Mary Kathleen with her harp
Summerville · South Carolina

Transform Your Moment
Into Something Unforgettable.

Live harp music that captivates. Lifestyle coaching that restores. Whether you are planning a once-in-a-lifetime event or seeking deep, lasting healing — your experience deserves intention, beauty, and excellence.

REFINED · SOULFUL · TRANSFORMATIVE
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— Meet Mary Kathleen —

A Life Devoted to Music
& Healing

Mary Kathleen Ruddy
— Her Story —

Each of us has a special story to tell, and incredible gifts to share with the world.

I had my first harp lesson in January of 1996. By 2012, I was a college graduate, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer — and a 25-year-old limping through life with debilitating fatigue.

After thousands of dollars, multiple doctors, a mysterious diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, and little hope of full recovery — enter Dr. Mindy Pelz. What doctors couldn't touch with prescriptions, my body healed itself once I implemented the tools I learned from her teachings.

Today I celebrate recovery. I reach out my hands to all who are still suffering, and I share my gift of music with love.

— The Experience —

Your Dreams,
Your Soundtrack

Your event is more than a date — it is a memory in the making.

The gentle, ethereal sound of the harp creates an atmosphere of elegance, peace, and timeless beauty.

Each performance is thoughtfully curated to match the tone and emotion of your event — a quiet processional, a sacred liturgy, a dance under candlelight.

Perfect for —
  • Luxury Weddings & Receptions
  • Church Ceremonies & Liturgies
  • Memorials & Celebrations of Life
  • Private Events & Estate Gatherings
  • Holiday & Corporate Events
Mary Kathleen performing on harp
Mary plays the harp as a prayer — her music transforms every space into something sacred.
— Cormac O'Duffy
— Harpist Information —

Church Services, Concerts,
& Weddings

Dreaming of harp music for your next event? Let's discuss the details.

Basic information in one place, offered with clarity and care so your planning feels simple, elegant, and stress-free.

Locations

Indoor venues must: be environmentally controlled, have paved access, and provide previous notice of stairs or other obstacles.

(Homes, Churches, Restaurants, Stores, Concert halls, Funeral parlors, Schools, and more.)

Outdoor venues must: provide a stable, flat surface, overhead coverage, sidewalk accessibility, no sand or salt water, and back-up inclement weather plans.

There is an extra $50 fee for outdoor venues.

Music Repertoire

Classical, Romantic, Religious/Liturgical, Celtic, Christmas, Meditative, etc.

Special Requests will be considered if given at least 1 month notice.

Listen to Samplers Here.

Rates & Fees

Non-Wedding Hourly Rate: $150

Wedding Standard Rate: $350 (See details in Wedding Section)

Outdoor Venue: + $50

Mileage Fee: + $0.50 per mile, if outside the TriCounty Area

Weddings

Standard Wedding Package Includes:

Bride's Preview: Meet with me to pick out your music!

Half Hour Prelude

Processional Music

Any music requested during the ceremony

Recessional Music

Listen to the Wedding Sampler Here.

Mary Kathleen with harp at event
Live harp performance for guests

Every performance is tailored to your setting so the music feels effortless, refined, and deeply personal.

Pentecost Concert 2022
— A Calling —

From Suffering
to Strength

Behind the music is a journey of transformation. After years of struggling with chronic fatigue and unanswered questions, Mary Kathleen discovered a new path — one rooted in understanding the body, not fighting it.

Through the teachings of Dr. Mindy Pelz and natural healing methods, she experienced full restoration. Today, she brings both music and healing to others — helping clients reconnect with their bodies and reclaim their vitality.

This is more than a service. It is a calling.
— Lifestyle Coaching —

Where Science
Meets Intuition

If you've been told "everything looks normal" but you don't feel like yourself — this is where your answers begin.

001 — Hormone Balance

Hormone Balance Coaching

Reconnect with your cycle. Understand your hormones not as adversaries, but as a finely-tuned compass guiding your energy, mood, and vitality.

002 — Fasting

Fasting for Women's Health

Thoughtful, cycle-aware fasting protocols that honor the female body — designed for sustained energy, hormonal harmony, and lasting transformation.

003 — Nutrition

Food Cycling & Metabolic Reset

Rotate foods in alignment with your body's natural rhythms — restoring metabolism, igniting cellular renewal, and rediscovering true nourishment.

004 — Restoration

Natural Detox & Energy Restoration

Gently support the body's innate ability to cleanse and renew. Wake feeling like yourself again — clear, calm, and quietly powerful.

— The Hormone Connection —

Healing from the Inside Out

Welcome — You Belong Here.

Every woman who finds her way to this page carries her own story. Maybe you're exhausted by diets that didn't work. Maybe your body feels like a mystery you've stopped trying to solve. Maybe you're simply ready for something different — something that actually honors you.

Whatever brought you here, you are welcome. And you are not alone.

At The Hormone Connection, we walk beside you — alongside your healthcare providers — to build a circle of support that's truly yours. We don't hand you a plan and disappear. We teach you how to understand your body, work with your hormones, and build a foundation of healing that lasts a lifetime.

These tools — fasting, food cycling, hormone literacy, and more — have transformed the lives of countless women just like you. Your transformation begins today. Let's Live Empowered — together.

The Hormone Connection coaching portrait
Mary Kathleen supporting women's healing

The Empowered Mindset

Before we begin, we release what no longer serves us. As you step into this chapter, you leave behind guilt, failed attempts, and shame of a system that was never built for your unique body.

1. Your body is always working for you.

That stubborn weight, fatigue, and bloating are signals worth listening to. Look at your body with gratitude — it has been carrying you faithfully this entire time.

2. One size fits nobody.

You have a hormonal fingerprint that is entirely your own. You are not in competition with anyone. You are in collaboration with your body.

3. Symptoms are your body speaking.

Instead of silencing symptoms, we ask: "What are you trying to tell me?" Thank your body. Get curious. Let's decode it together.

Tools of Healing — Your Empowerment Toolkit

Open journal and pen — tracking your cycle and body patterns

Hormone Literacy

Know your cycle. Know your power.

Clock face — timing meals and fasting windows with your hormones

Fasting

Time your eating to work with your hormones, not against them.

Glass of water with citrus — hydration as daily foundation

Hydration

The foundation of every function in your body.

Colorful fresh vegetables — eating with the shifts of the month

Food Cycling

Eat differently as your hormones shift through the month.

Woman in active stretch — intentional, joyful movement

Movement

Intentional, joyful, hormone-supportive exercise.

Nourishing salad bowl — whole foods that support the body’s natural clearing

Detoxing

Clear what may be holding your body back from thriving.

Calm bedroom with made bed — restorative sleep as healing

Sleep

The most underestimated healer in your toolkit.

Lifestyle coaching with Mary Kathleen
— Lifestyle Coaching with Mary Kathleen —

Personal, Practical, and Compassionate

Mary Kathleen Ruddy is a certified Lifestyle Coach trained in the method of Dr. Mindy Pelz — one of the world's leading voices in women's hormonal health, fasting, and food cycling.

Mary Kathleen meets you exactly where you are and supports you through every stage of growth.

  • Fasting protocols tailored to your hormonal cycle
  • Food cycling for energy, metabolism, and mood
  • Hormone literacy so you understand what your body is saying

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lifestyle Coaching?

Lifestyle Coaching is a personalized, ongoing partnership to support sustainable changes in the way you eat, fast, move, sleep, and live — guided by hormonal health principles.

Who will benefit from coaching?

Women at every stage of life — from perimenopause to post-menopause, from weight challenges to those seeking more energy and clarity. If you live in a body with hormones, this work is for you.

What will my coach do?

Mary Kathleen guides each tool of healing, helps you understand your body's patterns, celebrates your wins, and supports you through plateaus as your partner.

How much does it cost?

Reach out to schedule a free consultation and discuss coaching options that best fit your needs and budget.

Will I get results?

Results come with openness and consistency. Clients report improved energy, better sleep, more stable moods, healthy weight management, and a new relationship with their bodies.

Learn from These Incredible Pioneers

Dr. Mindy Pelz profile

Dr. Mindy Pelz

Fasting & Women's Hormones
Author of Fast Like a Girl, The Menopause Reset, and Eat Like a Girl.

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz profile

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Plant-Based Gut Health
Author of Fiber Fueled and The Fiber Fueled Cookbook.

Vani Hari profile

Vani Hari

The Food Babe
Clean food activist & author.

August at Tech Wellness profile

August at Tech Wellness

Technology Health & Safety
Founder of Tech Wellness.

Trusted Products & Resources

DigestiveWarrior.com Period.Shop BEAMminerals.com Redmond Real Salt Ion Gut Health BIOptimizers

Your Next Step

Ready to begin? Schedule your free consultation with Mary Kathleen today. No pressure, no obligation — just a conversation about where you are and where you want to go. Your healing is not a race. It's a homecoming.

Access Your Member Portal

Live Empowered.

Summerville, SC
info@marykathleenruddy.com
(843) 352-3797

© 2024 Mary Kathleen Ruddy. All Rights Reserved.

— The Empowered Approach —

This is not about restriction.
This is not about punishment.
This is about alignment.

I.

Your body is working for you, never against you.

II.

Your journey is uniquely, irrevocably yours.

III.

Your symptoms are signals — never problems.

· ✦ ·

When you understand your body, everything changes.

— Praise —

In Their Own Words

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Mary plays the harp as a prayer — her music transforms every space into something sacred.
Cormac O'Duffy
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A truly exceptional musician. Her presence elevates every occasion with grace and beauty.
Fr. Joe Tedesco
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Her harp music brings joy, elegance, and a heavenly atmosphere to every event.
Emmie Turner

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— Curiosities Welcomed —

Frequently Asked

Answers to the questions most often whispered before a first conversation.

— Trained & Inspired By —
· · ·
Dr. Mindy Pelz Fasting & Hormone Health
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Gut Health
Vani Hari Clean Nutrition Advocate
MK
— Begin —

Let's Create
Something Beautiful
Together.

Whether you are planning an elegant event or seeking true healing, this is your next step.

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