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Do you ever notice how one tiny little symptom can send your brain into a full blown worst case scenario spiral?

In this solo deep dive, Erin is getting into the neuroscience of chronic symptom loops and how you can start rewiring those patterns through self-directed neuroplasticity.

She talks about the brain's negativity bias, fear circuitry, and the way your nervous system can become SO hypervigilant that even a perfectly normal body sensation can get flagged as a threat.

Erin also shares about her own experiences with autoimmunity, and why similar patterns can show up with IBS, fibromyalgia, MCAS, chronic fatigue, chemical sensitivities, and chronic pain.

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• What happens when fear, symptoms, and stress responses become your brain's default setting
• Why Erin says it's actually a GOOD sign when rewiring feels slow and clunky in the beginning
• What value tagging means, and why your brain might be putting little sticky notes on every symptom
• How Erin went from practicing pattern interrupts 5-6 times a day to no longer needing them

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Episode 429: How Your Nervous System Influences Your Health

Episode 431: Endo Uncovered Part 5: The Connection Between MCAS, Histamine & Endometriosis

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What do mast cells, histamine, estrogen, and endometriosis all have in common? A whole lot more than you might think.

We're wrapping up the Endo Uncovered series with one of the most requested topics from Erin's Instagram community: the connection between mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and endometriosis.

In this episode, Erin and Rachel start with the basics (because what the heck is a mast cell, anyway?!) before getting into the very real connection between immune system dysregulation, histamine, estrogen, inflammation, and endometriosis symptoms, plus why MCAS can be so difficult to identify.

You’ll also hear a real client case study involving endometriosis, MCAS, mold exposure, elevated lead levels, gut dysbiosis, and methylation issues.

• What mast cells are, how they protect the body, and what happens when they keep releasing inflammatory chemicals
• The dangerous feedback loop that can amplify real physical symptoms
• What mold, heavy metals, chronic stress, infections, and histamine intake have to do with mast cell activation
• Why antihistamines can improve PMS and PMDD symptoms for some women

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Listen to Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of the Endo Uncovered series.

Episode 429: How Your Nervous System Influences Your Health

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We’re back with Part 4 of the Endo Uncovered series, and this one is all about surgery. How to think about it, how to prepare for it, and what Rachel wishes more women knew before going in.

Erin and Rachel are talking through some of the biggest questions that come up when someone is considering endometriosis surgery: How do you choose a surgeon? What’s the difference between excision and ablation? Is a hysterectomy really a cure for endometriosis?

Rachel shares about her own endometriosis surgery process, why excision is considered the gold standard, hysterectomy nuance, and exactly how she prepared her own body before surgery, from reducing alcohol and prioritizing protein to increasing iron-rich foods, vitamin C, omega-3s, pelvic floor PT, strength training, walking, and strategic supplementation.

If you are considering endometriosis surgery, preparing for surgery, recovering from surgery, or trying to understand what questions to ask, this conversation will help you feel more informed and grounded.

• How your surgeon’s training and experience can influence recovery, outcomes, and recurrence risk
• The vitamin C-rich foods, omega-3s, ginger, turmeric, and liver-supportive options Rachel used before and after surgery
• The key difference between excision and ablation surgery
• Why Rachel significantly reduced alcohol before her surgery
• What’s coming next in the Endo Uncovered series: the MCAS, histamine, and endometriosis connection

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What does your nervous system have to do with your digestion, hormones, immune system, inflammation, sleep, symptoms, and healing? And is “regulating your nervous system” just another wellness buzzword?

Your nervous system is constantly scanning your internal and external world for cues of safety or threat. And when your body keeps perceiving threats (even when you consciously know you’re safe), it can keep you stuck in inflammation, immune activation, digestive dysfunction, and chronic symptoms.

In this episode, Erin explains why nervous system regulation requires both top-down and bottom-up work. Breathwork, meditation, and yoga can be amazing tools, but if you never address the beliefs, patterns, trauma, emotional suppression, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and subconscious threat signals underneath the dysregulation, the work may only go so deep.

• The gas pedal, brake pedal, and “optimal healing mode” nervous system states
• How chronic stress activation can impact thyroid function, fertility, sex hormones, blood sugar, sleep, and the gut barrier
• How subconscious beliefs, early programming, filters, and past experiences shape your nervous system
• Erin’s invitation into her 5 day nervous system reset before the holiday season

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Episode 424: Your Default Mode Network, Your Identity & the Story Keeping You Sick

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You finally got the endometriosis diagnosis. Now what do you actually do after years of pain, dismissal, weird symptoms, confusing imaging, surgery, or being told everything looked “normal”?

While a diagnosis can feel validating, it can also bring a whole new wave of fear, especially around fertility, surgery, symptom management, and whether this condition is going to define the rest of your life.

In part 3 of the endo series, Erin and Rachel walk through the labs, nutrition, lifestyle shifts, gut support, hormone testing, nervous system work, and supplements they think about when supporting clients with endometriosis. Rachel also talks about excision surgery and why you still need a whole body approach.

• The two biggest questions Rachel hears after diagnosis: “Can I still have kids?” and “How do I manage this?”
• Why Rachel considers the DUTCH test a necessity for endometriosis, especially for hormone metabolism
• Why broccoli sprouts are the little overachievers of cruciferous vegetables
• How emotional suppression, people-pleasing, over-functioning, trauma history, and chronic stress can amplify symptom expression
• The supplement Rachel used after excision surgery that helped with her post-op period pain

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Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of the Endo Uncovered series.

Episode 425: FNA Case Study: Stage Four Endometriosis, 8 Years of Infertility & a Natural Pregnancy

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We’re back with Part 2 of the endometriosis series, and this one is personal.

Lead practitioner Rachel Heintz shares her own story with stage 4 deep infiltrating endometriosis. You’ll hear about the symptoms she didn’t realize were clues, the functional work that helped her feel dramatically better, and the surgery that revealed just how severe things really were.

Rachel walks through her timeline: going on birth control for acne, coming off the pill and experiencing debilitating periods, dealing with extreme allergies and histamine issues, living in a moldy apartment, and eventually discovering endometriosis in a pretty unusual location.

Erin and Rachel talk about why surgery is not a failure, why not every OB/GYN is an endometriosis expert, why getting another opinion can matter so much, and what Rachel’s excision surgery ultimately revealed.

• How birth control may have masked Rachel’s endo symptoms for years after she originally started it for acne
• Why Rachel believes mold exposure in a damp college apartment may have been a major immune and mast cell trigger
• Why untreated endo could have created bigger issues for Rachel’s bowels, kidneys, appendix, fertility, and overall health
• How Rachel is feeling 10 weeks post-op, with a smoother-than-expected recovery

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We are officially kicking off the endometriosis series. In this first episode, Erin and Rachel Heintz, lead practitioner at The Funk’tional Nutritionist, are untangling one of the most misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and wildly dismissed conditions in women’s health.

Painful periods might be common, but that does not mean they should be normalized, trivialized, or ignored.

Erin and Rachel explain what endometriosis is, what conditions commonly overlap with it, why it is considered a chronic inflammatory whole-body condition, and how it can show up far beyond the uterus. Spoiler: we’re going inflammation hunting, and no, you do not have to just suck it up and suffer your way through being a woman!

• The difference between normal period discomfort and the kind of pain that should not be brushed off as “just cramps”
• Why recurring SIBO can be a clue that something deeper is driving the overgrowth
• How toxin exposure can drive or exacerbate painful periods and endometriosis symptoms
• The hopeful research Rachel shares around genetics, imaging, and the future of endometriosis diagnosis
• Obscure, less common symptoms that can still be part of the endo picture

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FNA graduate Alyssa Chavez had been trying to conceive for eight years. She had stage four endometriosis, debilitating periods, two rounds of IVF, a miscarriage, low AMH, and doctors telling her IVF was basically her only shot. But somewhere inside her, there was still this knowing: there has to be more than this.

In this episode, Erin sits down with Alyssa, to talk about the functional approach that helped her finally move the needle in her own body. Alyssa shares how learning to understand her gut, inflammation, immune system, environment, hormones, and bio-individual needs helped her go from painful periods and infertility to conceiving her baby girl naturally the SAME month she graduated from FNA!

Erin and Alyssa also talk about the bigger ripple effects of addressing your health, and how FNA helped her build a business on her own terms.

• How bloating, bowel changes, gut health, inflammation, and immune function became key pieces of Alyssa’s endometriosis puzzle
• Why 14 months is not “too long” if you’re learning to practice real holistic care
• How bio-individuality applies to your body, your clients, and the way you build your business
• What Erin means when she says her work is about “storying people into possibility”
• Why comprehensive, whole-person care matters even more in an era of AI-generated health advice

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It’s no secret that stepping out of your typical day-to-day routine can be so expansive and help you realize how much possibility exists. It’s one thing to have the breakthrough, but it’s another thing entirely to bring that expanded identity back into your actual life, schedule, relationships, and nervous system.

In this episode, Erin talks about “default mode” and how the story you tell yourself about yourself can become the identity you keep living from.

This is a conversation about identity, healing, nervous system safety, parts integration, and the hardwired stories we keep reenacting without realizing it. Erin also shares a snippet from Manifest Your Health on rewriting your inner narrative, because action is what crystallizes change.

• How big clarity can drop in on vacation, retreat, or in a pattern interrupt, and then disappear when you return to real life
• The one question Erin asks herself every time when anchoring into a new identity
• How the brain uses old memories, beliefs, and predictions to keep recreating the same reality
• Why new experiences, new choices, and new inputs help your brain create a different default

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Episode 412: The Neuroscience of Reality: Why Change Doesn’t Stick

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What labs should you actually be getting? Everyone and their mom is aware of the fact that we need a liiittle more data on our bodies, and we have the availability to get it. In this episode, Erin gives you a complete deep dive through the labs she thinks EVERY woman should ask for, as well as the markers that often get skipped.

Erin also covers cardiovascular and menopause risks, fasting glucose, and the functional labs her team uses most often in practice, including the GI-MAP stool test, DUTCH hormone testing, Wheat Zoomer, and toxin testing, plus when each one might make sense.

If you’re in your 30s, 40s, 50s, or anywhere near perimenopause, this is your reminder to get the data, understand the data, and use it to take action.

P.S. This week, Erin is teaching a 2-day masterclass for practitioners on how to support clients through a woman’s hormonal lifespan. Grab your ticket here!

• Why a CMP, CBC, and standard lipid panel are important, but still very much a starter pack
• ApoB, and why it’s a must-have marker if cardiovascular disease runs in your family
• What GGT can tell us about liver function, oxidative stress, toxin load, bile, and glutathione depletion
• The metabolic health markers Erin wants women tracking before menopause
• When a toxin panel might be the missing piece for chemical sensitivity, skin flares, liver markers, or symptoms that are not budging

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Perimenopause is having a moment. Despite what you see on social media, not every symptom you experience in your late 30s or early 40s is automatically due to perimenopause.

Erin gets into the four areas she’s been personally focused on for the past few years: mindset, muscles and metabolic health, labs, and inner work. She also talks about why cardiovascular health needs to become a much bigger part of the peri conversation and why getting your thyroid checked is not a one-and-done situation.

Consider this your no fear mongering take on perimenopause with plenty of tough love, a little sacred rage, and a reminder that your body is not a liability to be managed.

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• Why perimenopause is caught between medical gaslighting and over-medicalizing women’s bodies
• Erin’s realistic, conscious, and “not psychotic” protein approach
• The HRT nuance Erin wants more people to make space for
• The cardiovascular wake-up call every woman in her 40s needs to hear
• Erin’s fitness routine for glucose, metabolism, bones, and future-you health
• Air hunger, heart palpitations, and why you need to stop sleeping on your thyroid, especially after 40

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Episode 357: Before You Jump to HRT - What Your Perimenopause Symptoms Might Really Mean

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This was supposed to be a 15-20 minute episode. Turns out Erin has a LOT to say about it.

Today, Erin is giving you a sneaky peek behind the numbers at The Funk’tional Nutritionist, and what those numbers reveal about building a business with real staying power.

She breaks down what it means to build trust as an actual business asset, especially in a market where people are tired of clickbait, overhyped promises, weird DM pitches, and wellness content that feels like nobody brought receipts.

She also explores why consistency is such an unsung hero, why quick wins are not the same as staying power, and why watered-down content is watered-down medicine. Because more eyeballs do not automatically mean more clients, and being trustworthy might matter more than being everywhere.

P.S. What is it actually like inside of FNA? Erin is teaching a 2-day masterclass for practitioners on how to support clients through a woman’s hormonal lifespan. Grab your ticket here!

• Why Erin had to become a “numbers girly” and what % of 1:1 clients come from the podcast
• The 3 questions long-form content gives people the chance to decide
• Why hearing crickets, being misunderstood, and getting negative comments are part of being consistent
• What can quickly get sketchy if your message, offer, or identity is still all over the map
• The “C word” that Erin says matters more than any shiny marketing trend, and the power of referrals

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Episode 400: 8 Years of Building The Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast: An AMA with Erin Holt

Episode 415: The Healing Timeline: Expectation vs. Reality

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This one is for the practitioners and business owners who are questioning their next step or wondering why growth feels so darn overwhelming.

In this episode, Erin is giving you a behind the scenes peek into what business mentorship looks like inside of The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy. Inside this live coaching call, Erin answers real practitioner questions around pricing, visibility, podcast growth, building a clear method, and figuring out whether entrepreneurship is actually the move.

Erin also gets into the pressure to be further along, the sneaky comparison spiral, the self-trust required to charge real money, and why trying to do 17 things at once is usually a one-way ticket to overwhelm.

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1. The reason “arrival” does not exist, even when you hit the BIG, shiny goal
2. Why Erin is a big fan of price transparency, and what it means if your pricing scares you
3. How to build a clear framework without turning your client work into a cookie-cutter template
4. Why trying to build everything at once can diffuse your focus, your energy, and your actual life force
5. The question Erin asks when someone says they want it all right now: could you actually hold it?

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The Energetics of Expansion

Episode 399: How To Stand Out As a Functional Medicine Clinician In An Oversaturated Market

Episode 400: 8 Years of Building The Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast: An AMA with Erin Holt

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Mindset work, subconscious healing, and brain rewiring are everywhere right now, and Erin is here for it.

In this replay episode, Erin breaks down why healing is a both/and situation. Your mind, beliefs, nervous system, emotions, and energetic patterns matter big time, but so do labs, inflammation, hormones, gut health, and what’s happening on a physiological level.

Erin shares real client examples, while talking about the fear loops, symptom stories, identity patterns, and emotional roots that can keep chronic symptoms stuck on repeat, and why sometimes the next layer of healing is not another protocol, but a completely new way of relating to your body.

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1. Why some chronic symptoms become neuroplastic or hardwired into the brain and nervous system
2. How pattern interrupts, brainwave states, self-compassion, shadow, and somatic release fit into Erin’s approach
3. The dangers of symptom-tracing Facebook groups, and how they can sneakily lock you into a “sick person” identity
4. What practitioners need to understand before trying to lead clients through deeper mind-body healing work

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If acid reflux keeps showing up, the answer isn’t always “too much acid” and it’s not always as simple as popping antacids either.

In this replay episode, Erin breaks down what might actually be driving reflux, from the way digestion moves through the body to the little valve between your stomach and esophagus that can let acid sneak back up where it does not belong.

She also gets into why stress, overeating, pregnancy, gut imbalances, bile, sleeping position, and even old emotional patterns can all be part of the picture.

If you’ve been avoiding spaghetti sauce, waking up with burning in your chest, or wondering whether H. pylori is the reason for EVERYTHING, this episode will help you zoom out and look at the bigger digestive picture.

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1. What cocktails, coffee, chocolate, peppermint, overeating, pregnancy, and certain medications all have in common
2. The “one-trick pony” problem with running a GI-MAP and calling it root cause care
3. Why acid-blocking drugs are meant for short-term use, and what happens when stomach acid gets suppressed
4. Why bitters are one of Erin’s favorite tools for getting digestive juices flowing (plus, the treatment strategies she recommends)

Resources mentioned:

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Erin is soaking up the Maine sun for a couple of weeks, so today we’re pulling a biggie out of the vault: an episode all about inflammation hunting.

Yes, diet and lifestyle matter big time. But sometimes someone is doing “all the right things,” eating well, moving their body, taking care of themselves… and the math still isn’t mathing.

Erin and TFN lead practitioner Rachel Heintz, MS, RDN, IFMCP, FHP-C, are breaking down what inflammation actually is, what symptoms and labs can raise red flags, and how they use deeper testing to figure out what’s keeping the immune system irritated and overwhelmed.

They also get into gut health, blood sugar, gluten sensitivity, low beneficial bacteria, secretory IgA, calprotectin, cortisol, melatonin, mold, heavy metals, and why sometimes the answer is not a protocol.

P.S. Applications are officially open for the Fall 2026 cohort of The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, Erin’s 14-month practitioner training and mentorship. Apply now!

1. The blood work, GI-MAP, DUTCH, and OAT clues Erin and Rachel look at when inflammation is suspected
2. Why Erin says the “basics” are not basic, and why skipping them can keep people stuck at 20% better
3. The secretory IgA cycle that keeps people catching everything that goes around
4. Why eating more (not fasting harder!) was the missing piece for one client’s blood sugar, gut, and weight
5. The chronic UTI case study that shows why functional medicine is really about quality of life

Resources mentioned:

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What does it mean to embody your magic? In this episode, Erin talks to psychic channel, medium, spiritual guide, teacher, and author Aycee Brown to get into allllll the tools: astrology, numerology, human design, mediumship, metaphysics, manifestation, intuition, and the ways they can help you come back to yourself.

Aycee shares what human design helped her understand about herself as a projector, the difference between intuition and anxiety, and why discernment is going to matter more than ever in a world full of misinformation, clickbait, and people trying to hijack your brain.

1. What coffee shops, neighborhood dogs, and daily interactions can teach you about your magic
2. How tools like astrology, numerology, and human design can help you come back to yourself
3. The “bricks” that block your intuitive gifts, and why healing helps you access what was already there
4. Why reading a physical book might be one of the most underrated spiritual practices right now

Resources mentioned:

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Aycee’s book, Embody Your Magic: Create the Life Of Your Dreams Through Astrology, Numerology, Mediumship, Metaphysics, and Human Design

Connect with Aycee on her website, Instagram, TikTok, or on YouTube.

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After working with hundreds of 1:1 clients (and thousands across all of TFN's offerings), Erin has noticed some VERY predictable patterns in the healing process. And spoiler alert: healing rarely looks the way people think it's going to!

What happens during "the dip" and why do so many people feel like quitting around months 3 and 4? Erin gets into the expectation vs. reality gap that keeps people stuck on the hamster wheel of healing, the nervous system patterns that surface when things start changing, and the difference between feeling “good enough” and feeling like a completely different human.

If you're in a season where you're questioning your progress, doubting your body, or wondering if anything is ever going to work for you, this might be the episode you need most.

1. The dopamine hits that come from finally getting answers, labs, and a plan
2. Why Erin doesn't want you to depend on practitioners, protocols, or wellness influencers forever
3. The surprising reason clients start pushing their boundaries around months 7 and 8
4. Why feeling amazing, overdoing it, and crashing can actually be a sign that your world is expanding (!)
5. The importance of embodiment and why it’s a part of Erin’s C.A.R.E method

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Experiencing symptoms? It could be related to your gut.

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Episode 397: Die-Off During Gut Healing: What’s Normal, What’s Not, & What To Do Next

Episode 406: You Can’t Manifest Your Way Out of a Dysregulated Nervous System

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PCOS just got a glow up. This wildly misunderstood condition affects 1 in 8 women and 170 million women worldwide, and has officially been renamed PMOS: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. In this episode, Erin is joined by TFN lead practitioner Rachel Heintz, MS, RDN, IFMCP, FHP-C, to talk about why this name change matters.

Rachel breaks down why the old PCOS label created so much confusion, and how PMOS can impact metabolism, blood sugar, cardiovascular health, skin, fertility, mental health, and more.

This is a whole-human conversation about a whole-body condition, because women are more than “just hormones walking around,” and this condition was never just about the ovaries.

1. Why PCOS was renamed PMOS, and how the new name reflects what’s actually happening in the body
2. The four PMOS archetypes Rachel sees most often: insulin-resistant, inflammatory, adrenal, and post-pill
3. How perfume, dryer sheets, and what’s under your kitchen sink can all matter for endocrine health
4. The fertility case study that had surprisingly little to do with the ovaries themselves

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Sometimes you go looking for that one cutting-edge clinical pearl, and what you actually get is a full body reminder of why this work matters.

After taking the TFN team to the IFM conference in San Diego, Erin is sharing her honest reflections and biggest takeaways, including the conversations that made her feel like functional medicine is moving in a hopeful direction.

She gets into GLP-1 tapering, preconception care, women’s health, emotional regulation, practitioner burnout, and community as medicine. Plus, emotional wellness is FINALLY entering the chat!

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1. Why the IFM conference reinvigorated Erin, even if the curriculum wasn’t what she expected
2. Seeing Dr. Terry Wahls in person, and why she was an OG expander for Erin’s autoimmune healing
3. How GLP-1s may not have to be “forever drugs” when tapering and satiety signals are used skillfully
4. The “health-to-isolation pipeline” and why healing in a cocoon is powerful… until it starts making your life smaller

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Episode 368: Perimenopause Isn’t Just About Hormones: What Every Perimenopausal Woman Should Know Before Starting HRT with Dr. Deanna Minich

Episode 409: Trying to Conceive? This Fertility Case Study Is For You

Episode 411: The GLP-1 Follow Up: Side Effects, Microdosing & Ozempic Culture

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A physical transformation doesn’t automatically change the story you’re living inside. You can lose the weight, change the labs, clear the symptoms, hit the goal… and still feel like the same OG version of yourself. In this solo episode, Erin is talking about the “neuroscience of reality” – how your brain uses old beliefs, past experiences, and predictive patterns to construct what you see, how you feel, and what you think is possible for you.

This episode is all about self-sabotage. Erin explains how the brain filters millions of pieces of information down to a tiny fraction of conscious awareness, and how understanding this can create a massive amount of compassion for yourself in the healing process.

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1. The question Erin asks when she looks at labs: what did this person have to sacrifice, silence, or over-function through to get here?
2. Why healing can start to feel like a hamster wheel when you’re only working with one “fractal” of yourself
3. How Erin’s eating disorder recovery and autoimmune diagnosis deepened her understanding of self-attack biology
4. Why the 1970 kitten study explains “behavioral blindness” and how your brain can filter out parts of reality

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Ozempic culture is officially here, and after last week’s GLP-1 episode with Jessica Brown, Erin has more to say.

This time, she’s getting into the side effects practitioners are seeing and the “microdosing” marketing language that’s gotten wildly out of hand. Erin talks about the difference between using GLP-1s skillfully vs. going a little willy nilly with telehealth prescriptions, and people chasing quick weight loss without understanding what’s happening physiologically.

This is an important “part 2” conversation around why these medications can be an incredibly effective tool… while still requiring education, self-awareness, support, and a whole lot more nuance than the internet shows.

In this episode:

• Why Erin thinks we’re wildly underprepared to use GLP-1s correctly
• What “Ozempic culture” gets right… and where the conversation completely misses the mark
• “Food as skinny vs. food as fuel” and why micronutrients matter more than ever if you’re on a GLP-1
• How Erin’s client used tirzepatide without jumping to higher and higher doses
• The GLP-1 side effects Erin is seeing most often, including SIBO flares and reflux

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Episode 410: GLP-1s Are Not Just About Weight Loss with Jessica Brown

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Oh boy… Erin is FINALLY having an unfiltered GLP-1 conversation with the person she wanted to have it with first: Jessica Brown, a clinical nutritionist, Stanford-trained teacher, founder of the GLP-1 Nutrition Academy, author of The Loving Diet and Beyond the Shot, and one of Erin’s longtime mentors.

This is not a “GLP-1s are good” or “GLP-1s are bad” episode. It’s the difference between semaglutide and tirzepatide, what “microdosing” means, and why these medications are being studied for so much more than weight loss. Erin and Jessica also talk about identity, worthiness, body positivity, and the role of social media influencers when it comes to GLP-1s.

• Why Jessica believes GLP-1s could become one of the biggest disruptions in modern healthcare
• Erin’s thoughts on influencers, GLP-1s, and the pressure to maintain a certain identity online
• How AI is impacting lab analysis and why consciousness matters (it’s AI-proof!)
• Why GLP-1s are not powerful enough to change your beliefs about worthiness and identity
• What practitioners NEED to know as GLP-1s and metabolic health reshape the future of functional medicine

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Check out Jessica’s bestselling books, Beyond the Shot and The Loving Diet.

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If you feel like you’ve done EVERYTHING to support your fertility journey, cleaned up your diet, worked on your gut health, taken all the supplements, tracked alllll the things and you’re still not pregnant… this episode will speak to you.

Erin and TFN Practitioner Nicole Antes are walking through a fertility case study for a client who came to them after trying to conceive for a year with a 16+ supplement routine that wasn’t necessarily supporting her body in the way it needed.

Together, they get into the downstream effects of overly aggressive gut protocols, hyper-fixation, nervous system regulation, and how easy it can be for TTC to feel like a full-time job. There were some subtle shifts that helped this client finally move the needle and get a positive pregnancy test!

In this episode:

• The role of methylation, mitochondrial health, and antioxidant support in egg quality and embryo development
• Why herbal antimicrobials can sometimes “kill the good guys” after aggressive gut protocols
• How Dad’s health influences a healthy fertility journey, and how sperm quality can shift within 3-6 months
• Why taking a month off from tracking could be the most supportive nervous system shift
• The surprising thing this client did before finally getting a positive pregnancy test

Resources mentioned:

Real Food For Fertility by Lily Nichols and Lisa Hendrickson-Jack (see Chapter 9!)

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There’s a version of functional medicine that works, and then there’s the version that leaves people with a stack of labs, a cabinet full of supplements, and a whole lot of confusion. In this conversation, Erin is joining holistic nutritionist Ali Shapiro on the Truce with Food podcast to get candid about the difference, what she’s seeing in her own practice, and why things have gotten a little “wonky” in the wellness space.

Erin gets into the trenches of how her work has shifted, why she’s no longer looking at the physical body in isolation, and what happens when you bring the nervous system, your patterns, and your lived experience into the room.

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1. Erin’s definition of intuitive functional medicine, and why it’s not about choosing between the body, mind, or nervous system
2. How to self-source and trust your own body vs. outsourcing to experts
3. Why more data (labs, trackers, testing) isn’t always better, and how it can disconnect you from your body
4. The “and both” approach to health and why this is where real transformation happens
5. What it looks like to work with a practitioner who co-pilots with you

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Transcending chronic symptoms, reclaiming your vitality, and no longer making your health your whole personality? That’s exactly what this episode is about. Erin is breaking down the five stages of healing, and the EXACT patterns her clients go through before they feel free in their bodies.

Erin gets into the nocebo effect, health hyper-vigilance, the medicine spiral, and the kind of inner work that will move you into a new identity. She also connects the dots between how your brain processes labels, how fear and focus can reinforce symptoms, and why so many people stay stuck in loops even when they’re doing “all the right things.”

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1. Erin’s favorite stage of healing (Stage 4) and why the real work happens there
2. Our cultural obsession with labels, and why getting a diagnosis can feel like “sweet relief”
3. How the medicine spiral creates deeper healing every time you move through it
4. The identity shift that allows you to stop constantly monitoring your body and finally feel free in it

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Episode 258: Using Manifestation to Heal Your Body

Episode 404: From Symptom Obsession to Freedom In Your Body

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Let’s talk about manifestation, but not in a vision boards and affirmations kinda way. In this episode, Erin is diving into three of her favorite topics: manifestation, the subconscious mind, and the nervous system, and how they’re ALL deeply connected when it comes to your health.

Did you know that 90-95% of what you experience as “reality” is shaped by subconscious patterns? Your subconscious mind is constantly scanning for evidence of what you already believe, which influences how you think, feel, and respond on a daily basis. And all of this is the foundation behind the Manifest Your Health app, which launches on April 27th.

• The moment Erin’s nervous system shut down before a mastermind and how she rewired it
• How your perception of safety directly impacts digestion, immune function, and emotional regulation
• Why your body already knows how to heal and what might be blocking you from accessing it
• How visceral hypersensitivity turns normal sensations into pain (and why that matters beyond IBS)
• How to expand what your brain allows you to see so you can access more opportunity and possibility

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If you’ve outgrown parts of your life, your identity, maybe even the way you used to cope, and the “what’s next” feels blurry, it can feel destabilizing as hell in your body.

Your body is not designed to live in a constant state of fear, panic, and anxiety. And yet, so many of us are stuck there in that in-between space.

Erin is sharing the exact tools she uses to de-escalate anxiety in real time, from breathwork, EFT tapping, and nervous system support, so you can move out of panic without abandoning yourself, and start responding to your body instead of fighting it.

1. What happened when Erin had her first panic attack in years, and how she de-escalated it
2. The simple shift of saying “this is anxiety” and how it interrupts the spiral before it takes over
3. The reframe that turns anxiety from a threat into an initiation (yes, really!)
4. How EFT tapping helps your body process and move emotional energy instead of holding onto it
5. Breathwork techniques, nervine herbs, and yoga poses that can drop you into parasympathetic faster

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Episode 384: The Top 7 Physiological Causes of Anxiety You Might Be Overlooking

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Burned out, inflamed, doing all the “right” things, and still getting worse? Emily Markham was deep in that loop for years, managing digestive issues, acne, fatigue, and anxiety while trying to out-supplement a life that was running her into the ground.

In this Manifest Your Health client case study, Emily shares what actually changed, and the “secondary gains” and subconscious programming inside this work that helped her get there.

You’ll hear how Emily moved out of obsessive symptom-checking and into freedom in her body after being diagnosed with mold illness, and why healing finally clicked for her when she stopped trying to override her body.

• Emily’s strict functional protocols during COVID, including not being able to eat the same food twice in 5 days
• How spending 80–90% of your day thinking about symptoms can keep you stuck in a never-ending loop
• What “secondary gains” are and why they can override even the most perfect protocol
• Erin’s spicy take on nervous system healing, and how it’s about more than quick hacks and breathing exercises
• The work inside Manifest Your Health that helped deepen Emily’s trust in her body and a connection to something bigger than herself

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What if your gut-brain axis isn’t just a “cute concept”… but the thing running the show?

Erin is giving you the FULL class from last week’s Funk’tional Nutrition Academy Open House, breaking down how stress, subconscious patterns, and nervous system signaling directly shape digestion. This one’s for my practitioners, but honestly, if your gut isn’t improving, you’re going to want to hear this too.

You’ll understand how perception shapes digestion, why healing requires both gut work and nervous system work, and how to start interrupting the loop that keeps symptoms stuck.

1. The role of subconscious patterning in shaping your symptom experience, and how those patterns can be changed
2. How neuroplasticity becomes a tool for gut healing, and why your brain is not stuck in old patterns
3. How shifting out of a constant “on guard” state can restore motility, enzyme output, and real digestive function
4. The “prediction loop” your brain runs after repeated gut symptoms, and how it primes your body to react
5. How your brain can misinterpret normal gut sensations as “dangerous”, through visceral hypersensitivity

Resources mentioned:

The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy Open House ends March 24th. Join us for FREE live classes.

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So many people bounce between specialists, run every lab under the sun, and still feel stuck in the same symptom loop. What if the problem isn’t missing data, but the way we’re looking at the body in the first place?

In this episode, Erin is giving you an exclusive sneak peek inside the Funk’tional Nutrition Academy Open House, where she breaks down her model of intuitive functional medicine.

Erin explains why healing requires more than labs and protocols, how nervous system patterns shape our symptoms, and why self-trust might be one of the most overlooked pieces of root cause care.

1. Why chronic illness is often a breakdown in communication between body systems instead of a single root cause
2. How practitioners can help clients rebuild self-trust and reconnect with their body’s healing intelligence
3. The surprising role of interoception and how trauma, stress, and conditioning can distort how we interpret signals
4. Erin’s framework for combining lab data, nervous system work, and intuition in root cause care

Resources mentioned:

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Applications are now open for Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, our 14 month clinical mentorship + training program.

Are you a practitioner? Get your exclusive invitation to the FNA Open House.

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The mind and the body are always inextricably connected.

Here’s the truth: multiple food sensitivities are rarely about the food alone. And if you’re eating in fight-or-flight, you’re physiologically set up to react before the first bite even hits your stomach.

This episode connects gut-immune mechanisms with nervous system reality. Erin walks through what actually drives multiple food sensitivities from the body up and the mind down, and where she gets hot to trot: the expectant state. She explains why fear-based eating can amplify symptoms and how belief alone can shift physiological response.

If you’ve been stuck in restriction cycles or reacting to “everything,” this will help you stabilize instead of spiraling.

1. The two vitamins that can REALLY help to stabilize the immune system if we are reacting to a lot of foods
2. Dr. Alia Crumb’s milkshake study that proves belief can shift hormone output and hunger signaling
3. How overactive dendritic cells act like “Pac-Man” in your small intestine and flag too many foods for destruction
4. Erin’s recommended pre-meal practices that can shift Secretory IgA levels and improve tolerance

Resources mentioned:

The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy Open House kicks off March 11th. Join us for FREE live classes.

Applications are now open for Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, our 14 month clinical mentorship + training program.

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It’s been EIGHT years of The Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast and 400 episodes of consistency. If you’re waiting to “feel ready”, certified enough, niche enough, confident enough, and your nervous system is fried from comparison and perfectionism… this solo AMA from Erin is for you.

Erin is getting deep in the trenches about how the podcast started, the pivots along the way, identity shifts, primary parenting, what it’s really like to work alongside her husband, and the uncomfortable truths about building a values-driven business over time.

This episode is jam-packed with reminders that perfection is not a prerequisite for growth. Keep showing up, put in the reps, and have the willingness to “go ugly” early.

1. The platform Erin not-so-secretly is launching as a “no-niche” space
2. Why going “ugly early” builds clinical confidence faster than over-preparing ever will
3. What actually changes when you move from solopreneur to leading a salaried team with benefits and 401Ks
4. The behind-the-scenes tension of growing a podcast in a celebrity-dominated industry
5. How Erin and her husband Scott navigated parenting and redefining who carries the financial load

Resources mentioned:

The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy Open House kicks off March 11th. Join us for FREE live classes.

Applications are now open for Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, our 14 month clinical mentorship + training program.

Are you a practitioner? Get your exclusive invitation to the FNA Open House.

Subscribe to Erin’s Substack for a no-nonsense & no-niche space about health, entrepreneurship, and manifestation.

Erin also references these episodes:

Episode 399: How To Stand Out as a Functional Medicine Clinician in an “Oversaturated” Market

Episode 325: How To Get Hired as a Functional Medicine Practitioner

Episode 307: Starting a Business From Scratch

Episode 279: How Do I Get Clients?

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Everyone says the functional medicine space is “oversaturated.” But what are we actually seeing? And what qualities make up a fantastic clinician?

Erin is offering a peek behind the curtain into her most rigorous practitioner hiring process yet, including what consistently showed up in applications, and all the sneaky clinical skill gaps she and Rachel Heintz, MS, RDN see that are holding practitioners back.

She shares why nutrition foundations matter (but aren’t enough on their own), what real lab discernment looks like in complex cases, and why immune dysregulation requires a full-bodied approach.

If you want to deliver care with more nuance, confidence, and a deeper systems biology lens, this is exactly why the Funk’tional Nutrition Academy (FNA) exists. Open enrollment starts March 1st!

In this episode:

1. The biggest clinical skill gaps Erin and Rachel consistently see in practitioner applications
2. What lab discernment really looks like and how to decide what you need before moving forward
3. The role mentorship plays in building confidence and shining a flashlight without punching above your clinical weight
4. What happens when you niche too early and grow inside a more unsustainable clinical silo
5. The clinical support you’ll get inside of FNA, and why you should apply for the spring cohort

Resources mentioned:

Are you a practitioner? Get your exclusive invitation to the FNA Open House.

Applications are now open for Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, our 14 month clinical mentorship + training program.

4-Day Autoimmune Practitioner Intensive Training

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If you’ve ever felt like your nervous system is constantly jacked up and running on pressure, urgency, and adrenaline, this episode is a vulnerable deep dive into why that happens.

Erin is taking you inside what nervous system re-patterning and brain rewiring actually look like through the lens of a deadline-driven season where pushing harder led to getting sick and realizing she couldn’t keep forcing her way through anymore.

She explores how predictive patterns form, why hustle can “work” while still keeping your body stuck in fight-or-flight, and why true healing often requires writing yourself a permission slip.

1. The moment Erin realized she was teaching regulation from a completely FRIED nervous system
2. How subconscious “predictive patterns” lock you into stress and the same symptoms on repeat
3. The comment Erin’s integrator made that exposed how much pressure she was putting on herself
4. The uncomfortable choice Erin made that FINALLY interrupted the pattern and changed everything

Resources mentioned:

Join the waitlist for Manifest Your Health. Doors open in the spring!

Applications are now open for Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, our 14 month clinical mentorship + training program.

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Starting a gut healing protocol sounds straightforward until symptoms flare, digestion slows, or your skin freaks out. Do you protocol harder? Do you completely stop? Or is there a middle ground?

In this episode, Erin and TFN Practitioner Nicole Antes are breaking down what die-off (aka a Herxheimer reaction) actually is, why it can feel downright gnarly, and how to tell the difference between a normal detox response and a sign your body needs more support.

You’ll learn about the most common die-off symptoms and why mineral status matters much more than you realize.

In this episode:

• Why hydration can make detox symptoms worse if your mineral status isn’t addressed first
• The difference between normal die-off and a sign your body is asking you to slow way down
• How constipation amplifies skin flares, fatigue, and brain fog during gut protocols
• The overlooked role of bile flow and liver support in clearing toxins 
• When binders are a powerful tool, AND when they’re the wrong move that adds more stress to your system

Resources mentioned:

Episode 393: 5 Things You Need to Know Before Starting a Gut Healing Protocol

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Constant stimulation and social media algorithms are draining our life force every single day and keeping us stuck in cycles of nonstop scrolling and reactivity. So what does that mean for your energy, your focus, and your creativity? And how do we interrupt that pattern?

You’ll learn how boredom (yes, boredom!) is one of the most unglamorous, but powerful tools for resetting your nervous system, sparking creativity, and reclaiming your energy. Erin is also sharing the EXACT experiments she’s playing with right now, from morning phone boundaries to intentional mind-wandering, and how small shifts in attention can open up a totally different way of moving through your day.

• How social media and doomscrolling hijacks your dopamine and trains your brain to be reactive
• Why constantly “optimizing” your health or habits can backfire when your nervous system is overloaded
• How daydreaming and being bored on purpose can give you a creative edge
• The worst thing you can do when you wake up in the morning, and how to interrupt the pattern
• What types of accounts Erin has been intentionally unfollowing on social media

Resources mentioned:

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Erin’s two favorite books on creativity: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and The Creative Act by Rick Rubin.

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If your “normal” winter cold has a habit of spiraling into a full-blown sinus or ear infection, this episode is your prevention wake-up call so you can stop the cycle. Erin is sharing her favorite strategies that are simple and unglamorous, but will keep things moving.

You’ll learn why dry air is not your friend (hello winter and airplanes!), how a humidifier can help keep mucus thin, and why nasal a neti pot or even just saline spray is one of the easiest ways to physically rinse out irritants and pathogens.

Erin also offers an important PSA on humidifiers you won’t want to miss.

In this episode:

• Why dry air can slow your sinuses’ natural clearing system and let pathogens linger longer
• The nightly habit Erin forgot to do, and why it matters so much for keeping mucus thin and drainage moving
• Neti pot vs. saline spray and how each option can help physically remove viruses, bacteria, allergens, and pollutants
• The “helpful but can backfire” list of add-ons to consider when you’re prone to infections after a cold
• The humidifier warning most people miss and the quick way to spot when humidity is getting too high

Resources mentioned:

Erin’s Honeywell Germ Free Cool Mist Humidifier and Miro Humidifier

Digital Hygrometer

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If you’ve been taking in alllll the health, wellness, business, and self-improvement advice, this episode is your permission slip to start curating your own intentional “board of directors.” These are the people who will help you steer the ship and hold the line for your vision when you want to default into old patterns.

You’ll learn Erin’s journaling exercise for filtering your influential inner circle into four categories: candle blower-outers, the safety police, light protectors, and expanders, so you can quickly spot who’s fueling your growth and who might be holding you back.

Erin also shares how she chooses truth-tellers and experts for her own board (some she knows, some she pays, some don’t even know her!), plus practical ways to “meet” with your board regularly.

Even if you are not a CEO of a company, you are the CEO of your LIFE, and the right board can help you stop playing small and start moving forward.

1. How Erin runs a regular “board meeting” with herself to evaluate decisions, track growth, and stay aligned with the life she’s intentionally building
2. How to identify the “candle blower-outers” who feel subtle, but consistently dim your ambition and confidence
3. Why the “safety police” mean well, but can still keep you tethered to what’s familiar instead of what you want
4. The difference between “light protectors” who love you and true expanders who prove your next level is possible
5. How asking “where is my ship pointed right now?” can immediately reveal which voices deserve decision-making power

Resources mentioned:

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We’re bringing it back to the gut!

If you’ve ever started a gut protocol and thought, “Why do I feel worse?” or “Why did this work… and then completely fall apart?” this episode is for you. Erin is sharing what a gut protocol is, why going straight into antimicrobial “kill” mode can backfire, and how ignoring the body’s internal environment can lead to flare-ups and stalled healing.

You’ll also learn Erin’s five step B.L.A.S.T framework to make your gut protocol results stick: think Bowels, Liver, Adrenals, Secretory IgA, and Trauma.

Your nervous system has EVERYTHING to do with gut results, and a more supportive, whole-body approach helps the body do what it already knows how to do: heal.

In this episode:

1. Why jumping straight into antimicrobials is a red flag and can overload your system
2. What Erin’s sudden wine reactions, hives, and crushing headaches reveal about histamine and gut imbalance
3. How constipation and sluggish detox pathways can turn a healing protocol into nonstop reactions and flare-ups
4. Why chronic stress hormones sabotage gut immunity, digestion, and your ability to clear infections
5. How unresolved trauma and a dysregulated nervous system can keep the body stuck in survival mode

Resources mentioned:

Apply to work with us 1:1 here!

Applications are now open for Funk’tional Nutrition Academy, our 14 month clinical mentorship + training program.

Join the waitlist for Manifest Your Health.

Order The Gut Panel.

Listen to the TFN client case study episode with Meg O’Neill.

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If you achieved ALL of your 2026 goals, how would you feel? How would it change your life? This episode is going to flip everything you think you know about intention setting, and why it matters.

Instead of focusing on rigid goals or relying on willpower, Erin explains how aligning your 2026 intentions with who you want to become can naturally shape your choices around food, health, and daily habits.

It’s normal for discomfort, uncertainty, and old urges to creep in when you’re on the cusp of making big changes, but this is evidence that it’s working! You’ll also learn all about EFT (or tapping) as a tool to calm the nervous system, plus Erin’s most supportive frameworks you can return to long after the new year energy fades.

1. Why your brain hunts for evidence that your “I am…” story is true, and how that keeps recreating the same food patterns
2. The fork in the road moment that makes people quit in week two, and why feeling confused can mean the change is working
3. How to use future-self decision making so you stop waiting to feel ready before you act
4. The reason analytical, detail-focused people can get stuck in nutrition change, and how to be a needle-mover
5. A guided EFT tapping approach to loosen “I can’t” beliefs and replace them with capability, worthiness, and trust

Resources mentioned:

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If you’ve ever felt frustrated by how slow healing can be, or caught yourself searching for ONE answer that will finally explain everything, this episode is for you. Erin is sitting down with TFN client Meg O’Neill to explore what happened when she learned how patience, mindset, and functional testing work together over time.

Together, they unpack Meg’s client case, including recurring infections, acid reflux, blood sugar instability, and elevated liver markers – and why none of those symptoms told the full story on their own! Erin digs into why testing matters, what “under the hood” data can uncover about gut bacteria and gluten reactions, and how to stop missing root causes by assuming hormones are always the culprit.

Meg also shares the small, but meaningful changes that helped her build momentum on her health journey, including removing dairy and gluten.

In this episode:

• How Meg’s current season of life changed the kinds of health and work habits she was willing to sustain
• Why putting labels on your health (like blaming all your symptoms on perimenopause) can delay real answers
• How functional testing played a critical role in Meg’s care and helped move her beyond guessing or trial-and-error
• The data behind low Secretory IgA and low beneficial bacteria, and what it means when you’re constantly getting sick
• The small shifts Meg focused on to improve her energy and digestion without overhauling her entire life

Resources mentioned:

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Join the waitlist for Manifest Your Health.

Meg is a social media strategist and content creator who helps women show up authentically online. Connect with her on Instagram and TikTok.

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If you’ve ever felt stuck cycling between food rules, emotional eating, and guilt, this conversation offers a completely different perspective. Erin and holistic nutritionist Ali Shapiro are talking about eating disorders, cultural norms, GLP-1s, self sabotage, and why food struggles are actually about unmet emotional needs.

Ali explains how many people unknowingly stay trapped in black-and-white thinking around food (swinging between restrictive diets and “anything goes” eating),  while missing the deeper drivers behind these patterns.

You’ll learn how to recognize common emotional triggers that drive eating behaviors, including burnout, anxiety, self-doubt, and loneliness, and why food can soothe these feelings without ever truly resolving them.

• How food can become a stand-in for unmet needs around safety, belonging, and emotional connection
• Why food can “soothe but not satisfy,” creating an addictive loop that keeps people stuck
• The four MAJOR emotional triggers behind eating struggles and how each one drives different eating patterns
• How black-and-white diet thinking (i.e. “good vs. bad foods”) keeps people locked in restriction-rebound cycles
• What it means to move toward body-led eating and how to trust your internal cues instead of outsourcing decisions to diets, trends, and experts

Resources mentioned:

Truce With Food

Find Your Food Stage

Ali’s Podcast, Insatiable

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The holidays don’t have to mean burnout, digestive chaos, and throwing all your healthy habits out the window. They can be fun AND joyful too! In this episode, Erin shares part of a powerful masterclass from TFN practitioner Nicole Antes, FHP-C, who offers practical strategies to help you stay grounded, nourished, and calm throughout the busiest time of the year.

You’ll learn how to ditch the all-or-nothing mindset with the “eat what you want, add what you need” approach, prep smart for travel with supportive snacks and supplements, and build daily routines like walking, breathwork, and screen-free time to support your nervous system and energy levels.

Women are so often the caretakers, the peacekeepers, and the chronic “yes-sayers”. Putting yourself first can feel hard, but the holiday season is actually the perfect time to set boundaries and practice self-care!

In this episode:

• The simple “eat what you want, add what you need” mindset Nicole uses to enjoy holiday desserts
• Why saving up for a big holiday meal by skipping breakfast or lunch can actually make digestion, energy, and cravings worse
• The yummy protein-rich snacks, electrolytes, and digestion aids Nicole packs in her holiday travel toolkit 
• How herbal teas with lemon balm, passion flower, skullcap, or holy basil can keep your stress in check
• The importance of walking after meals to aid blood sugar and digestion

Resources mentioned:

Apply to work with Nicole1:1 here!

TFN Travel Guide: How to Stay On Track While Traveling

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Which clean beauty tools, products, and routines are actually worth the investment? Erin is sharing ALL of her favorite gadgets and gizmos, the items she’s tested, loved, and repurchased, plus the ones she regrets spending money on.

You’ll hear about the red light mask that noticeably helped her rosacea, to facial cupping, collagen, tinted moisturizers, and the OneSkin formulas she swears by that have truly made a difference in her skin health.

But we’re also digging into a much deeper layer of the beauty conversation: how the $6.3 TRILLION dollar wellness industry uses shame-driven messaging to convince women they “need” more products to be healthy or attractive. Erin explains why foundational habits like nutrition, hydration, movement, and stress support matter far more than any $100 face cream, and how to stay grounded when the marketing tries to convince you otherwise.

Think of this episode as your go-to clean beauty guide that’s practical, honest, and NOT rooted in fear-based selling!

• The $6.3 trillion wellness industry’s favorite tactic, and how shame marketing silently shapes your beauty choices
• The ONE <$80 lymphatic tool that Erin swears has delivered the most noticeable skin improvements
• Why Erin believes “skin is an inside job” and which lifestyle factors actually make the biggest difference in aging
• The red light mask Erin uses daily, what it does at the cellular level, and how it helped her rosacea
• Which high-end products earned a permanent place in Erin’s routine… and which expensive gadget she almost never touches

Resources mentioned:

Bioma

Bloomside Botanicals

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Cecily Braden Lymphatic Brush

The Facial Cupping Expert

Frownies

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RMS Beauty

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Episode 314: Skin Vitality & Natural Botox with The Facial Cupping Expert

Episode 382: Struggling With Acne? How Your Gut Impacts Your Skin

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Erin hit a breaking point last year. Her business was growing, but the behind-the-scenes reality was unsustainable. Instead of muscling through, she tore everything down, embodied the CEO / visionary role, and rebuilt the entire operation from the inside out. This episode is a raw, behind the scenes peek at the major shifts she’s made inside The Funk’tional Nutritionist since then, and how creating more clarity, spaciousness, and systems elevates the support clients receive.

You’ll also hear the hot-off-the-press details of her new brain–body membership, which is an evolution of Manifest Your Health, designed to help you move from chronic overwhelm into genuine physical and emotional safety. Erin explains why real transformation requires time, repetition, and nervous system stability, which is exactly why this ISN’T another rushed 6-week program. Join the waitlist here!

In this episode:

• How Erin’s org chart turned into a “sunflower” and the surprising ripple effects this had on her creativity, mood, and revenue
• The pivotal moment in San Diego that shifted EVERYTHING and clarified the company’s next chapter
• Why Erin hired an integrator, how this role works alongside a visionary, and why it was the missing link in getting her out of the weeds
• What Erin learned from running Manifest Your Health, and what you can expect from her new membership
• How healing actually happens, including the role of repetition and titration, and why you can’t “manifest” or rewire anything when your body is in survival mode

Resources mentioned:

Join the waitlist for Erin’s new brain-body membership here.

Check out the book Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters

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Most people walk out of their routine doctor’s appointments with “normal” labs and zero clarity about why they’re tired, inflamed, or not feeling like themselves. In this episode, Erin breaks down what your CMP, CBC, and lipid panel actually measure, and why routine bloodwork often misses the early signs of metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, thyroid issues, and nutrient depletion.

So what are the best add-on markers to ask for that will give you a genuinely comprehensive picture of your health? From fasting insulin and hemoglobin A1c, to thyroid antibodies, ANA, HS-CRP, ferritin, vitamin D, and GGT, Erin provides critical context about each of these – and how each one uncovers clues your doctor’s standard panel never will.

P.S. Download our FREE bloodwork checklist for the exact labs Erin recommends in this episode. 

• Why “normal” blood work doesn’t always mean “optimal,” and how functional ranges reveal imbalances years before disease
• The must-have trio for evaluating metabolic health beyond fasting glucose: insulin, hemoglobin A1c, and uric acid
• The #1 liver marker missing from most CMPs and how it reflects toxin load, oxidative stress, and glutathione depletion
• Why TSH alone is an incomplete thyroid screen, and how thyroid antibodies can detect Hashimoto’s years earlier
• How markers like ANA, ferritin, HS-CRP, and RBC magnesium work together to uncover hidden inflammation and autoimmune activity

Resources mentioned:

FREE GUIDE: The 19 Blood Tests You Should Ask For

Apply to work with us 1:1 here!

Episode 212: A Functional Medicine Approach to Labs

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Everyone has a pelvic floor. We just don’t think about it until there’s a mega problem! Bloating, back pain, constipation, leaking – these symptoms are more common than you think. Erin is taking us on a deep dive of the often overlooked pelvic floor, explaining how it connects to our diaphragm, core, breath, and even our gut.

You’ll learn why chronic tension, shallow breathing, and stress can lock the pelvic floor into dysfunction, why kegels alone don’t solve the problem, and how to retrain your body through intentional movement and 360° breathing. Erin speaks from her own experiences, sharing the exact cues, poses, and breathwork practices that helped her rebuild strength, relieve pain, and reconnect with her body from the inside out.

• The most common symptoms of pelvic floor issues, including how constipation and gut issues play a role
• Why kegels alone won’t fix your pelvic floor – and what to do instead
• How pregnancy and postpartum changes can affect the ribs, core, and pelvic floor
• Why diaphragmatic breathing (not shallow chest breathing!) is the foundation of pelvic floor health
• Erin’s favorite yoga poses for pelvic floor release, including child’s pose, happy baby, and supported hip openers

Resources mentioned:

Episode 380: The Real Reasons You’re Constipated (and What Actually Works)

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What if your anxiety isn’t something to fix, but a message from your body that something needs to change? In this episode, Erin breaks down the most common hidden physiological roots of anxiety, from disrupted circadian rhythms and blood sugar imbalances, to hormonal shifts and neuroinflammation, all of which leave your body feeling stuck in overdrive!

You’ll learn how everyday habits like poor sleep, under-eating, and overexposure to artificial light can create biological stress that fuels anxious feelings. More importantly, Erin explains how to decode those signals, understand what your body’s really asking for, and reconnect the dots between your physical health and emotional wellbeing, so you feel calm and grounded again.

P.S. Join the waitlist for Manifest Your Health so you can rewire your body’s patterns and align your health with the life you want to live.

• Why sunlight might be the most underrated anxiety treatment, and how living out of sync with nature’s cycles disrupts your circadian rhythm
• A surprising connection between skipping breakfast, caffeine on an empty stomach, and mid-morning panic
• Why hormone imbalances like low progesterone and thyroid issues can amplify anxiety, and what labs reveal about it
• The link between methylation, detox pathways, and feeling “wired but tired” 
• How inflammation in the brain and gut dysbiosis create a feedback loop that perpetuates anxious thinking

Resources mentioned:

Want help identifying your root anxiety causes? Apply to work with us 1:1 here!

Join the waitlist for Manifest Your Health

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What happens when your body forgets how to feel safe? In this episode, Erin is talking to Beatriz Victoria Albina, a Family Nurse Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and author of End Emotional Outsourcing – to explore the link between codependency, perfectionism, and chronic stress.

“Emotional outsourcing” develops as a survival strategy for safety, belonging, and worth, and it can leave us feeling completely disconnected from our bodies and unable to regulate our nervous systems.

Bea explains how somatic awareness helps rebuild interoception, restore digestion, and rebalance the body’s stress response and HOW these patterns show up in everything from poor boundaries to physical symptoms like constipation and fatigue. If you’ve ever struggled with people-pleasing, burnout, or the pressure to hold it all together, this powerful framework will help you return home to yourself.

• How emotional outsourcing shows up as “brilliant survival strategies” like perfectionism, people-pleasing, and codependency
• Why we jump away from imagined cobras as self-protection, and how somatic awareness can help
• How chronic stress rewires your nervous system and literally halts digestion (THIS could be why you feel constipated or constantly run down!)
• The rise of “therapy-speak” and rigid boundary-setting, and why it has left many of us disconnected
• Why you need to stop outsourcing your safety, worth, and validation and begin the lifelong work of self-sourcing your own power, clarity, and calm

Resources mentioned:

Check out Beatriz’s book, End Emotional Outsourcing 

The Feminist Wellness Podcast

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https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/383-beatriz-victoria-albina  

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