A Guide to Reframing and Releasing PMDD: Practising Moments of Deliberate De-shaming

If you want a calmer relationship to your cycle without the overwhelming anxiety and shame, this guide is for you.

'A Guide to Reframing and Releasing PMDD' is a neuro-affirming zine which cuts through the noise of 'quick fixes', calls attention to systemic oppression, and helps to lay the groundwork for your unique recovery journey to take place.

→ Have tried everything and still feel stuck

→ Exhaust yourself searching for that one thing that will make all of this go away - a pill, supplement, partner or friendship group

→ Scour the internet and social media for hours on end, desperate to find something that works but nothing ever does

→ Be inches away from blowing your life up every month - nothing feels right

→ Experience life like a ticking time bomb, just waiting for the loop of doom to start all over again that feels impossible to break

→ You're ready for a completely new way of looking at PMDD

→ You want support for the toughest days

→ You're longing for a better relationship to yourself and others

→ You're sick of chasing 'quick fixes’ that don’t work

→ You're ready to release harmful thought patterns

→ You want to build more self-trust

- kind words from a lovely reader

I’m Sophie, lived-experience writer, artist, and certified menstrual mentor. I was experiencing PMDD for years, stuck in a loop of panic, shame and self-sabotage - my self-worth was tied so closely to the act of giving and performing that when I would shift into my luteal phase (which requires introspection & self-care) I simply couldn’t cope. I had put on a show for 10 years and suddenly PMDD interrupted the performance.

I was stripped of all my coping strategies and the more I tried to take advantage of the rising energy in the first half of my cycle - keeping up the performance of fun, energetic, adventurous Sophie - the worse the consequences would be for the rest of the month. I felt like I was living a double life. I tried medication, supplements and restrictive diets but nothing seemed to work - nothing was getting to the root of things.

Since recovering from PMDD and becoming a menstrual mentor via Red School, I’ve been working on this resource to support others on their journey. I have first-hand experience of the sheer dread and hopelessness that comes with PMDD, as well as the disappointment and wasted money behind every ‘quick fix’, so my intention is to offer you some relief from the emotional spiralling and loss of self trust, providing you with tools and ideas that will support you in both the long and short term.

In five bite-sized chapters, I'll show you that a different way of experiencing your cycle, your life and the people around you is possible:

Part 1: A fundamental shift in perspective

Part 2: Self-knowledge

Part 3: Immediate support for hard days

Part 4: Out with the old & in with the new

Part 5: A sustainable path forwards

→ Perspective shifts that will change the way you view PMDD for good

→ 60+ pages of ideas, guidance & practices to help you build new foundations

→ A template support plan for your toughest days

→ Practises for regulation and self-care

→ Insights on neurodivergence & the menstrual cycle

→ A compassionate mentor who was in your shoes not too long ago

→ Nature photography that you can stick on your walls to remind yourself that we are nature, seasons and cycles too (shot by me, on 35mm film)

If this sounds like something you need, order your physical copy here.

→ Orders within the UK: £25 (£21 + £4 postage)

→ All other orders: £30 (£21 + £9 postage)

*all sales are final, no refunds or returns

Sophie x