PMDD Redeemed | Emotional Regulation, Cycle Syncing, Monthly Cycle Hormones, Christian Women, Hormone Imbalance

If you've ever wanted to have a place to listen to truth after truth to build you up and remember God's truth and love in you life, this is the episode!

I remember so well when I was pregnant when I listened to a podcast episode with Biblical pregnancy + labor affirmations, and it was so helpful.

So this episode is just that. 50 different scriptures and truth affirmations that you can declare over your life when you are in Christ. 

How do you view your struggle with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)? 

Do you see it through the lens of Scripture — or as something happening to you without purpose or hope?

Are you interpreting your symptoms through God’s truth — or through fear, frustration, and discouragement?

Do you believe God can bring clarity, healing, and renewal here — or have you quietly stopped expecting anything to change?

Some hard questions to g...

If stress makes your PMDD feel ten times louder, this episode will make everything click. We’re talking about the HPA axis — not in a science-heavy way, but in a real-life, “this is why I feel the way I do” way.

In this conversation, I’m naming the things so many of us walk through: • feeling overstimulated just trying to get through the day • snapping or shutting down because your body is already at capacity • exhaustion that feel...

Big name, simple meaning: neuroinflammation means inflammation of the brain.

It might sound like another daunting characteristic of PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)...

But truly, when we understand what’s at the root of the problem, that’s where healing begins.

If you can relate to any of these symptoms in the week or two before your period—

• brain fog

• irritability

• sensory overwhelm

• exhaustion

• or that “buzzing,” ...

Hey friends, welcome back to PMDD Redeemed!

This week, we're chatting about how PMDD isn't "just hormones", but it results from the very fabric and blueprint of who you are: your DNA and genes. 

I loved learning more about this root cause of PMDD, because it just seemed to "seal the deal" even more, of knowing it's not just about trying harder, being less this or more that.

The layers attached to PMDD are so important to understand...

We're continuing on with our PMDD Root Causes series, and today we're chatting about serotonin dysregulation. 

This episode has so much overlap to last week's episode, where we talked about how the GABA-A receptors misfire during the luteal phase. 

The main issue again here is sensitivity: the receptors not responding well to a normal hormone, or in this case, neurotransmitter.

I talk about the physiology behind it, but take a deep...

So you feel like a different person every month.. like your thoughts, emotions, rational thinking - everything - gets hijacked. 

But what's causing it? Why it is happening?

In this first episode of the series "PMDD Root Causes", we're chatting about what it actually means to have a hormone sensitivity in your brain, and how that causes PMDD symptoms to worsen. 

We also chat about what we can start doing about it, how we can help yo...

Okay, I'm back! It's been awhile, hasn't it?! But I'm so thankful for the time and space to recalibrate and focus on what God is wanting me to share with you!

As you can see, some changes have occurred! I speak more into this in the episode, so have a listen! 

I'm so excited about this shift! And so excited to really, fully jump into the topic and struggle of PMDD from a Biblical, faith-based, natural and evidence-based perspective...

Hey friend! I have a very short and sweet announcement to share about the show. Yes, I am taking a bit of a break from the podcast to work on my own self, to do more in-person reflexology, take care of my daughter and return back to my home care nursing job super super part-time. 

Trying not to see this as weakness or me running away, but more as a time to strengthen my relationship with my body, with God, with my family, and to ...

We've all been in the situation. We're doing the very things we know do not help us feel better. In fact, they bring on the anxiety again. They make us have that impending doom feeling. We get all the very familiar symptoms back. 

And we ask ourselves, why? Why am I keeping on doing these habits?! It just doesn't make any sense!

In this episode, I talk about the very reason why it does make sense, of why we keep returning to th...

Feeling stuck in the spiraling thoughts and debilitating anxiety of PMS or PMDD? Do you feel like you just need a little reset?

In this episode, I share a quick 5-minute practice/ strategy that I've been using when it feels like I just need a minute to ground myself again and discern truth from lies. And it can be done in 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 2 minutes... really whatever you have time for. 

So give it a try next time you're fee...

Happy Monday, friend! Does it feel hard to not base your identity, worth and value on what you're contributing to the world? Do you ever say to God "if you only gave me this, or did that, then my life would be like this"? Does your identity get tossed around every menstrual cycle when you're in the premenstrual phase and wondering how you're going to get through this one?

In this episode, I'm sharing three places where our identi...

Gluta-what?! Glutathione! It's a powerful detoxifying antioxidant! That's all I'm saying! 

In this episode, I break down what the heck glutathione is, why we need it, what is impeding our livers in producing it and where to find it (hint: think nutrition!). If you're looking for natural, nutrition-based strategies for helping your liver with detoxing toxins and free radicals, have a listen to this episode!

Lauren

4 more days to...

This week on the show, it's all about how blood sugar management is vital for helping you stay regulated, both on an emotional and hormonal level.

You might think "isn't blood sugar stuff just for people with diabetes?" And to that I say have a listen to this episode to find out! You'll understand why this topic needs to be talked about more for helping us stay regulated, as well as learn a hack for better blood sugar regulation!

Happy Monday, friend! This week, I have a special guest chatting with me about ADHD, motherhood and menstrual health issues. Yes, all those things packed into this great, big episode! 

I know you'll be encouraged by this conversation, because I was. I felt so very validated and affirmed in my own wellness journey, and I pray the same for you! 

Happy listening!

Lauren

Annie: "Hello, my name is Annie de Villiers, and I am 42-years yo...

Hey friend! Does it feel like all you hear about these days are all the bad, poisonous things in our food, make-up and laundry detergent? Are you feeling overwhelmed, burdened, or like it's just another thing you have to focus on? 

I understand and get it. When you're bombarded with information like this all the time, it can weigh on your whole being. 

In this episode, I share a very candid and real approach on how we can start...

The outdoors and nature has a tremendous impact on our health and well-being. It can lower cortisol, increase Vitamin D, boost serotonin and dopamine. We all know the health benefits of getting outside. Yet, it can be hard to do and prioritize, especially when you have littles.

In this episode, I'm sharing 4 lessons I've learned over the last couple years with prioritizing getting outside. I am in no way pumping myself up as the ...

Do you struggle do get enough sleep at night? Do you feel sluggish and drained throughout the day, chugging back all the coffee to make it through, only to feel wired and "productive" at night? Does it stem from a need to keep going, producing or pushing through to prove something, or prove yourself to God?

All good questions to be asking. This week's episode is chalked full of passages and verses that not only encourage rest and...

Hey friend! Are you looking for ways to better incorporate movement into your life that pairs nicely with your menstrual cycle? Or are you maybe on either extremes, of not moving at all and knowing you need to start, or over-moving to the point where your body is depleted, exhausted and doing the opposite of what you want it to do?

The reality is, our bodies as women, need different movement and exercise routines than men, and wh...