Yoga for PMDD with Melissa Sue Ogden

PMDD or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder can be a debilitating and sometimes life-threatening disease, but yoga can be an important tool for those who suffer. In this episode, Melissa Sue Ogden shares her personal struggle from getting a...

Show Notes

PMDD or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder can be a debilitating and sometimes life-threatening disease, but yoga can be an important tool for those who suffer.

In this episode, Melissa Sue Ogden shares her personal struggle from getting a diagnosis to managing the disease, and her professional expertise as a yoga therapist who works with that population.

She lived for years with PMDD without access to healthcare or a formal diagnosis, and she survived the monthly rollercoaster using lifestyle changes and the practice of therapeutic yoga. She shares the skills and tools she’s acquired with other struggling PMDD people.

Topics:

-Why yoga teachers need to know what PMDD is

-How Melissa found yoga

-Going through the diagnosis process

-Some of the common issues people with PMDD experience

-The difference between pms and pmdd

-Suicidal ideation and other comorbidities

-Medical interventions that help some people who suffer from pmdd

-Some common pmdd triggers

-Yoga interventions Melissa uses for herself and her clients

-Existing in the both/and

-Realistic expectations of physical movement as an intervention