Ever noticed that the week your skin flares up is also the week your patience is thin and your bloat is back?

That’s not a coincidence.
That’s your body whispering — and sometimes shouting — for help.

For years, I tried to treat each symptom separately:

• A new skincare routine for breakouts
  
  
• A supplement for mood swings
  
  
• More coffee to power through the fog
  
  
• Another Google search for “why am I so bloated?”
  
  

It wasn’t until I learned about the gut-skin-mood connection that it all finally clicked.

🧠 The Gut-Brain-Skin Triangle

Here’s the truth no one told me:
Your gut is at the center of it all.
When it’s off, everything feels off.

Let’s break it down:

1. Mood Swings & Anxiety

Your gut makes 90% of your serotonin, the neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood.
If your gut is inflamed or unbalanced, it’s like having static on the line between your brain and your body.

→ That can look like irritability, panic for no reason, overreactions, low motivation, or feeling like you’re ...

Let’s talk about a quiet truth:
Summer isn’t always light, breezy, or full of joy.

For a lot of women — myself included — summer can feel like pressure. Pressure to look a certain way in a swimsuit. Pressure to “have fun” when all you want is a nap. Pressure to say yes to BBQs, cocktails, and late nights, even when your body is already begging for a break.

If this is you, I just want you to know:
You are not the only one showing up to summer bloated, tired, moody, and uncomfortable in your skin.

There was a season in my life when every cookout left me unbuttoning my shorts under the table. When I snapped at my kids during beach days because I felt so sluggish and heavy I could barely carry a conversation. When I felt guilty for not enjoying a season that looked so fun in everyone else’s Instagram posts.

And still, I didn’t know how much my gut was at the center of all of it.

🌡️ Common Summer Gut Triggers (That No One Warns You About)

If you’re feeling “off” this summer, here’s wh...