If you live with PMDD, you have heard some version of the question: “Have you tried yoga?” And if your immediate response is somewhere between exhaustion and rage that makes perfect sense. Too often, phrases like this are offered as shorthand solutions to deeply disruptive experiences — the kind that affect mood, energy, pain levels, […]
Not “That Kind” of Yoga: PMDD, Practice, and Being Met Where You Are Read More »
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 will testify… being “different
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Guest Blog Contributor – Phoebe Vickers It is 2022 in a dark uni room in Southampton, and I am googling the symptoms of bipolar disorder surrounded by Jaffacakes and ASOS parcels I don’t remember ordering. I hate my life. I hate my friends. I hate this university, and I am not smart enough anyway. I should lose weight. I
My Luteal Phase is Trying to Kill Me – Lived Experience Read More »
Unmasking PMDD : Finding hope through grief 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
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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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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
The pmdd project springing into action this april Read More »
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
We talk to TEEPEE Productions about their new play exploring pmdd Read More »
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
Somatic Therapy, Bodywork and PMDD Read More »
