PMS Freedom for Women with Janelle van Leeuwen

10/22/2023

Transform your personal relationships

When I started doing this my personal and work relationships improved so much

It is by far one of my favourite cycle syncing hacks. Cycle syncing is when I live my life with the natural ebb and flow of my hormones throughout my cycle

What cycle syncing habits do you love? Let me know in the comments

10/17/2023

10/06/2023

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How to get off the pill without hormonal chaos

There is a lot of fear and uncertainty when it comes to stopping birth control. I get it, I was there too.

These are the steps I followed and many of my clients have followed to support their body during this transition.

Do you want guidance and support while stoping the pill too? DM “cycle” & let’s chat 💕

06/28/2023

Your ~ hormonal ~ wave

Yup that’s right. Your hormones are not a straight line. They change - throughout the day, week, and month. This applies to all hormones, but I want to talk about our female hormones.

Females are cyclical beings. We have 4 main phases that our hormones go through throughout the month (Menstrual phase —> Follicular phase —> ovulation —> luteal phase). Our body needs different amounts of physical activity, nourishment, nutrients, and sleep throughout these phases. 

Have you noticed your energy dip right before your period? Yup, thats your hormones. AND its your body telling you you need to slow the F** down. 

When is started to listen to my hormones, aka ride the wave, I was more productive, kinder to myself and others, and felt better in my skin. My workouts were better. My energy was better. I felt like MYSELF.

It’s all about taking advantage of the ebb and flow of hormones!

So, ride that wave like a pro surfer, ladies. 

Do you notice changes like this throughout the month? Comment what they are below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

04/17/2023

If you said yes to any of these, you might be struggling with PMS

I want to invite you to my free webinar “6 steps to PMS freedom”

It’s happening this Sunday at 12pm EST

DM me “PMS” for the link ❤️

I can’t wait to see you there!!

01/20/2023

Can you relate?

12/23/2022

How to manage your period while travelling

• use a menstrual cup (zero waste & less bulky than packing pads and tampons)
• Avoid caffeine
• Prioritize sleep (your hormones are low right now so that means your energy is super low so make sure you rest up so you can enjoy all the activities!)
• This is one of the rare situations I might recommend taking killers to manage period cramps because you want to enjoy yourself & fully participate in your adventures! But I usually try to avoid pain killers as much as possible
• Alcohol can help reduce period cramps in the SHORT TERM but can make them worse in the long term
• bring a hot water bottle pack that you can fill with hot water to help period cramps
• travel with an device for cramps (super small & easy to travel with)

10/17/2022

Does this sound like you?

Androgenic Alopecia is one of the most common types of hair loss caused by high stress levels

Yup, stress can influence hair loss!

There are other causes of androgenic alopecia too - like PCOS!

Let me know in the comments if this sounds like you 💕

10/16/2022

There are MANY different types of hair loss

That’s why it’s so important to find out what’s causing your unique type of hair loss!

Each type of hair loss needs unique testing & support

Here’s how you can figure it out
1. Work with a health care practitioner to go through an extensive intake and history of hair loss
2. What’s the pattern of hair loss?
3. When did it start?
4. What was your stress level 3-6 months ago?
5. Are there any associated symptoms like redness, rashes, dandruff, scaling of skin, or scars?
6. Is it falling out in clumps or are the strands of hair breaking?
& more

Remember your physiology, lifestyle, diet, and stress levels are completely unique to you, so the support you get should be unique & individualized to you.

I have much more content about hair loss coming out soon so stay tuned!

10/01/2022

Autumn 🍂

Autumn is a time to reflect on the season behind you & set fresh intentions

I take this time to set new goals for the season and for the month.

So here are my October intentions….

Go on a new adventure & try something new

Walk outdoors every day, ideally around peak sunshine for some vitamin D (around 12pm)

Workout 4 times a week. I find this really helps my mental health in the colder months.

Meditate for five minutes every morning. I find meditation really tough for me, but breaking it down into smaller amounts of time (like five minutes) makes it much more manageable & less intimidating

Make a soup every week. I love a good butternut squash with canned coconut milk for warming veggies & healthy fats from the coconut oil.

Take my supplements consistently

What are your autumn intentions? I’d love to read them below 🥰

07/22/2022

Like many of us I struggle with finding balance in life

Do you ever find yourself burning the candle at both ends?

Ignoring your fatigue and pushing through just because you “should”?

The way society expects us to live our lives like a rat race, never giving ourselves time to simply be or dothe things that feed our soul

Overtime this starts to take a biological effect

Your adrenals are run down and your hormones start to go out of whack

You start to feel less interested in your usual hobbies, making plans seems more cumbersome than ever before, hanging out with friends feels daunting, the things that used to excite you no longer have the same appeal

This is when you know you’re nearing the state of adrenal burnout

Here are some of my favourite unconventional ways to recover from burnout:

Feed your soul - with the people, the places, and the activities that leave you feeling lighter than when you started

Dance - Dancing is so therapeutic, focus on hip movement because we hold a lot of tension in our pelvis as females. Breathe deeply and let the music flow through you

Be present - we’re often thinking of all the tasks that we need to get done for the day and are rarely actually living in the moment. Meditation is one of my favourite ways to practice being present.

Sit in nature and just WATCH - have you ever noticed how beautiful the morning dew in the sunlight sparkles? Or how playful hummingbird is? Or how the trees dance in the wind?

Gratitude - research shows that overtime a graduate practice can rew your brain for more positive thinking. It’s a habit we need to practice like any other.

supplement - In most cases in adaptogen can be very helpful to help support your body during this time. Adaptogens are botanicals & nutrients that help your body adapt to and manage stress better. This is my last recommendation though because I firmly believe the lifestyle tools that I listed above are the foundation of living a healthy balanced life. Supplements are just that, to supplement.

Are you struggling with burn out?

Give me a 👍🏻 in the comments if you resonate with this

06/24/2022