Bachelor fans may recognize Donna Micheletti from an episode of Dr. Phil or from season 14 of The Bachelor. Donna's daughter Gia Allemand, who was a popular cast member that season, took her life in 2013. Gia struggled with suicidal thoughts and attempts in her teen years and was eventually diagnosed with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), a disorder that affect roughly 4 million women in the United States. Many women with PMDD are wrongfully diagnosed with bipolar because few doctors know much about PMDD. Sufferers of PMDD are more than 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than the average woman. Donna is on a mission to educate the world about PMDD and to let those suffering to know that taking your life is not the answer. For more information, events and support please visit https://iapmd.org Topics in this episode include depression, anxiety, suicide, trauma, PMDD premenstrual dysphoric disorder FOLLOW BUNNY HUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH on Facebook ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Bunny-Hugs-and-Mental-Health-103055408571486⁠ on Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bunnyhugspodcast/?hl=en⁠ TikTok ⁠https://tiktok.com/@bunnyhugspodcast/⁠ Check out my children book at ⁠https://www.amazon.ca/Sometimes-Daddy-Cries-Todd-Rennebohm/dp/0228834678⁠ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health is currently on the Top Ten Best Canadian Mental Health podcasts list! ⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/canadian_mental_health_podcasts/⁠ And the Top 100 Best Mental Health Podcasts on the internet! ⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/mental_health_podcasts/⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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