Unmasking : An Introduction Hi there! I’m Kim and I am the Community Outreach Manager for The PMDD Project – the first UK charity to focus on PMDD. As well as supporting this incredible charity, a lot of my time is spent managing my various health conditions. As anybody with any chronic illness and/or neurodiversity […]
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Lived experience of PMDD from PMDD warriors. A poem by Tracy Fayle. You can read more about our Guest contributor Tracey below. Trigger warning: references to suicidal ideation. PMDD – By Tracy Fayle When the voices in your head, want you dead, feeling worthless, nothing but a mess, hopeless. Impulsive, looking for a diagnosis, everywhere
Lived experiences of PMDD with our guest blogger, Katie. You can read more about Katie below. For years, I was told I was just “one of those women”, you know, the emotional kind. One doctor even said, “some women get like this,” as if I’d accidentally subscribed to the deluxe version of PMS. Spoiler: I
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Pmdd awareness month Spring is FINALLY HERE! *Collective sigh of relief* More hours of daylight, daffodils and blossom everywhere, time to sow seeds in the garden, plan ahead… even the local miserable old dude in the park cracked a smile at my very goofy cockapoo the other day. Things are looking up, people! Spring is
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An interview by Kim Cormack (Trustee) and Independent handmade jewellery designer/crafter Francesca Dedomenico. Support is everything. As with any new (ish) Charity, we are always heartened to receive any kind of support, whether that be monetary or in kind. With The PMDD Project, we know what we are up against, generations of neglect, misinformation, stigma
The Stina Bracelet: the accessory raising funds for The PMDD Project. Read More »
The Decision Long Read By Kim Cormack (Trustee) I knew it was coming. Since my first, life changing consultation with Dr Khan in 2021, I was fully aware that this decision had to be made. For nearly four years, the numerous 1-2-1 conversations with my nearest and dearest, friends and family members, with Dr Khan
Is a hysterectomy the right choice for me? Read More »
Tell me where it hurts – a courageous new play about Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Kim Cormack (Trustee) Interviews James and Tayla (Teepee Productions) about their new work in progress “Tell me where it hurts”; a semi autobiographical piece about living with PMDD. Getting to know you… Teepee Productions was founded by co-writers James Piercy and
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Interview with Mind, Body , Calm. By Kim Cormack (Trustee) I get to know the magical human that is Karen Sarai Lopez, a Birmingham based Bodywork Practitoner, who specialises in Somatic, massage and trauma informed complementary therapy via her company Mind, Body, Calm. Let’s find out more about this fascinating practice and how it can
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introduction I have often wished that, especially when this rollercoaster ride of having PMDD started, that there was some sort of guidebook; preferably a mix of expert scientific advice, lived experience and recommendations of what (apart from medical treatment) could possibly help. So, in a bid to recycle my own trial-and-errors into something useful (hopefully
My failsafe must haves. pt 1 – by kim cormack, trustee Read More »
Where to start? It’s often one of the harder questions for people with PMDD (premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) to answer in a succinct way. Do we start with onset of symptoms? Onset of more “noticeable” symptoms? When were the symptoms finally taken seriously by a medical professional? Diagnosis? Treatment? The present and future? As someone with
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