You’re tired, your weight is changing, and you don’t feel like yourself. Is it hormones? Your thyroid? Stress? And how does your faith fit into caring for your health?

In this episode of Faith Fueled Living, I’m joined by nurse practitioner Courtney Garner, author of Where Faith Meets Medicine: A Woman’s Guide to Health, Hormones, and Longevity. We talk about bringing faith and medical care together and asking better questions when something feels off in your body.

Courtney shares her approach to exploring possible causes of fatigue, weight gain, and hormonal changes. We discuss thyroid health, stress, lab results, and why your symptoms deserve a thoughtful conversation with your healthcare provider.

We also talk about the everyday foundations of health: sleep, nutrition, movement, meaningful relationships, and making room for rest. Our conversation explores forgiveness, emotional burdens, and caring for our spiritual lives alongside our physical health.

If you want to feel better and be more present for the people and work you love, this episode offers encouragement to take your health seriously, seek support, and start with changes you can sustain.

Takeaways

• Faith and medical care can work together as you seek answers and care for your whole self.

• Fatigue, weight changes, and feeling unlike yourself deserve attention and a conversation with your healthcare provider.

• Courtney explains how she explores possible underlying causes through a detailed health history and appropriate testing.

• Thyroid function, hormonal changes, stress, and sleep are worth discussing when your energy and wellbeing change.

• Consistent habits around food, movement, sleep, and rest provide a practical place to begin.

• Emotional and spiritual wellbeing deserve care alongside your physical symptoms.

• Meaningful connection and support matter. You don’t have to navigate your health alone.

Check out Where Faith Meets Medicine Book. Connect with Courtney here.

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When life feels heavy, it can be hard to see where God is working. You may be praying, trying to stay hopeful, and still wondering how you’re going to get through what’s in front of you.

In this solo episode of Faith Fueled Living, I share how the stories of people who have walked through deep pain have strengthened my own faith. Again and again, I’ve heard guests describe finding God’s presence in places they never expected. Their stories remind me that we don’t have to have everything figured out to turn to Him.

We talk about trusting God in difficult seasons, bringing Him our burdens, and making room for His presence through prayer, Scripture, and quiet time. I also share why telling someone what you’re carrying matters, and how your own story can encourage another woman who feels alone.

If you need a little hope today, join me for encouragement and simple ways to notice God at work in your everyday life. I also share my free Joy Rising workbook to help you practice gratitude and recognize His presence, even while you’re still walking through something hard.

Takeaways

• You can bring your honest questions and heavy burdens to God before you know what comes next.

• Hearing how others have experienced God in difficult seasons can strengthen your faith and remind you that you’re not alone.

• Prayer, Scripture, and quiet time create space to draw near to God in the middle of real life.

• Sharing what you’re carrying with a trusted person gives you an opportunity to receive prayer and support.

• Your story doesn’t need a perfect ending to offer someone else encouragement.

• Start small: write down a burden, ask someone to pray with you, and notice one thing you’re grateful for today.

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Grab the Joy Rising- Daily Gratitude & Joy Journal here.

Download My Free Joyful Living Devotional: https://kristinfitch.com/devotional

Ready to take your first step towards a more joyful, faith-filled life? Download our Reignite Your Passion Workbook and start living with purpose today!

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Have you ever put your health at the bottom of the list because everyone and everything else needs you? Or tried to make healthier choices, only to feel like you’re falling short of yet another standard?

In this conversation, I talk with Justin Roethlingshoefer, author of Holy Health, about God’s design for our health and what it means to honor Him with our bodies. Justin shares how his experiences with weight, eating disorders, burnout, and chronic illness and striving to be perfect changed his understanding of health. We talk about why caring for your body is about more than appearance or performance. It can help you be present and show up well for the people and work God has placed in your life.

We also get practical about sleep, food, Sabbath rest, and the priorities we put on our calendars. If you want to feel better and care for your health without making it another source of pressure, I hope this conversation helps you take a fresh look at what’s possible.

• What it means to honor God with your body without making health an idol.
• Why your physical, mental, and spiritual health belong in the same conversation.
• How sleep, food, rest, and daily rhythms affect your ability to be present for what matters.
• Why the priorities on your calendar can shape your health more than good intentions alone.
• How Justin’s own health struggles changed the way he approaches lasting change.
• Why support and community can make healthy habits easier to sustain.

Connect with Justin at Own It Coaching here.

Learn about Holy Health for yourself or your church here.

Check out Justin's book, Holy Health.

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Grab the Rewire Your Mind: From Negativity to Joy- download here.

Grab the Joy Rising- Daily Gratitude & Joy Journal here.

Download My Free Joyful Living Devotional: https://kristinfitch.com/devotional

Ready to take your first step towards a more joyful, faith-filled life? Download our Reignite Your Passion Workbook and start living with purpose today!

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