It's Just Stress with Catie Perkins

What if the doorway back into your body was as simple (and profound) as your own breath? In this episode, our guest Emily Dewberry- founder of the Embody Edit and Breath Sessions podcast- explores how breathwork can gently pull us out of our ungrounded, anxious, overthinking state and guide us back into presence, safety, and embodied confidence. We dive into the physiological magic of breathwork-...

What if the community you crave isn’t just a “nice-to-have,” but a biological, spiritual, and emotional requirement for your healing? In this episode, we explore how intentional connection, co-regulation, and the sacred bond of belonging can transform women’s hormone, gut, and nervous system health. Community isn’t just people around you — it’s a feeling of being held, witnessed, and understood wi...

What if we allowed grief to become a source of depth, creativity, and connection instead of pushing it away at all costs? In this episode, we'll explore how grief, remembrance, and ancestral wisdom can help us reconnect to what truly matters. Grief is more than just uncomfortable sadness- it’s a sacred bridge between loss and love. Connecting with all parts of ourselves invites others to do th...

If you've gone down the rabbit hole of non-toxic everything , gotten super overwhelmed, and worried that you'll never heal your body without a perfect environment... this episode is for you! Take it from someone who spent years swinging from the "I just need to move out to a farm and make my own lye soap" extreme to "F it- the world is toxic and I'm doomed no matter what": there are simple swaps y...

Welcome to SEASON TWO of the podcast, friends! In this episode, I'm sharing a lot of personal updates as well as navigating the collective overwhelm and "stuckness" a lot of us are feeling. If you feel like this year has been a rollercoaster for your big feeling heart, let this episode be a soft place to land. We're exploring four of the main themes contributing to burnout and practical small shif...

FINALLY- an episode on stress! If you constantly hear "high cortisol", "fight or flight", "nervous system", or "vagus nerve" on social media, this episode's for you. We're diving into the basics of nervous system health and how to implement rhythm and daily anchors to rebuild trust and safety within your body. The result? Better sleep, less bloating, more energy, and actually feeling GOOD in your...

If you've normalized swapping your favorite dress for a baggy top due to unpredictable bloating, this episode is for you! In this 101 Intro- style episode, we'll demystify your bloating, fatigue, food intolerances, and breakouts by diving into the basics of gut health. We'll also cover common misconceptions about how to heal your digestion, what foods to avoid, and a proven 4-step protocol to rebu...

If the only thing you were taught about your menstrual cycle was either you're on your period or not (and how to insert a tampon), this episode will help dispel common myths about your cycle and provide actionable ways to support your body at each point of the month. You are so much more interesting than you've been led to believe, and you're NOT doomed to suffer from nightmarish PMS or debilitati...

It's my birthday! 🎉 In this more lighthearted episode, I'm sharing 25 lessons I've learned along the path of my health and healing journey. Some will make you laugh, some will make you pause and reflect. My hope is that we get to know each other better through this episode, and you'll catch a glimpse of my deep passion for Chrysalis Wellness and what I hope it will accomplish. 🦋 Ready to dive in...

Nutrition could be an entire season of the podcast, but I wanted to address the constant noise around dieting especially as we head into summertime. While there's nothing wrong with wanting to look good or feel comfortable in your skin, the glorification of "thinness" above health is worrisome. Food is a deeply emotional and challenging topic for many of us; it's tied to cultural identity, persona...

This is more than just a poor night's sleep. No amount of coffee can put a dent in your exhaustion. No matter how much you sleep, you wake up feeling like you got hit by a truck. You feel like you're doing all the right things , so what the heck is going on?! In this episode, you'll learn about adrenal fatigue and HPA axis dysregulation, the underlying processes that show up as exhaustion, irregul...

So many of us struggle with mystery symptoms- unexplained weight gain, fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, hair loss, painful cycles- only to be told "your labs look normal" when we visit the doctor. In this episode, you'll learn why conventional bloodwork doesn't give you the full picture and how functional medicine labs can shift the focus from diagnosing disease to actually balancing your body and pro...

While I'm SO excited to share well-researched deep dives to answer all your burning health and hormone questions, I wanted to begin with my own story. Why? Because you may find many similarities to your own journey. Whether you've constantly minimized your symptoms or couldn't find answers when you tried to heal, I hope my story can be inspiring to you. I certainly don't do health "perfectly" (non...

This is It's Just Stress, a new podcast with Catie Perkins. Each week you’ll learn how to make sustainable, consistent changes that unlock vibrant health and help you feel comfortable in your own skin again. If you're fed up with hearing "it's just stress" and are ready for actual answers to your health struggles, you're in the right place. You deserve better than just ba...