9: Tools and Tips for Managing Your PMDD
08/08/22 • 50 min
On today's episode I'm sharing some of the tools I use - psychological, holistic, and spiritual - to manage my PMDD. This includes accepting the ups and downs of the healing journey, supporting the body, using daily practices and intentions, and finding what works for you.
Timestamps:
0:00: Introduction
2:50: The Hero's Journey
6:30: Fundamentals to managing PMDD
9:50: Daily practice, and setting intentions
18:20: Noticing the divine around us
22:30: The negativity bias, and helping the good stick to us
26:45: What does growth actually look like?
32:00: Reframing our relationship with PMDD
36:00: Jungian psychology and finding the Self
41:30: Pushing back on self-criticism
47:15: Hope
About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Ferreira is a somatic psychotherapist in training. Her approach to mental health is holistic, non-judgmental, and centered in the belief that all beings have the capacity to heal, grow, and reduce suffering.
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On today's episode I'm sharing some of the tools I use - psychological, holistic, and spiritual - to manage my PMDD. This includes accepting the ups and downs of the healing journey, supporting the body, using daily practices and intentions, and finding what works for you.
Timestamps:
0:00: Introduction
2:50: The Hero's Journey
6:30: Fundamentals to managing PMDD
9:50: Daily practice, and setting intentions
18:20: Noticing the divine around us
22:30: The negativity bias, and helping the good stick to us
26:45: What does growth actually look like?
32:00: Reframing our relationship with PMDD
36:00: Jungian psychology and finding the Self
41:30: Pushing back on self-criticism
47:15: Hope
About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Ferreira is a somatic psychotherapist in training. Her approach to mental health is holistic, non-judgmental, and centered in the belief that all beings have the capacity to heal, grow, and reduce suffering.
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About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Ferreira is a somatic psychotherapist in training. Her approach to mental health is holistic, non-judgmental, and centered in the belief that all beings have the capacity to heal, grow, and reduce suffering.
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About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Ferreira is a somatic psychotherapist in training currently working in her associateship in the SF Bay Area. Her approach to mental health is holistic, non-judgmental, and centered in the belief that all beings have the capacity to heal, grow, and reduce suffering.
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