Dr. Bridget Ross is a Toronto-based Naturopathic Doctor who is passionate about helping her patients achieve, what she refers to as, 'deeper healing.' In her work with women, men & children alike. She offers a space to explore what is truly behind any symptom or feeling on a mental, emotional, physical & spiritual level. Her greatest intention is for her patients to deeply connect & know themselves. In doing this, her patients are left feeling empowered with the tools to heal themselves. In today’s episode, we will explore what deeper healing truly means and how one's emotions and feelings may be communicating through premenstrual symptoms (PMS) or period pain (dysmenorrhea). Dr. Bridget describes her top physical and emotional tips to support your body holistically reducing debilitating period pain by getting to the root cause - emotions! Topics discussed in today’s episode: (3:48) Dr. Bridget’s background and mission (7:55) What is Dysmenorrhea and is it normal? (11:27) Dysmenorrhea and its mental-emotional connection. Validations of physical symptoms and how to transition to identifying the deeper emotion, energetic or spiritual connection (12:50) Cramping and emotions (12:57) Getting curious about what you are actually feeling in your body (14:12) Strategies to identify the root “word” emotion behind your dysmenorrhea (16:25) What resists persists and what happens when you push emotions deeper instead of addressing them (17:34) The value of rest and your period pain (18:19) Feeling "raw" when your period starts (20:06) How the body uses time of flow to release some emotions  (20:28) Next steps to process emotions as they come up from journaling (23:22) What can you expect to see in the next cycle once you have done the work   (23: 58) The science behind Psychoneuoloimmunology (PNI) and how emotions affect the psychology  (25:51) Dr. Bridget's top Physical tips for supporting dysmenorrhea  (30:08) Emotional strategies for supporting dysmenorrhea  Connect with Dr. Bridget Ross, ND Website: www.bridgetrossnd.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetrossnd/ Instagram: @bridgetrossnd Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND  Website: www.antoinettefalco.com Instagram: @drantoinettefalco Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to [email protected] If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!