In Love with PMDD

In Love with PMDD

Welcome to the In Love with PMDD Podcast, I am your Host Dr. Rose Alkattan, your PMDD Relationship Psychotraumatologist. Each week, I will be teaching you my signature PMDD Trauma Transformational Tools where I help PMDD Partners to STOP Breaking up every month. We Got This!

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September 4, 2025 39 mins

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Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples

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The moment I realized my relationship was ending wasn't during a heated argument or a dramatic confrontation. It happened in paradise—on a beautiful balcony in Los Cabos, where I should have felt at peace but instead felt utterly disconnected from my partner despite my desperate...

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Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples

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Have you fallen into the trap of taking your partner for granted? When comfort turns to complacency, even the strongest PMDD relationships can crumble.

Relationships where one partner has Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder come with unique challenges that require extraordi...

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Have you ever wondered why your PMDD seems to create the same relationship conflicts month after month, despite your best efforts? The answer might not be in the condition itself, but in how your nervous system responds to stress.

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August 14, 2025 54 mins

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Me Before PMDD: Relationship Reset Toolkit-Couples

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For anyone who's ever thought "I miss who I was before PMDD took over our relationship" - this episode provides the crucial insight you've been searching for. After taking my first break in four years of podcasting, I'm sharing the profound realization that l...

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Have you ever shared something deeply personal with your partner, only to have them immediately respond with their own story? This hidden communication pattern—conversational narcissism—might be quietly destroying your PMDD relationship.

Conversational narcissism isn&ap...

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Have you ever said something in the heat of the moment that you instantly regretted? That impulsive text message you can't unsend? The dramatic exit from an argument that made everything worse? If you're nodding right now, this episode is for you.

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July 3, 2025 30 mins

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Ever wonder why your partner doesn't change despite your constant reminders and guidance? The answer might be hiding in plain sight: you've unintentionally shifted from being their partner to becoming their parent.

This transformative episode expl...

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Have you ever found yourself desperately asking your partner for more attention, more affection, more validation—yet somehow still feeling unfulfilled? The disconnect might not be what they're giving, but whether you're truly open to receiving it.

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The silent killer in many PMDD relationships isn't the condition itself—it's the toxic cycle of withheld forgiveness that follows emotional outbursts. When you've made mistakes during your luteal phase that you genuinely regret, the path forward...

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Power dynamics shift dramatically when abuse enters a PMDD relationship, leaving both partners vulnerable to cycles of emotional manipulation, psychological control, and diminished self-worth. Whether you're the person living with PMDD or the partner of someon...

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Struggling with emotional reactivity in your PMDD relationship? The key might be detachment—not disconnecting from your partner, but creating space between your symptoms and your reactions.

Many of us find ourselves in cycles of blame, projecting our PMDD symptoms onto our partners and damag...

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Have you ever found yourself caught in the cycle of monthly PMDD breakup threats that never materialize into actual separations? That pattern can create a dangerous desensitization where neither partner recognizes when a real, permanent breakup is happening.

The line between an emotionally-c...

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Imagine waking up each month to find a stranger in the mirror – someone who thinks, feels, and behaves in ways completely foreign to your true self. This identity theft isn't perpetrated by an external criminal but by your own body's hormonal shifts during PMDD.

The cognitive sympt...

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Ever wonder what it's like to love someone with PMDD? Behind closed doors, partners of those with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder face a unique struggle—one that slowly erodes their sense of self in ways they never imagined possible.

The cyclical nature of PMDD creates a bewildering emo...

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Love languages seem like the perfect framework for understanding our relationship needs—until PMDD enters the picture. In this deeply personal episode, I share my own struggles with demanding specific expressions of love during my luteal phase and the revelations that transformed my approach to relat...

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Freedom comes when we stop trying to control what others think about our PMDD. For years, I struggled with relationships while managing my premenstrual dysphoric disorder symptoms, constantly trying to make partners understand, adapt, and show up differently during my luteal phase. The breakthrough c...

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The weight of parenting with PMDD extends far beyond our personal struggles—it shapes how our children experience safety, trust, and emotional regulation. Drawing from both personal experience and clinical insights, this powerful episode explores the often unseen impact of PMDD on parent-child relati...

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Your choice of partner can dramatically transform your PMDD experience – for better or worse. As someone living with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and specializing in trauma psychology, I've discovered that emotional safety might be the missing piece in managing your symptoms effectively.
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The words we speak in our relationships have a power that extends far beyond the moment they're uttered. For those navigating PMDD relationships, this power becomes even more significant as negative statements spoken during luteal phase can transform into what I call "word curses" - ha...

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Ever wondered why traditional therapy hasn't helped your PMDD relationship? You're not alone. While talk therapy works for many issues, PMDD relationships require a completely different approach – one that provides strategic tools, not just a space to vent about problems.

During PM...

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