StRest with Kerstin Lindquist

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Eve Henry — internal medicine physician, preventive health expert, integrative medicine practitioner and medical director at Function Health — for a straight conversation about cholesterol, heart disease, menopause, statins, metabolic health, GLP-1s and what women actually need to know about their labs. Dr. Henry explains why so many women see t...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Harry Slatkin — known as the king of home fragrance, co-founder of Slatkin & Co, QVC favorite, business builder and co-founder of Next for Autism — for a heartfelt conversation about fragrance, family, severe autism, stress, faith, health and turning deep pain into purpose. Harry shares how he started his first business at 15, went from finance to f...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Pastor Jonathan Miller — author of Healing Hurts, pastor’s kid, ministry leader and longtime pastor — for a powerful conversation about church hurt, family trauma, forgiveness, leadership, emotional healing and how God can turn deep pain into purpose. Jonathan shares the story of how his life fell apart at age 12 after his father confessed to multip...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Chalene Johnson — New York Times bestselling author, fitness pioneer, host of The Chalene Show, entrepreneur and creator of Camp Be More — for an honest conversation about leaving the fitness industry, body image, GLP-1s, muscle, relationships and why life can get better after 50. Chalene shares why she walked away at the height of her fitness caree...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Amie Hornaman — known as The Thyroid Fixer — for a direct and personal conversation about thyroid health, hormones, metabolism, weight gain, brain fog, fatigue, cholesterol, GLP-1s, dementia risk, and why so many women are told they are “normal” when they know something is wrong. Dr. Amie shares her own pain-to-purpose story, including gaining w...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Chaz Dean — celebrity hairstylist, photographer, salon owner, QVC beauty icon, and creator of WEN cleansing conditioner — for a personal conversation about stress, success, public criticism, clean beauty, celebrity clients, and the business pressure that comes with building a major beauty brand. Chaz explains how he went from photography school to h...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Morley Robbins — certified health coach, mineral researcher, creator of the Root Cause Protocol, author of Cure Your Fatigue, and known as “the Magnesium Man” — for a deep conversation about minerals, fatigue, stress, copper, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin D, and why he believes modern health problems often begin with mineral imbalance. Morley...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Tabatha Barber — triple board certified physician, OBGYN, certified menopause medicine and functional medicine expert, author of Fast to Faith, and founder of a faith-centered medical practice — for a powerful conversation about fasting, hormones, cortisol, testosterone, nervous system regulation, and why true healing has to include both health...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Jamie Winship — former Metro Washington, DC police officer, author of Living Fearless and The War of World Views, global speaker, identity teacher, and longtime voice on hearing from God — for a faith-filled conversation about fear, identity, conflict, listening prayer, and why peace starts inside the human heart. Jamie shares why he believes all ex...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Jordan Rubin — New York Times bestselling author, founder of Garden of Life, Beyond Organic, and Ancient Nutrition, regenerative farming pioneer, inventor, father of six, and widely known as America’s biblical health coach — for a faith-filled conversation about Healing Leaves, a tea seven years in the making. Jordan shares how God first put the ide...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Andrea Donsky — nutritionist, menopause educator, entrepreneur, seven-time published menopause researcher, certified perimenopause and menopause health coach, founder of Morphous, and author of Nourishing Menopause — for a practical conversation about the symptoms, nutrition, supplements, and mindset shifts women need in perimenopause and menopause....

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Pamela Shaw — mentor, coach, teacher, creator of the 90-Day Personal Growth Planner, and founder of Grace and Growth Academy — for a faith-filled conversation about purpose, stillness, goal setting, grief, health, and learning to live with intention. Pamela shares how she moved from nearly four decades in direct sales into a new season of mentoring...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Antonella Nester — former QVC host, jewelry lover, cancer survivor, faith-filled storyteller, and full-time boat-life creator — for a raw conversation about losing her job, losing her house, facing leukemia and breast cancer, and finding a completely new life on the water. Antonella shares what happened after she was let go from QVC, how the stress...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Debbie Allen Wright — board certified functional health coach, longtime friend, and fellow wellness researcher — for a real-life girlfriend conversation about toxins, clean product swaps, detox, caffeine, genomics, cholesterol, inflammation, blood testing, endometriosis, hormones, and learning how to advocate for your own body. Debbie shares the app...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Troy Spurrill — functional medicine doctor, chiropractor, functional neurologist, and founder of Synapse — for a direct conversation about trauma, chronic illness, vagus nerve stimulation, spirituality, sleep, root-cause healing, and what may really be driving symptoms that never seem to fully resolve. Dr. Spurrill explains why so many people li...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist delivers a direct solo episode on calling, purpose, money, influence, obedience, and the stories God uses to serve other people. Based on a workshop she taught for Zeal, she walks through how to name what you really want, uncover the deeper reason behind it, and stop pretending that success, money, and impact do not matter. Instead, she shows how those desires can...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Cynthia Thurlow — nurse practitioner, menopause expert, speaker, and host of Everyday Wellness — for a direct conversation about perimenopause, menopause, gut health, hormones, stress, sleep, trauma, and what women actually need to understand about their bodies in midlife. Cynthia explains why so many women hit their 40s and 50s feeling inflamed, an...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Charlotte Gambill — author, speaker, mentor, and leadership coach — for a practical conversation about stillness, Sabbath, stress, health, grace, and what it really means to refill before pouring out. Charlotte shares why so many women are running on empty, how ignoring the warning signs leads to burnout, and why being with God matters more than end...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Doris Dalton — wellness physician, chiropractor, clean beauty founder, longtime QVC guest, and cancer survivor — for a candid conversation about illness, identity, beauty, toxic load, purpose, and the way life can redirect you when everything changes. Dr. Dalton shares how a rare cancer diagnosis changed her body, her confidence, and her career,...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Clint Steele — dementia prevention and brain regenerative specialist, founder of The Better Brain Company, and author of 101 Brain Hacks To Prevent and Even Reverse Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s) — for a deep conversation about brain health, chronic stress, lifestyle, memory, and the daily habits he believes shape cognitive decline or recovery...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Lee Warren — board-certified neurosurgeon, Iraq war veteran, trauma survivor, and author of The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery — for a raw conversation about PTSD, grief, chronic stress, prayer, brain health, and the connection between neuroscience and faith. Lee shares how serving in Iraq, performing 200 brain surgeries in a tent hospi...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Rebecca Murray — founder of One By One and author of Embrace the Journey — for a raw conversation about child slavery, rescue work, faith, waiting, grief, obedience, and what it looks like to say yes to God in impossible situations. Rebecca shares the moment that changed her life forever: meeting a little girl on the streets of Sierra Leone who beli...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with John Woods — founder of Upright Africa, medical humanitarian, and longtime orthopedic spine surgery first assist — for a powerful conversation about purpose, service, faith, and what it means to follow a calling into the hardest places on earth. John shares how a 2011 trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo changed the course of his life, why he le...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Meshali Mitchell — author of Restore, photographer, and storyteller — for a deeply personal conversation about trauma, healing, suffering, and what biblical restoration really looks like. Meshali shares how childhood trauma, family addiction, divorce, abuse, perfectionism, and anxiety shaped her story, and why real healing began when she stopped pai...

This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Katy Wells — decluttering expert, host of The Maximized Minimalist, and author of Making Home Your Happy Place — for a real conversation about clutter, stress, shopping, family habits, and why so many women feel triggered in their own homes. Katy shares how she went from being a “no mom” who was buried by laundry, mess, and resentment to creating wh...