Less Stressed Life: Helping You Heal Yourself

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Less Stressed Life, we’re unpacking The Biology of Trauma with Dr. Aimie Apigian to reveal how your cells, not just your mind, hold stress and why your body can’t heal when it doesn’t feel safe. Dr. Aimie shares her personal crash-and-rebuild story and explains how stress becomes biology through the “cell danger response.” We talk about high achiever burnout, unco...

Send us Fan Mail 🚨🚨🚨 Sign up for Brad’s FREE 5-Day Success Accelerator Mindset Challenge starting October 20, 2025 👉 http://www.bradbizjack.com/a/2148154906/pQP36qLF This week on the Less Stressed Life, we’re reframing the grind. Mindset strategist Brad Bizjack joins me to explore why “I’ll be happy when” keeps high achievers stuck and how to set your emotional thermostat, choose a more resour...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Less Stressed Life, we’re talking vision, mitochondria, and light with ophthalmologist and UCL researcher Glen Jeffery. We explore why the retina is so energy hungry and how simple exposure to long wavelength light and even plain incandescent lighting can measurably support aging eyes. We dig into wavelength and dose, why morning timing matters most, what makes in...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Less Stressed Life, we’re unpacking the messy, confusing, and sometimes stressful world of feeding little ones. Jordyn Koveleski Gorman, a speech-language pathologist and feeding specialist, joins me to talk about starting solids, baby led weaning, gagging, picky eating, and how to build a healthy relationship with food from the very beginning. We dig into the myt...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, we’re digging into a bold reframe of cancer: it’s not just about the tumor, it’s about the terrain. Dr. Nasha Winters and I explore how nervous system state, mitochondrial health, oxygen, light, and circadian rhythm shape resilience and healing. We talk about why standard treatments often fall flat without nervous system regulation, how modern...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, Tracy Goodwin joins me to talk about the Psychology of the Voice and how our subconscious experiences shape the way we sound. We dig into the seven layers of sound she hears in every voice, the “voice masks” that hide our authenticity, and the five wounds that often cause us to hold back or be misunderstood. Tracy shares how uncovering your rea...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, JM DeBord joins me to talk about decoding dreams, what they really mean, why they matter, and how they can guide us toward more awareness in our waking life. We dig into why violent or embarrassing dreams are not what they seem, why exes keep showing up, what it means when you smell things in dreams, and how dream journaling can be the “eighth...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, Amy Rawls joins me to talk about why you are not what you eat, but what you digest, assimilate, and eliminate. We dig into the difference between digestive enzymes taken with meals and systemic enzymes taken away from food, how enzyme capacity develops in babies, and why so many gut and skin issues trace back to poor digestion. If you have stru...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, I’m talking about relapse and why skin often flares after illness, food poisoning, antibiotics, or stressful events. Instead of viewing relapse as failure, I want you to see it as feedback and your body’s way of asking for deeper support. I share a case study of a child whose skin cleared beautifully, only to flare again after back-to-back viru...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, Alison Marras, NTP joins me to share her story of putting Hashimoto’s, PCOS, and IBS into remission— twice . After years of being dismissed by doctors, Alison discovered the power of nutrition, root-cause healing, and nervous system support. While the Autoimmune Paleo (AIP) diet helped her in the short term, Alison learned that restrictive eati...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, I’m sharing practical and root-cause strategies for reflux, indigestion, and heartburn. While acid blockers can provide short-term relief, they often miss the deeper issue — low stomach acid, mineral depletion, and the impact of chronic stress on digestion. We’ll talk about the surprising role frequent burping plays, how to soothe symptoms natu...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, Alexis Joseph joins me to share her journey of chronic back pain that wouldn’t go away until she uncovered its emotional root. After trying physical therapy, massage, injections, and more, Alexis discovered the mind-body connection and how repressed emotions were fueling her pain. This conversation dives into the work of Dr. John Sarno and Nico...

Send us Fan Mail Watch this week's episode! Click here!   This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m talking about how switching from traditional “normal” shoes to barefoot and transitional footwear helped me resolve my own back pain—and how you can safely make the change, too. If you’ve ever dealt with nagging back, knee, hip, or foot pain, this episode is for you! I share what “barefo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life , Mel Abraham shares the mindset shifts and life lessons that helped him rebuild after cancer, single fatherhood, and losing a third of his wealth in a Ponzi scheme. We talk about redefining wealth, the purpose of money, and how to build true freedom—financially and emotionally. If you’ve ever felt like you’re behind with money or unsure where t...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life, Morley Robbins returns to unpack the misunderstood role of copper in energy production, iron regulation, and chronic fatigue. We explore how stress, poor soil quality, and modern health trends have created a widespread mineral imbalance—and why copper might be the missing link for those struggling with burnout, low energy, or hormonal chaos. If...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life , I’m joined by Dr. Jill Carnahan, a functional medicine physician who’s no stranger to adversity. From breast cancer at 25 to Crohn’s disease and mold toxicity, Jill has walked through deep suffering—and shares how those experiences became her greatest teachers. We talk about what happens when your body breaks down, why high achievers struggle...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the end of June, and I’m wrapping up our listener-powered Q&A series with a jam-packed solo episode. I tackle three big questions from Sarah, Jeanine and Wendy that span swollen fingers after COVID, mast-cell mayhem, bumps around the eyes, fertility prep, and even rheumatoid arthritis. Thanks for being here!  KEY TAKEAWAYS: Swollen Fingers Post-COVID : Often linked to cel...

Send us Fan Mail  🌟 ⚠️ This is the episode you didn’t know you desperately needed. 💥 Wills, trusts, probate... sounds boring? Think again. This convo might just save your family thousands—and a whole lot of stress. 👀💸  This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m joined by estate attorney and certified performance coach Ali Goff, who’s not only brilliant but also shows up to legal talks in...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m answering two listener questions—one about histamine intolerance and another about gut testing for a 3-year-old with allergies and chronic symptoms. If you’ve ever wondered whether histamine is really the problem or if stool testing is worth the investment, this episode is for you. In this episode, I share why histamine intolerance...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m answering two listener questions around childhood eczema—when it flares from pool exposure and when gut healing alone isn’t enough. If you’ve been navigating eczema with your child (or yourself) and feel like you’ve hit a wall despite diet changes and supplements, this one’s for you. In this episode, I break down the different types...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m joined by Nicole Sachs for a juicy and mind-blowing convo that just might change the way you think about your symptoms. Nicole is a total powerhouse when it comes to helping people heal chronic pain, anxiety, long COVID, and all the mystery symptoms that make you feel like a walking question mark. We get into her story of being diag...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m joined by the one and only Danielle Kepics, who you might remember from our hair loss episode not long ago. Danielle is a certified fertility educator, functional medicine practitioner, former mental health therapist, and all-around powerhouse in women's health. In this juicy and eye-opening conversation, we’re talking all abou...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m doing something a little different. In this solo episode, I’m sharing a raw, real behind-the-scenes reflection on the costly mistakes I made by outsourcing my financial decisions and the powerful shift that happened when I decided to take my power back. If you’ve ever felt intimidated, overwhelmed, or just checked out when it comes...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I’m joined by Morley Robbins, creator of the Root Cause Protocol and expert in mineral metabolism, to unpack why high-dose vitamin D supplements might actually be making your symptoms worse instead of better. In this eye-opening conversation, we talk about why low vitamin D on a lab doesn’t always mean deficiency, how inflammation and h...

Send us Fan Mail  🎉 IT’S OUR 400TH EPISODE, BABY!! 🎉 This week on The Less Stressed Life , we’re joined by integrative psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, who has spent over 30 years using nutrition and functional testing to support mental health. We’re breaking down how deficiencies in B12, magnesium, zinc, vitamin D, and even lithium can mimic or worsen anxiety, depression, ADHD, and eating dis...