Stop Faking Fine
Welcome to the Stop Faking Fine podcast, a show that will empower you to finally show up for yourself. Your host, Dana Lewis, was the queen of faking fine after losing her husband unexpectedly to cancer.
We all create walls around us in order to survive the chaos of grief--whether it's caused by the death of a loved one, loss of a job, divorce, or anything that makes us wonder "how did this become my life?"
Dana is here to encourage you not to settle! In this podcast, she shares insight, strategies, and interviews with people who have been down these stressful roads, replaced their unhealthy patterns, and learned to thrive!
Dana will help you recognize and let go of the habits that are no longer serving you, and provide simple sustainable action steps to implement with each episode. It’s time to stop faking fine, because you are worth so much more.
Your circumstances may not be 100% your fault, but Your Life is 100% your Responsibility.
Stop Faking Fine
From Prescriptions to Probiotics: Transforming Gut Health and Building Stress Resilience
EP 43. In this episode I sit down with Dr. Kourtney Chichilitti, a pharmacist turned functional medicine practitioner, to dive deep into gut health, cortisol management, and how to truly get to the root of your health issues. After over 20 years in the pharmacy world, Dr. Chichilitti made a massive career shift and retired from traditional medicine to focus on what really matters—helping people heal from the inside out.
We chat about the overwhelming stress, inflammation, and nervous system burnout that so many of us face, and how she discovered a better way to support her health. She opens up about her personal journey of being on birth control from a young age, dealing with endometriosis, and spending 16 years on antidepressants. Dr. Kourtney shares the pivotal moment that led her to take control of her own health through holistic practices, focusing on the gut-brain connection, and getting off meds.
If you’re ready to break free from prescriptions, constant exhaustion, and feeling like you’re not in control of your health, this episode is a must-listen!
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Key Takeaways:
- How gut health impacts everything from mood to inflammation
- The power of probiotics and the gut-brain connection
- Why Traditional Pharmacy is broken
- The dangers of low-quality supplements and how to find the right ones
- Real talk about birth control, antidepressants, and their long-term side effects.
- How stress and cortisol wreck your nervous system- and how to fix it.
- Actionable steps to start healing from the inside out and build true stress resilience.
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