Cortisol Coach

You have tried everything and it still feels impossible to actually get healthy and stay healthy. Tori Jensen, a registered dietitian and registered nurse with 15 years of clinical experience, joins Christine Marie to talk about why chronic stress and high cortisol in women’s bodies right now is bigger than science. It is spiritual warfare. Tori shares her own story of conviction, obedience, and what happened when she stood firm in her faith even when it cost her career. There is so much more available to you than what feels possible right now.

You have a good doctor. She runs your labs. She listens. She cares. And you still leave every appointment feeling like something is being missed. Dr. Abigail Hart and Dr. Charise Fashho — double board certified OB/GYNs and co-founders of Eviva Total Wellness — join Christine Marie to share what root cause medicine, hormone health, weight wellness, and longevity focused care actually looks like for women in perimenopause and menopause. From estrogen dominance to the MTHFR mutation to functional testing most physicians never order — this is the conversation that changes everything. Good is not good enough. And these two doctors are building something better.

She was a teenage mother and high school dropout who became a triple board certified physician — and then nearly lost everything to burnout, Hashimoto’s, and a back injury that two surgeons said required spinal fusion. Dr. Tabatha Barber joins Christine Marie to share what happened when she finally stopped doing it alone and invited Jesus into her health journey. This is faith-based functional medicine at its most powerful — healing hormones, gut health, and metabolism God’s way.

Weight gain. Body image struggles. A faith that says you are more than your body — but a mirror that tells a different story. If you have been doing everything right and still cannot lose weight, this episode is going to reframe everything. Renee Maldonado, founder of Rich Glow and creator of Fit for the Call, joins Christine Marie to share how she gained 40 pounds as a fitness coach, lost her identity, and discovered that the problem was never her body — it was what she had built her worth on. This is the biblical perspective on weight, body image, and health that Christian women over 40 have been searching for. Your healthiest self is your holiest self.

Depression in women over 40. Hormonal depression. Perimenopause and mood. Menopause and mental health. If you are exhausted, emotionally empty, and have been told you are fine — your hormones may be the root cause. Physician Assistant Jessica Crespo brings 26 years of clinical experience to the conversation nobody is having — why women over 40 are depressed and don’t know it, how declining estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol drive mood, and exactly what to say to your doctor to finally get answers.

<p>It all began when she was 37 years old, exhausted, gaining weight, losing her hair, and had seen more doctors than she could count. She had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, anxiety, panic attacks, and put on medication for every single one. But not one doctor, specialist, or OBGYN ever said the four words that would have changed everything:</p> <p>Let’s test your hormones.</p> <p>This is Episode 1 of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, and this is where it all begins.</p> <p>In this episode, host Christine Marie shares the raw, unfiltered story behind @cortisol_coach. Eight years of searching for answers. A growing list of misdiagnoses. Surgery. A hysterectomy. Rock bottom. And the quiet morning moment that changed everything.</p> <p>If you are dealing with high cortisol symptoms in women over 40, this episode is going to connect the dots in a way nothing else has. The exhaustion that does not go away. The weight gain that will not budge. The anxiety, brain fog, emotional overwhelm, and feeling like your body is working against you.</p> <p>This is not random. And it is not in your head.</p> <p>For so many women, high cortisol and hormone imbalance are the missing piece. Chronic stress keeps your body stuck in fight or flight, impacting your energy, metabolism, mood, sleep, and even your sense of identity.</p> <p>If you are exhausted no matter how much you sleep, gaining weight you cannot explain, and wondering why nothing is working, this episode was made for you.</p> <p>You are not crazy. Your symptoms are real. And healing is possible.</p> <p>Christine also gives you a first look at what is coming on this show, including conversations with leading doctors, specialists, and coaches in hormone health, nervous system healing, mental health, spiritual health, and whole body restoration. Every guest and every episode is designed to help you understand what is actually happening in your body so you can finally move forward with clarity.</p> <p>Because physical healing leads to clarity. Clarity leads to identity. Identity leads to calling. And calling leads to Kingdom impact.</p> <p>Your healing starts here.</p> <p>WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE</p> <p>The symptoms that ruled Christine’s life for 8 years, including brain fog, exhaustion, weight gain, migraines, fibromyalgia, zero libido, and rage</p> <p>What it felt like to be made to feel dismissed and misunderstood while searching for answers</p> <p>How chronic stress, high cortisol, and fight or flight disrupted her hormones, energy, and daily life</p> <p>The moment she hit rock bottom and what she cried out to God</p> <p>The turning point that changed everything</p> <p>What is coming on this show and why it exists</p> <p>CONNECT WITH CHRISTINE</p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach</a></p> <p>IF THIS EPISODE RESONATED WITH YOU</p> <p>This show grows because of women like you. If this episode helped you feel seen, gave you language for what you have been experiencing, or reminded you that healing is possible, here is how you can help:</p> <p>Leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than a minute and helps more women find answers.</p> <p>Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode.</p> <p>Share this episode with one woman in your life who is exhausted, overwhelmed, and still searching for answers. You might be the reason everything changes for her.</p> <p>For the products that changed her life:</p> <p><a href="http://cortisolcoach.itschristinemarie.com/" rel="n