Cortisol Coach

Hormone Imbalance, Gut Health, and Fasting for Women Over 40 | Dr. Tabatha Barber

In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Dr. Tabatha Barber — triple board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, menopause, and functional medicine, and founder of Fast to Faith — for one of the most powerful and prophetic conversations this show has ever had. Dr. Tabatha's story is extraordinary. She built a medical career to prove everyone wrong — driving herself into Hashimoto's, depression, IBS, weight gain, and a back injury that two surgeons said required spinal fusion. And it was not until God stopped her cold and said — you left me in the delivery room and never brought me on the journey — that everything changed. Today she helps women heal their hormones, gut, and metabolism by addressing root causes — not just symptoms — through her signature Fast to Faith framework that integrates fasting, neuroscience, and biblical truth. This episode is not just about hormones. It is about what happens when you stop trying to carry your health journey alone and finally invite Jesus in. Because your body is not broken. Your approach is. In this episode you will hear: * Dr. Tabatha's raw and remarkable story — from teenage mother and high school dropout to triple board certified physician * Why she left conventional medicine and what functional medicine does differently * The gut and hormone connection that is the missing link for most women * What fasting does specifically for women in perimenopause and menopause * How Romans 12:2 is the original neuroplasticity protocol * Why Scripture and science have been saying the same thing all along * The Fast to Faith 40 day program and what it does for women's health * What to say to Jesus when you do not even know where to start Join Dr. Tabatha's FREE Masterclass — From Stuck to Free: 👉 https://masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofree [https://masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofree] FREE Guide to Intermittent Fasting the Faithful Way: 👉 https://fasttofaith.com/intermittent-fasting-guide/ [https://fasttofaith.com/intermittent-fasting-guide/] FREE Balancing Your Hormones Naturally Guide: 👉 https://drtabatha.com/free-hormone-guide/ [https://drtabatha.com/free-hormone-guide/] Connect with Dr. Tabatha Barber: Website: https://fasttofaith.com [https://fasttofaith.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gutsydrtabatha [https://www.instagram.com/gutsydrtabatha] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTabatha [https://www.facebook.com/DrTabatha] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fasttofaith [https://www.youtube.com/@fasttofaith] Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach [https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach] If this episode blessed you: 1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show 2. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode 3. Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been white knuckling her health journey alone SEO Keywords & Tags: faith based functional medicine, healing hormones naturally, gut health and hormones, Fast to Faith, Dr Tabatha Barber, fasting and hormones women, perimenopause functional medicine, menopause root cause healing, Hashimoto's natural healing, hormone imbalance women over 40, biblical health, Christian wellness, faith and medicine, cortisol and gut health, metabolic health women, fasting for women over 40, Jesus and healing, functional medicine OBGYN, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, Fast to Faith 40 day program, intermittent fasting women hormones, renewing your mind Romans 12:2

The Cortisol and Nervous System Connection Every Woman Over 40 Needs to Hear

Why Rest Is Not Lazy- The Cortisol and Nervous System Connection Every Woman Over 40 Needs to Hear You were not designed to keep going until you break. But somewhere along the way — between the to-do lists, the kids, the career, the hustle culture, and the guilt — rest became something you had to earn. And your cortisol has been paying the price ever since. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Carli Reiners — mental health counselor, life coach, founder of Rural & Well, and two-time stroke survivor — for a conversation about the one thing most high-functioning women refuse to give themselves permission to do. Rest. Carli knows the cost of ignoring this firsthand. She was the woman who had it all together on the outside — president of this, checking every box, always in motion — and exhausted at 16 years old. The striving followed her into adulthood, into motherhood, into her career. Until her body said no — twice. Today she helps women understand that rest is not laziness. It is not a reward. It is not something you earn after you finish everything on your list. Rest is the very thing your nervous system needs to lower cortisol, regulate your body, and allow you to become everything God created you to be. This episode is for the woman who cannot sit down and watch a movie with her family without feeling guilty. The woman who has not taken a deep breath in she does not know how long. The woman who is running on empty and calling it strength. Friend — you are worthy of rest. And this episode is going to give you permission to finally receive it. In this episode you will hear: * Why rest feels like something women have to earn — and how to flip that script * The direct connection between chronic striving, cortisol, and nervous system dysregulation * What two strokes taught Carli about the cost of never stopping * Why being present is one of the most powerful ways to lower cortisol * What God says about rest — and why the enemy uses busyness as a weapon * One simple step you can take today to begin introducing rest into your life Get Carli's Free Rest Guide: Connect with Carli on Facebook to grab her free guide: https://www.facebook.com/carli.israelson.reiners [https://www.facebook.com/carli.israelson.reiners] Connect with Carli Reiners: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carli.israelson.reiners [https://www.facebook.com/carli.israelson.reiners] Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach [https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach] If this episode blessed you: 1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show 2. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode 3. Share this episode with one woman in your life who needs permission to rest Keywords & Tags: rest and cortisol, why rest is not lazy, nervous system regulation women, cortisol and stress women over 40, chronic stress and burnout, rest and hormones, perimenopause and rest, menopause fatigue, nervous system healing, fight or flight women, high functioning burnout, rest and faith, biblical rest, God and rest, striving vs rest, women over 40 exhaustion, cortisol coach podcast, Carli Reiners Rural and Well, mental health counselor women, rest and healing, two time stroke survivor, permission to rest

Weight Gain, Body Image, and Faith | A Biblical Perspective for Women Over 40 Who Are Struggling to Lose Weight

Weight Gain, Body Image, and Faith | A Biblical Perspective for Women Over 40 Who Are Struggling to Lose Weight She was a successful fitness coach. Lean. In shape. Building a business. And by every outward measure — thriving. And then she gained 40 pounds seemingly overnight. But that is not the most important part of her story. The most important part is what God did with it. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Renee Maldonado — founder of Rich Glow and creator of Fit for the Call — for one of the most prophetic and powerful conversations this show has had yet. Renee did not grow up in a faith-filled home. She entered fitness from a place of insecurity — never feeling small enough, never feeling worthy enough — and built an entire business on a foundation that looked successful from the outside but was completely disconnected from God on the inside. When burnout hit and her body changed, God did something far more significant than a physical transformation. He dismantled every identity marker she had built her worth on. Her fitness. Her appearance. Her expertise. All of it. And what felt like a breaking became her breakthrough. Today Renee helps Christian women stop treating their bodies like projects and start stewarding them as temples — through a framework that addresses identity, stewardship, and fruit as one integrated calling. Her approach is not about meal plans and macros. It is about becoming the healthiest, holiest version of yourself so you are actually equipped for what God has called you to. If you have been struggling to lose weight, battling body image, and wondering why nothing is working — this episode is going to reframe everything. Because the problem may not be your diet. It may be your identity. Your healthiest self is your holiest self. In this episode you will hear: * Why so many Christian women are treating their bodies like projects instead of temples * How Renee gained 40 pounds and lost everything she had built her identity on — and what God did with it * The Identity, Stewardship, and Fruit framework that changes everything * Why your body being a bottleneck is a kingdom problem * The difference between body obsession and body stewardship * Why fitness is not about vanity — it is about being a willing and able vessel for God * The Esther 4:14 calling over every woman listening to this episode * What it means to train in identity first — before anything else Take Renee's Free Body Audit Quiz: Find out exactly what your struggle is, how to overcome it, and get the language for what you have been walking through. 👉 https://www.richglow.org [https://www.richglow.org] Connect with Renee Maldonado: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.renee [https://www.instagram.com/coach.renee] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.renee [https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.renee] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@coach_renee [https://youtube.com/@coach_renee] Website: https://www.richglow.org [https://www.richglow.org]   Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach [https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach] If this episode blessed you: 1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show 2. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode 3. Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been striving in her body instead of surrendering it SEO Keywords & Tags: weight gain women over 40, body image Christian women, struggling to lose weight, biblical perspective weight loss, faith and fitness, Christian fitness coach, body obsession vs body stewardship, fit for the call, rich glow, Renee Maldonado, identity in Christ, cortisol and weight gain, hormone health faith, kingdom purpose health, Christian wellness women over 40, body image faith, temple of the Holy Spirit, biblical fitness, body audit quiz, stewardship and health, holistic Christian health, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, Esther 4:14, your healthiest self is your holiest self, can't lose weight Christian, weight loss faith based

The Gut Health and Hormone Connection You Need to Know

Exhausted. Bloated. Anxious. Gaining weight no matter what you eat. Hormones out of balance and nobody can tell you why. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Stephanie Crabtree, a Registered Dietitian with over 15 years of clinical experience including oncology nutrition and her own thriving private practice for a conversation about root cause healing that is going to change the way you think about food, your body, and your health. Stephanie knows this firsthand. After her third child she was bloated for over a year with no answers. She had sleep issues, low energy, and felt like she did not recognize herself. Then her doctor wanted to put her on a statin, even though she was eating well and staying active. Instead of accepting that answer she went looking for another one. What she found led her to leave her hospital job, move her family across the country, and step into a brand new mission of helping women heal their bodies through food, faith, and functional medicine. She breaks down exactly how your gut health is connected to your hormones, your cortisol, your energy, your mood, and your weight. She shares practical gut healing strategies you can start today, the lifestyle first approach that gets to the root cause instead of treating symptoms, and how God designed your body with everything it needs to heal when you give it what it was created to thrive on. This is not about deprivation. This is not another diet. This is about finally understanding why your body feels the way it does and what to do about it. Stephanie also has a free gut health checklist for you. Head to her Instagram to grab it.  You were designed to thrive. Let's get you there. In this episode you will hear: * The root cause connection between gut health and hormone imbalance * Why exhaustion, bloating, anxiety, and weight gain are often gut issues in disguise * How cortisol and chronic stress destroy your gut microbiome * The food as medicine approach that heals from the inside out * Why functional testing reveals what standard lab work misses * How circadian rhythms and lifestyle habits directly impact your hormones * Simple steps you can start using today Get Stephanie's Free Gut Health Checklist: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.health.rd Connect with Stephanie Crabtree: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.health.rd Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach If this episode helped you: 1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show 2. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode 3. Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been exhausted and bloated and told she is fine SEO Keywords & Tags: gut health and hormones, exhausted and bloated, hormone imbalance women over 40, gut health women, root cause healing, food as medicine, cortisol and gut health, leaky gut hormones, gut microbiome women, bloating hormones, weight gain gut health, anxiety gut connection, functional nutrition, registered dietitian hormones, perimenopause gut health, menopause gut health, biblical wellness, faith and healing, God designed your body, holistic health women, Christine Marie podcast, Stephanie Crabtree dietitian, cortisol coach, gut health checklist, hormone reset food

Hormones and Depression in Women Over 40 — The Signs You Need to Know

Depression in women over 40. Hormonal depression. Perimenopause and mood. Menopause and mental health. Estrogen and depression. Progesterone and mood. Cortisol and mental health. If you have been exhausted, emotionally empty, and told you are fine — your hormones may be at the root of everything. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Jessica Crespo — a Physician Assistant with 26 years of clinical experience spanning cardiology, emergency medicine, psychiatry, and over a decade in primary care — for the conversation most doctors are not having with their patients. Depression in women over 40 does not always look like depression. It looks like exhaustion. Irritability. Brain fog. Joint pain. Zero sex drive. Going through the motions as a mom and a wife while quietly disappearing on the inside. And for most women — nobody ever connects it to their hormones. Jessica knows this firsthand. Not just as a clinician — but as a woman who experienced a devastating hormonal crash that sent her into a severe depression. Her story is one of the most powerful proofs you will ever hear that hormones drive everything. She breaks down exactly what is happening in a woman's body after 40 — how declining estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol directly impact mood — and why so many women are being handed antidepressants when the root cause is hormonal. She shares exactly what to say to your doctor, what tests to ask for, and what to do if you get dismissed. This episode is for the woman who has been telling herself she is fine. You are not broken. Your hormones are. In this episode you will hear: * What depression actually looks like in high functioning women over 40 * Why women do not recognize they are depressed and what symptoms they are dismissing * The direct connection between hormones and mood after 40 * Why perimenopause and menopause are triggers for depression nobody warns you about * Why so many women are on antidepressants when the root cause is hormonal * What to say to your doctor and what tests to ask for * The cost of putting yourself last for too long Get Jessica's Free Checklist: Am I Depressed? A Self-Assessment for Women Over 40 👉 https://www.facebook.com/jessica.crespo.colamaria Connect with Jessica Crespo: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.crespo.colamaria Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach If this episode helped you: 1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show 2. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode 3. Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been telling herself she is fine SEO Keywords & Tags: depression in women over 40, hormonal depression, perimenopause depression, menopause and depression, postpartum depression hormones, estrogen and mood, progesterone and depression, cortisol and mental health, women's mental health over 40, high functioning depression, hidden depression women, depression symptoms women, hormone imbalance mood, antidepressants vs hormone therapy, how to talk to your doctor about depression, women putting themselves last, cortisol coach, Christine Marie podcast, Jessica Crespo PA, hormone health women, depression and hormones connection