Clinical Pearls from IFM 2026: GLP-1s, Preconception Care & Emotional Wellness | Ep 413

About this episode

Erin shares her reflections and takeaways from the IFM conference, discussing various aspects of functional medicine and emotional wellness.

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! P.S. Applications for the fall cohort of the Functional Nutrition Academy open soon! Join the waitlist . In this episode: Why the IFM conference reinvigorated Erin, even if the curriculum wasn’t what she expected Seeing Dr. Terry Wahls in person, and why she was an OG expander for Erin’s autoimmune healing How GLP-1s may not have to be “forever drugs” when tapering and satiety signals are used skillfully The “health-to-isolation pipeline” and why healing in a cocoon is powerful… until it starts making your life smaller Resources mentioned: Manifest Your Health is our neuroscience backed membership designed to help you…

People in this episode

Host: Erin Holt

Topics covered

• GLP-1 tapering
• preconception care
• women's health
• emotional regulation
• practitioner burnout
• community as medicine
• emotional wellness

Keywords

• functional medicine
• health
• nutrition
• emotional wellness
• GLP-1
• preconception care
• women's health
• practitioner burnout

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Functional Nutrition Academy, Manifest Your Health

Places: San Diego

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