497. Coaching Hotline: Managing Your Mind During PMS & Is Disappointment a Cop-Out?
From UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone by Kara Loewentheil
June 2, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 497
About this episode
This episode discusses managing thoughts and feelings during PMS and explores the nature of disappointment.
Managing your mind during PMS can feel impossible, even when you know thought work and self-coaching strategies. In this episode, I answer a listener question about how hormonal changes or cyclical patterns affect emotional resilience. I also tackle a question about disappointment and whether feeling let down is a cop-out. As you’ll hear, managing your thoughts and feelings intentionally can change how you respond to difficult moments, from PMS to social or personal setbacks. This episode shows you how to separate physical or situational challenges from the stories your mind tells you about them, helping you stay grounded and in control of how you experience your life. Submit your own question here and it might get answered on a future episode: unfuckyourbrain.com/coachinghotline Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: schoolofnewfeministthought.com/497 Follow along on Instagram: instagram.com/karaloewentheil/ Mentioned in this episode: Enroll now in Coach-Curious Prep School In this five-day incubator, you’ll learn whether coaching is the right career for you, what you need to do to prepare for a successful coaching career, and the next steps to take to begin…
People in this episode
Host: Kara Loewentheil
Topics covered
- PMS management
- emotional resilience
- thought work
- self-coaching
- disappointment
- personal setbacks
Keywords
- PMS
- emotional resilience
- self-coaching
- disappointment
- thought work
- personal setbacks
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: unfuckyourbrain.com, schoolofnewfeministthought.com, Coach-Curious Prep School
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