01  ·  MEET KERRY

Twenty-Five Years. Four Kids. Still Showing Up.

Kerry is a 42 year old stay-at-home mum & home-school teacher to four children in the United States. She'd been living with PMDD symptoms for 25 years. By the time she came to us, her symptoms were running 14 days a cycle & touching everything: her marriage, her mothering, her faith, her sense of who she was.

She had seriously considered an elective hysterectomy. Not because she wanted surgery. Because she couldn't see another way out.

"I'm returning to myself."

- KERRY · INTAKE

02  ·  LIFE BEFORE HMM

Half Her Month Gone. Every Month. For Twenty-Five Years.

Kerry came in with a symptom burden score of 560. Fourteen days a cycle in moderate to severe symptoms. What she was dealing with:

• Bloating & breast tenderness
• Fatigue
• Intense food cravings
• Anxiety symptoms
• Depressive symptoms
• Rage
• Irritability
• Brain fog
• Hopelessness
• Monthly emotional overwhelm

She was straining her marriage. Struggling to be present with her kids. Barely keeping up with the daily weight of homeschooling four children & running a household. Suffering internally for days at a time while trying to appear functional.

She was running on empty & she'd been doing it for decades.

03  ·  WHAT SHE'D ALREADY TRIED

She'd Been Looking for Answers for a Long Time

Kerry had tried multiple approaches before she came to us.

• Blood labs
• Antihistamines
• Herbs & supplements
• Working with a naturopath
• Antidepressants

Symptoms persisted at 14 days each cycle. Minimal improvement. Nothing had addressed the root cause. She kept feeling depleted & overwhelmed month after month.

04  ·  THE TURNING POINT

The Weight of It Finally Broke Through

Kerry entered the program when the emotional & physical load of PMDD had become undeniable. It was affecting everything she held most important: her marriage, her children, her faith, her sense of self.

Symptom mapping revealed something that changed how she saw her month: three distinct flare points in her cycle. Knowing they were coming meant she could finally plan around them instead of just surviving them.

"I don't see my inner critic as a personality flaw anymore, but a symptom."

- KERRY

05  ·  THE ROOT-CAUSE APPROACH

Built Around What Her Body Was Actually Doing

Kerry's plan focused on foundational systems first.

• HTMA testing
• Blood sugar regulation support
• Digestive support
• Mineral status & mineral balance protocols
• Targeted nutritional interventions

06  ·  EARLY WINS

She Could Feel the Difference Fast

Cravings reduced. Energy improved. Brain fog began lifting. Anxiety & irritability started easing. Depressive symptoms decreased.

Small changes that stacked into something bigger with every cycle.

"I'm not getting afternoon sugar cravings anymore!"

- KERRY

07  ·  THE RESULTS

The Numbers

"There's been a shift. I have so much more freedom to live out the things that are important to me."

- KERRY

• SYMPTOM BURDEN
• 560 → 333
• 7 days back every month

• SYMPTOM DAYS/CYCLE
• 14 → 7

• BRAIN FOG
• Before: Significant
• After: Significantly improved clarity

• FOOD CRAVINGS
• Before: Intense
• After: Eased

• ENERGY
• Before: Low
• After: Improved

• ANXIETY SYMPTOMS
• Before: Present
• After: Reduced

• IRRITABILITY
• Before: High
• After: Less intense, manageable

• DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS
• Before: Present
• After: Decreased

• RAGE
• Before: Present
• After: Reduced

08  ·  HOW HER LIFE CHANGED

Present. Regulated. Herself.

Kerry has more mental clarity. Less inner criticism. More compassion for herself. The fog has lifted enough that she can actually be in her life instead of enduring it.

Her marriage has more connection. Her communication is calmer. Her kids have a version of their mum who's actually there.

She's not depleted every afternoon. She's not white-knuckling her way through homeschooling. She's not planning her life around which days she won't be able to function.

"I'm so much more present with my kids."

- KERRY

"I don't feel like something is wrong with me anymore."

- KERRY

09  ·  KERRY'S MESSAGE

For Every Mum Who's Been Surviving Instead of Living

Kerry spent 25 years believing her inner critic, her rage, her exhaustion were just who she was. They weren't. They were symptoms. When the root cause got addressed, the person underneath started coming back.

"I'm returning to myself."

- KERRY

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Results vary. This case study reflects one individual's experience & is not a guarantee of outcomes. Her Mood Mentor does not provide medical advice. Always consult with your healthcare provider about treatment decisions.