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Is Anybody Listening?
Welcome to Is Anybody Listening?, the podcast discussing PMS, PMDD, and all the different areas of our lives they impact.
Did you know that around 80% of females get PMS or PMDD? But with over 150 different physiological, physical, and behavioural symptoms, there isn't one picture of PMS or PMDD. Each of us has a unique and constantly changing experience.
With these conditions being cyclical, and symptoms appearing for two weeks then disappearing again, it can be all too easy for others (and ourselves) to dismiss them. Most of us have been told that PMS and PMDD are 'part of being female', that we should 'just get on with it', and worst of all, what we're experiencing is 'all in your head'.
Is Anybody Listening? explores real stories of people living with PMS and PMDD. We hope that Is Anybody Listening? will help raise the volume of the conversation around pre-menstrual conditions, give an accurate picture of what they really look and feel like, and enable more people to understand how seriously they affect our lives.
Together, with enough of us speaking up, we can and will transform the cycle as we know it.
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Is Anybody Listening?
Sarah's PMS & PMDD
In this week's episode of Is Anybody Listening? Sarah shares her journey with PMS, PMDD, and hormonal health. We discuss the generational shift from 'Just get on with it, this is just part of being female' to appreciating and encouraging individuality and open conversation.
Sarah tells us how, when presenting to the OBGYN with severe PMS symptoms, she was told she had two options: go on the pill, or get pregnant. We discuss the impact of birth control on our mental and physical wellbeing, and the importance of education, understanding, and autonomy over our bodies for transforming our health.
We touch on Sarah's role as a period and life coach, guiding women to understand and embrace their menstrual cycles, and the life-changing effect of such. We explore how to live in harmony with your menstrual cycle, and tips and advice for helping others understand your and their cycle, from children to partners, workplaces bosses and more.
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