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Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Ep. 623 How Your Nervous System Shapes Hormones and Healing with Dr. Tabatha Barber | Menopause, Perimenopause, Hormones

Wednesday · 1 hr 27 min
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Today, I’m delighted to reconnect with Dr. Tabatha Barber, also known as The Gutsy Gynecologist. She is a triple board-certified OB-GYN specializing in perimenopause, menopause, and functional medicine.

In today’s discussion, we explore why supporting your hormones involves much more than simply replacing them. Dr. Barber explains how our nervous system, internal dialogue, cellular health, stress response, and lifestyle work together to influence our hormones, energy, and overall health during midlife. We also discuss why addressing root causes is essential for lasting improvements, the role of mitochondrial health, and practical ways to better support your nervous system.

If you're looking for a more comprehensive approach to navigating perimenopause and menopause, you will not want to miss today’s insightful conversation with Dr. Tabatha Barber.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Why regulating your nervous system is essential for lasting hormone and health improvements

  • Why the conversations you have with yourself matter more than external circumstances

  • Why Dr. Barber prefers to focus on identifying the root causes of health issues instead of repeatedly treating downstream symptoms

  • How sympathetic dominance and unresolved stress patterns can influence hormone function

  • Other factors, apart from HRT, that are essential for improving women’s health during midlife

  • How oxidative stress, lack of sunlight, and disrupted circadian rhythms can contribute to fatigue and reduced cellular energy

  • How hormone changes in midlife often coincide with greater self-awareness, stronger boundaries, and less people-pleasing

  • How faith, prayer, and gratitude can support nervous system regulation

  • Practical ways to support and regulate your nervous system

Bio: Tabatha Barber

Dr. Tabatha Barber is a triple board-certified physician — and one of the most distinctive voices in faith-based women's health today. Her story begins where most would have stopped. A teenage mother and high school dropout, she rebuilt her life through faith and perseverance — earning her doctorate and certifications before realizing the very system she trained in was missing the whole point. Today, as owner and medical director of Her Higher Health, creator of the Fast to Faith Coaching Academy, 40 Day program, supplement line, and international bestselling book Fast to Faith, Dr. Tabatha brings one message to every stage and microphone: your body is not broken — your approach is. She is known for doing what no one else does: mapping Scripture directly with how the body works — showing women that Romans 12:2 is the original neuroplasticity protocol, that Genesis 2:7 describes the gut-brain connection, and that God designed healing to happen in community.

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