Living Well with PMDD

The past year has been a roller coaster of emotions for Heidi. This episode is a recap of the year from an emotional/mental health perspective. Heidi shares what was working, what stopped working, and how she is approaching her mental and emotional health challenges now. Take Aways * Heidi took new medicine that resulted in restless legs. * That experience SCARED HER and led her to realize she was keeping medicine as a fall back, which was hindering her from doing all she could otherwise to handle her challenges. * Tune into yourself. Heidi has always preferred things naturally... she'll move forward with this as a foundation. * Heidi is not going to use prescription medicine for emotional struggles. * She will continue to meet with a homeopathic doctor and research natural ways to handle her mental health challenges. * Heidi will continue to research and experiment with things to find more ways to help herself. * She is also going to START WITH JESUS. To humble herself and be open to God's grace and His ideas for her healing. Download your "5 Ways to Feeling Better with PMDD" here [https://heidibradfordcoaching.kit.com/41fdb89034]. Happy PMD Awareness Month! More here [https://www.iapmd.org]. Visit Heidi Bradford Coaching [https://heidibradfordcoaching.com/] to find out how to work with Heidi. 5 Keys to Living Well with PMDD * Educate yourself * Get support * Try things * Track your symptoms (and period) * Accept grace Heidi's 5 Part Method for Getting Rid of PMDD 1. Mindset 2. Supplements 3. Tracking 4. Defaults 5. Personal development Resources * PMS and Period Support Supplements: www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98 [http://www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98] Music * Music- Island Breeze by Surf House Productions | https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com [https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com/] * Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/]

Heidi discusses ways that being aware of your actions, words, and behavior can bring a feeling of freedom. She also shares how accepting your situation brings peace. Take Aways * As far as Heidi is concerned, there is not ONE "cure" for every woman that has PMDD. * Having PMDD offers an amazing opportunity for personal awareness, personal growth, and trust in yourself. * Awareness is noticing the words going through your mind,  noticing the words coming out of your mouth, and noticing the actions that you take at different times.  * Awareness can lead to a feeling of freedom. * Acceptance can be a letting go feeling or a feeling of embracing a limitation or hardship. *  Sometimes we are afraid to accept what is going on because we believe if we "accept it" we won't take action to change it. That's a myth.  * Acceptance  can lead you to truly, truly believe that it's not your fault, that you are feeling the way you are, and help you become open to getting help. * Acceptance can lead to a feeling of peace. *  The main benefit of awareness is that you can take steps to feel a little bit better by making small changes and by setting goals and using small steps to achieve them. Download your "5 Ways to Feeling Better with PMDD" here [https://heidibradfordcoaching.kit.com/41fdb89034]. Happy PMD Awareness Month! More here [https://www.iapmd.org]. Visit Heidi Bradford Coaching [https://heidibradfordcoaching.com/] to find out how to work with Heidi. 5 Keys to Living Well with PMDD * Educate yourself * Get support * Try things * Track your symptoms (and period) * Accept grace Heidi's 5 Part Method for Getting Rid of PMDD 1. Mindset 2. Supplements 3. Tracking 4. Defaults 5. Personal development Resources * PMS and Period Support Supplements: www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98 [http://www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98] Music * Music- Island Breeze by Surf House Productions | https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com [https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com/] * Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/]

Heidi covers the last part (part 5) of Getting Rid of PMDD: Personal Development. Personal development (a.k.a. personal enrichment) is important because it is YOU voting for YOU. It is an outward manifestation that your desires, your opinions, and your interests matter. By investing time in doing things that you enjoy, you remind yourself that there are things you still like--even when you feel depressed. Take Aways * 4 Areas: Spiritual, Intellectual, Physical, and Social * Spiritual examples: praying, music, keeping a gratitude journal, studying scripture, attending church, meditation * Intellectual examples: take a sewing class, choose a book to read on a specific topic (money, health, career), listen to a podcast, research a topic of interest to you * Physical examples: join a group exercise class, decide to learn to do a push-up, choose a nutrition goal  * Social: say "yes" to going out with friends, spend undivided attention time with loved ones, join a Bible study group * No rules to personal development! * It's okay to start a book, leave it, come back to it, leave it. * Warning: If you're tempted to beat yourself up because you stopped a goal, STOP. REDIRECT. * Volunteering in your church or in your community can be fulfilling. Download your "5 Ways to Feeling Better with PMDD" here [https://heidibradfordcoaching.kit.com/41fdb89034]. Happy PMD Awareness Month! More here [https://www.iapmd.org]. Visit Heidi Bradford Coaching [https://heidibradfordcoaching.com/] to find out how to work with Heidi. 5 Keys to Living Well with PMDD * Educate yourself * Get support * Try things * Track your symptoms (and period) * Accept grace Heidi's 5 Part Method for Getting Rid of PMDD 1. Mindset 2. Supplements 3. Tracking 4. Defaults 5. Personal development Resources * PMS and Period Support Supplements: www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98 [http://www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98] Music * Music- Island Breeze by Surf House Productions | https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com [https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com/] * Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/]

Today we discuss what defaults are, why they're important, how to properly use them, and examples that work well for Heidi. Listen to the podcast for examples. 🙂 Heidi always love to connect with listeners. Send her an email anytime at heidi@heidibradfordcoaching.com  Take Aways -A default in this context is:  is a pre-selected option that you choose to do if there is not an alternative that you want more.  -Creating defaults leads to more freedom.  -Having defaults saves time and energy. It saves your decision making power for other decisions. -Defaults keep hopelessness at bay. They reduce confusion, distraction, and uncertainty. -Defaults free our mind up to consider other things. -Choose one default in each of these areas: food, housekeeping, quiet time, exercise, sleep, friendships and/or relationships, and self care. 🚩 You are using defaults incorrectly if you feel irritated because you weren't able to do your default. You are likely treating it like a routine.  -A default can't be interrupted because it is simply a pre-selected option. If there is an alternative that you want more, DO IT.  Download your "5 Ways to Feeling Better with PMDD" here [https://heidibradfordcoaching.kit.com/41fdb89034]. Happy PMD Awareness Month! More here [https://www.iapmd.org]. Visit Heidi Bradford Coaching [https://heidibradfordcoaching.com/] to find out how to work with Heidi. 5 Keys to Living Well with PMDD * Educate yourself * Get support * Try things * Track your symptoms (and period) * Accept grace Heidi's 5 Part Method for Getting Rid of PMDD 1. Mindset 2. Supplements 3. Tracking 4. Defaults 5. Personal development Resources * PMS and Period Support Supplements: www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98 [http://www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98] Music * Music- Island Breeze by Surf House Productions | https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com [https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com/] * Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/]

Join Heidi to discover a basic way of tracking signs and symptoms you experience and an advanced way of tracking signs and symptoms. Record on paper, in a planner, on your phone, and/or using an app.  Remember to record physical and emotional signs and symptoms. They are interconnected and influence one another. Take Aways * Why you should track your signs and symptoms * Basic tracking includes: recording the date you begin your period, how many days you bleed, your mood, and any discord you experience in relationships. * Advanced tracking includes: recording the basics listed above + basal body temperature, level of sexual desire, the level of sensitivity you experience about others' comments and actions, and more detailed mood recording. * Use time blocks when recording mood * You need to know your body! * When you know your body, you can put logic with emotion and emotion with logic. * Tracking gives you more power and control of your reaction to things. * Tracking gives a more concrete idea of what IS happening rather than what we THINK IS happening.  * Tracking is not accurate if done more than a day later.  * Logic can help when we are overly emotional. * Emotion can help when we are overly logical.  Download your "5 Ways to Feeling Better with PMDD" here [https://heidibradfordcoaching.kit.com/41fdb89034]. Happy PMD Awareness Month! More here [https://www.iapmd.org]. Visit Heidi Bradford Coaching [https://heidibradfordcoaching.com/] to find out how to work with Heidi. 5 Keys to Living Well with PMDD * Educate yourself * Get support * Try things * Track your symptoms (and period) * Accept grace Heidi's 5 Part Method for Getting Rid of PMDD 1. Mindset 2. Supplements 3. Tracking 4. Defaults 5. Personal development Resources * PMS and Period Support Supplements: www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98 [http://www.semainehealth.com/HEIDIBRADFORD98] Music * Music- Island Breeze by Surf House Productions | https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com [https://surf-house-productions.bandcamp.com/] * Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com [https://www.free-stock-music.com/]