{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Hormonal Hotline","title":"Think PMDD is Holding You Back? Ultra Runner Frankie Smyth Might Change Your Mind","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3263,"description":"\nShe ran 250km through Tanzania with undiagnosed PMDD. Now she's helping other women stop fighting their bodies - and start working with them instead.\n\nFrankie Smyth is an ultra runner, resilience and wellness coach, and PMDD advocate who has spent the last few years learning the hard way that understanding your hormones isn't a limitation - it's a superpower. In this episode, Ellisha sits down with Frankie to talk about what it actually looks like to push your body through some of the world's most extreme endurance events while navigating PMDD, fatigue, anxiety, and the very real mental battle of the luteal phase when life doesn't pause for it. This one is full of honesty, practical tools, and genuine hope for anyone in the PMDD community who has ever wondered if achieving big things is still possible for them. Spoiler: it absolutely is.\n\nWhat we cover\n\n\nFrankie's journey from couch to 5k to ultra marathons — and what that taught her about resilience and self-belief\n\nHow she was diagnosed with PMDD in early 2024, and why she felt lucky compared to the many women who wait years\n\nWhat her symptoms actually look like: fatigue, anxiety, panic attacks, brain fog, and emotional lows that didn't feel like her\n\nThe moment she realised her struggles were cyclical — and how tracking gave her a sense of control back\n\nHow she completed 15 national parks in 15 consecutive days during her luteal phase (yes, really)\n\nHow to start training with your cycle, not against it — including the Stardust app, follicular vs luteal phase training, and why rest counts as progress\n\nThe prep strategy she uses in her good phase to set herself up for the harder days\n\nHow to communicate your PMDD to partners, family, and employers — and why that conversation is worth having\n\nHer number one piece of advice for anyone who feels like their condition is standing between them and the life they want\n\nSponsor\n\n\nEvelyn Health is dedicated to helping those struggling with PMS and PMDD through...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lPk3ICO79wNq0iJHgObQZZOsRpZyoNUh-NOR2XsCUt0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNWIz/MTkzM2IxYTNhY2Ji/MDdiMWYzYzkzNDNi/YjgzNy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}