Meet Your PMDD Nutritionist & Coach

It started with my grandmother saying, "Now I know why you've been so mean to your brother." What should have been a celebration became 17 years of monthly hopelessness.

Every cycle, I crumbled — crying as if someone had died, consumed by rage and despair that didn't match anything happening in my life.

The Misdiagnosis Spiral:

• At 14, birth control for "severe PMS."
• At 17, misdiagnosed bipolar and put on antipsychotics.
• I lost friends, quit the dance team, couldn't finish high school full-time.
• I moved 9 times in one year trying to escape myself — leaving destruction behind at every stop.

Doctors kept offering the same things. I couldn't connect what was happening to my cycle, even as it consumed me every month.

At 27, I sat in my gynecologist's office crying: "I have really bad PMS. I'm going to ruin this relationship. Please help me."

Birth control and SSRIs. Out of desperation, I said yes.

Within three months, I systematically destroyed every good thing in my life:

• Lost the relationship I went on it to protect
• Lost my housing
• Lost my job
• Lost my best friend
• Lost hope

Instead of 14 bad days, I was symptomatic every single day. I had two choices: End it here, or find another way forward.

"I drew a line in the sand. This was not living, and I would not continue this way."

PMDD had been added to the DSM in 2013. Not one doctor had mentioned it in 17 years of seeking help.

Finally, A Name for My Pain.

When I finally found the name, everything clicked. If this was hormonal, maybe there were other ways to heal — beyond medications that had only made things worse.

Shifting from conventional to functional medicine approaches I:‍

• Started learning about the four phases of my cycle
• Discovered integrative menstrual health protocols
• Followed the period revolution happening in women's health in 2017
• Began implementing root-cause protocols

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‍"If this was a hormonal mood disorder, maybe there were other ways to heal beyond just taking medications?"

My First Symptom-Free Cycle in 17 Years

Three months. That's all it took.

When my period came with no warning — no rage, no despair, no self-destruction — I just sat there in shock.

My period just... came.

The Revelation: "This is how people my age are married, have doctorate degrees, own homes. Their periods just come and their whole lives don't fall apart for two weeks."

In that moment, I knew this would become my life's purpose.

"Your trauma can become your teacher. Your wound can become your wisdom."

Building the Foundation to Help Others + the life I’ve reclaimed

My partner (now husband) encouraged me to get the credentials to do more than peer support. I got certified. I built Her Mood Mentor.

The Journey:

• Marriage to the man who witnessed and supported my transformation
• Home ownership with my own garden
• Stable, meaningful work aligned with my purpose
• Trust in myself and my body
• The ability to pursue and achieve dreams

"I couldn't have the impact I wanted with just my story. I needed the tools and knowledge to truly help others transform their lives."