Faith Over Pharma | Holistic Health, Fertility, Hormones & Natural Healing

If you're trying to conceive and wondering whether weight loss could improve your fertility, this episode is for you. Whether you're preparing for pregnancy, navigating fertility challenges, or trying to conceive after vasectomy reversal, you've probably heard some version of the message: "Just lose weight." But what if the conversation is much bigger than weight alone? In this episode, I sit down with Bailey King, wellness coach, homeschooling mom of six, and creator of The Chaos to Confidence Collective, to discuss the growing popularity of GLP-1 medications, the hidden factors that drive weight gain, and why metabolism, insulin, blood sugar, and overall health matter far more than simply making the scale move. Bailey shares her personal journey through PCOS, Crohn's disease, infertility, medications, restrictive diets, and years of frustration before discovering a sustainable approach built on real food, simple habits, and understanding how the body actually works. Together, we explore why many women feel stuck despite trying everything, the role of insulin and metabolic health, and why optimizing your health can support not only weight loss but also hormone balance, energy, and fertility. Connect with Bailey: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileylynnking/ Email: bailey@thechaostoconfidencecollective.com Workshop Application: https://thechaostoconfidencecollective.com/ Next Steps: Join the Rooted Community: https://susangladstein.com/communityStart supporting your body with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapyReady to look at the full fertility picture? Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertilityConnect with me on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

Think you know when you’re ovulating? If you’re tracking your cycle, using LH strips, and timing everything—but it’s still not happening—there’s a good chance you’re missing your fertile window – without realizing it. In this episode, I break down what ovulation actually looks like, what ovulation tests really measure, and why so many women get their timing wrong—even when they’re trying. A study on women trying to conceive found that only 12.7% correctly identified their ovulation day. Not because they weren’t paying attention… but because they were never taught how to read their body. Your fertile window is only about six days each cycle. If your timing is off, even slightly, you can be doing everything “right” and still miss it. If your cycle feels different—especially after a vasectomy reversal—this episode will help you understand why. If you’re ready to stop guessing and actually understand your body, you can apply for a Rooted Fertility Audit here:susangladstein.com/fertility Next Steps:Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapyExplore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/resetGet your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility Join the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreatFaith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

What if modern medicine isn’t neutral about family building? What if it’s incredibly efficient at preventing pregnancy — but surprisingly unprepared to restore it? In this episode, I unpack what hormonal birth control and vasectomy actually do to your hormones and reproductive health. We’re talking ovulation suppression, progesterone loss, SHBG elevation, nutrient depletion, antisperm antibodies, oxidative stress, sperm DNA fragmentation, and why vasectomy reversal fertility is far more complex than simply reconnecting tubes. Birth control doesn’t regulate your cycle — it shuts it down. Vasectomy doesn’t stop sperm production — it alters the immune and inflammatory environment. If you’re trying to conceive after vasectomy reversal and you’ve been told your labs are “normal” but pregnancy still isn’t happening, this episode will challenge what you’ve been told about hormone balance, inflammation, and fertility restoration. We’ll address the cultural drift that normalizes suppression while sidelining root-cause reproductive health. If you’ve felt dismissed, rushed, or subtly discouraged from wanting more children, this conversation will put language to what your gut already knows. Prevention is streamlined. Restoration requires advocacy. Next Steps:Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapyExplore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/resetGet your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility Join the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreatFaith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

What happens when you’re living somewhere beautiful… doing all the “right” things… and still battling fear you can’t explain? In this honest and layered conversation, I sit down with Danoucha Reynon to talk about severe PTSD, panic attacks, and what it was like to be told medication was the primary — and possibly lifelong — solution. This episode is not about shaming medication. It’s about asking deeper questions. We discuss trauma stored in the body, the gut-brain connection, nervous system regulation, detox and nutrition, and why so many root-cause factors are often overlooked. Danoucha shares how she slowly and safely weaned off medication over time — never cold turkey — while rebuilding her health through foundational support and, ultimately, surrendering her healing journey to Jesus. We also talk about discernment, spiritual warfare, identity beyond a diagnosis, and the practical tools that helped her move from panic to peace — including prayer, gratitude, movement, sunshine, hydration, and community. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a diagnosis…If you’ve wondered whether “this is just your life now”…Or if you’re afraid to start or stop medication… This conversation is filled with compassion, hope, and perspective. This episode is for encouragement and education only and is not medical advice. If you are currently on medication, do not stop abruptly. Work with a qualified provider and create a safe plan. Connect with Danoucha:Email: danoucha@gmail.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/shorebreakwellness/ Next Steps Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapyExplore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/resetJoin the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreatFaith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org Instagram: @susangladstein.co

If you’ve been struggling with hormone imbalance, PCOS, infertility, autoimmune symptoms, or chronic issues that don’t seem to show up clearly on labs, this episode explores a root cause many women are never encouraged to consider. Ashlee Rowland of SimplHolistic shares her personal journey of healing from multiple autoimmune diagnoses, PCOS, and infertility—beginning in her teens, long before she had language for root-cause healing. What started as listening to her intuition and changing the way she ate evolved into a deeper understanding of ancestral and seasonal nutrition, mineral balance, and how modern lifestyles quietly disrupt women’s health. The conversation goes deep into mold exposure and mycotoxin toxicity, unpacking how mold can mimic hormone imbalance, intensify stress responses, interfere with fertility, and keep the body stuck in survival mode—even when standard testing looks “normal.” Ashlee explains why mold is often missed in women dealing with estrogen dominance, thyroid issues, brain fog, inflammation, anxiety, and unexplained symptoms. Rather than promoting fear or extreme protocols, this episode focuses on clarity, discernment, and what actually supports healing: addressing the environment, supporting cellular and mineral health, regulating the nervous system, and restoring trust in the body’s ability to heal. If you’ve been doing all the “right” things but still feel stuck, this conversation will help you see your symptoms—and your next steps—through a different lens. Connect with Ashlee:Simplholistic.org ashlee@simplholistic.org instagram.com/simplholistic simplholistic.org/body-rhythm-blueprint simplholistic.org/freebies simplholistic.org/mold-protocol Use code “SUSAN” for 20% off Next Steps: Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapyExplore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/resetJoin the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreatFaith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org Instagram: @susangladstein.co

Many women reach a point where healthy habits stop producing healthy results. Labs may come back “normal,” routines look solid on paper, and yet the body feels stuck, reactive, or worse than before. In this episode, I explore why that happens — and why healing often stalls when wellness is built on control instead of awareness. We’ve been taught that discipline is the answer, but discipline without awareness can quietly become another form of stress. The body doesn’t heal under pressure — it heals when it feels safe enough to be listened to. I talk about how emotional stress, unprocessed experiences, and spiritual disconnection show up physically in women’s health, impacting hormones, digestion, inflammation, sleep, and cycles, even when nutrition and routines are dialed in. We also bring Scripture into the conversation, exploring what the Bible reveals about rest, safety, and healing — and how shifting from rigid control to relational trust can change the healing process entirely. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right but still not feeling well, or you’ve built a health plan that left little room for God, this episode is for you. Next Steps Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapyExplore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/resetJoin the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreatFaith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org Instagram: @susangladstein.co

If you’ve been told your labs are “normal” but you still feel exhausted, foggy, inflamed, or off, this episode is for you. Many women reach a point where they’ve followed the advice, tried to do the “right” things, and yet something still doesn’t feel right. Hormone imbalance, chronic fatigue, inflammation, fertility challenges, and lingering symptoms are often dismissed or normalized when test results don’t raise obvious red flags. This episode explores why that disconnect is so common—and why one-size-fits-all health care often falls short for women. You’ll hear why symptoms rarely exist in isolation, how stress, blood sugar instability, inflammation, detox overload, and nervous system strain often overlap, and why focusing on symptoms alone can miss the order that healing actually requires. If you’re in that in-between space—not sick enough to panic, but not well enough to ignore—this conversation will help you make sense of what your body has been trying to communicate and why wanting a different way makes sense. Next Steps: Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapyExplore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/resetJoin the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreatFaith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org Instagram: @susangladstein.co

Most of us were taught that hormonal birth control “regulates your cycle,” “balances your hormones,” and gives you freedom over your fertility. But what if the story you were handed about the pill was never the whole truth? In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on how hormonal birth control actually works, why the first pill was designed with a fake period built in, and what decades of hormone suppression really mean for your mood, libido, fertility, and long-term health. We’ll walk through the uncomfortable reality that the bleed you have on the pill is not a true period, but a pharmaceutical withdrawal bleed added to make women feel safer about taking a drug that shuts down a perfectly normal biological function. And that’s just the beginning. We’re digging into the history no one talks about, the side effects most women were never warned about, and the surprising ways hormonal contraceptives can shape everything from your mood and metabolism to your gut, your thyroid, and even your partner preferences. Then we get practical — because understanding the problem is only half the story. You’ll walk away with a clear, natural roadmap to support your body after stopping birth control, plus one powerful tool most women have never been told can dramatically support hormone recovery. If you’ve ever wondered whether the pill affected you more than you realized — or if you’re trying to heal, conceive, or simply feel like yourself again — this episode is going to connect dots you didn’t even know were missing. Next Steps: Start with phototherapy:susangladstein.com/phototherapy Go deeper with The Rooted Reset™:susangladstein.com/reset Join us in Costa Rica for the Rooted Reset Retreat 2026:susangladstein.com/retreat Join the Faith Over Pharma community:faithoverpharma.org Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.coGet the Faithful in the Wait Devotional: faithfulinthewait.com