In this episode, I share the symptoms that had me wondering if I had entered perimenopause and what is has been like navigating a tangled mess of PMDD, Autism, Autistic Burnout and Perimenopause.

I also review the book Autistic Menopause: A Guide to the Menopausal Transition for Autistic People and Those Supporting Them by Dr. Rachel Moseley and Professor Julie Gamble-Turner, sharing my reactions and top takeaways.

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 Have you ever noticed that when you're having a really tough day it can often feel harder to do the very things that you know will help you to feel a bit better?

Mindfulness can be especially hard to practice on our hard days, even though stress management skills can be helpful for those of us with PMDD or Autism (or other chronic illness or neurodivergence, for that matter).

In this episode, I discuss how to meet yourself where you are--and honor your capacity--by folding a bit of mindfulness into some of the things you might already be doing on a regular day. I also share a mindfulness exercise that makes use of something you might already be doing on a challenging day, which is reaching for a cup of your favorite, warm, cozy drink.

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Learn how the Belle app is so much more than a symptom tracker and how it can help you to not only get some relief from PMDD in the short term, but also build resistance over time.

Victoria Schoeffel is the CEO and Co-founder at Belle Health. Victoria was inspired to " change the status quo in female health" after identifying a gap in support for premenstrual dysphoric disorder. While she was at the University of Cambridge, Victoria and her co-founder and Belle Health CTO, Rafael Schaider, combined her personal experience living with PMDD, and her degrees in psychology and medicine, with Rafael's engineering background to help people living with PMDD get tailored, evidence-based and proven guidance to help manage the luteal phase. In this conversation, Victoria shares her own personal experiences with PMDD and how she came across a study of internet based cognitive behavioral therapy that became the starting point, or the inspiration, for the Belle Health app.

I have tried the app for myself and there's so much good stuff in there. I love the SOS feature that helps you quickly find the right tool by selecting the symptom that's bothering you in the moment. There's also a self-paced course that goes deeper into these strategies and exercises. You can generate a symptom report to take to your doctor if you're trying to get a diagnosis. And Belle Health is now coming out with a Belle Smart Ring, which is going to use your physiological data to give you better and more specific recommendations tailored to your individual needs, and I'm really excited for that to come out.

So please enjoy my chat with Victoria Schoeffel.

#PMDD #stress #PMS #ADHD #autism #mindfulness

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DM me on Instagram @mindfulnessforpmdd

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If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe.

And if you know someone with PMDD, please share this podcast.

And remember ... Stop. Take a breath. And observe.

xo
Diane