Faith Over Pharma | Holistic Health, Longevity, Hormones & Fertility
Faith Over Pharma is a faith-led holistic health and longevity podcast for women who want to feel better and live fully without making wellness their full-time job. Hosted by Susan Gladstein, a Holistic Health Practitioner and Functional Nutrition Specialist, it explores functional nutrition, hormone health, fertility, nervous system regulation, inflammation, metabolic health, and natural healing. Episodes also cover travel, meaningful connection, community, adventure, and faith, with the idea of building a life worth being healthy for. It includes the philosophy behind the Rooted Reset™ retreats and the Rooted Community.
Episodes
127. Why IUI May Not Fix Your Fertility Problem: What to Improve Before Treatment with Dr. Marc Sklar
If you’ve been trying to conceive and pregnancy still isn’t happening, IUI can quickly become the next recommendation.
But what if getting sperm closer to the egg isn’t the real issue?
In this episode, I’m joined again by fertility expert Dr. Marc Sklar to talk about what IUI can help with, what it cannot fix, and why improving your health before fertility treatment may matter more than simply mov
126. The Hormone Conversation Women Are Missing: Cortisol, Insulin, Stress, and Aging Well with Robin Nielsen
If your hormones feel off, your body may not be the problem. It may be trying to tell you something.
In this episode, I’m joined by Robin Nielsen, Board-Certified Integrative Nutritionist and founder of Natural Hormone Solution, for a conversation about the hormone connection so many women are missing: cortisol, insulin, stress, blood sugar, sleep, digestion, and what it really means to age well.
125. Feeling Awful Isn’t Aging: The Hormone Lie Women Are Told in Their 30s and 40s with Jessica Moyer
What if feeling exhausted, inflamed, anxious, moody, hormonally off, or disconnected from your body is not just “part of getting older”?
In this episode, I’m joined by Jessica Moyer, TEDx speaker, Amazon best-selling author, host of The R.E.A.L. Wellness Podcast, and certified leadership, wellness, nutrition, and hormone coach.
We talk about the symptoms women are often taught to normalize in thei
124. When Fertility Isn’t Just Physical: Subconscious Beliefs, Emotional Protection & the Fears Clinics Don’t Ask About with Anne-Marie Pereira
The fertility journey is never just physical. It is not only labs, cycle tracking, semen analysis, supplements, protocols, IVF, IUI, or the next medical step. Those pieces matter, but what often gets missed is what your body, mind, heart, nervous system, and relationship have been carrying while trying to conceive.
In this episode, I’m joined by Anne-Marie Pereira, a Fertility and Emotional Healin
123. Fertility After 40: Rejecting Fear, Supporting the Body & Trusting God’s Design with Dr. Tiffany Flock
If you’re trying to conceive after vasectomy reversal and you feel like every conversation keeps coming back to numbers, age, timelines, or fear, this episode is going to breathe fresh hope into your journey.
In this conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Tiffany Flock, a Doctor of Naturopathy, biohacker, wife, and mom of four who had babies in her 40s and understands what it’s like to reject fear-based
122. What Sugar Is Stealing from Your Life: How Blood Sugar, Cravings & Metabolism Impact Your Hormones, Energy, and Ability to Live Fully with Christine Trimpe
Have you ever felt like sugar had more control over your life than you wanted to admit?
In this episode, I’m joined by Christine Trimpe, founder of The SugarFreed® Method, certified Christian health coach, SUGAR® Licensed Practitioner, speaker, and author of SugarFreed: Stop Losing the Weight Loss Battle, Start Gaining the Victory.
Christine shares her powerful story of breaking free from sugar de
121. Doing All the Things but Still Not Pregnant? Nervous System Healing for Inflammation, Hormones & Fertility with Miriam Gallifant
If you’re trying to conceive and feel like you’re doing everything right but your body still feels stuck, this conversation will help you look at fertility and healing through a different lens.
In this episode, I’m joined by Miriam Gallifant, a holistic occupational therapist, to talk about the connection between nervous system stress, inflammation, hormone health, and fertility. So many women are
120. Trying to Conceive Without Losing Your Peace: Fertility Optimization & Learning to Trust the Body God Designed with Dr. Brook Sheehan
If you are trying to conceive and your fertility journey has started consuming your peace, this conversation is for you.
Maybe you began this season feeling hopeful and proactive, but now the ovulation tracking, supplement research, semen analysis results, lab work, cycle apps, symptom spotting, and timing all feel like a full-time job.
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Brook Sheehan, a licensed
119. When Pain Becomes Your Prison: Supernatural Healing, Chronic Pain & the Root-Cause Bodywork Most People Haven’t Heard Of with Dr. Chad Zaabadick PT, DPT
What if the pain, symptoms, tension, hormone changes, digestive issues, or physical limitations you’ve been told to “just manage” are not random at all?
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Chad Zaabadick, a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in visceral manipulation, neural manipulation, and root-cause bodywork most people have never heard of. Chad shares his powerful testimony of walking t
118. Food Noise, Fertility & Ozempic: What Your Gut Is Trying to Tell You with Shirley Billigmeier
If you’ve ever felt trapped in the cycle of dieting, calorie counting, emotional eating, or constantly thinking about food, this episode is going to challenge everything you thought you knew about hunger, weight loss, and lasting health.
Many women—especially those navigating hormone imbalance, inflammation, weight gain, or fertility struggles—are told to “just lose weight.” But what if the real i
117. When Parents Stop Outsourcing: Homeschooling, Vaccines, Medical Freedom, and Trusting Your God-Given Discernment with Cheryl Daley
Have you ever started questioning one system and realized it made you question everything?
For many couples trying to conceive after vasectomy reversal, that moment often starts in the fertility world. You’re told your labs are “normal,” IVF or IUI is the next step, or there’s nothing else to look at, but deep down, you know your family deserves more than a one-size-fits-all answer.
In this episod
116. IVF, Donor Eggs & Adoption: The Fertility Decisions No One Prepared Us For with Kristen Mayer
What happens when IVF finally gives you embryos, but also leaves you carrying questions no one prepared you to answer?
In this episode, I’m joined by Kristen Mayer for an honest conversation about infertility, IVF, donor eggs, adoption, miscarriage, embryo decisions, and faith. Kristen shares how her fertility journey began, what it felt like to be told donor eggs were her only option, and the hea
115. Are You Waiting for Your Life to Begin? Trying to Conceive After Vasectomy Reversal Without Losing Yourself
Trying to conceive after vasectomy reversal can slowly begin taking over your life. You wait for healing, semen analysis results, better sperm count and motility, ovulation, pregnancy tests, and the month when everything finally changes. Before long, you may not only be waiting for a baby. You may be waiting to feel like yourself again.
In this episode, I’m sharing what it looks like to pursue pre
114. When the Journey Starts Consuming Your Peace: Faith, Burnout, and Letting Go of Control with Antoniette Roze
Trying to conceive after vasectomy reversal can start to feel like a full-time job. You're tracking ovulation, watching semen analysis results, researching supplements, timing everything perfectly, and praying this month will finally be the month. Before long, the journey that started with hope can begin consuming your peace.
In this episode, I'm joined by Antoniette Roze, host of the SPEAKPact Po
113. Doctors Said She Was Dying. God Said Get Up. A Stage 4 Colon Cancer Healing Story for Anyone Losing Hope with LaVonne Chastain and Gaylynn Kapri
Have you ever been told there was no hope?
Maybe it was a diagnosis. Maybe it was a failed semen analysis after vasectomy reversal. Maybe it was low motility, zero sperm, poor morphology, or a doctor telling you IVF was your only realistic option.
In this episode, I’m joined by cousins LaVonne Chastain and Gaylynn Kapri for a story that speaks to anyone walking through fear, grief, uncertainty, or
112. The Art of the Restart: Root-Cause Healing Beyond Conventional Medicine with Tracy the HopeDealer
After cancer treatment ends, everyone expects healing to begin.
But what happens when you survive cancer and still don't feel well?
In this episode, I'm joined by Tracy Robert, also known as Tracy the Hope Dealer, for a powerful conversation about root-cause healing, gut health, chronic illness, faith, fasting, detox, and learning to advocate for your health when you know something deeper is going
111. GLP-1s, Weight Loss, and Fertility: What Women Need to Know with Bailey King
If you're trying to conceive and wondering whether weight loss could improve your fertility, this episode is for you.
Whether you're preparing for pregnancy, navigating fertility challenges, or trying to conceive after vasectomy reversal, you've probably heard some version of the message:
"Just lose weight."
But what if the conversation is much bigger than weight alone?
In this episode, I sit down
110. The Hormone Lie: Why Treating Symptoms Isn't Solving the Problem with Dr. Lori Earley
What if your symptoms aren't the problem?
What if they're actually your body's way of telling you that something deeper is out of balance?
Too often, we're taught to look at health through the lens of diagnosis and symptom management. Low energy? Take this. Hormone imbalance? Try that. Fertility struggles? Let's jump straight to intervention.
But what happens when treating the symptom never actual
109. “Deadly Diagnosis” or Misunderstood Label? Questioning Hepatitis C, Testing & the Viral Narrative with Autumn McLees
What if the most dangerous part of a diagnosis isn’t the condition itself… but the label you’re given?
In this episode, I’m joined by Autumn McLees, host of Know Better | Do Better and a bold voice in the holistic health space. After being told she had a “deadly” diagnosis of Hepatitis C, Autumn experienced what so many people do—an immediate shift in how she saw her body, her future, and her heal
108. The Lie About Chronic Illness: Why Your Diagnosis Isn’t the End of Your Health with Dr. Amy Behimer
If you’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune condition or chronic illness and told this is something you’ll “just have to manage,” this conversation will challenge that.
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Amy Behimer, a pharmacist and board-certified health and wellness coach who specializes in autoimmune health and behavior change. After walking through multiple autoimmune diagnoses herself, inclu
107. Faith, Trauma & Healing: What the Church Gets Wrong with Atara Parkinson
What if the reason you still don’t feel well isn’t because you’re lacking faith, but because no one ever taught you how to support the body God designed to heal?
In this episode, I’m joined by Atara Parkinson, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and certified integrative practitioner, for a powerful conversation on faith, trauma, nervous system healing, minerals, and the healing model of Jesus.
106. Why Unprocessed Grief Is Keeping You Stuck Physically & Emotionally with Marcia Earhart
If you’ve been dealing with chronic symptoms, unprocessed grief, or emotional trauma that just will not seem to go away… this episode is for you.
Maybe you’ve been doing everything right for your health. You’ve tried the supplements, the protocols, the lifestyle changes—and you’re still feeling stuck physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. And deep down, you know there might be something mor
105 She Chose Natural Healing Over Chemo: How to Trust God & Your Body in Healing with Kathy Thibodeau
What would you do if you were given a cancer diagnosis… and the recommended path didn’t feel right?
In this episode, I’m joined by Kathy Thibodeau of Faithful Under Fire, who shares her powerful journey through stomach cancer, the decision to pursue natural healing instead of chemotherapy, and how her faith in God guided every step of that process.
We talk about what it looks like to trust your bo
104. How to Stay Connected as a Couple During the Stress of TTC with Dr. Trina Read
Trying to conceive can affect so much more than your body. It can start to change the way you relate to each other too.
What begins as hope and excitement can slowly turn into pressure, stress, and disconnection, especially when intimacy starts to feel more scheduled than natural. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Trina Read, Canadian sexologist and relationship expert, for an honest conversation
103. Can You Get Pregnant Naturally After 40? Debunking the Myths Around Age and Fertility with Tori Black
If you’ve been told that your chances of getting pregnant after 40 are “slim to none,” this episode is going to challenge everything you thought you knew about fertility and age.
In this conversation, I’m joined by Tori Black, registered nurse and natural fertility coach, and we’re diving into one of the biggest narratives women are up against—especially in their late 30s and 40s. The idea that yo
102. How Diet Culture Wrecks Women’s Hormones, Metabolism, and Relationship with Food with Coryn Brown and Crysanne Clay
For years, women have been praised for under-eating, over-exercising, ignoring their hunger, and calling it “discipline.” Diet culture dressed deprivation up as health and convinced women that being smaller was the goal, even if it came at the expense of their hormones, metabolism, peace, and relationship with food. In this episode, I’m joined by Coryn Brown and Crysanne Clay of the Her Healthy Bo
101. From Cancer to Cardiac Arrest: When God Says Something Different About Healing with Stephanie Franklin-Suber
What happens when what you’ve been told about your health… doesn’t align with what God is speaking?
So many women are given a diagnosis—and without even realizing it, they begin to build their life around it.
They adjust their expectations.
They lower what they believe is possible.
They start living from a place of fear instead of faith.
But what if that diagnosis was never meant to have the final
100. Perimenopause, Stress, and the Truth About Your Cycle
Perimenopause has been so demonized that many women expect to feel terrible and assume it is just part of getting older. But what if that is not the full story?
In this episode, I’m breaking down what the research actually shows about menstrual cycle changes in perimenopause and why the biggest shifts may happen later than many women have been led to believe. We’re also talking about why hormones
99. The Truth About Ovulation Timing (Why You’re Not Getting Pregnant Faster)
Think you know when you’re ovulating?
If you’re tracking your cycle, using LH strips, and timing everything—but it’s still not happening—there’s a good chance you’re missing your fertile window – without realizing it.
In this episode, I break down what ovulation actually looks like, what ovulation tests really measure, and why so many women get their timing wrong—even when they’re trying.
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98. What If Nothing Is Wrong With You? Why So Many Women Feel Lost with Amey DeAnne (Stark-Foust)
So many women quietly carry the same question:
What’s wrong with me?
Why am I exhausted, overwhelmed, and feeling like my body and life are working against me… even when I’m doing everything “right”?
When you’ve spent years being the strong one, taking care of everyone else, and pushing through hard seasons, it’s easy to lose touch with who you really are.
In this episode, I sit down with author A
97. Birth Control, Vasectomies, and the Bias in Modern Medicine
What if modern medicine isn’t neutral about family building? What if it’s incredibly efficient at preventing pregnancy — but surprisingly unprepared to restore it?
In this episode, I unpack what hormonal birth control and vasectomy actually do to your hormones and reproductive health. We’re talking ovulation suppression, progesterone loss, SHBG elevation, nutrient depletion, antisperm antibodies,
96. Does Low AMH Affect Natural Conception? The Truth About Ovarian Reserve and Fertility
Low AMH has become one of the most feared lab results in women’s health. Many women are told their ovarian reserve is diminished and that time is running out. But does low AMH actually prevent natural conception?
In this episode, we unpack what Anti-Müllerian Hormone really measures and what it doesn’t. AMH was designed to estimate ovarian response during IVF stimulation — not to determine whether
95. PTSD, Medication & the Spiritual Battle No One Talks About with Danoucha Reynon
What happens when you’re living somewhere beautiful… doing all the “right” things… and still battling fear you can’t explain?
In this honest and layered conversation, I sit down with Danoucha Reynon to talk about severe PTSD, panic attacks, and what it was like to be told medication was the primary — and possibly lifelong — solution.
This episode is not about shaming medication. It’s about asking
94. The Peptides Craze: Endogenous GHK-Cu, Stem Cells, and LifeWave X39 with Amanda Rose Walstrom
Peptides are everywhere right now.
Injectable copper peptides. Synthetic GHK-Cu. Stem cell therapy. Regenerative medicine. Anti-aging biohacks.
But when everyone is pushing injections, it’s worth asking:
Are we supporting the body… or overriding it?
In this episode, I’m joined by Amanda Walstrom to break down the difference between injectable peptides and LifeWave X39 phototherapy — and how signal
93. Is Mold Behind Your Hormone Imbalance? Signs, Testing, and Healing Steps with Ashlee Rowland
If you’ve been struggling with hormone imbalance, PCOS, infertility, autoimmune symptoms, or chronic issues that don’t seem to show up clearly on labs, this episode explores a root cause many women are never encouraged to consider.
Ashlee Rowland of SimplHolistic shares her personal journey of healing from multiple autoimmune diagnoses, PCOS, and infertility—beginning in her teens, long before she
92. Stop Relying on “Normal” Fertility Labs: What to Test Instead + Root-Cause TTC Support with Dr. Katie Wood
If you’ve been told “everything looks normal” — but you’re still not pregnant — this episode is for you.
This conversation unpacks why unexplained infertility is so common and why that label often reflects incomplete testing rather than a body that isn’t working. Dr. Katie Wood, a pharmacist-turned holistic fertility practitioner, shares how experiencing fertility care from both sides of the syste
91. When Healthy Routines Backfire: How Stress and Emotions Impact Women’s Health
Many women reach a point where healthy habits stop producing healthy results. Labs may come back “normal,” routines look solid on paper, and yet the body feels stuck, reactive, or worse than before. In this episode, I explore why that happens — and why healing often stalls when wellness is built on control instead of awareness.
We’ve been taught that discipline is the answer, but discipline withou
90. Parasites, IBS & Hormones: Why Gut Testing Matters with Dr. Kate Davis
If you’ve been dealing with bloating, constipation, reflux, IBS, hormone imbalance, or chronic inflammation—and you’ve been told “everything looks normal”—this episode is for you.
This conversation explores what’s often missed in conventional medicine: finding the root cause of gut dysfunction. From parasites that don’t show up on standard stool tests to why popular parasite cleanses and detox tre
89. Why One-Size-Fits-All Health Care Isn’t Working for Women
If you’ve been told your labs are “normal” but you still feel exhausted, foggy, inflamed, or off, this episode is for you.
Many women reach a point where they’ve followed the advice, tried to do the “right” things, and yet something still doesn’t feel right. Hormone imbalance, chronic fatigue, inflammation, fertility challenges, and lingering symptoms are often dismissed or normalized when test re
88. Testimony | Why You Can’t Heal in the Same Environment That’s Draining You
If you’ve been doing everything “right” for your health but still feel exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck, this episode is going to speak directly to you. Today I’m sharing a personal testimony about the moment I realized why my body wasn’t healing, even after years of nutrition work, supplements, fitness, and foundational habits. The truth was simple but life-changing: you cannot heal in t
87. Birth Control and Your Hormones: The Hidden Side Effects No One Talks About
Most of us were taught that hormonal birth control “regulates your cycle,” “balances your hormones,” and gives you freedom over your fertility. But what if the story you were handed about the pill was never the whole truth?
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on how hormonal birth control actually works, why the first pill was designed with a fake period built in, and what decades of hor
86. Testimony | Infertility Labels, Skin Cancer & Bold Faith with Kristin Kurtz
If you’ve ever left a doctor’s office feeling dismissed, overwhelmed, or pushed into a treatment plan that didn’t feel right in your spirit, this episode is for you. Maybe you’ve been handed an infertility label that crushed you, faced a diagnosis that filled you with fear, or felt torn between what a doctor says and what you sense God is saying about your body.
In this episode, I’m joined by Kris
85. Healing After Birth Trauma: Why Your Nervous System Holds the Key with Brigid Tebaldi
If you left the hospital after giving birth feeling anxious, dismissed, or like something deep inside you never fully healed, this episode is for you.
Brigid Tebaldi, a Functional Women’s Health Coach and mom of five, joins me to share her story of birth trauma recovery and the healing power of nervous system regulation. We talk about what really happens to your body and mind after a traumatic or
84. Testimony | Military Mandates, Vaccine Injury & God’s Protection: How I Chose Faith Over Fear
When your body breaks down and the world tells you to “just trust the system,” what do you do? In this testimony episode, I share a deeply personal chapter of my journey — one that began long before COVID, mandates, or public conversations about medical freedom ever entered our lives. In 2018, while serving in the military and preparing for deployment, I experienced a vaccine injury that sent my h
83. Perimenopause vs. Stress: How Cortisol Hijacks Your Hormones with Dr. Tanya Paynter
If you’re in your 30s, 40s, or 50s and your body suddenly feels different—your sleep is off, your energy’s tanked, and you can’t figure out why—you’re not alone. For so many women, chronic stress and hormonal changes collide during perimenopause, creating fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, and mood swings that feel impossible to manage.
In this faith-filled conversation, Dr. Tanya Paynter and I dig into
82. Testimony | God Told Me to Remove My Breast Implants: My Explant Healing Story with Holly Brauer
If you’ve been feeling exhausted, foggy, inflamed, or like something’s “off” in your body but every doctor keeps saying your labs look normal, this conversation will hit home. My friend Holly Brauer shares how the Holy Spirit told her to remove her breast implants after 14 years—and how that moment of obedience became the turning point in her healing.
We talk about what breast implant illness real
81. The Fertility-Sabotaging Hormone No One Talks About (And How to Lower It)
You’re eating clean, taking supplements, and tracking your ovulation—so why does your body still feel out of sync? If you’ve been feeling anxious, exhausted, or “wired but tired,” there’s one hormone that could be quietly sabotaging your fertility and energy—and no, it’s not estrogen or progesterone.
In this episode, we’re digging into the stress hormone cortisol and how it impacts your cycle, hor
80. Testimony | Faithful in the Wait: How God Redeemed My Fertility Journey
Have you ever done everything “right” — prayed, tracked, tested, changed your diet — and still ended up staring at another negative test?
I know that pain all too well.
After my husband’s vasectomy reversal, we saw sperm at first… and then watched the numbers drop to zero by the 8-week mark. My heart sank. Doctors told us everything looked “normal” and that fertility treatments were our only optio
79. Honoring Pregnancy & Infant Loss Month: Faith, Grief, and Miscarriage Support with Cate Purvis
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and today’s episode holds sacred space for the women who have walked through that pain — and the friends who want to support them better.
My guest, Cate Purvis, is a birth and miscarriage doula, childbirth educator, and author who has walked through sixteen miscarriages and four miracle babies. Through unimaginable loss, Cate discovered that Go
78. Testimony | What No One Tells You About Vasectomy: A Story of Regret, Redemption, and God’s Grace with Holly Sears
They said it would be simple. A quick, harmless procedure. A way to take control — to make life easier. But no one warned them about the true cost.
When Holly Sears’ husband chose a vasectomy against her will, it didn’t just affect his body — it broke their marriage.
In this powerful testimony, Holly opens up about the emotional and spiritual toll that followed, and the God who stepped in to h
77. Decoding Your Cycle: How to Read Hormone Clues in Every Phase
Most of us grew up learning what a period is… but not why it happens.
We were told a “normal” cycle is 28 days and ovulation always happens on day 14 — but that’s simply not true for most women.
In this episode, I’m breaking down how to truly understand your menstrual cycle and what your body is communicating in every phase — from your period to ovulation and everything in between.
You’ll learn ho
76. Testimony | How to Find Your Voice Through God’s Word with Blanche DiDomenico
What happens when fear tries to silence the truth God has placed on your heart?
In this powerful conversation, Blanche DiDomenico — nurse, freedom and purpose coach, and bold woman of faith — shares her journey from fear and people-pleasing to courage and conviction rooted in Scripture. Together, we talk about how the enemy uses fear to keep believers quiet, what true freedom in Christ looks like,
75. Breaking Free from Survival Mode: Somatic Healing & Nervous System Repair with Melissa Armstrong
Do you ever feel stuck in survival mode—constantly stressed, exhausted, or carrying pain that no doctor can explain? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Melissa Armstrong, a Trauma & Nervous System Coach who knows firsthand what it’s like to live under the weight of trauma.
Melissa’s story takes us from childhood marked by addiction and abuse, to surviving a school shooting at 15, to wit
74. Testimony | From New Age to True Healing in Christ with Andrea Brunswick
Have you ever felt like nothing you try—self-help books, meditation, or alternative therapies—truly heals the emptiness inside? Like you’re chasing answers that never satisfy, leaving you frustrated, stuck, or even spiritually drained?
In this Testimony Thursday episode, Andrea Brunswick shares her journey from decades of New Age practices, mysticism, and worldly searching, to experiencing true em
73. Top Holistic Tools and Advocacy Strategies Every Medical Mom Needs to Know with K Crystal Griffith
Are you a medical mom navigating the chaos of endless appointments, confusing diagnoses, or doctors who don’t listen? You are not alone. In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by K. Crystal Griffith—international best-selling author, Certified Heart Healing Practitioner, and founder of Medical Mom Warriors™.
Crystal shares her personal journey as a medical mom raising a child with 25 diagnoses,
72. Testimony | Breaking Free, Miraculous Healing, and Lasting Freedom in Christ with Catherine O’Neal
What does it really mean to break free—and stay free—in Christ?
In this powerful Testimony episode, I’m joined by Catherine O’Neal, author of Hidden Struggle: Breaking Free & Staying Free and host of Catherine’s Fruitful Talk!. Catherine shares her story of growing up in church without truly knowing God, encountering His presence as a young adult, and experiencing a miraculous healing that tra
71. Breaking Free from Medical Pressure: Practical Steps to Advocate for Your Health with Kristin Fitch
Have you ever walked into a doctor’s office already anxious, only to feel pressured into signing forms, taking medications, or agreeing to treatments that didn’t sit right in your spirit? If you’ve ever felt dismissed, overwhelmed, or even coerced by the medical system—you’re not alone.
In this episode, I sit down with transformation coach, author, and podcaster Kristin Fitch, who knows firsthand
70. Testimony | Iridology, Phototherapy, and Healing for Highly Sensitive Souls with Annette Ducharme
What if your body already holds a roadmap to healing—written in your eyes?
In this powerful Testimony episode, Annette Ducharme shares her 30-year journey of healing through the Natural Healing Arts, from discovering Iridology and Herbal medicine to experiencing the transformative benefits of LifeWave phototherapy patches.
As a sensitive soul and empath herself, Annette has recently dedicated her
69. Finding Peace in Chaos: Guard Your Mind, Body & Spirit in a Divided World
The world feels heavy right now—fear, anxiety, division, and constant chaos are bombarding us from every angle. In this episode, I’m addressing the stress, worry, and trauma so many of us are feeling—and sharing biblical and holistic tools to protect your mental, emotional, and physical health.
We’ll dive into:
How fear, anger, and “doom-scrolling” affect your health, energy, and immune system
Pr
68. Testimony | Finding Healing and Confidence at a Costa Rica Wellness Retreat with Angie Zamora
Have you ever felt burned out, stuck in old habits, or doubted whether you were even capable of real change? In this Testimony Thursday episode, I sit down with my long-time friend Angie Zamora to share her powerful health transformation story.
Angie has joined me for the past two years at my women’s wellness retreat in Costa Rica—and her journey is nothing short of inspiring. From battling fear,
67. The Truth About Mom Burnout: Why Hormones, Stress, and “Bounce Back” Culture Are Failing Women with Regina Steele
You’ve been told that exhaustion, mood swings, and feeling “off” are just part of motherhood. But what if burnout isn’t normal—and what if the answers go deeper than another prescription or quick-fix plan?
In this episode, I’m joined by Regina Steele, certified integrative health coach, speaker, and mom of three, who turned her own health breakdown into a mission to help other moms heal. After fac
66. Testimony | Faith-Led Healing After Infertility, Thyroid Struggles, and Surgery with Renee Swasey
What happens when you stop making health decisions from a place of fear and start following God’s leading instead?
In this powerful Testimony Thursday episode, Renee Swasey—wife, mom, natural health practitioner, and author of Refined for Revival—shares her journey through infertility, thyroid struggles, and an emergency gallbladder surgery. From balancing her hormones naturally to conceiving afte
65. Exhausted but Holding It All Together? How to Reset Stress and Reclaim Your Energy with Sarah Ariaudo
Are you exhausted from holding it all together—career, family, responsibilities—yet inside you feel anxious, burnt out, and running on empty? You’re not alone.
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Sarah Ariaudo, the Stress & Anxiety Reset Coach, to talk about the hidden toll chronic stress takes on women’s health—and how to finally reset it instead of just managing it. After 20 years in o
64. Testimony | How a Runaway Car Led to a Life-Changing Encounter with Jesus with Janell Kremer
What would you do if your car accelerated out of control—and neither your brakes nor your emergency brake worked? In this powerful Testimony Thursday episode, author and podcast host Janell Kremer shares her miraculous survival after a runaway car accident in 2020 that left her with a traumatic brain injury—and an unforgettable, life-changing encounter with Jesus.
Janell opens up about:
The momen
63. Quick Fixes vs. True Healing: Choosing God’s Blueprint Over the World’s Shortcuts
Our world is obsessed with shortcuts. Got a headache? Pop a pill. Can’t sleep? Take a prescription. Struggling with energy? Grab another cup of coffee. We’ve been conditioned to chase relief—but relief isn’t the same as restoration.
In this episode, we’re digging into the truth about quick fixes and why they keep you sick, distracted, and stuck in symptom management. More importantly, we’ll explor
62. Testimony | Breaking Generational Cycles: How God Restores Families and Faith with Anne Alvares
What happens when you refuse to let your past dictate your future? In this powerful Testimony Thursday, I’m joined by Anne Alvares—parent coach, school counselor, teacher, and mom—who shares her incredible journey of healing from childhood trauma, breaking generational cycles, and learning to parent with faith, love, and intention.
Anne’s story is one of resilience, redemption, and God’s perfect t
61. Healing God's Way: The Biblical, Brain-Based Method to Break Free from Chronic Stress with Kathryn McAdam
What if the real reason you're not healing has nothing to do with your willpower… and everything to do with the wiring of your brain and your beliefs about God?
In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Kathryn McAdam, a board-certified nurse practitioner and functional medicine expert, who shares her incredible journey from homelessness, trauma, and burnout to vibrant health and unshakable faith. T
60. Testimony | A Light in the Darkness: Healing After Injury, Meds & Depression with Heather Kooker
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In this raw and powerful conversation, Heather shares how a workplace injury left her physically and emotionally broken, and how one light-based technology became the answer to a desperate prayer. From regaining use of her arm to w
59. What If Your Infertility Isn’t Unexplained? The Endometriosis Connection with Dr. Tara Harding
What if your “unexplained infertility” isn’t unexplained at all?
In this powerful episode, Dr. Tara Harding—a board-certified nurse practitioner, globally recognized fertility coach, and host of the Hopeful Hints podcast—pulls back the curtain on what’s really behind the infertility diagnoses so many women receive.
We talk about the silent epidemic of undiagnosed endometriosis, the failure of conv
58. Testimony | Overcoming Chronic Lyme Through Faith & Light with Teresa Philips
In this powerful Testimony Thursday episode, Teresa Philips opens up about her long battle with chronic Lyme disease, a series of traumatic accidents, and the emotional toll of being dismissed by doctors. From being unable to lift her head off the pillow to feeling better at 62 than she did in her 40s, her story is one of grit, grace, and God's unexpected provision.
You’ll hear:
– What chronic Lym
57. Tired, Bloated & Off? Start Healing Hormones Naturally with Amanda Walstrom
If you’re constantly exhausted, inflamed, or just feel like your body isn’t working the way it used to—even when your labs say everything’s “normal”—this episode is for you.
Former combat pilot and now wellness entrepreneur Amanda Walstrom shares her raw, honest journey from hormone chaos, brain fog, and burnout… to vibrant energy, balanced cycles, and total transformation. No more chasing prescri
56. Testimony | Faith-Led Breast Cancer Healing with Beverly Lewis
What happens when you're told you have breast cancer—but your first response is peace, not panic?
In this powerful Testimony Thursday episode, Beverly Lewis shares how she chose a faith-led path to healing after her breast cancer diagnosis. Instead of rushing into surgery and standard treatments, Beverly pressed pause, asked hard questions, and sought God’s direction every step of the way.
From sa
55. What Trusting God Taught Me About Healing
What Happens When You Say Yes to God’s Plan—Even When It’s Not Yours?
If you're exhausted by chronic fatigue, unexplained symptoms, hormone imbalances, or just feeling dismissed by every doctor you see—this episode is for you.
In this 1-year anniversary episode of this podcast, I’m sharing the real story behind how this show came to be, what led me to rebrand (twice!), and how saying yes to God th
Trailer | Faith Over Pharma: A New Way to Heal
Ever feel like the deeper you search for healing, the more you're handed prescriptions, protocols, and “normal labs”—but never real answers?
Faith Over Pharma is a Christian wellness podcast for truth-seekers, critical thinkers, and health-conscious believers who are tired of managing symptoms and ready to heal at the root.
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54. Beyond IVF: What’s Blocking Your Fertility and How to Fix It with Gabriela Rosa
If you've been told “everything looks normal” but you're still not pregnant—this episode is for you.
I’m joined by world-renowned fertility specialist and Harvard-awarded scholar Gabriela Rosa, founder of The Rosa Institute and creator of the F.E.R.T.I.L.E. Method®. Gabriela has helped over 140,000 couples across 110+ countries—and today, she’s breaking down the real reasons couples still struggle
53. What a Functional Health Coach Can Do That Your Doctor Won’t
Still getting “normal” blood work—but you don’t feel normal?
Struggling with hormone imbalance, low energy, thyroid issues, or irregular cycles—but your doctor keeps telling you everything looks fine?
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52. The Best (and Worst) Foods for Egg and Sperm Quality with Allison Schaaf
Struggling with what to eat while trying to conceive?
In this episode, I’m joined by chef and registered dietitian Allison Schaaf to talk about the best foods for egg quality and sperm health—plus the worst ones that could be hurting your fertility without you realizing it.
We dive into practical, real-food strategies to support hormone balance, ovulation, and overall reproductive health—without t
51. Supporting Egg & Sperm Health Without More Pills: A Natural Alternative
If your supplement drawer is overflowing but you're still not pregnant… this episode is for you.
Today, we’re diving into how to support egg quality and sperm health naturally—without adding more pills to your daily routine. Instead, I’m introducing you to a powerful, science-backed tool that’s often overlooked: phototherapy.
You’ll learn:
Why mitochondrial health is the foundation of healthy egg
50. Are Your Personal Care Products Hurting Your Fertility? What to Avoid and Why
What if the everyday products you’re using—like shampoo, deodorant, and even the air fresheners in your home—are secretly sabotaging your fertility?
In this episode, we’re digging into how endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in your daily products might be making it harder for you to conceive. I’ll explain how common chemicals in plastics, cleaning products, and even fragrances can mess with you
49. Trying to Conceive with PCOS? The Game-Changing Role of Nutrition and Lifestyle with Julia Young
If your cycles are irregular, your labs always come back “normal,” and you’ve been told everything looks fine—but your gut is telling you otherwise—this episode is for you.
Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with PCOS and feel like your body is working against you…
Maybe your period hasn’t returned after stopping birth control…
Or maybe you’re stuck in that confusing limbo of not knowing what is off or h
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