Parenting Through PMDD: Healing Hormonal Struggles and Becoming a More Conscious Parent with Chloe Peters [82]

Have you ever struggled with mood swings, depression, or extreme fatigue that seemed to come out of nowhere? Maybe you've been told it’s just stress, hormones, or a chemical imbalance—but deep down, you feel there’s more to the story.

Today, I’m talking with Chloe Jimenez-Peters, a transformational hypnotherapist who helps women uncover and heal the subconscious beliefs that keep them stuck in cycles of depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder PMDD, and emotional dysregulation. Chloe's own journey started in her teens when she was diagnosed with clinical depression and put on antidepressants. It wasn’t until a personal crisis years later that she realized the power of mindset and subconscious healing.

In this episode, we dive into:
✅ The surprising connection between childhood beliefs and mental health struggles
✅ How PMDD symptoms can resurface past trauma—and what to do about it
✅ Why traditional mindset work often fails and how hypnotherapy rewires the brain
✅ The role of cycle awareness in parenting and emotional regulation

Chloe shares powerful insights on breaking free from limiting beliefs, healing at the subconscious level, and reclaiming emotional balance—especially for moms navigating PMDD. Whether you’ve experienced these struggles yourself or want to understand them better, this conversation is packed with eye-opening moments and practical tools.

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Main Takeaways

Practical Insight for Mothers with PMDD

• PMDD symptoms intensify in the second half of the menstrual cycle, bringing past trauma to the surface.Women may experience suicidal thoughts, rage, anxiety, and a need to isolate.
• PMDD can make parenting extremely difficult, as it triggers emotional dysregulation.
• Understanding the subconscious patterns behind the symptoms allows for deeper healing and transformation.

Reparenting and Uncovering Childhood Trauma

• Many people struggle to remember childhood events, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have unresolved trauma.
• The subconscious mind reveals only what a person is ready to process.
• Instead of categorizing trauma as "big T" or "small t," it can be understood as either things that happened that shouldn’t have or things that should have happened but didn’t (e.g., lack of emotional validation).

Childhood Beliefs and Their Long-Term Impact

• Even seemingly minor childhood experiences (like being scolded for trying to help) can create limiting beliefs.
• A child’s brain is highly suggestible, forming beliefs before the age of seven that shape adult behavior.
• Unhealed childhood wounds influence self-trust, confidence, and emotional reactions later in life.

The Inevitable Imperfection of Parenting

• No parent is perfect, and all children will experience some level of emotional hurt.
• The key difference in conscious parenting is the ability to recognize mistakes and repair them.
• Apologizing and acknowledging missteps helps prevent long-term emotional wounds.

The Power of Cycle Awareness in Parenting

• Women experience hormonal shifts that impact energy and emotions.
• Learning to align schedules with menstrual cycles (e.g., taking on less during the luteal phase) can help parents be more intentional and patient.
• Modeling self-care and cyclical living teaches children balance and emotional regulation.

Triggers as Signals for Healing

• Triggers often stem from unresolved childhood wounds and subconscious beliefs.
• Instead of self-judgment, curiosity about triggers can help uncover deeper emotional patterns.
• Stress responses (fight, flight, freeze) become chronic when trauma is unprocessed, leading to emotional struggles.

Transforming Limiting Beliefs into Empowering Ones

• Many adults unconsciously operate on limiting beliefs such as "I don't matter" or "I have no control."
• Rewriting these beliefs to "I matter" or "My feelings are valid" creates a profound shift in confidence and fulfillment.
• True transformation happens at the subconscious level, not just through conscious affirmations.

Why Traditional Mindset Work Often Fails

• Conscious efforts (e.g., affirmations, motivational events) don’t always lead to deep change because they don’t address the subconscious root of limiting beliefs.
• The mind cannot hold conflicting beliefs, so old beliefs must be fully released before new ones take hold.
• Hypnotherapy works by accessing the subconscious (similar to how beliefs were originally formed in childhood) and rewiring it through a combination of regression and repetition.