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Hormones Out of Whack and No Real Answers? This Is Why Nothing is Working Your hormone symptoms are unpredictable. Your mood is all over the place. Some months are fine, some months are a disaster — and nobody has been able to tell you why. You've tried the supplements. Maybe even hormone replacement. And something is still off. Here's what even functional medicine and a holistic approach are stil...

The Seed Oil Truth the Food Industry Doesn't Want You to Know You've probably heard that seed oils are bad. But do you actually know what they're doing inside your body and why swapping them out could be one of the most powerful things you do for your health? Cherie Calbom, The Juice Lady — bestselling author, nutritionist, and author of The Truth About Seed Oils — joins me to pull back the curtai...

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About "Normal" Women's Symptoms in Midlife  If you've ever walked out of a doctor's appointment feeling dismissed, confused, or like you somehow did it wrong — this one's for you. Award-winning health journalist Meghan Rabbitt has spent years investigating what women haven't been told about their own bodies. And what she's uncovered is equal parts infuriating and...

The Real Reason You Have Cravings and Can't Stop Stress Eating You eat well. You do the work. And you still feel like something is missing — a kind of emptiness that has nothing to do with what's on your plate. For high-achieving women, food often becomes the answer to a question the body is asking about something else entirely. And until you understand what you're actually craving, nothing will f...

Your Body Finally Got Better. So Why Don't You Feel Fine? With Best-Selling Author Amy Kurtz You fought for answers. You finally started to heal. And everyone — including you — assumed that was the hard part. But what if your nervous system never got the memo? Amy Kurtz — patient advocate and bestselling author of Kicking Sick and her new book But You Look Fine — is back, and this conversation goe...

Bloated and Inflamed? Exciting New Research in Gut Health You've run the protocols. Worked with practitioners. Spent real money on testing and supplements. And you're better — but not all the way there. This episode is about that gap. Oscar Coetzee from Designs for Health joins me to talk about what's missing from the gut health conversation — and why the model most practitioners are still using d...

Your Habits Start Strong. Then Fade Out. I Wish Someone Had Told Me This Sooner. If you keep falling back into old patterns no matter how motivated you feel at the beginning, this episode may explain why. Because the problem usually is not your habits. And it’s not that you lack discipline. It’s that your brain is designed to prioritize what feels familiar, even when those patterns are no longer s...

Want a Morning Routine That Actually Sticks? Finally, One That's Customized to You You've tried the 5am wake-ups. The journaling. The early sunshine. The carefully sequenced hour of self-improvement. And it works — until it doesn't. This isn't a discipline problem. And it's not because you haven't found the right routine yet. Most morning routines fail because they were built around performance in...

A Shocking Diagnosis at 44 Led Her to Uncover What We're Missing About Gut Health If you've been dealing with fatigue, brain fog, inflammation, anxiety, food sensitivities, or not feeling like yourself, this episode may answer your questions. Because the conversation around gut health is much bigger than digestion. Your microbiome influences inflammation, neurotransmitters, immune function, mood,...

Don't Like What You See In The Mirror? Neither Did She, Until She Found This. At some point, it happens. You catch yourself in the mirror, on Zoom, or in a random photo and suddenly think: Wait… when did that happen? Not old exactly. Well, maybe kind of old. For a lot of us, that moment hits harder than we expect. And we feel a rush of anxiety and a sigh of frustration. In this episode, I’m joined...

Tired, Wired, and Puffy? Here's Why Your Body Can't Keep Up Anymore At a certain point, it’s not one thing anymore. It’s the accumulation. The stress, inflammation, exposures, medications. The overwhelm your body has been handling over time without complaining (much). Eventually though, your body starts letting you know. In Part 2 of this conversation, I sit back down with toxicologist Dr. Joe Nie...

Exhausted, Foggy, and Inflamed? Your Body Might Be Overexposed, Not Under-Supported Most people aren't under-supported. They're overexposed. We're trained to look for what's missing — another supplement, a better protocol, something we haven't tried yet. Meanwhile, your body is dealing with what's already coming in, all day, every day: air, water, food, medications, products. Individually, none of...

The Biology of Belief Part 3: Becoming Your Future Self (When Your Body Feels Safe to Move Forward) -Why change still feels like effort, how identity is shaped by safety, and the simple shift that helps your body finally move forward Ever notice how you can want something deeply… and still feel like you’re not fully stepping into it? Not because you don’t believe in it. Not because you’re not capa...

The Biology of Belief Part 2: Why Your Body Won’t Let You Change (Even When You Know What to Do) Ever notice how your brain can be fully on board… and your body is like, “absolutely not”? Yeah. That’s where we’re going today. This episode starts with me sitting at my kitchen table, realizing I was basically inhaling my food like a Labrador… again. And what that moment uncovered had nothing to do w...

The Biology of Belief Part 1: Why Your Body Doesn’t Feel Safe -Your Body Is Listening to Something You’re Not Aware Of   Ever have that feeling where nothing is technically wrong… but your body is bracing? You’re doing the things. Eating well. Taking care of yourself. Staying on top of it. And yet there’s this low-level tension running in the background like your system never fully powers down. Th...

High-Functioning. Healthy. Still Exhausted. Interview with Jared St. Clair from Vitality Radio   Over time we’ve learned that having the health we want comes down to how much discipline we have: better habits, more consistency, tighter routines.   But what if the real reason those approaches keep falling short has nothing to do with what you’re doing—and everything to do with your nervous system?...

Who Said You Had To Be Perfect To Feel Good? With Dr. Kim Howes If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not feeling my best because I’m not doing all the things right,” this episode is going to hit. Because somewhere along the way, a lot of high-capacity people accepted the idea that wellness equals doing all the things - just right. Perfect routines. Perfect mindset. Perfect food. Perfect supplements. Perfe...

Can Old Emotional Trauma Cause Physical Symptoms? Here's What the Research Shows Ever wonder why, no matter how much work you’ve done toward healing and life goals, you still hit the same walls—repeated patterns, anxiety, or that “stuck” feeling you can’t quite name? What if you don’t need to work on yourself anymore—what if it’s more about clearing old, inaccurate messages ? In this episode, I si...

Stop the Hustle: How Doing Less Can 10x Your Success with Brannon Poe, CPA, Author, Founder of Poe Group Advisors & Accounting Practice Academy   Create More Time, Profit & Freedom—Without Burning Out What if the key to greater success wasn’t doing more—but finally doing less?   In this episode, I talk with Brannon Poe, a CPA and entrepreneur who’s redefining what it means to “have it all....

Miracle Cure or Internet Hype? The Truth About Castor Oil Castor oil is having a moment. Scroll social media for five minutes and you’ll see it: “Cured my endometriosis.” “Detoxed my liver.” “Regrew my hairline.” “Healed… well, everything.” And when something is suddenly the solution to literally every problem… it’s time to pause. Because while castor oil is absolutely powerful, not every claim fl...

The Real Glow Up: Healing Chronic Issues From The Inside Out with Kat Vong If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and felt betrayed by your own skin… If you’ve been told “it’s just genetic” or “here’s another prescription”… If you’re quietly wondering whether something deeper is going on— Stop scrolling. This episode is the one you’ve been waiting for. Today I’m joined by my friend Kat Vong—host of t...

Got Brain Fog? Get Your Focus Back. Interview with Judy Gaman   Pretty Well Podcast: Judy Gaman on Brain Optimization, Longevity & Cognitive Health What if your brain fog, fatigue, or “I just can’t focus” moments aren’t about age — but small, daily habits that for the most part, go unnoticed? In this week’s Pretty Well episode, I sit down with Judy Gaman, CEO of Executive Medicine of Texas, be...

Reverse Bone Loss Naturally — With 4 Clinically Proven Nutrients to Prevent Fractures. Interview with Dr. John Neustadt   Why Calcium Isn’t the Answer to Strong Bones (and What Actually Is) — with Dr. John Neustadt If you’ve ever been told, “Just take calcium for your bones,” this episode is going to blow your mind. Lisa sits down with Dr. John Neustadt, naturopathic doctor, bestselling author of...

Stop Hair Loss: Hormones, Stress & What Actually Works Hair loss isn’t just cosmetic — it’s a biological signal. And if you’ve ever watched clumps of hair collect in the shower, you know exactly how unsettling hair shedding can be. In this deeply personal episode, Lisa breaks down hair loss causes, why it often shows up during already stressful seasons of life, and what actually helps reverse...

From Bullsh*t to Botox: The Real Secret to Aging Beautifully with Sandra Lena Silverman If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and thought, “Maybe if I just fix this one thing…” — this episode will stop you in your tracks (and probably make you laugh, cry, and rethink your skincare drawer). This week, Lisa sits down with Sandra Silverman, author of From Bullsht to Botox* — a raw, hilarious, and deepl...