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A personal insight from Johanna Schneider – Holistic Health Coach Being on the road, living in a van, can be wonderful – but with PMDD, HPU, and a sensitive digestive system, it can sometimes be a challenge to start the day in a balanced way. I’ve learned that small, recurring rituals give me stability, no matter where I am. 🥤 Glass of Water – Hydration First My day starts with a glass of (lukewarm) water. A simple way to wake up my body and stimulate digestion . 🛏 5–10 M

A personal insight from Johanna Schneider – Holistic Health Coach for Balance, Gut Health, and Nervous System Regulation. I used to believe that I had to have everything under control before starting something new – the perfect timing, the ideal body, the perfect life. But life doesn’t wait until we’re ready. And at some point, I simply stopped waiting. With my PMDD , there are phases when my body pulls me back, sometimes even stops me completely. In the past, it felt like a

"Nourishing yourself is not a weakness – it is the bravest act of self-love." Why self-care is not a luxury – but essential for survival A personal insight from Johanna Schneider, Holistic Health Coach For a long time, I thought self-care was something you could only afford once "everything else is done"—once the day was planned out, the to-do list checked off, and everyone else taken care of. I often ignored what my body was telling me. Especially with PMDD, HPU, exhaustion,

A personal insight from Johanna Schneider - Holistic Health Coach For a long time, my cycle felt like my biggest enemy. I could only really function one or two weeks a month – the rest was marked by exhaustion, irritability, low moods, pain, shame, and frustration. I thought I had to be “stronger.” I thought I just had to push through. But the harder I fought, the more disconnected I became from my body – and from myself. It wasn’t until my own journey with PMDS, HPU, burnout

By Johanna Schneider – Holistic Health Coach, sharing from personal experience as well If you feel like a completely different person every month – exhausted, angry, desperate, or disconnected from yourself – then you’re not alone. Many women go through exactly this without knowing there’s a name for it: PMDD , Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. For a long time, I had no idea what was happening to me. My body and mind felt like they were falling apart every single month. Today

From Johanna Schneider - Holistic Health Coach There were times in my life when I had maybe one good week a month. One week in which I could think, feel, plan, and live with some sense of clarity. The rest was a constant struggle against exhaustion, pain, despair, and inner restlessness. PMDD, HPU, gut issues, burnout — each of these challenges has shaped my life in its own unique way. And yet (or perhaps because of that), I never stopped believing in my own path. "You are no