After a quiet hiatus since early January, I’m finally sharing what has really been happening behind the scenes.

In this deeply honest episode of Her Shift, I open up about being diagnosed with adenomyosis, retiring from my long standing makeup career, and the layered hormonal storm of PMDD, perimenopause, chronic stress and burnout that has pushed me beyond functioning.

For years I have spoken about PMDD and trauma. But what happens when PMDD overlaps with perimenopause? What happens when chronic stress compounds hormonal sensitivity? And what happens when your body finally says no?

This episode explores:

• The symptoms and reality of adenomyosis

• How PMDD changes during perimenopause

• The impact of long term stress on women’s hormones

• Why high functioning women crash hard

• Burnout beyond productivity hacks

• Grieving a business identity

• Choosing health over performance

If you are navigating PMDD, perimenopause symptoms, heavy painful periods, chronic fatigue, emotional volatility, or feeling like you cannot keep pushing through anymore — you are not alone.

This conversation is for the women holding everything together while quietly falling apart.

It is not weakness. It is biology, trauma, pressure, and years of endurance colliding.

And sometimes stepping back is the most powerful shift you can make.

PMDD, perimenopause, adenomyosis, hormonal imbalance, chronic stress, women’s burnout, heavy periods, painful periods, hormone sensitivity, trauma and hormones, female burnout recovery.

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In this episode of Her Shift, Anna unpacks the truth behind the quote “What we do not change, we choose.” Not in a motivational-poster way — but in a real, uncomfortable, grown-up way.

This is a deep dive into toxic goal setting, why January resolutions so often fail, and how staying stuck isn’t a lack of willpower — it’s usually avoidance dressed up as “reflection.” Anna explores how so many of us spend more energy listing what we don’t want — the job, the relationship, the body, the life — while refusing to take responsibility for building what we do want.

You’ll hear why:

•Talking endlessly about what you hate can become a coping mechanism

•“Manifesting” without action is just procrastination with better branding

•Staying the same is still a choice — even when it feels passive

•January doesn’t need pressure, punishment, or reinvention — it needs honesty

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck in cycles of setting goals, abandoning them, and then blaming themselves — especially women navigating burnout, trauma recovery, PMDD, perimenopause, or emotional exhaustion.

No hustle culture. No vision boards you’ll ignore by February. Just grounded truth, self-responsibility without shame, and a cleaner way to approach change — starting now.

If something in your life keeps repeating, this episode will help you see why — and what choosing differently actually looks like.

🔑The Room

This is not your average book club. The Room is a secret podcast, real talk, and a community that actually gets it. Come sit with us.

👉 Step inside: THE ROOM

✨ Download your FREE PMDD Survival Kit—practical support and guidance for your toughest days.

👉 Get Your PMDD Survival Kit Here!

Buy Me A Coffee

https://buymeacoffee.com/annapr

Fuel the coffee, fuel the movement ☕✨

It’s exactly what it sounds like — you buy me a virtual coffee, and I use that energy (and caffeine!) to keep growing this community, sharing content, and supporting women to rise.

📌 Follow me on Instagram @theannapr & TikTok @theannapr for daily PMDD tips and women’s wellness content

📌 Follow me on Instagram @theannapr & TikTok @theannapr for more insights

📌 Join my Her Shift community for deep healing work HERE

📌 Share your thoughts on this episode by leaving a review!

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In this pre-Christmas episode, Anna gets real about the health struggles that shaped her year — from hormonal chaos and PMDD symptoms to exhaustion, medical frustration, and the emotional toll of living in a body that won’t be ignored.

This isn’t a polished “wrap-up of the year” episode. It’s an honest conversation about what happens when your hormones, nervous system, and health issues collide with the pressure of Christmas — and why so many women convince themselves they’ll “deal with it in January.”

Anna talks about:

•The impact of ongoing hormonal issues and PMDD

•Why Christmas often worsens symptoms instead of providing relief

•The dangerous myth of “just pushing through” for a few more weeks

•How guilt, obligation, and festive expectations stop women from listening to their bodies

•Why your health doesn’t pause for Christmas — and neither should your self-care

•What real self-care looks like during the holidays (spoiler: it’s not bubble baths or toxic positivity)

If you’ve been telling yourself:

•“I’ll rest after Christmas”

•“I just need to get through this bit”

•“Everyone else is coping — why can’t I?”

…this episode is for you.

This is a permission slip to stop abandoning yourself over the festive period. Your body is talking. Your hormones are talking. And listening now might be the most loving thing you do for yourself this Christmas.

✨ Gentle reminder: you don’t need to break down before you’re allowed to take care of yourself.

🔑The Room

This is not your average book club. The Room is a secret podcast, real talk, and a community that actually gets it. Come sit with us.

👉 Step inside: THE ROOM

✨ Download your FREE PMDD Survival Kit—practical support and guidance for your toughest days.

👉 Get Your PMDD Survival Kit Here!

Buy Me A Coffee

https://buymeacoffee.com/annapr

Fuel the coffee, fuel the movement ☕✨

It’s exactly what it sounds like — you buy me a virtual coffee, and I use that energy (and caffeine!) to keep growing this community, sharing content, and supporting women to rise.

📌 Follow me on Instagram @theannapr & TikTok @theannapr for daily PMDD tips and women’s wellness content

📌 Follow me on Instagram @theannapr & TikTok @theannapr for more insights

📌 Join my Her Shift community for deep healing work HERE

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👉 If this episode resonated, take a screenshot, share it on social media, and tag me—I’d love to hear your takeaways! 🎙️✨

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Is This PMDD or Perimenopause? The Overlap That’s Wrecking Women Right Now

If you’re over 35 and your moods, cycle and sanity suddenly feel… unpredictable, this episode is your lifeline.

I break down what happens when PMDD meets perimenopause — the symptoms, the confusion, the emotional fallout, and the identity-level shifts women aren’t warned about.

We cover:

•The key differences between PMDD and perimenopause

•Why your symptoms might be getting worse after 40

•How trauma, stress and sensitivity magnify hormonal chaos

•Why doctors often misdiagnose this overlap

•What actually helps when everything feels “too much”

Questions answered in this episode:

– “Is this PMDD or perimenopause?”

– “Why am I so angry?”

– “Why does my cycle change every month?”

– “Why do I feel like I’m losing myself?”

– “Why is nobody talking about this?”

If the emotional chaos of midlife feels overwhelming — you’re not alone.

This is your invitation to understand your body with compassion, not fear.

🎧 Listen now and join me inside The Room for deeper support, tools, and transformation.

✨ Download your FREE PMDD Survival Kit—practical support and guidance for your toughest days.

👉 Get Your PMDD Survival Kit Here!

Buy Me A Coffee

https://buymeacoffee.com/annapr

Fuel the coffee, fuel the movement ☕✨

It’s exactly what it sounds like — you buy me a virtual coffee, and I use that energy (and caffeine!) to keep growing this community, sharing content, and supporting women to rise.

📌 Follow me on Instagram @theannapr & TikTok @theannapr for daily PMDD tips and women’s wellness content

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📌 Join my Her Shift community for deep healing work HERE

📌 Share your thoughts on this episode by leaving a review!

👉 If this episode resonated, take a screenshot, share it on social media, and tag me—I’d love to hear your takeaways! 🎙️✨

I'd love it if you could subscribe to the podcast and spread the word by sharing it with your friends.

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