Author: Erin Kerry, Sparking Wholeness

I'm Erin Kerry, a certified integrative nutrition health coach and survivor of mental illness. I am passionate about whole body health, and I help people find balance through mindful nutrition and nourishment! To receive your complimentary consultation, click the Contact tab on www.sparkingwholeness.com

Weight Loss, Gut Health, and Trauma Through a Functional Medicine Lens

Amber Satterfield is a Functional Medicine and Nutrition Consultant, Author and Health Advocate. After almost 2 decades of struggling with her health after being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes and cancer, she found healing through Functional Medicine. She has now successfully been free of medications and symptoms since 2015.

Amber and I both recently finished our studies at The School of Applied Functional Medicine, and this episode is a breakdown of our biggest takeaways as we dive deep into the world of functional medicine, autoimmune diseases, and the impact of stress and trauma on health. Amber shares their personal journey of being diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases and the frustrations of not receiving the necessary information to understand her condition.

Together, we explore the importance of thorough lab testing, including markers often overlooked in autoimmune diseases and mental health. Additionally, we discuss the rising trend of younger individuals experiencing illnesses traditionally seen in older age groups. Amber also shares her expertise in gut health and the fascinating insights gained from using the GI Map test to address various health issues.

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How Stress Impacts Your Weight

Dr. Gala Gorman is a licensed Acupuncturist, Naturopath, and author who offers practical advice and programs to reverse health issues resulting from chronic stress. She helps women relieve their symptoms, restore their energy, and reclaim their “Super Woman” status. Dr. Gala advocates for getting to the root cause of the health issue and treating it naturally. She encourages patients to be their own health advocate – or PCP (primary care person).

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21 Days of Nourishment: A Virtual Group Coaching Program

Virtual Group Coaching Alert!

If you are feeling:

  • Drained 
  • Defeated
  • Discouraged
  • Disconnected
  • Overwhelmed 
  • Anxious
  • Scattered
  • Out of control with your eating and/or schedule

Or maybe you are experiencing symptoms like:

  • Bloating
  • Gas
  • Constipation
  • Diarrhea 
  • Headaches
  • Fatigue
  • Hanger
  • Constant cravings

I have a group for you!

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The Real Reason You’re Exhausted and How to Get More Energy

Allison Samon is a Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner helps people to get out of chronic illness, escape from mystery symptoms, and help re-design their lifestyle so they can be fit, energized, and pain free in ways that are easy, fun, and sustainable. Allison struggled with unexplained chronic pain for over 10 years. Her remarkable healing journey became the basis for her programs: Reboot from Chronic Illness and the Chronic Illness Recovery Blueprint. She’s also written an ebook “Detoxing Endocrine Disruptors: Essential Checklist,” and is a featured author in the Amazon International Best Seller: Teach Your Expertise.

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Transforming Pain Into Purpose: Navigating Health, Emotions, and Faith

Alisa Keeton is the founder of Revelation Wellness, a nonprofit ministry that uses physical and mental health practices to spread the gospel by inviting participants to become integrated and whole beings through biblical teachings, on-line events, productions, and in-person retreat experiences. A fitness profes­sional for over 30 years, Alisa is the author of The Wellness Revelation and Heir to the Crown and hosts the popular Revelation Wellness podcast with over 7 million downloads. Her new book, The Body Revelation, is available now.

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Big News: Book Contract and Website Makeover Coming Soon!

Time to share some big news! I just signed a two-book contract with Tyndale Publishing! 

It has been my dream since I was a very young girl to be a writer. Before I even dreamed of marrying and having kids, I wanted to write words. Lots of words. I wanted to open people up to worlds and ideas they hadn’t thought of before (there’s a very large container in my garage filled with spiral-bound evidence of this).

Then life happened. Trauma. Mental health mayhem. Meds. More trauma. A surprise pregnancy.

I thought that I needed to give up my dream, let it go and send it back with my other childhood fantasies (like winning an Oscar or singing The National Anthem at the World Series – ha)!

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Why Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad

Abbie Halberstadt is a happy wife, homeschooling mama to ten rad kids, bestselling author, blogger, fitness instructor, and reigning family Nertz champion. But most importantly, she’s a Bible-believing Christian who desires to know God and make Him known. She lives by the motto “hard is not the same thing as bad” and loves encouraging women to dig deep in the everyday trials of motherhood for the treasures of joy and growth that are there in abundance if we’re only willing to look. She, her husband Shaun, and their double handful of children live in the Piney Woods of East Texas. She is the author of M Is For Mama and the upcoming release, Hard Is Not the Same Thing As Bad.

In this discussion, Erin picks Abbie’s brain about motherhood misconceptions and how to make choices as a mom that put you on a path beyond survival mode. Download here or find wherever you get podcasts.

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Forever Chemicals That Could Be Harming Your Health

Dr. Syra Madad is an internationally recognized public health leader and epidemiologist in infectious disease and special pathogen preparedness and response. She is Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health and Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal healthcare delivery system overseeing special pathogen preparedness and response efforts across 11 acute care hospitals in addition to post-acute/long-term care facilities and ambulatory care sites.

Dr. Madad’s work focuses on the preparedness for, response to and recovery from infectious disease outbreaks with an emphasis on health care and public health biopreparedness. Dr. Madad has led multiple outbreak responses including Ebola, Zika, Measles, candida auris, and recently, COVID19. Dr. Madad has over 50 publications, and has been a guest speaker at over 70 scientific and medical conferences around the world.

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Eat Like the French Do and Be Healthy

Caroline Lamont is a holistic health coach, certified Autoimmune Paleo coach, and a functional medicine practitioner with the School of Applied Functional Medicine (SAFM). She is also a leader with SAFM, supporting new functional medicine practitioners during their studies. She combines health coaching and functional medicine to help clients control the immune response that’s causing their conditions reduce inflammation in your body, and minimize the pain and discomfort that inflammation causes.

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