How Guud expert Uwe struggled with heavy PMS

PMS symptoms can drive you crazy. You don't just experience physical discomfort—cramps, headaches, or bloating—but also mood swings. They're sudden, inexplicable, and sometimes impossible to cope with, let alone explain to others! But if you're aware of your cycle, you can be kinder to yourself. You can also forgive yourself if you suddenly find yourself inexplicably angry or irritable for no apparent reason!

Want to know more about PMS? Read our blog post, "Say Goodbye to PMS"

Guud expert and midwife Uwe struggled with endometriosis and severe PMS. But because she understands her cycle, she can manage her symptoms. "I've noticed that no matter how heavily I'm PMSing, it's really helpful to know I'm in that phase," says Uwe, a mother of two and midwife. " My feelings are there, but I don't let them get to me too deeply ."

What Uwe says is very interesting for women who are struggling with themselves. Or are angry with themselves for all the "bad" days when they feel down, grumpy, or completely exhausted. It's high time to harness the power of your cycle instead of fighting it! How, you ask? By living according to your cycle.

In harmony with your body

Your body produces different hormones during each phase of your cycle. That's why you feel like a rock star one day and a washed-up duck the next. But it's not your fate, and you don't have to accept it. In fact, it's simply not part of being a woman.

Because if you understand your hormonal shifts and adapt your activities (as much as possible) to what's happening in your body, you can live harmoniously with your body. The result is a more relaxed life: from work to your social life and from your athletic performance to your libido! Whoop whoop!

Uwe: " In my case, it helps enormously to make the cycle—which is already a huge force—even stronger. I think that's the greatest gift you can give yourself as a woman. "

Guud to know: Want to learn more about how to live according to your cycle, just like Uwe? We wrote a blog post about it. Check it out here .

This is Yours

Uwe is a mother of two and an experienced midwife. Almost her entire life has been dedicated to breaking down taboos surrounding pregnancy and childbirth. With over ten years of experience, she's an expert on how becoming a mother changes a woman physically and mentally.

Uwe has even written two books on this subject ( Deliver Us and Delivered, What Now? ) in which she uses her experience to tell beautiful, candid stories about the joy and vulnerability of becoming a mother.

She shows her passion, but also offers down-to-earth advice and, when needed, a shoulder to cry on. Her books are truly a gift. Because let's face it, becoming a mother is an emotional phase of your life (and that's definitely not just because of the hormones!).

" As a midwife, we're more accessible and easier to talk to," says Uwe. "And by sharing my experience with endometriosis and PMS, and living according to my cycle, I can inform and help other women. For example, I can help them understand what you need at each stage of your cycle to reduce certain menstrual symptoms ."

Uwe is one of our experts you can chat with, so she's ready to help. Contact Uwe or one of our other experts and ask all your questions. Pregnancy, childbirth, and life after birth are intense, but we're here to help! And have you tried our product finder yet? It's a quick and easy way to learn more about your symptoms and find the right solution for you.