Episode 518: Susie White, Bravely Shares Her Journey with PMDD

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

My friend Susie White (married mother of 4, early 50’s) shares her journey with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and PME (Premenstrual Exacerbation) which is very different that Premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Susie, by bravely sharing her story, helps us understand what this is; how it impacts mental health and can lead to suicidal ideation; how it is not a spiritual weakness; how it is diagnosed; and how to get help. Please check out www.IAPMD.org for more information. Susie mentions Christina Bohn Rudd who died from suicide with PMDD (the obituary of this remarkable women can be read at: https://www.columbiatribune.com/obituaries/pclm0093521) and the work for her mother Marybeth to bring more understanding. Her obituary includes this section: Christina suffered from premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), which can become more serious the longer it is undiagnosed and untreated. We feel compelled to share the importance of seeking help for premenstrual disorders. Many women and AFAB individuals are misdiagnosed and struggle to get appropriate help for many years. For information on PMDD, and if you would like to donate in lieu of flowers, please visit IAPMD.org. Susie, a committed Latter-day Saint, also talks about how we can improve our culture to better support women and their families. Susie’s husband Tim also joins us to give insights about how men can support their spouses with PMDD. Thank you, Susie for being on the podcast and for bringing light and understanding to PMDD and PME. You are doing live-saving work! ** Please check out my new book that has a chapter about mental health: deseretbook.com/p/listen-learn-love or amazon.com/dp/1462139566**

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.3	My guest on today's podcast is my friend Susie White. Welcome to the podcast, Susie.
0:15.1	Thank you, Richard.
0:17.0	Susie is joined here with her husband, Tim. He may share some thoughts.
0:22.2	This will primarily be Susie sharing her story.
0:24.9	And I thought the best way to introduce Susie to you, listeners, is to read to you the
0:30.2	email Susie sent to me as she was exploring the podcast.
0:34.6	And I'll start with, I wonder if I could share my experience with anxiety, depression, and PMDD for 33 plus years.
0:45.4	So listeners, I didn't know what PMDD is.
0:48.4	I still don't, and we're going to learn more about that in this podcast.
0:51.9	I'll keep reading now.
0:53.5	These mood disorders affected my life as a
0:56.1	young woman, a BYU college student, a sister missionary in a foreman land, in a foreign land,
1:03.4	an undergrad in India and my church service over the years, and most importantly as a daughter of
1:09.8	God, wife, and mother of four daughters.
1:13.4	My faith in the plan of salvation, happiness and redemption through Christ, and the power and
1:17.8	protection of my covenants has been my saving grace. My stubborn obedience, L.O.L.
1:24.3	to the laws and ordinances of the gospel, has given me peace throughout the mental turmoil of,
1:29.0	quote, not feeding myself for up to two weeks of every month. I also feel my ancestors have been
1:36.1	protecting me in my family as I've been very active in family history and temple work. What a
1:41.5	blessing that has been. Tim and I have served in the temple and look forward to
1:46.9	the completion of the Sarasota Temple, which is where you live. That's great to have a temple
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