Stop Fighting With Your Skin
Start Listening To It
The cycle of reactivity and failed treatments that brought you here won’t lead you to the healing you deserve.
Karena helps you transform the confusion and frustration of chronic skin issues into a clear, root-cause path to healing. We guide you to calm inflammation from within, so you can finally achieve the clear, confident skin you’ve been searching for and step back into your life, fully and without fear.
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Freedom From Flareups
Emergency Calming Guide
You shouldn’t have to put your life on hold because of a painful, unpredictable flareup. This is your emergency toolkit for finding relief, naturally and quickly.
The Freedom From Flareups Emergency Calming Guide
WHO IT’S FOR: Women with acne, rosacea, or psoriasis who are tired of their skin dictating their lives—especially around important events—and need a reliable, natural way to calm inflammation and regain control.
WHAT YOU GET: An actionable guide with internal and external calming protocols, hydration strategies, and targeted diet and supplement advice to soothe your skin in the moment and build resilience for the future.
WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH: A clear, repeatable plan to quickly reduce the pain and visibility of a flareup, so you can feel more comfortable and confident in your skin, no matter what’s on your calendar.
What Happens When Incredible Woman Like You Take Control of Their Skin Health?
I work with incredible women at different stages of their healing journey. Here are a few of the most common stories I hear. See if one resonates with you.
The Frustrated Professional
WHERE YOU ARE NOW: You’re a successful, driven professional, but behind the scenes, you’re in a constant battle with your skin.
You dread big presentations, networking events, and even Zoom calls, worried that your redness and blemishes are more visible than your expertise. You’ve tried every prescription and topical, but nothing provides lasting relief, and you feel like you’re running out of options.
WHAT YOU WANT: To feel as confident in your skin as you are in your career. You want to walk into any room and focus on your goals, not on hiding your face. You want a solution that works with your body, not just on it.
HOW I HELP: I help you identify the root causes of your skin’s reactivity - from gut health to stress - and create a holistic plan that fits into your demanding life.
We work to calm the internal inflammation so your skin becomes a reflection of your inner health, not a source of stress.
The Hopeful-but-Skeptical Mom
WHERE YOU ARE NOW: You pour your energy into your family, your work, and your community, but your skin often leaves you feeling depleted and self-conscious.
You’ve spent years and a small fortune on dermatologists, aestheticians, and “miracle” products, with each failure making you more skeptical. You believe in a natural approach but feel lost, and the idea of starting over is exhausting.
WHAT YOU WANT: To find a gentle, sustainable path to healing that you can finally trust. You want to be present and joyful with your family without the pain and frustration of your skin. You want to model what it means to be truly comfortable in your own body.
HOW I HELP: I provide a supportive, step-by-step framework that honors your body’s wisdom.
We move beyond harsh routines, focusing on nourishing daily care, mindset shifts, and simple protocols that create lasting change without overwhelming your already full life
The Hidden
Feminine
WHERE YOU ARE NOW: You've spent years hiding—behind makeup, declining invitations, staying small. Your skin has become the reason you say no to opportunities, relationships, and joy. You feel disconnected from your femininity and the confident woman you know lives beneath the surface.
You're exhausted from the shame and the feeling that your body has betrayed you. You're ready to stop hiding.
WHAT YOU WANT: To feel at home in your body again. To look in the mirror and recognize yourself. To move through the world with quiet confidence, knowing your skin doesn't define you. You want to reclaim your feminine power through deep healing that comes from truly listening to your body.
HOW I HELP: I help you reconnect with your body's wisdom through holistic healing and embodied practices that go beyond the surface.
We address the root causes—gut imbalances, stress patterns, inflammation—while healing your relationship with yourself. Through somatic work, mindset shifts, and nourishing rituals, you'll stop hiding and start living fully and joyfully again.
Your story could be next. Start your journey with our complimentary Freedom from Flareups Calming Guide.
Your Path from Flareups to Freedom
This isn’t another set of rules to follow. It’s a supportive, three-phase journey designed to help you understand your body, calm the reactivity, and build a new, more compassionate relationship with your skin.
#1: The Holistic Reset
First, we work to calm the storm. This phase is dedicated to reducing inflammation and supporting your skin from the inside out. We’ll introduce gentle detox protocols, nourishing foods, and foundational practices to give your body a much-needed reset and create a baseline of calm.
#2: The Healing Framework
With a calmer system, we begin to rewire and rebuild. You’ll learn to create sustainable habits, navigate flareups with confidence, and replace harsh routines with nourishing daily care. This is where you develop the tools to break free from old patterns and cultivate long-term self-trust and healing.
#3: The Joyful Navigation
Finally, we bring your healing into the real world. This phase is about living your life fully and without fear. You’ll learn how to enjoy meals, outings, and community without worrying about triggers. We’ll use meditation and embodied healing practices to help you feel safe, whole, and confident in your body again.
My Story, and Why I Do This Work
I’m Karena, and for three decades, my life was defined by a battle with chronic acne, fatigue, and inflammation that started when I was just nine years old.
I know the feeling of trying everything—the harsh topicals, the endless medications, the rollercoaster of hope and disappointment. I know what it’s like to feel like your skin is a malfunction you can’t control.
My healing finally began when I stopped fighting my body and started listening to it.
Healed three decades of my own chronic skin issues by addressing the root causes.
Developed the Flareups to Freedom framework to help women clear their skin by addressing the gut, hormones, mindset, and self-trust.
Passionate about the power of holistic, sustainable healing through meditation, nourishing foods, and honoring the body’s wisdom.
My work is a bridge between scientific depth and soul-based insight, guiding you back to the truth of your own body.
Today, my mission is to help you find lasting relief from your chronic skin condition without another prescription or harsh topical.
I believe your skin is a messenger, not a malfunction. It’s communicating an imbalance within. My work is to help you translate that message and provide your body with the support it needs to heal from the inside out.
The Three Traps Keeping You Stuck in the Cycle of Reactivity
After healing my own skin and guiding so many women on this path, I see the same frustrating patterns emerge. These aren’t personal failings; they are the natural result of a system that focuses on symptoms instead of solutions.
Problem #1: “I Feel Like Medication Is My Only Option.”
You’ve been told by experts that prescriptions and harsh topicals are the only “real” solutions. You’ve tried them, and they either didn’t work, came with side effects, or stopped working the moment you stopped using them. Now you feel trapped, believing you have to choose between living with your skin condition or relying on treatments that don’t feel right.
MY SOLUTION: A Holistic Reset That Heals from the Inside Out
We shift the focus from suppressing symptoms to addressing the root cause. By calming inflammation internally through nourishment, gut support, and stress reduction, we allow your skin to begin its natural healing process. This is about creating health, not just managing disease.
Problem #2: “I Avoid Social Outings Because of My Skin.”
You cancel plans when you have a bad flareup. You shy away from photos. You feel a constant, low-level anxiety in social or professional settings, wondering if people are staring. Your world has become smaller as you try to avoid the pain of judgment and self-consciousness.
MY SOLUTION: Tools and Support to Enjoy Your Life
We develop practical strategies for navigating real-world situations—from what to eat at a restaurant to how to manage stress before a big event. More importantly, we work on the inner landscape, rebuilding your confidence so you can feel at ease in any situation, regardless of what your skin is doing on any given day.
Problem #3: “I Constantly Worry My Skin Is Limiting My Life.”
Your skin is the first thing you think about in the morning and the last thing you think about at night. The energy you pour into worrying, concealing, and treating your skin is energy that you’re not putting into your career, your passions, or your relationships. You feel like your potential is being held hostage by your reflection.
MY SOLUTION: Mind-Body Work to Rebuild Emotional Freedom
We work to untangle your sense of self from the state of your skin. Through embodied healing practices and mindset shifts, you’ll learn to hold your healing journey with compassion, release the grip of anxiety, and reclaim the emotional and mental energy you’ve been losing to this struggle.
What I Believe
My work is guided by a few core beliefs that shape everything I do:
Your skin is a messenger, not a malfunction. It’s a wise part of you, communicating what’s happening beneath the surface. My job is to help you learn its language.
Healing is a homecoming. It’s not about fighting your body, but about returning to it. It’s a gentle, compassionate process of restoring balance and trust.
Holistic doesn’t mean “woo.” It means seeing the whole picture. True, sustainable healing happens when we address the interconnectedness of our body, mind, and lifestyle. It’s practical, grounded, and deeply effective.
You are the expert on your own body. You’ve been told to hand your power over to others for too long. I’m here to guide you, but ultimately, this work is about empowering you to become the leader of your own healing journey.
If this resonates, you’re in the right place.
Ready to Calm the Storm?
Download your free guide, Freedom From Flareups Emergency Toolkit, and discover the simple, natural protocols you can use right now to soothe your skin and take the first step toward lasting relief.
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