What if feeling better isn’t about “trying harder”… but about coming back online in your own body, and letting nature do what it’s always done: regulate, restore, and reconnect?

In this episode of Everyday Epigenetics: Raw. Real. Relatable., Susan Robbins sits down with licensed psychotherapist, wilderness guide, and educator Katie Asus to explore the powerful intersection of somatic therapy (body + mind) and nature-based therapy, and how both can influence your nervous system, your choices, and even how your genes express.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, stuck in survival mode, or like you’re “getting through life” instead of living it, this conversation is a reminder that health is flow… and you can learn to move with the waves.

In this episode:

• What somatic therapy actually is (and why the body is your first language)
  
  
• How stress becomes “stuck” in the body, and what release can look like (crying, shaking, exhaling)
  
  
• Why many people struggle to tolerate feeling good (and how to build capacity for safety)
  
  
• How nature can lower stress, support the immune system, and gently regulate the nervous system
  
  
• Practical ways to use the outdoors for healing: senses, grounding, metaphor work, even “talking to trees”
  
  
• The difference between healthy activation (eustress) vs chronic overwhelm—and how to find your flow again
  
  

If you’re ready for more presence, more connection, and more aliveness—this one’s for you.

Learn more about our guest Katie Asmus:

Katie Asmus, MA, LPC, BMP is a licensed psychotherapist, life coach, teacher, mentor and wilderness guide with over 25 years of professional experience working with people in and out of the wilderness. Katie incorporates body-mind connection, the natural world, expressive arts and contemplative awareness into her work with others. She works with individuals as well as groups to bring forth their innate wisdom and to support them in opening their minds and hearts to greater possibilities.

RESOURCES:

Connect with Katie Asmus:

Website: https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somaticnaturetherapy/

Events: https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/calendar

Find all of Susan’s Resources and links in the show notes:

Shop the products: http://healthygut.com/healthyawakenings (this link will provide you a special discount!)

https://healthyawakening.co/2025/12/22/episode103/

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Oxidative stress is happening in your body every single day, but when it builds faster than your body can manage it, it quietly drives fatigue, inflammation, brain fog, premature aging, immune dysfunction, and more.

In this mini episode of Everyday Epigenetics: Raw, Real, Relatable, Susan Robbins breaks down oxidative stress in a way that actually makes sense, and more importantly, shows you how to work with your biology instead of fighting it.

In this episode:

• What oxidative stress really is (and why Susan compares it to rust on a car)
• The most common lifestyle, environmental, and internal drivers behind it
• Early and advanced symptoms, from low energy and brain fog to inflammation, skin issues, mood changes, and slow healing
• Why “doing all the right things” can still leave oxidative stress unchecked
• How the six health types respond differently to oxidative stress, and what each one needs to restore balance
  
  

Susan walks through practical, real-world strategies tailored to Activators, Connectors, Guardians, Diplomats, Sensors, and Crusaders — covering nutrition, movement, stress recovery, detox support, mitochondrial health, and supplementation (without the influencer hype).

You’ll also hear universal practices that everyone can use to reduce oxidative load, protect cellular health, and support longevity, without extreme diets, overtraining, or perfection.

Oxidative stress is a normal part of life. But when it becomes excessive, it’s your body’s signal that something is out of balance, and that balance is absolutely something you can restore.

If you’re ready to understand your body better, personalize your health approach, and stop guessing, this episode is for you.

RESOURCES:

Show notes: https://healthyawakening.co/2025/12/19/episode102

Visit the website: healthyawakening.co/podcast

Find listening links here: https://healthyawakening.co/links

Connect with Susan:

• Check out Susan’s NEW E-book! Download it FREE here: https://healthyawakening.co/ebook-signup
• Contact me for your DNA testing or epigenetic coaching! To schedule a FREE Personalized Health Strategy Session, send an email to susan@healthyawakening.co
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susanrobbinshealthyawakening
  Instagram: @susanrobbins_epigeneticcoach
• Susan’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/susanrobbins

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If you’ve ever felt “reactive to everything” food, smells, seasons, stress, and been told it’s all in your head, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

In this conversation, Susan sits down with health engineer and gut specialist Steven Wright, co-founder of HealthyGut.com, to unpack the real story behind histamine, mast cell issues, gut dysbiosis, and why so many highly sensitive, driven people are hitting a wall with their health.

You’ll hear Steven’s raw story of IBS, panic attacks, “supplement graveyards,” and getting called “the stinky guy” at work, and how that pain became the catalyst for his life’s work. Together, Susan and Steven connect the dots between histamine, the microbiome, genetics, stress, perimenopause, mold, Lyme, and the nervous system in a way that finally makes sense.

This isn’t about labeling histamine as the enemy. It’s about understanding why your bucket is overflowing,and what you can actually do about it.

In this episode:

• What histamine really is (and why it’s not the bad guy)
  
  
• The difference between histamine intolerance and mast cell activation, and how they show up in real life
  
  
• The gut–histamine connection: dysbiosis, leaky gut, SIBO/SIFO and DAO
  
  
• Why stress, trauma, and a dysregulated nervous system can keep your symptoms stuck on “high”
  
  
• How genetics (like AOC1, MTHFR, etc.) can raise your histamine risk—but don’t determine your destiny
  
  
• Why perimenopause, estrogen shifts, and even “healthy” habits (like lemon water & fermenteds) can make some people feel worse
  
  
• Practical ideas to start lowering your histamine load: food timing, leftovers, nervous system practices, and smart supplementation to discuss with your provider
  
  

If you’ve been collecting protocols, cutting out more and more foods, and still don’t feel like yourself… this conversation is for you.

Learn more about our guest Steven Wright:

Steven Wright is a Health Engineer, Kalish Functional Medicine Institute Graduate, and gut health specialist. Since 2009, Steven’s been researching, writing, and building products around gut, brain, and immune related issues. He’s overcome a host of complex gut, brain, immune issues himself and uses these painful and challenging experiences to help others. Steven is the co-founder of healthygut.com and he lives in Boulder, CO with his wife Shay and their two dogs.

RESOURCES:

Connect with Steven Wright:

Website: https://healthygut.com/

Shop the products: http://healthygut.com/healthyawakenings (this link will provide you a special discount!)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthygutco/

Find all of Susan’s Resources and links in the show notes:

Shop the products: http://healthygut.com/healthyawakenings (this link will provide you a special discount!)

https://healthyawakening.co/2025/12/15/episode101

Connect with Susan: https://healthyawakening.co/

Visit the website: healthyawakening.co/podcast

Find listening links here: https://healthyawakening.co/links

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