Losing Your Period, Finding Yourself (EP 87)
My conversation with Carlijn digs into the parts of her story most interviews skip: what life was like before she lost her period and how slow and sneaky her symptoms really were. She shares how stress, overstudying, isolation, and “doing everything right” added up to hormonal collapse. We also explore what the doctors tested, what they missed, and why simple lifestyle shifts ended up mattering more than pills.
I brought Carlijn on because her story is the kind of “I did everything right and still got sick” tale that so many of us can relate to. She was fit, clean-eating, and crushing school, yet her body quietly broke down to the point of no period, brain fog, and emotional chaos. If you’ve ever felt crazy because your body says something is wrong while your doctor shrugs, this one’s for you.
Chapters:
- 00:31 Guest Intro – Who Is Carlijn Krijger and Superwoman Health
- 02:01 Setting the Plan – Why This Story Will Be in Multiple Parts
- 03:31 Before the Crash – Carlijn’s “Perfectly Healthy” Life and Identity
- 05:46 Early Warning Signs – Bloating, Brain Fog, Losing Her Period
- 08:56 Study Stress and Isolation – Ignoring the Body’s Signals
- 12:29 Emotional Breakdown – Mood Swings, Fights, and Deciding to Seek Help
- 14:46 Conventional Medicine – Labs, Ultrasound, and PCOS Concerns
- 16:47 Functional Medicine – Dutch Test, GI Testing, and Flat Hormones
- 19:28 Moving to Spain – Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Getting Her Period Back
- 22:20 Detoxes and Cleanses – Why They Weren’t the Real Answer
- 23:42 Rethinking Health – Sunlight, Circadian Rhythm, and Simple Basics
- 27:57 Wrap-Up – Teasing Part Two and Closing the Episode
Guest: Carlijn Krijger
- Website: https://superwoman.cc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlijn-krijger-97a74b367
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Founder of Superwoman
Carlijn has always been obsessed with learning about health. At the age of 10 she was already learning X-rays on horses. However, at 20 she collapsed. Even though everything looked perfect on the outside, perfect grades, modelling, eating clean and looking fit, she felt chronically tired, bloated, she started having eczema, hair loss and even her period disappeared for an entire year. No doctor could help her. She completely healed her body naturally and every area of her life has changed exponentially ever since. She's able to show up in her full potential, and now teaching other women to heal their bodies and do the same. To be a superwoman.
