Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am answering the question, where do you start if you are trying to heal? In this episode, I go over the framework I use to help clients and how it has evolved over time.  KEY TAKEAWAYS: 4 steps of the Integrative process coined by Jefferey Bland Where people commonly get stuck in their healing process Timelines for healing GUEST SHARE...

Send us Fan Mail I NTRO:  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Sam Miller. We discuss root cause of low hormones, hormone testing, and where to start if you are feeling fatigued or concerned about hormones. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Top Causes of Low Hormones Hormones that drop under stress Why hormones are depleted under stress Debunking the pregnenalone steal Debunking Cholesterol fe...

Send us Fan Mail In this continuation of episode 245, "I split tested my urine mycotoxin test," I go through dead ringer mold symptoms, a huge checklist of severe, moderate, and mild symptoms, and how I've changed my approach in practice. You can also apply to become a client now and get your case reviewed right now in August to get started in September.  https://www.christabiegler....

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by a returning guest Campbell Will we dive into the science of breath-work and how you can use it for self regulation and stress mitigation. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The bio-mechanics of breath-work & how you breathe effects everything Appropriate breath work for different context cases Up regulated breathing versus down regulated...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Abigail Hueber. In this conversation, we dive into the mind-body connection and how the energetics of emotional health can impact your physical health. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The energetics of emotional health impact physical health There are certain organs that tend to hold different types of emotions We have much more c...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Less Stressed Life, where we help women and families overcome fatigue, food sensitivities and inflammation the goal here is really to help you heal yourself. If this you find this show or episode helpful, repay the favor and share it with a friend or leave me a review on the purple pod app if that's where you listen.  In this episode:  I'll explain the dif...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Clara Artschwager we dive into all things relationships like having a relationship without losing yourself and how relationships affect how we present in the world. KEY TAKEAWAYS: "Your mess becomes your message." Reading the room & the effects of being an empath Common denominators in things around relation...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Tammie Chang. In our discussion, we talk about recognizing and addressing burnout in healthcare, depression, and leave of absence.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: What contributes to health care provider burnout and burnout in general How patients can show up to get better care from their providers  Signs and symptoms of burnout AMA too...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Emily Pereira. In this conversation, we dive into topics like the root of happiness, freezing your eggs, escaping life through partying to alignment, relationships,  and leading retreats in Costa Rica. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Finding the gift in heartbreak & hard emotions The power of the beginner's mind Freezing eggs as...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Mindy Gorman-Plutzer. We discuss dieting, overcoming fear of food, responding to triggers, misinformation, and disordered eating.  KEY TAKEAWAYS: Root causes of  eating disorder What  health issues come along with an eating disorder The true definition of recovery and why conventional eating disorder recovery Protocols Of...

Send us Fan Mail I'm hosting a LIVE Ask Christa call for RDs & licensed health professionals (MDs, PA, NP, DC, PT, etc) in July.  Space is limited to 20 seats & anything is on the table except legal questions. Learn more and register here (fast!) www.askchrista.com Heather sent this sweet message to my guest Bea after episode #229 aired with her live mashup breathwork and thetahealing...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by retreat leader Jessica Van Antwerp. In this episode we discuss following “yes” signs, leading retreats, immune healing from nature, Qigong, energy exchange, being a giver, and the 8 tenets of wellness KEY TAKEAWAYS: Benefits of retreats & immune healing from nature 8 tenets of wellness What is Qigong GUEST SHA...

Send us Fan Mail Warning: This is a raw/unedited recording of my discussing the below outline on an IG live due to many many comments on an IG post on my account about high vs low cortisol. You can view that original post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd9ZOx5huGj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  >> Ask Christa live session for health professionals in July: www.askchrista.com (LIMITED to 20...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Dionne Detraz. In this episode, we talk about holistic nutrition for cancer during and after treatments and future prevention with functional medicine. KEY TAKEAWAYS:  Conventional vs functional complements to cancer care 7 systems to assess for cancer care  Success stories GUEST SHARED HELPFUL TIPS ON: Top 2 Orga...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is another Listener Q/A. We talk about increased appetite, keratosis pilaris, and endocrine disruptors related to autoimmune. If you have questions you'd like answered on one of our future Listener Q/A episodes send me a. DM through Instagram @anti_inflammatory_nutritionist or visit https://www.christabiegler.com/podcast and submit a question via the...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Jessica Warnecke we discuss nagging knee pain or pain from working out & how to access and address the root cause. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Causes of knee pain when running and exercising How stress and hydration affect joints and knee pain How breathing & breathwork addresses chronic pain GUEST SHARED HELPFUL T...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Viki Zarkin. In this episode, Viki gives us an INSIDE view of living with cancer for over 10 years. We don’t always get a happy story with cancer. My conversation with her inspires us to know that you don’t have to settle with how you’re doing.  KEY TAKEAWAYS: {2.17} Viki’s Diagnosis Story {16.25} Being an advocat...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Kelsey Dobesh ,  chiropractor, and certified athletic trainer. KEY TAKEAWAYS: What biomechanics is and the importance of movement What is a functional foot  How does foot health relate to back, hip, and knee pain   The root cause of Plantar Fascitis, Bunions, Shin Splints & what treatment looks like GUEST SHARED H...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast,  I'm trying out something new. In this short ten-minute episode, I'm answering questions that I've gotten from our listeners. If you've got a question you'd like to answer you can submit them via Instagram DM or over at our website: www.christabiegler.com via the Speakpipe widget. LISTENER Q/A: Which red...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:   This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by Megan Kober, RD who shares her story of what she wanted to do in practice and how it has evolved over the years. She talks about her personal experience with disordered eating and the feelings that came with that starting in Nutrition school. She opens up about the cycle of cutting calories and working out like c...

Send us Fan Mail INTRO:   This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by  Nicole Fennell, RD. Nicole shares her personal health story and the changes she had to make when diagnosed with Hashimoto's. She talks about all things thyroid and what she sees in practice as well as overcoming challenges to feel better. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Can take 7-10 years for Hashimoto's diagnosis Roo...

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m joined by the lovely Bea Boas, an Brazilian native turned Texan that leads breathwork for a business mastermind I’m part of. She combines an interesting mix of theta healing + breathwork + vision.   She shares how she started her personal journey at the age of 12 after her grandmother died reading The Law of Attraction.   Now she serves entrepreneurs, helping them do...

Send us Fan Mail Hair loss, cold hands and feel and feeling tired are the big three for a sluggish thyroid. But relapsing gut issues, slow motility, sleep disruption, brain fog, slow metabolism, inflammation, low mood or anxiety, and dry skin can all be symptoms of a sluggish thyroid.   In this episode, we talk about how we’ve had to change how we’re approaching thyroid health in practice to ensur...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by  Heather Deranja, RD. Heather bravely shares her own story of autoimmune and cervical cancer diagnoses as well as how she began her journey as a Registered Dietician and why she transitioned into the human behavior component of the healing process.   Heather dives into autoimmunity, the nervous system, brain, trauma, and...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am joined by return guest Dr. David Minkoff. Dr. Minkoff shares his experience with ozone therapy and how he uses it in practice. With over 50,000 treatments done Dr. Minkoff has much to share about this cutting-edge therapy.  KEY TAKEAWAYS: What does Ozone do? Performance effect for athletes All the ways and conditions to use ozone-...