nikki Wilson’s Mindfulness work when I was in the throes of my own birth trauma drama, which ultimately led to a diagnosis of PTSD. While I was searching for help & support and seeking out a diagnosis, I needed something to help me survive and get through the difficult early days of new motherhood. At that time, Nikki had created, and was single-handedly running, a Mindfulness for Mums program, called 10 of Zen. I joined this group and fe...

Message me with questions or comments!I like this meditation for helping to align body and mind, so you can use this one if:you're feeling disconnected from your bodyyou're feeling up in your head with your thoughtsyou're experiencing some uncomfortable sensations in your bodyyou want to explore trying to bring some ease and more comfort into your bodyIt can be nice in the luteal phase of your menstrual cycle or anytime, PMDD or otherwise!So I invite you to check it out and see what you think...

Message me with questions or comments!Do you find it hard to take care of yourself when you've also got kids to parent, a demanding job, a partner to show up for, and bills to pay? Then you need to listen to this interview with Ali Cornish.I reached out to Ali because I wanted to talk to another chronic illness warrior who has embraced simple living, minimalism, and mindfulness. Because I've learned that while we may have different diagnoses, often those of us living with chronic illness will...

Message me with questions or comments!So much of my resistance to PMDD came from trying to maintain the charade of perfection that I'd been trying to keep up my whole life!Mindfulness and Acceptance taught me to be present, not perfect. That the full spectrum of emotions is normal. That the aim is not to feel better, but to get better at feeling.And here's the crazy thing that happened when I let those ideas in...not ONLY did I feel so much better in my life with PMDD, but I also, finally, fe...

Message me with questions or comments!Have you thought: "Is this grief? Am I going through grief right now?"Have you wondered why your experiences don't quite match up with the 5 Stages of Grief model we've all heard about?If you've got PMDD or any other chronic illness, chances are that, yea, you very well may have experienced grief as a result or are going through grief right now.Sarah McCauley LMFT is here to validate our feelings of grief and explain why they don't fit the 5 Stages of Gri...