Fuel with Erin

Send us Fan Mail You could be doing everything "right" and still riding a blood sugar roller coaster, with cravings, crashes, and mood swings driven by stress and not just what you eat, but how you pair your macros together. In this episode, I sit down with Kayla Girgen, RD, a functional dietitian, certified personal trainer, and founder of Nutrition with Kayla, for a full blood sugar ma...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re anything like me, you thrive on structure, control, and routine—until that same drive turns your nutrition into a rigid checklist that works against you. In this episode, nutrition coach and clinical expert Francesca Scerbo joins me to break down why rigid, all-or-nothing eating holds women back, and how adopting an 80/20 mindset with a few key elements in mind creates l...

Send us Fan Mail You did the workout, you ate "clean,” and your body still isn't responding the way it used to. So what changed? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Carla DiGirolamo, a double Board-Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Reproductive Endocrinologist specializing in caring for active and high-performing women, to unpack what's really happening to active women's...

Send us Fan Mail Peptides are everywhere right now — and the previous Peptides for Women episode with Jennifer Woodward just scratched the surface. In this episode I share the research I went down the rabbit hole to understand the full landscape for myself, and give you all the CliffsNotes.  In this follow-up solo episode, I break down the regulatory shifts and sourcing landscape, the repair pepti...

Send us Fan Mail Peptides are having a moment — GLP-1s, BPC-157, growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) — but most of what you're hearing skips the part that actually matters: none of it works if your foundations aren't in place.  Jennifer Woodward, a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and Board Certified Functional Wellness Coach, and host of Peptides for Women, joins E...

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel busier than ever, yet suddenly unable to handle the stress, workouts, and endless to-do lists like you used to? Welcome to life and fitness after 40. In this episode, Erin sits down with Stephanie Crassweller, founder of Vitality OET and Hormone + Menopause Functional Health Coach, to unpack why the strategies that used to keep high-achieving women afloat—pushing harde...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve tried to lose weight after kids and found that the old playbook from your 20s and 30s isn’t working, this episode is for you. In this solo episode, I share my personal journey inside a dedicated body recomposition program, which helped me lose fat and build muscle in just 6 months. After years of overtraining and under-fueling—which eventually led to a wrecked metabolism...

Send us Fan Mail If you are a woman who runs, lifts weights, or loves staying active, ignoring your lower core might actually be holding your performance back. Studies show that athletes are far more likely to experience pelvic health conditions than non-athletes, yet the traditional fitness world completely ignores how childbirth and anatomy impact daily activity, lifting and running.   In this e...

Send us Fan Mail Have you felt like everyone else received a manual to life that you somehow missed? In today's episode, we sit down with Katy Weber who is an ADHD advocate and coach, and host of the Women & ADHD podcast. Katy shares her personal story of being diagnosed during the pandemic at age of 45. Despite appearing as high-achieving, she was white-knuckling her way through daily li...

Send us Fan Mail Have you tried elimination diets, cut out countless foods, and done random internet cleanses, only to find yourself still dealing with uncomfortable bloating, irregular periods and gut issues? In this episode, we sit down with licensed naturopathic doctor, yoga instructor, and women's health expert, Dr. Ashley de Luna. Dr. de Luna shares her personal journey navigating severe...

Send us Fan Mail Is it actually possible to avoid microplastics in a world where they seem to be everywhere? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Megan Wolff, the Executive Director of the Physician and Scientist Network Addressing Plastics and Health (P-SNAP), to demystify the noise around plastic pollution. Dr. Wolff shares the research that has been done around microplastics and explains the d...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with elite rock climber and founder of Athena Rock Climbing, Kelly Turner, who takes us through her grueling 42-day expedition in the Canadian Arctic, where she led an all-female team to establish one of the hardest climbing routes in the world. Beyond the physical summit, Kelly shares how the outdoors became a sanctuary for processing profound persona...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a psychologist who specializes in helping families through with mental health suddenly finds herself on the other side of the table? In this episode, Dr. Natasha Poulopoulos (known as Dr. Tash) shares her deeply personal journey of losing her father to glioblastoma. We dive into the eerie quiet that follows a medical battle, anticipatory grief, and the science of...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by Amy Cantwell, who shares her deeply moving story of losing her first daughter, Anne, at 28 weeks. Amy walks us through the raw reality of that experience—from the intuitive feeling that something was wrong to the physical and emotional toll of the days that followed.  She talks about working through the profound loss by grounding herself in truth a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re joined by Erica Wald, who is a pelvic floor health, functional core, and prenatal and postpartum specialist, to discuss why true core strength is about much more than just six-pack abs. Drawing from her own difficult pregnancy and labor, Erica explains how a functional core and a healthy pelvic floor are essential for managing back pain, preventing leakage, a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Rupa Juthani, a board-certified neurosurgeon and one of only approximately 220 female neurosurgeons in the United States. Dr. Juthani provides a candid look at the physical and emotional toll of neurosurgery training, the challenges of becoming a mother during her chief residency, and the importance of female representation in specialized medi...

Send us Fan Mail Are you in the Sandwich Generation!? That high-stakes stage of midlife, where you are simultaneously raising young children and managing the care of aging parents. Between the relentless daily tasks, complex medical needs, and the mounting financial strain of supporting two generations at once, it’s no wonder burnout and stress is real. In this episode, we sit down with Robyn Fran...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is a deep dive into what it truly means to be fit—from the inside out. In this episode we sit down with Rachel Gregory, a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and the founder of RG Fit.  Rachel has spent over a decade blending high-level science with sustainable methods to help women ditch the all-or-nothing mindset and build lasti...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Erin Martin sits down with Katy Whalen, the Co-Founder and CEO of Joi + Blokes Wellness, to uncover the science and stories behind women’s hormonal health. Katy opens up about her own journey, navigating the emotional and physical toll of IVF and pregnancy in her 40s, and then feeling abandoned by the system. Struggling with debilitating anxiety and fatigue,...

Send us Fan Mail 1 in 8 women will develop a thyroid disorder in their lifetime, with women being 5 to 8 times more likely than men to experience thyroid problems. Today we get personal with something I have been battling—chronic fatigue and thyroid issues after years of under eating and overtraining.  Today best-selling author and thyroid health expert Elle Russ joins us to discuss the importance...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to truly pivot when life throws a curveball? In this episode we’re joined by my good friend Christa Nenaber, who opens up about her deeply personal path through a generational battle with cancer. After watching her mother and grandmother face aggressive diagnoses, Christa discovered that she carried the BRCA1 genetic mutation at 25, a marker that substantially sh...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt like all of a sudden you are a stranger in your own body, you’re doing everything right, but still gaining weight and feeling off, or if your labs are ‘normal’ and doctors are brushing you off, then today’s conversation is for you.  Our guest, Jessica O’Sickey, knows this struggle well as she shared her story into how perimenopause hit her hard and opens up abo...

Send us Fan Mail Join us as Jen Hirst shares her powerful story of overcoming alcohol addiction and transforming her life to help other women get and stay sober. In this episode Jen shares her rock bottom moment and the first steps she took in her sobriety journey, the daily habits and 10-minute walk routine she recommends for all women, and why questioning your relationship with alcohol allows yo...

Send us Fan Mail This episode’s guest is Nic Hipp, who joins us to share her journey in overcoming an eating disorder that led to rhabdomyolysis and hospitalization, and her journey to recovery. She candidly discusses the struggle for control, the pivotal moments that prompted her to seek help, and the ongoing journey of self-discovery and healing.  Even if you haven’t gone through an eating disor...

Send us Fan Mail If you are approaching or are in midlife and have found yourself struggling with mysterious symptoms, wondering what is happening to your body, or questioning if you need HRT, this episode is for you. We are joined by Dr. Mariza Snyder, who is a powerhouse advocate for midlife women, leveraging over 17 years as a practitioner, author, and speaker.  We dive into perimenopause, horm...