Comedian Hayley Morris on PMDD, anxiety, and why we need to talk about female taboos

With her millions of social media followers, comedian Hayley Morris has made a career out of bringing light to taboo topics, such as sex, female orgasms and periods. She stopped by our studio to chat to us about her PMDD, anxiety and how she used comedy to build a community.

[@Malky5279]

As a guy her videos are eye opening as well as hilarious.

[@laurajamil8943]

She is such an intelligent, funny and talented woman!

[@rhettbaldwin8320]

Intelligence and humor have a high correlation.

[@richardwhisler5593]

I love how you make the elephant in the room become less fearsome through humor. It also helps males like me understand female insecurities.

[@pebblecritter]

You are amazing Haley - you always lift my spirits with your YT shorts - you're brilliantly funny! xx

[@shellyjoseph3109]

The conversations are just so on point.. we all have them but to see them acted out is comic genius. This woman rocks

[@allenmontrasio8962]

This woman is sooo funny. She has a uniquely light hearted way of being fun and informative about subjects that most people find embarrassing.

[@monicamacie1807]

You are the change we want to see in the world! ❤

[@user-bi9ml7gp1m]

You are amazing because you talk about the issues that girls are raised to think are taboo and we need to raise our daughters to understand their bodies and that you can have an open honest conversation about a woman’s body

[@deepdivedivine]

Normalizing the existence of women is radically awesome. It's a bummer it's taken so long, but it's nice that it's happening and making me laugh all at the same time. Thanks girl, keep up the good work and enjoy your rest days.

[@Miniselkie]

I have pmdd i have watched her for a while and really related to her content. I didn't know she had it too. Makes sense why i love her content.

[@StevoLloyds]

One of the funniest YT channels ever. Whether you're male or female.

[@Omnamahshivay8079]

I just completed reading your book. So funny, intelligent and entertaining. The last few chapters were like a punch to the gut, and felt the book became so real so fast. Kudos , hope to read more books from you in future 🎉

[@dianaboguzeviciute1470]

Love your openness, caring and humour so much - thank you for all you do & share 💛

[@dkinville1]

I love Her videos! And to find out she deals with PMDD in her own way is wonderfully insightful. My 21 year old daughter has been dealing with PMDD. It is a such a struggle for her. We are looking forward to reading her book. Thank you Haley for being a voice for those that are struggling! 🙏

[@janwallace5005]

It's nice to see you out and about, and even better you have a book. I've recently found your videos and you had my daughter and I in stitches, anyhoo I'm going to order your book and have it sent to my daughter she's 32 now. Too late for this old bird I'm post menopause, but with your talent and wit there's an absolute best seller for you when you hit that time in your life. I look forward to reading the book when she's finished with it. Best wishes from France 😁

[@Lucalito]

I love her comedy!!

[@AngelaLRsurfinginstilettos]

Hayley Morris is Brilliant and such a tremendous voice for women! We love her!

[@dianastc3710]

I'm obsessed with her videos. Honestly, I've only discovered her a month ago

[@BolleCloveKitty]

I am so amazed by this woman's power. I have the same struggles and I identified with her story so much and have always thought that I will never be able to hit success or even to lead a good, "normal" life because of this issue. Yet here she is, proving that is possible and even to have fun and humor while doing it. We so need women like this to inspire us and un-demonize this symptoms and show we can have a good time despite of them.

[@MyPMDDDiary]

Thank you for sharing so openly and honestly about such a debilitating condition - having hope and feeling that we are not alone (or going crazy!) provides so much comfort to me:) Thank you! Tehla Jane x

[@karriburkhart4367]

I love your videos! You are informative and hilarious. It's nice to take the "taboo" out of things that are natural to being a female. I'm explaining to my daughter all the joys and frustrations of being a girl and all the things that will be changing on her body as she grows and develops. Thanks for adding humor to our crazy and wonderful bodies and functions. 🤣🙏🏼🥴☺️

[@byjosephine.k]

I love Hayley's videos - PMDD is such a life suck and it's amazing we have ways through it

[@malthomas987]

I Have to say Hayley; you have helped me come to terms with my relationships: All of them failed. Not pointing blame. but. if I had understood what "Biological females" go through ... and i had knowledge of this. Maybe i would not be single in my 60s. Thank you.

[@sameaseverybodyelse]

Hayley Morris is awesome. I think education focuses on the peak of the bell curve. So everyone is lead to believe that anything off of that bell curve becomes 'un-normal' . I've probably learned more about my own body (hetero male) from Hayley because she's made confusion and uncertainty 'normal'. I look forward to the day when sex education includes intersex as this is as 'normal' for these people as the experience for people who are at the peak of the bell curve. Let's face it, if you sit at the peak of one bell curve,you probably don't sit at the peak of the bell curve of every human experience. I think if we taught diversity of experiences rather than the most common experiences we would all have a better chance of fulfilling our potentials. A long winded way of saying: the least common experience is as normal as the most common experience is normal. Let's reinforce diversity as everyone will benefit.

[@kitkat3548]

I learned a thing or two from her videos 😂 I guess I'll need to read some book about cycle (I haven't had much good experience with this kind of literature).

[@nephthaliecareen3242]

So good!!

[@hbaker8746]

Hello from St Helens 👋

[@JennCampbell]

When my period started ruining my mental health, I got on BC and stopped having it.

[@storybellz]

Everyone's different. There is no age. That's why I hate ageism. Our body changes no matter what age we are, and all of us are new to it at every given time. So all of us get to re-experience being a child every few years when our body changes to something new that we're not aware of how to deal with. People put way too much pressure on adults to actually know everything. But nobody really knows anything.

[@DavidSmith-ue9vo]

A Vulva is kind of Swedish car, right?

[@mailill]

The symptoms mentioned in the beginning sound like PCOS - maybe it is mentioned later in the video, I am just in the beginning now. Also, for people with that diagnosis/those symptoms, maybe try and see what a mediterranean low carb diet could do to help (maybe even keto - with veggies and salads with the meat, fish, eggs and nuts - for some weeks in the start). No inflammatory higly processed foods and seed oils (olive oil and coconut oil are ok)

[@aladbaudi]

أول مشاهدة😌first view

[@cathybarber357]

I can’t wait for your to explore perimenopause. Or co-create with someone in perimenopause. Via la revolution.

[@johnoboyle127]

Believe me hayley if people were staring at you it's because you are beautiful.

[@brandyyoung5085]

Oh what you could do for SNL

[@jendrizzyy]

Her PMDD is confusing to me, maybe it’s a new condition? But doesn’t sound like PMDD, maybe why she’s not been diagnosed with it. But something similar ?

[@LuLu-in-a-MuuMuu]

I don't have an official PMDD diagnosis either, but I relate with what she is saying- it sounds like she has PMDD to me

[@candacedewaal5993]

Nope. This sounds EXACTLY like PMDD. Prozac can help with the suicidal ideation that comes with PMDD

[@janw491]

I am 64 and have just found and watched your short videos and am only just realizing that my life long neurosis and anxiety issues are not confined only to me, thank you 🥸