#297: Your Gut, Liver, and Hormones Are Talking - Are You Listening?

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 and an FTC investigation. She prayed. She worked. She stayed calm on the outside.Then a biofeedback test came back with nine autoimmune markers. Her estrogen and progesterone - the hormones that regulate mood, energy, and her cycle - were gone. Her serotonin, the brain chemical that stabilizes mood, was burned through completely.In the middle of it, she heard God speak. Clearly. "Remember when you built this house? I had you write scripture on the walls. If you keep going, your daughter is watching, and she is going to fall the way you learned it in your family line. You need to break this cycle."She broke it. It took eight months.This episode is for the woman in the car who can't make herself go inside yet. For the one holding her family together and wondering who's holding her. For anyone who has believed God is good and still felt afraid.Closing scripture: 1 John 4:18 - "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear."You're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

 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 — and what changed when they stopped working for God and started working with Him. ●        The real story behind the first 50 episodes: Garage Band, hours of editing out nervous "ums," and showing up scared anyway. ●        Dr. Tabatha is joining Candace Cameron Bure on an 8-city tour — the next chapter of using her voice. ●        The problem with the word "awakening" — why the aha moment isn't the finish line, and what happens when the momentum runs out. ●        Unpacking the three-act story of Fast to Faith: Awaken, Restore, Rise — and why you don't move through all three at once. ●        What "Rise" actually looks like, and why the Coaching Academy isn't just for women building a business. ●        Why you'll never feel ready, and why that's not the sign to wait. ●        Closing scripture: Joel 2:25. You're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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 12:2 New episodes return September 7 - and it's a big one. Episode 300. You're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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" while you still feel awful●        Renewing your mind: Paul's 2,000-year-old protocol, backed by science●        The two wolves, the shopping-cart test, and what it means to actually abide | "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, declares the Lord... so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." — Isaiah 55:8-9Grab the brand-new Hormone Guide (completely rebuilt — grab it even if you have the original): https://drtabatha.com/free-hormone-guide/You're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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 practitioner matters, and why letting your ego die may be the most spiritually healthy thing you ever do.Topics covered:●        Why nostalgia, regret, and anxiety are detours — and how to recognize when you're in one●        What your tongue, fingernails, and skin are trying to tell you about what's going on inside your body●        Why functional medicine requires full transparency — and why so many women hold back●        The "inner pharmacy" — how your thoughts and choices shape your body's own chemistry●        Why letting your ego die is the doorway to the calling God has for you●        Breaking the people-pleasing pattern and reconnecting with what you actually want●        Dr. Anna Marie's free brain-type assessment: Take my FREE Quantum Alignment AssessmentScripture referenced: Psalm 139:13-14Find Dr. Anna Marie: happywholeyou.com | Instagram: @dr.anna.marie and @happywholeyou | Book, Stop Bullying Yourself!: amzn.to/4fp7aKYYou're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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.In This Episode-        Why hormones are a downstream issue - and what's upstream-        The bile connection most doctors (even GI specialists) completely miss-        What happens to your metabolic health after gallbladder removal - and why 'you don't need it' is not the whole story-        Estrogen dominance, SIBO, insulin resistance, and weight loss resistance: one root, many symptoms-        How to read your poop like a daily report card (Bristol Stool Chart breakdown)-        Why Miralax is not a solution - and what the research and lawsuits say-        The morning routine that actually restarts your digestion-        Dr. Tabatha's 3-2-1 Liver Detox Kit: why you have to work backwardsResources MentionedInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepoopqueen/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@fitmomco Free Consult Call - fitmom.co/liz Free Constipation Cure - https://fitmom.co/ccg Kids Happy Tummies Guide (Free for your audience) Closing ScriptureProverbs 24:3 - "By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established."Your body is God's design. Learn how it works. That understanding is the foundation of healing.You're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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 essential oil company that reaches customers nationwide -- all from Buffalo, Wyoming.But this conversation isn't really about business. It's about what happens when you stop grinding long enough to actually hear God. IN THIS EPISODE:-       Why hustle is a healing block -- not just a business problem-       How letting go of old patterns creates space for what God actually has for you-       The parallel between business seasons and hormonal seasons -- and why your old strategies won't work on your new body-       What perseverance actually looks like when you can't see the other side-       Legacy -- what you're passing to your daughters by how you care for yourself right now-       The quiet counter-move to anxiety: why stillness creates clarity CLOSING SCRIPTURE:James 1:2-4 -- "Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." CONNECT WITH TAMATHA:Instagram: @tamatha_grabinFacebook: @tamathagrabinBaby Riddle: babyriddle.com | Instagram: @babyriddle_Use code FAITH15 for 15% off at babyriddle.comEssential oils: deSensua.comYou're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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 Hashimoto's - and why it matters•        Why 90% of hypothyroid patients have Hashimoto's but never get tested for it•        The five categories of root causes - and which one we avoid the most•        Spiritual stress: what it is and how it drives autoimmune disease•        The seatbelt breathing trick that interrupts fight-or-flight on command•        Why vitamin D is a hormone - and what your level should actually be•        How to stop lowering the bar on what 'normal' feels likeEsther's free resource:Download "10 Thyroid Questions You Should Be Asking Your Doctor" - a printable guide to take to your next appointment.https://healthwithhashimotos.com/questions-for-your-doctor/Resources mentioned:•        Esther's podcast: healthwithhashimotos.com/podcast/•        D3K2 Lift: shop.fasttofaith.com https://shop.fasttofaith.com/product/d3-k2-lift/ Closing scripture: Isaiah 40:31"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."You're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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 Coach, Columbia and Harvard MBA grad - to pull back the curtain on the hidden programs running your body, your eating habits, and your self-worth.Lydia discovered hypnotherapy after a thyroid cancer diagnosis during COVID, and what she found on the other side changed everything - including her work with women inside the Fast to Faith community.You'll learn:Why 95% of your thoughts are subconscious - and how they're quietly shaping your lifeHow limiting beliefs installed in childhood drive emotional eating, weight holding, and self-sabotageWhy "weight loss" language may actually be keeping you stuckHow to reprogram your mind with new truth - and why repetition is non-negotiableWhat hypnotherapy actually is (and why it is not scary, demonic, or out of your control)"Your entire body field is listening to the words you speak at all times." - Lydia Hatton"You have to believe before you receive." - Ashlee"You can't have this dissonance of your mind and your spirit. You have to be going in the same direction to move your body forward." - Dr. TabathaScripture: Philippians 2:1-2Connect with Lydia:Website: lydiahatton.com (book a discovery call)Email: [email protected]: Lydia Hatton MBAYou're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.

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 weight doesThe step before the step — you've been solving the wrong problemHow neuroplasticity is God's design (and what that means for your healing)Why begging prayer keeps you stuck — and what partnership prayer looks like insteadThe integrity gap: the distance between who God made you and who you're watching yourself show up asClosing scripture: John 8:32 "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."Connect with Leanne Ellington: Free preview of the Stressless Eating system: stresslesseating.com Join Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.