Hailey Bieber reveals she battled secret health diagnosis after birthing son as she reflects on 'lonely journey'

Hailey Bieber revealed she's secretly endured premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) since welcoming her son Jack two years ago. The 29-year-old model and beauty mogul gave birth to the tot, whom she shares with husband Justin Bieber, 32, in August 2024.She told WWD last week: 'After I had my son, I struggled with [PMDD] a bit, and there's just not a lot of conversation or research around it.'According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, PMDD is 'a much more severe form of premenstrual syndrome' and 'can cause a serotonin deficiency.'The Rhode skincare founder said talking about the condition has made her feel less lonely. 'Conversation, for me personally, makes me feel less alone,' she told the outlet, adding, 'When we can identify with each other and have conversations relating to each other and [talk] about the things we're dealing with and struggling with, I do think it makes it feel like less of a lonely journey.' Hailey Bieber revealed she's secretly endured premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) since welcoming her son Jack two years ago. Above, in November 2 She told WWD last week: 'After I had my son, I struggled with [PMDD] a bit, and there's just not a lot of conversation or research around it' (Source: Hailey Bieber/Instagram)Hailey went on to say she is making it a point to platform women's health issues because many of her loved ones have also struggled with under-researched conditions.'I feel really drawn to women's health. I have a sister who struggles with PMOS [polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, formerly known as PCOS],' she mentioned about older sibling Alaia Baldwin, 33.The mom of one's company Rhode has unveiled plans to donate $5 million to the Foundation For Women's Health over three years.The organization is a non-profit research fund formed to bridge the gaps in women's health research.It comes more than one year after Rhode was bought by e.l.f. Beauty in an eye-watering $1 billion acquisition.Katy Brodsky Falco, the founder and executive director of the Foundation For Women's Health, said of the collaborative effort: 'This $5 million gift to Foundation for Women's Health messages very strongly to young women, who are the next generation of leaders, mothers, athletes, change makers, that the long-standing gender equity gap is not acceptable.'She noted: 'The visibility that Rhode brings is perhaps unparalleled.'Hailey's PMDD diagnosis is not her first experience with a health complication; she suffered a mini stroke and underwent heart surgery in 2022. The 29-year-old model and beauty mogul gave birth to the tot, whom she shares with husband Justin Bieber, 32, in August 2024 (Source: Hailey Bieber/Instagram) The influencer and businesswoman pictured with husband Justin (Source: Hailey Bieber/Instagram)Addressing the incident on Jake Shane's Therapuss podcast, she said: 'I think that situation made me a little bit extra hyper aware of my body, a little bit more nervous about things and staying on top of them.'I've just always been really focused and fascinated on health, and it was also kind of what led me to want to do Rhode. My obsession with skincare also comes from my obsession with medicine.'The multihyphenate previously opened up about her health ordeal right after it happened, when she was informed by doctors that she'd suffered a blood clot on her brain.She said on her YouTube channel at the time: 'We were in the middle of talking and all of a sudden, I felt this really weird sensation that kind of like, traveled down my arm from my shoulder all the way down to my fingertips, and it made my fingertips feel really numb and weird.'The star initially tried to move her fingers to understand what was wrong. But when she tried to respond to a question from her husband, she wasn't able to.This past April, Rhode was named one of Time's Most Influential Companies on a list of 100. She told the magazine about when she made the sale: 'I felt really stretched in a lot of ways.'There's a lot of change happening all at once. It really showed me as a woman, as a businesswoman, as an entrepreneur, as a mom, as a wife, as a friend – really what my capacity was.'She revealed she intends to grow her business empire, sharing: 'I'm an entrepreneur at the end of the day. I want to expand in business and I want to be able to do more things – but I'm definitely not in a rush.' Hailey launched the brand in June 2022, releasing only three products at the time – Peptide Glazing Fluid, Barrier Restore Cream and Peptide Lip Treatment.