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What if I told you that you don't need to meditate or do a mindfulness exercise to practice mindfulness?


What if I also told you that it is an act of mindfulness to:

• kindly acknowledge how much things suck right now
• recognize your needs
• and choose to move forward by giving yourself what you need right now

That's what I talk about in this episode.

I also share how I haven't been practicing mindfulness the same way I'm used to, since struggling through autistic burnout (which also gets much worse, for me, in the luteal phase).

Oh...and I also guide you through a meditation for PMDD anxiety at the end.

In case you do feel up for a guided meditation.

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Diane

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Do you feel like you spend so much time managing your PMDD that you are losing touch with:

• the things that are important to you?
• the things that bring you joy?
• the people you love to be around?

This absolutely happened to me. And it makes sense!


It makes sense that when when PMDD is taking over our lives, we want to do everything we can to feel better and get back to living.


And yet, that very process of finding ourselves living in survival mode, or diving into healing, can push us away from the things that make life feel fulfilling.


This meditation is inspired by an ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy/Training) exercise, sometimes called 'The Magic Wand' or 'A Miracle Has Happened', etc.


It helps us to get back in touch with our values, by guiding us through:


(1) Imagining the life we'd create for ourselves if we had no worries or burdens.

(2) Encouraging us to consider how we can bring a bit of that into our current day-to-day lives.

#PMDD
#PMS
#chronicillness
#Autism
#Neurodivergent

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In this episode, Shamash Alidina and I discuss:

• How living with PMDD, or other chronic illness, can lead us to pause our life while we try to heal
• And how this can lead to losing touch with ourselves and the things that bring value, meaning and purpose to our lives

Shamash and I talk about how making room for our challenges, and turning back to the things that are meaningful for us, can help us to live a richer, more purposeful life, even with PMDD.


I share how fighting less, and opening up more, actually led me to find some relief from PMDD symptoms.

Shamash is best known as the internationally bestselling author of 10 books including Mindfulness For Dummies and The Mindful Way through Stress. He also co-founded the world's first Museum of Happiness in London, and often collaborates with UK Charity, Action for Happiness.

Shamash pioneered online Mindfulness Teacher Training, launching his program Teach Mindfulness Online, and has been training practitioners in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy–or Training–also called ACT.


Mentioned in this episode:

• The Little Book of ACT: A Simple and Fun Guide to Living a Meaningful Life Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Shamash Alidina
• Empower Yourself: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Colouring Book by Shamash Alidina

Learn more about Shamash and his programs here

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And remember ... Stop. Take a breath. And observe.

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Diane