Podcast Episode

Living Well with PMDD

Scheduling and Timing Decision Making to Have Better Experiences

Apr 23, 2026 Season 1 Episode 100

Heidi Bradford

LET'S CELEBRATE! THIS IS THE 100TH EPISODE! 🎉

I chose a topic that has helped me immensely in honor of this being the 100th episode. Enjoy the stories I share throughout. Maybe you can see yourself in some of them.

Take this with a grain of salt. It's meant to be general information. Tailor this to your own wisdom and experience.

Take Aways

Scheduling events and vacations based on your menstrual cycle can increase your odds of having good experiences.
Schedule commitments that you're planning, hosting, or attending to take place during your follicular phase.
Knowing when to make what decisions can also help.
There are decisions to make during your follicular phase and other decisions to make during your luteal phase.
When you can't schedule something for optimal timing or make a decision in the phase you would prefer, take measures to be in a good place at that time.
Consider a two-phase menstrual cycle for easier planning.
I created a PMDD Stabilization Guide. Download it here.
In general, think of your follicular phase as your yes phase when you are scheduling. Your luteal phase as your no phase when you're scheduling.
You want to make these decisions final during your follicular phase: moving to a new city, creating a new wardrobe, career changes, to quit a job, etc.
Good decisions for luteal phase are: the HOW of a decision made during follicular and following through strongly on a decision made previously when clear-minded.
In luteal phase, we talk ourselves out of making some decisions...stylistic, subjective (based on opinion), and again, big decisions.
16:07 Story about a trip right after my husband's first deployment.
When you can't schedule an event to happen at an ideal time for you, prepare emotionally and physically for that event as best you can.
Improving your emotional resilience will help you! Learn to feel any emotion and be okay.
You're human. You will have ups and downs. Others get to have their feelings and opinions too. Let things go!

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