Fast to Faith: Healing God's Way
Your labs came back "normal." But you still don't feel like yourself — the weight won't move, the sleep is gone, and the anxiety and brain fog feel new. You're not crazy, and you're not alone.Fast to Faith is where women of faith get real answers about hormones, perimenopause, and menopause. It's science-backed, rooted in Scripture, and built on one truth: God designed your body to heal.Your hosts are triple board-certified OB/GYN and functional medicine physician Dr. Tabatha Barber and co-host Ashlee. Both walked through burnout before breakthrough. Each week they unpack what's really going on in a wo...
Hormones and the Hijacked Brain: EQ, IQ, SQ
Standing in the pantry crying. Forgetting why you walked into a room. Snapping at your husband and thinking, who was that? Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee unpack why your brain feels hijacked in perimenopause - and introduce a framework almost nobody's talking about: your IQ, your EQ, and your SQ (spiritual quotient).
This episode is equal parts science and grace. You'll learn why declining estrogen affects memory, word-finding, and emotional regulation, why your emotional capacity can shrink even when your emotional intelligence hasn't, and how leaning on your spiritual quotient - not just your willpower...
Colonoscopy Or Stool Test?
You'll spend more time picking your next Netflix show than deciding whether to get screened for colon cancer.
Dr. Tabatha just had her own colonoscopy - and she's using it to answer the question so many women ask: do I actually need one, or is a stool test enough? She and Ashlee break down what a colonoscopy does (and doesn't) catch, why colon cancer is rising in younger adults, what actually causes disease in the colon, and how to prep for and recover from the procedure if you need one.
This isn't an...
Toxic Burden with Amy Henderson
Fatigue you can't explain. Brain fog. Weight that won't budge no matter what you try. Dr. Tabatha and functional medicine practitioner Amy Henderson connect the dots on toxic burden - the accumulation of everyday toxins your body is quietly storing, and why your fat cells might be protecting you rather than betraying you.
Amy breaks down where toxins actually come from (hint: it's not just "dirty" environments - newer homes and golf-course neighborhoods carry real risk too), how your liver processes them in phases, and the simple, seasonal habit that helps your body finally let...
Postpartum Symptoms That Never Left with Dr. Alexandra MacKillop
Dr. Tabatha sits down with functional medicine doctor Dr. Alexandra MacKillop to unpack the postpartum symptoms nobody warned you about - the ones that started after your babies and never left. Thyroid issues, insulin resistance, mood shifts, autoimmune flares - if you've been told "of course you're tired, you just had a baby," this episode is your permission to dig deeper.
Whether your babies are newborns or grown, this episode is for you. Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee talk with Dr. Alexandra MacKillop, author of The Postpartum Check-In, about the hormone shifts pregnancy and childbirth...
Obedience Over Perfection
Are you a perfectionist, a dabbler, or a denier? Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee sit down with FTF coach Marilyn, who traded perfection for obedience and found more peace in her mid-50s than ever before. A real talk on surrender, identity in Christ, and why God is calling you now, not once you feel ready.
Perfectionist. Dabbler. Denier. Dr. Tabatha names the three ways women avoid the truth about their health - and their faith. Then she and Ashlee sit down with Fast to Faith coach Marilyn Bright, a recently retired New Jersey school administrator turned faith-based...
Healing Emotional Eating at the Root
Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee pull back the curtain on their coaching calls, rapid-firing real questions from Fast to Faith coaches: childhood wounds behind emotional eating, the truth about protein and hair loss, the vagus nerve and cortisol, and how to spot when you are underfueled. Plus one simple prayer practice for a better night's sleep, starting tonight.
In This Episode:
● A coaching academy rapid-fire: real questions Fast to Faith coaches are hearing on their weekly calls, answered live.
● How childhood wounds and attachment injuries show up as emotional eating, FOMO around food, and old hurt surfa...
Immovable Faith Under Stress
You feel closer to God than you've ever been. Your faith is sturdy. And your body is falling apart anyway.
What's wrong with you?
Nothing. Your body keeps the score.
Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee sit down with Lindsey Welch - wife of entrepreneur and podcast host Taylor Welch, mother, business owner, woman of deep faith - for a conversation about immovable faith. Not faith that never feels fear. Faith that gets tested and keeps choosing God anyway.
Lindsey held her family together while her husband's business faced public scrutiny...
You Are Not Broken — Awaken. Restore. Rise.
300 episodes ago, Dr. Tabatha started with one idea: your body is not broken. Today she and Ashlee open up about six years of change, the problem with the word "awakening," and the Awaken, Restore, Rise framework carrying Fast to Faith forward. You are not broken. You can heal. You're in the right place.
In this Episode:
● 300 episodes in, Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee pull back the curtain on the story underneath every conversation: you are not broken, and you can heal.
● Six years of evolution — from The Functional Gynecologist to The Gutsy Gynecologist to Fast to Faith — a...
Between Movements: Why We're Taking Six Weeks Off
We're pausing new episodes for six weeks - not because we ran out of things to say, but because integration matters more than information. This is Between Movements: why rest isn't quitting, what to do while we're away, and when we're back. New episodes return September 7 with our 300th show.
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." — Romans 12:2New episodes return September 7 - and it's a big one. Episode 300.
Ready to stop guessing and start healing?
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Calm the Conductor: The Symphony Framework for Your Hormones
Your hormones aren't broken — but if nobody's told you about the conductor running the whole show, you'll keep chasing your tail. In this episode, Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee unpack the Symphony Framework: the orchestra (your organs), the conductor (your nervous system), the sheet music (what's shaping your thoughts), and the Composer who wrote it all.
● Why the original Hormone Guide got a full overhaul — and what was missing
● The Symphony Framework: orchestra, conductor, sheet music, and Composer
● Why your internal dialogue can be a bigger stressor than a staph infection
● Why labs come back "normal" whil...
Stop Bullying Yourself — with Dr. Anna Marie Frank
Dr. Anna Marie Frank — The Mindset Doctor™ — is a Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy with a PhD in Natural Medicine, a Certified Brain Health Professional, and founder of Happy Whole You in Bakersfield, California. She's the author of Stop Bullying Yourself! and Activate Your Extraordinary, and host of The Happy Whole You™ Podcast.
In this episode, Dr. Tabatha, Ashlee, and Dr. Anna Marie talk about the detours (nostalgia, regret, anxiety) that pull women off the path God has for them, what your tongue, fingernails, and skin are already telling you about your health, why full transparency with your practiti...
Your Gut, Liver, and Hormones Are Talking - Are You Listening?
You've tracked your hormones. You've eaten clean. You've done the fasting. And you're still exhausted, bloated, and stuck.
What if the missing piece isn't your hormones at all - but the system that's supposed to be clearing them?
Dr. Tabatha sits down with Liz Roman - Board Certified Functional Nutritional Practitioner, Master Restorative Wellness Practitioner, and co-founder of FITMOM - to pull back the curtain on the gut-liver axis. This is the 24/7 communication highway your body is running whether you support it or not. And when it breaks down, nothing downstream works.
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Stop Hustling and Start Healing | Tamatha Grabin
What does building three businesses from a small town in Wyoming have to do with healing your hormones? Everything.
In this episode, Dr. Tabatha sits down with her dear friend and faith-driven entrepreneur Tamatha Grabin to talk about the thing most women never realize -- the pattern of hustle that's running your business is the same pattern that's burning out your body.
Tamatha has spent 25+ years building businesses with purpose. She founded a traveling nurse agency, grew it, and sold it. She built babyriddle.com before online boutiques were a thing. She runs deSensua, an...
Hashimoto's Healing Blueprint: Own Your Diagnosis, Rebuild Your Health
If you've been told your labs are fine while your body is screaming something's wrong - this episode is your turning point.
Esther Yunkin, RN, spent 17 years in emergency medicine before she walked away to help women with Hashimoto's do more than survive their diagnosis - she helps them heal it. She joins Dr. Tabatha to break down what Hashimoto's actually is, why most women go years without answers, and what you can do starting today to become the CEO of your own health.
In this episode:
• The difference between hypothyroidism and Ha...
Your Subconscious Is Running Your Body
Your body isn't broken - your subconscious is running old programs. Clinical hypnotherapist Lydia Hatton joins Dr. Tabatha to unpack how childhood beliefs drive stress eating, weight struggles, and self-sabotage - and how to finally rewrite them. Romans 12:2 in action.
What if the reason you can't stop stress eating, sabotaging your health goals, or staying stuck in the same patterns has nothing to do with willpower - and everything to do with a belief installed in your subconscious before age seven?
In this episode, Dr. Tabatha sits down with Lydia Hatton - Clinical Hypnotherapist, Mindset C...
Why Weight Loss Doesn't Heal Shame — And How Faith + Brain Science Creates Lasting Freedom
She lost nearly 100 pounds. And the shame stayed.
That's where Leanne Ellington's story starts — and where most women's healing has never actually begun. In this episode, self-image scientist Leanne joins Dr. Tabatha to unpack why no diet can fix what's actually broken, what brain science and biblical truth do together that neither can do alone, and why you can't out-pray a pattern you're actively reinforcing every single day.
This is the conversation the weight loss industry doesn't want you to have.
In this episode:
Why shame doesn't leave when the we...The Fertility Blueprint with Dr. Stephanie Gray
If you've been told you have "unexplained infertility" — Dr. Stephanie Gray says it's not unexplained. It's undiscovered. She spent 10 years uncovering 6 hidden variables that finally helped her conceive. Today she's sharing all of it, plus the faith that carried her through.
Dr. Stephanie Gray spent a decade navigating infertility while running her own hormone clinic. In this powerful conversation, she pulls back the curtain on the six hidden variables conventional medicine missed — and how functional medicine, faith, and following her own intuition finally led to her two sons.
What You'll Hear:
Why "unexpl...Your Body Is Sending Signals. Are You Listening?
Dr. Tabatha sits down with Jackie Tewes, MSN, APRN, CNP, board-certified family nurse practitioner and founder of Flourish Medical + Wellness in Savage, MN. Jackie has 15+ years of clinical experience and runs the Flourishing Life Podcast with her husband. Together they dive deep into why conventional lab ranges are failing women — and what the functional medicine approach actually looks like.
In this episode:
Why "normal" lab ranges are built around sick populations, not healthy onesThe fasting insulin test your doctor isn't ordering (and why it matters more than your A1C)How estrogen and testosterone loss creates in...Stop Calling My Thyroid Normal
If you've been told your labs are normal but nothing feels normal - this episode is for you. Dr. Tabatha sits down with Dr. Amie Hornaman, the Thyroid Fixer, to unpack what your labs are missing, why T2 is the forgotten hormone, and what to do about it. Why 'normal' labs do not mean a healthy thyroid.
The full thyroid picture: T1, T2, T3, T4 - and why most doctors only test twoT2: the forgotten thyroid hormone and how it supports metabolism without disrupting your natural productionHashimoto's, molecular mimicry, and why gluten removal is not optional for autoimmune...God Designed Your Body to Heal - Here's the Blueprint
Your body was designed to heal. God built the blueprint into creation itself. Dr. Tabatha sits down with Chelsea Blackbird, The Christian Nutritionist, to unpack the Genesis Prescription - why real food, sunlight, and grounding aren't trends. They're Scripture.
What we cover:
Why Chelsea got pregnant in 6 weeks after "unexplained infertility" - and what no doctor ever told herGenesis 1:29 and Genesis 9:3 - God's original nutritional blueprintWhy Bible women didn't count calories (and you don't have to either)Quantum biology: how your body uses sunlight, electrons from the earth, and nasal breathing at a cellular le...Shaken to Surrender: What Happens When God Won't Let You Go
She survived the Haiti earthquake. Battled suicide three times. Got diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 46. And she will tell you — every single shaking was for her good. Aahmes Kubicki's story is not about what she went through. It is about who met her there.
The divine appointment that set Dr. Tabatha free from a spirit of depressionAahmes's story: three suicide attempts, an affair, a double life — and the woman God sent to find herThe text message that arrived at the exact moment she had her antidepressants in her handHaiti 2010 — how the earthquake that killed 300,000 people became her turning pointS...Your Gut Is Running Your Menopause — And Nobody Told You
Guest: Cynthia Thurlow, NP — Author of The Menopause Gut | 2x TEDx Speaker
In this episode:
How a Morocco trip landed Cynthia in the hospital for 13 days — and what God showed her thereWhy your gut is the key longevity organ you've never heard ofThe gut-brain, gut-bone, and gut-ovarian axes — how it's all connectedWhy "I go to the bathroom every day" doesn't mean your gut is healthyWhy digestion starts in the brain — not your stomachHow stress spikes your blood sugar more than food doesSkin rashes, brain fog, and psoriasis as gut signals — not separate problemsShort chain fatty acids, sodium butyr...Peptides & GLP-1s Made Simple: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Ozempic. Semaglutide. GLP-1s. Everyone's talking about them — but nobody's telling you the whole truth. Dr. Tabatha sits down with functional medicine physician Dr. Rajka to break down what peptides actually are, who should be on GLP-1s, and what happens when you stop.
What a peptide actually is — in plain English
How your body makes over 7,000 peptides and what happens as they declineGLP-1s explained: how they work, who they're for, who they're not forThe shocking muscle loss stats nobody tells you before you startWhy gut health determines how well GLP-1s work — and your side eff...What Alcohol Is Really Stealing From You
In this episode:
Why alcohol was a barrier between Christy and the Holy SpiritThe willpower trap — and why Romans 12:2 is the real solutionWhy cutting back doesn't work (even 1-2 drinks a week disrupts sleep for days)"Count your fruit, not your glasses" — the framework that changes everythingWhat modern wine actually is vs. what Jesus drankHow to handle friends who feel judged when you stop drinkingShame, religion, and the God who pursues you anywayThe 40-day alcohol fast and why it's a no-fail planChristy's Book: Love Life Sober → lovelifesober.co.uk/book Love Hormone
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When God Feels Silent: Trusting Him When Nothing Changes
Have you been praying for years — and nothing has changed? This episode is for the woman losing hope. Kirby Kelly lost her dad at 10, survived her mother's addiction, and came out with one conviction: God was there the whole time. This will change how you see your season.
In this episode:
Why God redeems in the middle — not just at the end"God, can this be over?" vs. "God, what are you doing right now?"Why some things break off with obedience — not just prayerFree will, surrender, and letting God actually be GodStop making yourself the main c...Your Gut Is Running Your Hormones — And Nobody Told You
If your hormones feel like a mystery and your doctor keeps adjusting your dose without results — this episode changes the way you see your body.
Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee go inside the HealthieHer program and break down why so many women arrive after years of treatment still feeling terrible. The answer? The root cause was never addressed — and the order in which you heal matters more than anything else.
They cover the GI Map, Dutch Plus, zonulin, leaky gut, IgA, food sensitivities, and cortisol — and why none of it works unless you treat the whole woman...
Explained: Why Your Words Matter More Than You Think with Brooke Thomas
We sit down with Brooke Thomas to talk about diagnoses, informed choices, and the moment God corrected the words she was speaking over her body. We trace how fasting, discipline, and spiritual alignment reshape health outcomes and restore courage when fear tries to write your story.
• being pressured by doctors and learning to pause for informed consent
• melanoma during pregnancy and the long shadow of fearful medical predictions
• how speaking death fuels anxiety and how speaking life changes decisions
• denial, bitterness, and the cost of ignoring what needs to be healed
• facing worst-case surgical warnings a...
Your Labs Are ‘Normal’… So Why Do You Feel So Bad?
We open up a rapid-fire Q&A on women’s health, faith, and practical habits that move you from “normal” labs to real energy. We clear up perimenopause vs menopause, expose hidden drivers of hormone chaos, and teach cycle-based training, food upgrades, and lab literacy.
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• redefining health beyond diagnoses and hospital ranges
• censorship of wellness info and why alternatives matter
• how to ask questions via site chatbot and...
What If Fat Is The Missing Piece Your Hormones Need?
We explore fasting through a Biblical lens and pair it with functional nutrition to help women move off the sugar roller coaster. We share how healthy fats, protein, fiber, and magnesium calm cravings, steady energy, and create lasting food freedom without guilt.
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• why fasting with faith supports body and spirit
• how fats and protein act as slow-burning fuel
• why fiber slows glucose and reduces spikes
• myths about keto and juice cleanses
• the 40-day structure that eases you into fasting
• flexible meal plans for tr...
How Setbacks Become God’s Training Ground with Kendra & Terri
What if the setback you’re fighting is the very training ground God is using to make you stronger? We invite you into a raw, hope-filled conversation where two of our coaches share how broken wrists unraveled hurry, exposed pride, and opened the door to real freedom. From the first jolt of denial to the awkward daily work of opening jars one-handed, these stories reveal how adversity shifts when you stop asking “how do I control this?” and start asking “how do I trust here?”
We explore the surprising link between spiritual surrender and functional health: stewarding your body...
When The Body Says No: Genetics, Implants, And True Recovery
We dig into why explant surgery often isn’t the finish line, how biofilms and genetics drive lingering symptoms, and what a structured plan can do to restore energy, hormones, and peace of mind. We share the SHARP method, smarter detox, and faith-forward mindset shifts that help healing last.
• defining breast implant illness and systemic symptoms
• biofilms, oxidative stress, and oxylipin markers
• sauna, leaching, and when “detox” backfires
• why full capsulectomy matters for recovery
• genetics of detox and the one‑third who struggle
• testing for toxins, mold, glyphosate, and metals
• gut health, food triggers...
How A 40-Day Faith-Fueled Fast Rebuilds Your Body, Mind, And Connection With God
We reframe Lent fasting as a path to peace, healing, and deeper connection with God, pairing women-centered physiology with scripture and community. We share a four-phase approach, real testimonies, and why Lectio Divina turns quiet time into lasting change.
• redefining fasting as making room for God
• Lent as a 40-day container for renewal
• women-specific fasting and phased fat adaptation
• insulin resistance, cravings, and metabolic flexibility
• autophagy for cellular repair and mitochondrial health
• gut healing, reduced inflammation, and better sleep
• Lectio Divina to renew the mind and calm the nervous system
• sisterhood, week...
Self-Brain Surgery: Neuroscience, Faith, And Healing From Trauma
What if most of your automatic thoughts aren’t true—and your body pays the price when you believe them? We sit down with Dr. Lee Warren, W. Lee Warren, MD, is a neurosurgeon, an award-winning author, an Iraq War veteran, and the host of The Dr. Lee Warren Podcast. He teaches the art of connecting neuroscience, faith, and daily practices for leading a healthier, better, and happier life.
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How We Use Smart Nutrition To Calm Hormones, Heal The Gut, And Restore Energy
Tired of doing “everything right” and still feeling inflamed, foggy, and out of sync with your body? We dig into a clear, faith-forward plan to restore energy, steady hormones, and heal the gut using targeted, physician-grade supplements and practical daily habits. No fads. No hype. Just clean science, smart dosing, and tools you can actually stick with.
We start by reframing the problem: modern food and stress deplete minerals, overwhelm the liver, and skew our fat balance. That’s why stacked support works best. We unpack Hormone Tame as a five-in-one: activated B vitamins for methylation, mitochondrial nutrie...
How Setbacks Can Be God’s Training Ground For Women Balancing Family, Business, And Faith
What if the setback you’re fighting is the very training ground God is using to make you stronger? We invite you into a raw, hope-filled conversation where two of our coaches share how broken wrists unraveled hurry, exposed pride, and opened the door to real freedom. From the first jolt of denial to the awkward daily work of opening jars one-handed, these stories reveal how adversity shifts when you stop asking “how do I control this?” and start asking “how do I trust here?”
We explore the surprising link between spiritual surrender and functional health: stewarding your body...
Stop Wasting Money: How Quality, Dose, And Form Make Supplements Work
Ever feel like your supplement cabinet is full but your energy is still empty? We take you behind the label to show exactly why some products change lives and others change nothing. With Emily from Orthomolecular, we unpack the real markers of quality—verified sourcing, GMP manufacturing, third-party testing, and forms your cells can actually use—so you stop guessing and start feeling a difference.
We start with the fish oil you love to hate. If your softgels smell rancid, cause burps, or require a handful to hit a therapeutic dose, you’re not imagining it. Source, proces...
Healing Trauma Through Faith And Neuroscience
Doctor Psychology Human Behavior. Grad Wharton school in Neuroscience and Business. Work as High Performance Coach to business owners and teams. Using neuroscience and business strategy to build organizations
Feeling “stuck” isn’t a character flaw—it’s your nervous system doing its job a little too well. We dive into how trauma is stored as a state rather than a tidy story, why the brain chooses survival and comfort over growth, and what it takes to move from PTSD to post-traumatic growth. With Dr. Russ Irwin, we map the biology of triggers, the vertical stacking of subcortica...
From Autoimmune Chaos To Faith-Fueled Healing
What if the symptoms you’ve been battling are your body’s way of asking for a different story? We sit down with Shannon—a wife, mom of three, nurse turned functional medicine coach—to trace a path from postpartum autoimmunity and burnout to gut healing, sobriety, and a faith-fueled life that actually works. Her journey starts with a doctor who asked better questions and a decision to believe the process could work. From there, everything shifted: inflammation dropped, brain fog cleared, weight released, and joy came back online.
We unpack why gut health is the master key—how...
Sober Joy, Real Freedom
What if the “self-care” you reach for at 5 p.m. is the very thing stealing your sleep, peace, and energy? We dig into why alcohol and sugar feel soothing in the moment yet quietly disrupt dopamine, flatten motivation, inflame anxiety, and throw women’s hormones off balance. Ashlee shares what changed across 17 months alcohol-free—better cycles, calmer mornings, clearer joy—while Tabitha breaks down the functional medicine behind cravings, from microbiome shifts to estrogen clearance and why weekend binges still drive risk.
We don’t stop at science. Shame loses power when brought into the light, and sustainable...
Future You Starts Today
Picture three futures: one where you’re heavier and exhausted, one where you’re stuck in the same loop, and one where you feel strong, clear, and connected to God. We walk you to that third path with a plan that ditches shame, respects your biology, and leans into identity and community so your goals finally stick.
We start by naming the trap: resolutions fueled by guilt and raw willpower burn out fast, especially under stress and hormonal swings. Then we reframe health as worship, grounding change in Romans 8:1 and John 15:5. You’ll learn why self-talk matters, how to...
