‘Remember when you make those hard decisions about what to eat, when to exercise or go to sleep, that you are caring for yourself you are taking care. Perhaps you should be putting up with less all month long.’ Saying no is good for you If you’re feeling overwhelmed or under-appreciated, that you’re taking on more than your partner, or that things are out of balance, chances are, it’s all true.
What I stress with my patients is this: the thoughts and feelings that come up during this phase of your cycle are real they are genuine. ‘The dissatisfaction that comes on a monthly schedule is a gift to you, a chance to make some much-needed changes in how you’re living your life and how much you’re giving, bending, and stretching to meet everyone else’s expectations. Being locked into one way of thinking, or having constantly artificially elevated levels of serotonin or estrogen, may be stable, but it is not natural or flexible, and very likely it is not adaptive.’ Your fertility cycle, PMS included, can simplify your life To be optimally engineered means perfecting the balance between stability and flexibility. Women know change (we live it every day) and it’s an asset, not a hindrance. ‘Our hormones naturally oscillate, mirroring our fertility. We need to intuit when our children are in danger or in need, or when the men around us might have malevolent intent.’ Being sensitive to our environment is adaptive We are the caretakers and the life givers our ability to recognise and respond to the needs and moods of others is key to their and our survival.
By evolutionary design, women’s brains have developed to encourage empathy, intuition, emotionality, and sensitivity. Set to be a Spring best-seller, read why Dr Julie Holland, a psychiatrist and expert on cannabis and MDMA and author of best-selling book, ‘Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER, New York,’ thinks being a moody bitch is a good thing. Julie Holland’s new book, ‘ Moody Bitches: The Truth About the Drugs You’re Taking, the Sleep You’re Missing, the Sex You’re Not Having, and What’s Really Making You Crazy,’ looks at the impact of female hormones and argues that moodiness is actually good for us.
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