If you’re a high-achieving woman who's ever felt like your ambition was leading you straight into burnout, you’re not alone. In this episode, Erin dives deep into the relationship between ambition, burnout, and hormone health.

Guess what? It’s not ambition itself that's the problem, but ambition without rest, support, and self-awareness. She unpacks the hidden patterns of perfectionism, codependency, and over-functioning that so often drive depletion and hormonal dysfunction in high performers, and shares how your mindset and relational patterns may be silently impacting your body’s ability to thrive.

You'll learn why common signs like weight loss resistance, thyroid sluggishness, low cortisol, and persistent fatigue aren’t just “part of the hustle” but major signals from your body that it’s time to make a change. Erin also shares her own story of reaching a tipping point and how she transformed both her business and her well-being.

In This Episode:

• Ambition alone ISN’T what leads to burnout - what actually is causing high performers to crash?
• How perfectionism and perceived lack sabotage hormone health without you even realizing it
• The majorly overlooked signs in hormone labs that reveal your body is running on empty
• Erin’s realization about over-functioning and codependency that completely shifted her personal and professional life
• The critical role of community and support systems for ambitious women
• Why isolation may be your biggest hidden stressor

FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO:

https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/358-burnout

Perimenopause is trending - but are we oversimplifying a complex hormonal transition? In this episode, Erin unpacks the rising buzz around perimenopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). She shares why HRT isn’t always the magic bullet it’s hyped up to be and explores how symptoms like mood changes, fatigue, brain fog, and cycle irregularities may actually stem from deeper root causes.

From thyroid dysfunction to estrogen clearance issues, Erin dives into the hormonal nuances that can actually “mimic” perimenopause and why lab testing and nervous system support might be more important than rushing into prescriptions. You’ll also hear why symptoms are your body’s way of communicating and how a functional, whole-human approach could be what you've been missing.

In This Episode:

• Erin’s experience getting “Instagram-diagnosed” with perimenopause (and what she found in her lab tests instead)
• HRT is unfairly villainized thanks to outdated studies - here’s what the research says now
• Non-hormonal imbalances that can mimic perimenopausal symptoms (like low thyroid and gut dysbiosis)
• How stress, cortisol, and nervous system regulation are key to hormone balance at ANY age
• Why it’s important to “self-regulate before you replace” as a guiding philosophy

FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO:

https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/357-perimenopause

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Feeling off but your doctor says your labs are “normal”? This episode breaks down the often-overlooked world of thyroid dysfunction and why so many people (especially women!) are walking around with symptoms they can’t explain. Erin dives deep into what’s really going on with your thyroid, the symptoms that often get brushed off, and why the conventional model of care may not be giving you the full picture.

From stress and nutrient depletion to liver health, toxins, and hormone imbalances, Erin explains the root causes that could be holding your thyroid hostage and what to do about it.

You’ll learn what a full thyroid panel should include, why postpartum women are particularly vulnerable, and how a whole-body, functional approach (including energy medicine) is often the missing piece in healing.

In This Episode:

• (01:20) Why there is so much misinformation right now around female hormones
• (05:55) The most common symptoms of hypothyroidism
• (15:20) T3 is the key in thyroid health and it often goes untested!
• (22:08) How other hormones impact thyroid health and the importance of a comprehensive hormone analysis
• (31:25) The energy anatomy of the thyroid and the throat chakra connection

FOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO:

https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/356-thyroid-health

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