Tanya Engesether | Holistic Health Coach, Christian Life Coach, Leadership Mentor, Speaker

Aligned Vitality | Midlife Leaders, Perimenopause, Holistic Health, Reduce Anxiety, Weight Loss, Balance Hormones, Fatigue, Brain Fog

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**Top 1.5% globally ranked podcast** for busy, health-conscious women leaders in midlife who want to recharge energy, reduce anxiety, and rebalance hormones through faith and functional health strategies. Are you a busy, health-conscious woman in midlife who’s tired of pushing through anxiety, brain fog, burnout, belly fat and a myriad of other hormone struggles? You’ve tried to do all the right things — eat healthy, exercise, keep it all together — but you still don’t feel like yourself. Welcome to Aligned Vitality, the podcast that offers faith and functional health strategies for high achie...

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Tanya Engesether | Holistic Health Coach, Christian Life Coach, Leadership Mentor, Speaker

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Health

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

238. Detox Means More Than Diet: Clearing Toxins from Your Body, Mind, and Relationships 05.08.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . Are you doing all the “right things” for your health but still feeling drained, anxious, or on edge? In this episode, we explore the deeper detox you may be missing—the one that involves your nervous system, relationships, and leadership boundaries. Tanya shares how emotional and relational toxicity can sabotage your health just as much as...

237. Leading Through Disagreement: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Without Being the Villain 29.07.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . In this powerful and practical episode, Tanya tackles one of the most challenging aspects of leadership: navigating team resistance when a necessary decision isn't popular. Designed for high-integrity women leaders, especially in healthcare, this episode offers a faith-rooted framework for setting boundaries, holding the line with grace, an...

236. Grace Over Guilt: How to Love and Lead Well Through Seasons of Relational Strain 15.07.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . In this heartfelt episode, Tanya explores a topic many women quietly carry — the pain of feeling shut out by those we love. Whether it’s strained relationships with adult children, in-laws, close friends, siblings or even spouses, this kind of relational heartache leaves us wondering: How did we get here… and how do we heal? Tanya shares pr...

235. Radical Honesty and Courageous Leadership with Adrian Koehler 08.07.2025

In this truth-bomb-filled episode, I sit down with leadership engagement expert and founder of Take New Ground, Adrian Koehler. Known for his bold mix of tough love and deep compassion, Adrian dives headfirst into the raw truth about what makes leaders effective—not just exceptional. We unpack everything from fear-based leadership and the hidden costs of people-pleasing to building team cultures r...

234. No More Pretending: How to Lead with Courage, Not Performance 01.07.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . In this episode, we’re confronting a trap that many high-capacity Christian women leaders fall into — leading from performance instead of presence. If you’ve ever felt like you have to prove your worth in the boardroom, overdeliver to feel safe, or play a role just to hold it all together… this episode is for you. We explore how people-plea...

233. The Storm and the Soul: How Mindset Shapes Our Life Experience and Resilience 24.06.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . In this powerful episode, I reflect on a record-breaking storm that swept through our community—leaving destruction in its wake but also igniting an inspiring wave of collective resilience. Drawing on the lessons of Viktor Frankl and Man’s Search for Meaning, I dive into how our response to adversity—not just the event itself—shapes our pea...

232. Stop Guessing, Start Testing: The Power of Personalized Health in Midlife 18.06.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . Still tired, foggy, or inflamed—even though your labs are normal? This episode is your permission slip to stop guessing and start testing. I share why functional lab testing is a game-changer for high-capacity women in midlife who are ready to stop chasing symptoms and start healing from the inside out. You’ll learn the difference between s...

231. When Normal Isn’t Optimal: What My Labs Revealed—and Why You Deserve to Feel Better Before You Get Sick🤒 17.06.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . If you’re constantly tired, struggling with brain fog, or just feel off—but your doctor says your labs look “normal”—this episode is for you. Tanya shares the deeply personal results of her own foundational functional lab testing and explains why so many high-capacity women are dismissed by conventional medicine. You'll learn what functiona...

230. When Shame or Guilt Goes Underground: The Hidden Toll on Your Health 11.06.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . Is unhealed shame or guilt quietly sabotaging your health? In this episode, Tanya peels back the layers of how guilt and shame often show up in disguise—as people-pleasing, over-functioning, and relentless striving. If you’re a high-capacity woman who can’t seem to rest or say no, it’s time to explore what’s driving that pressure. Learn how...

229. From Shame to Strength: Healing and Living Whole After Abortion with Brittany Poppe 10.06.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . In this deeply moving episode, Tanya sits down with Brittany Poppe — Christian Abortion Recovery Leader, pro-life speaker, and host of the Abortion Recovery for Christian Women podcast — to talk about the hidden emotional weight that keeps many high-capacity women stuck: unhealed shame. Brittany shares her personal story of abortion and the...

228. Not Everyone Wants Peace: How to Create Safety Without Surrendering Your Sanity ✌️ 04.06.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . This episode dives into the messy reality of psychological safety in leadership. Tanya walks through how strong leaders set boundaries, protect quiet voices, and lead through the noise of dominant personalities. If you’ve ever felt like one or two team members control the narrative—or you’re second-guessing your leadership after every staff...

227. When Every Decision Feels Like a Battle:🛡️ Leading with Clarity in the Face of Resistance. 03.06.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE .   In this episode, we explore the emotional toll leaders carry when their well-intended decisions are met with pushback and criticism. Tanya shares a powerful real-life team experience to unpack the difference between inviting feedback and leading by consensus. Discover how clarity—when paired with relational authority—creates a culture of...

226. You Can Be Strong 💪🏻and Still Need Support_ Leading Without Losing Yourself. 28.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE In this episode, I’m speaking to the leader who’s been holding it all together… for everyone. You’re strong. You’re capable. You’ve got the titles and the trust of those around you. But maybe, deep down, you’re also a little tired — and a little unsure of where you fit in the midst of all the roles you carry.   Today, we’re dismantling the my...

225. Leading on Empty_ Why High-Capacity Women Are Quietly Burning Out 27.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE In this episode, I’m speaking directly to the woman who’s holding everything together on the outside… but inside, she’s feeling stretched, disconnected, and quietly exhausted. You’re the go-to person, the dependable one, the capable leader everyone else relies on. But somewhere along the way, you’ve started feeling the weight of it all — phys...

224. The Way We Think About Leadership Is Dead Wrong (Part 2)_We Lead Better When We’re Whole 21.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE In this episode, I’m diving into the second part of our leadership reset — and this one gets personal. We’re talking about how things like over-functioning, people-pleasing, and perfectionism often wear the mask of “great leadership”… but underneath, they’re symptoms of chronic stress and a misaligned identity. I share how these patterns have...

223. The Way We Think About Leadership Is Dead Wrong (Part 1): Why Influence Matters More Than Output 20.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE In this episode, I’m challenging one of the biggest lies we’ve believed about leadership — that our value comes from how much we produce, how busy we stay, or how available we are to everyone else. If you’ve ever felt like your leadership is being measured by your output instead of your impact, you are not alone. I’ve lived it — juggling task...

222. The Surrendered Strategy_ How to Create a Healing Environment for Your Body, Mind, and Spirit 14.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE .   If you’ve ever wondered why you still feel tired, anxious, or spiritually off-center — even when you're doing all the “right” things — this episode is for you. In this conversation, I’m walking you through what I call the surrendered strategy: five practical, life-giving ways to support your body, mind, and spirit so you can step out of s...

221. 5 Hidden Stressors Most Women Overlook 🙈 13.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . In this episode, I’m digging into the stressors that aren’t always loud — but are loud enough to be quietly disrupting your energy, your health, your emotions, and even your spiritual connection. These are the things that many high-capacity women overlook because they’ve become so “normal.” But they may be the very reason you’re feeling exh...

220. How Chronic Stress Hijacks Your Health (and Why the Solution Starts with Surrender) 07.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE In this episode, I’m diving deep into what’s actually happening in your body when chronic stress becomes your baseline. From cortisol dysregulation to gut dysfunction and hormonal chaos — we’re unpacking how stress hijacks your physical health and distances you from the peace of God. But we’re not stopping there. I’ll also share how true heal...

219. Why Hustle Isn’t Holy✝️: Surrendering Striving in the Name of Health 06.05.2025

Get on the waitlist for Functional Health Coaching HERE . In this episode, I’m getting real about a struggle that so many of us — especially high-achieving Christian women — face: the pressure to keep hustling in the name of being “helpful,” “faithful,” or “productive.” I talk about the spiritual and physical toll that striving takes on our lives, and why I believe God is calling us to a better, s...

218. People-Pleasing: What It's Doing to Your Health and How to Break the Cycle 30.04.2025

In this powerful follow-up to Confessions of a People-Pleasing Leader, I break down how approval-seeking behavior doesn’t just impact your emotions — it affects your nervous system, hormones, digestion, immune function, and more. You’ll learn how chronic people-pleasing acts as a silent stressor in the body, why it often originates from a survival response (not just personality), and how to begin...

217. Confessions of a People-Pleasing Leader 29.04.2025

In this deeply personal episode, I’m opening up about how people-pleasing showed up in my leadership — and how it nearly wrecked my health, my confidence, and my connection with God.   I share how striving to be liked led to emotional exhaustion, physical symptoms, and identity confusion… and how God began the healing work of reshaping me from the inside out.   If you’ve ever struggled with overex...

216. Built to Heal: What Functional Health Really Means (And Why It Aligns with Faith) 23.04.2025

In today’s episode, I’m diving deeper into what functional wellness actually means — and why I believe it aligns perfectly with God’s design for our bodies. Functional health isn’t just about nutrition or hormone balancing — it’s about understanding that your body was created with wisdom and the ability to heal, if we give it the right environment. I walk through how stress, sleep, toxins, gut hea...

215. When Helping Isn't Enough: Watching the Ones We Love Struggle 22.04.2025

In this episode, I’m opening up and sharing something personal — the why behind my decision to pursue certification as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. Over the past few years, I’ve watched my husband’s health slowly decline. And these last couple of months? They’ve been especially hard. He’s been dealing with ongoing lung issues, chronic fatigue, and an overall sense that his body...

214. The Gift of Letting Go: Releasing What No Longer Serves You 16.04.2025

In this episode of The Grace-Filled Leader Podcast, we explore the gift of letting go—how to release commitments, relationships, or responsibilities that no longer serve your well-being. Discover practical steps to make space for renewal, recognize when God is calling you to let go, and embrace a life of peace and purpose.   I hope this episode blesses you!   Xoxo, Tanya   #LettingGo #MidlifeClari...

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