Faith Over Pharma | Fertility After Vasectomy Reversal, Hormones & Holistic Health

105 She Chose Natural Healing Over Chemo: How to Trust God & Your Body in Healing with Kathy Thibodeau

What would you do if you were given a cancer diagnosis… and the recommended path didn’t feel right?

In this episode, I’m joined by Kathy Thibodeau of Faithful Under Fire, who shares her powerful journey through stomach cancer, the decision to pursue natural healing instead of chemotherapy, and how her faith in God guided every step of that process.

We talk about what it looks like to trust your body when everything around you is telling you not to, how to navigate fear and outside opinions, and why healing is about so much more than just physical symptoms. Kathy opens up about the pressure she faced, the mindset shifts she had to make, and how returning to foundational health and faith changed everything.

You’ll also hear how she was later introduced to phototherapy patches, what initially made her skeptical, and how that experience became part of her ongoing healing journey—supporting her energy, recovery, and day-to-day life in a way she didn’t expect.

This conversation is a reminder that you are not your diagnosis, that healing is not one-size-fits-all, and that sometimes the most powerful decisions come from learning how to quiet the noise and listen for God’s direction.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, discouraged, or unsure of what your next step should be in your health journey, this episode will challenge you to think differently and remind you that there is always another path worth exploring.

Connect with Kathy:

Website: www.Lifewave.com/KitKat06

Instagram: @FaithfulUnderFire

 

Next Steps:

Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset™ Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

104. How to Stay Connected as a Couple During the Stress of TTC with Dr. Trina Read

Trying to conceive can affect so much more than your body. It can start to change the way you relate to each other too.

What begins as hope and excitement can slowly turn into pressure, stress, and disconnection, especially when intimacy starts to feel more scheduled than natural. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Trina Read, Canadian sexologist and relationship expert, for an honest conversation about how couples can stay connected during the stress of TTC.

We talk about why so many couples begin to feel emotionally distant during this season, how stress can spill into intimacy, and why learning to communicate your needs matters so much before pregnancy and parenting add even more pressure. Dr. Trina also shares simple ways couples can reconnect, support each other, and strengthen their relationship without making it feel like one more thing on the to-do list.

If trying to conceive has started to feel heavy, mechanical, or lonely, this episode is an important reminder that your relationship needs care too.

Connect with Dr. Trina:

Website: https://TrinaRead.com

Podcast: Pursuit Of Pleasure

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrTrinaRead

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTrinaRead

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-trina-read-2102178/

Pinterest: https://ca.pinterest.com/drtrinaread/

X: https://x.com/DrTrinaRead

TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@drtrinaread

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drtrinaread.bsky.social

 

Next Steps:

Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset™ Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

103. Can You Get Pregnant Naturally After 40? Debunking the Myths Around Age and Fertility with Tori Black

If you’ve been told that your chances of getting pregnant after 40 are “slim to none,” this episode is going to challenge everything you thought you knew about fertility and age.

In this conversation, I’m joined by Tori Black, registered nurse and natural fertility coach, and we’re diving into one of the biggest narratives women are up against—especially in their late 30s and 40s. The idea that your body is running out of time, your egg quality is declining beyond repair, and your only real option is IVF.

But what if that’s not the full story?

We talk about where these beliefs actually come from, why so many women are rushed into procedures without ever addressing the foundations of their health, and what’s often being missed when you’re told your labs are “normal.” This episode unpacks the truth about egg quality, the limitations of common fertility testing, and why your body’s ability to conceive has far more to do with your overall health than your age alone.

I also share parts of my personal journey—having babies at 40 and nearly 45—and how focusing on foundational health completely changed not just my fertility, but my experience in pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood.

This is a conversation about more than just getting pregnant. It’s about shifting out of fear, questioning what you’ve been told, and understanding how your body actually works so you can make informed, empowered decisions moving forward.

If you’ve been feeling discouraged, dismissed, or like time is working against you, this episode will give you a completely different lens to look through.

You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of what really impacts fertility after 40, why “normal” doesn’t always mean optimal, and how to start supporting your body in a way that aligns with both science and faith.

Connect with Tori:

Podcast: Fruitful Fertility Co

Website: https://fruitfulfertilityco.com/

Instagram: @fruitfulfertilityco

 

Next Steps:
Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset™ Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

102. How Diet Culture Wrecks Women’s Hormones, Metabolism, and Relationship with Food with Coryn Brown and Crysanne Clay

For years, women have been praised for under-eating, over-exercising, ignoring their hunger, and calling it “discipline.” Diet culture dressed deprivation up as health and convinced women that being smaller was the goal, even if it came at the expense of their hormones, metabolism, peace, and relationship with food. In this episode, I’m joined by Coryn Brown and Crysanne Clay of the Her Healthy Body Podcast to expose what that mindset is really costing women and what it looks like to heal.

We talk about under-fueling, cortisol, sleep disruption, muscle loss, food fear, protein, strength training, and why so many women feel worse after years of trying to be “healthy.” We also get into why GLP-1s may be the new trend, but for many women they risk becoming the same old story: eat less, ignore hunger, lose muscle, and call it health. Women do not need a newer, more socially acceptable version of diet culture. They need a better way to heal.

This conversation is a reminder that real healing does not come from eating less and pushing harder. It comes from learning how to nourish your body, support your metabolism, build strength, sleep deeply, and stop treating your body like the enemy. If you are tired of the health and fitness industry selling women the same lie in different packaging, this episode will speak right to you.

 

Connect with Coryn and Crysanne:

Website: herhealthybody.co

Podcast: Her Healthy Body

Instagram: @her.healthy.body

Facebook Community: Her Healthy Body

Contact Email: team@herhealthybody.co

Next Steps:
Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset™ Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

101. From Cancer to Cardiac Arrest: When God Says Something Different About Healing with Stephanie Franklin-Suber

What happens when what you’ve been told about your health… doesn’t align with what God is speaking?

So many women are given a diagnosis—and without even realizing it, they begin to build their life around it.

They adjust their expectations.
They lower what they believe is possible.
They start living from a place of fear instead of faith.

But what if that diagnosis was never meant to have the final say?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Stephanie Franklin-Suber, who has walked through cancer, chronic illness, and even survived cardiac arrest—and what she discovered along the way completely changed how she understands healing.

Because despite doing everything “right,” she realized something most people are missing:

Healing isn’t just physical.

It’s body, soul, and spirit.

We talk about how fear, stress, unprocessed emotions, and the beliefs we carry can quietly impact the body—and why focusing only on symptoms often keeps people stuck in cycles of frustration.

Stephanie shares how years of striving and pushing through ultimately caught up with her physically, and how surrendering control and realigning her life with God became the turning point in her healing.

This conversation gently challenges the idea that your diagnosis defines your future—and invites you to consider that there may be a deeper layer to your healing that’s been overlooked.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything you can… but still not seeing the breakthrough you’re praying for, this episode will meet you there.

Connect with Stephanie:

Website: RebuildYourTempleGodsWay.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebuildyourtemplegodsway

IG: @rebuildyourtemple_

Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stephanie-L.-Franklin-Suber/author/B0GD8WFRTZ 

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-franklin-suber-404597316/
Email: stephanie@rebuildyourtemplegodsway.com

 

Next Steps:
Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

100. Perimenopause, Stress, and the Truth About Your Cycle

Perimenopause has been so demonized that many women expect to feel terrible and assume it is just part of getting older. But what if that is not the full story?

In this episode, I’m breaking down what the research actually shows about menstrual cycle changes in perimenopause and why the biggest shifts may happen later than many women have been led to believe. We’re also talking about why hormones are not always the whole story, especially when a body has been carrying chronic stress, poor sleep, inflammation, and depletion for years.

If you have been told your symptoms are “just perimenopause,” this episode will help you look deeper at what your cycle is communicating. I’m unpacking why chronic stress gets normalized, why feeling awful should not be accepted as the default, and why a stuck, overwhelmed body may be a big part of the picture. I also touch on body literacy, recovery, and supportive tools like GHK-Cu through a grounded, full-picture lens.

This episode is for the woman who feels off, knows something is changing, and wants more than surface-level answers.

Next Steps:
Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset™ Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

99. The Truth About Ovulation Timing (Why You’re Not Getting Pregnant Faster)

Think you know when you’re ovulating?

If you’re tracking your cycle, using LH strips, and timing everything—but it’s still not happening—there’s a good chance you’re missing your fertile window – without realizing it.

In this episode, I break down what ovulation actually looks like, what ovulation tests really       measure, and why so many women get their timing wrong—even when they’re trying.

A study on women trying to conceive found that only 12.7% correctly identified their ovulation day. Not because they weren’t paying attention… but because they were never taught how to read their body.

Your fertile window is only about six days each cycle. If your timing is off, even slightly, you can be doing everything “right” and still miss it.

If your cycle feels different—especially after a vasectomy reversal—this episode will help you understand why.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and actually understand your body, you can apply for a Rooted Fertility Audit here:
susangladstein.com/fertility

 

Next Steps:
Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co

98. What If Nothing Is Wrong With You? Why So Many Women Feel Lost with Amey DeAnne (Stark-Foust)

So many women quietly carry the same question:

What’s wrong with me?

Why am I exhausted, overwhelmed, and feeling like my body and life are working against me… even when I’m doing everything “right”?

When you’ve spent years being the strong one, taking care of everyone else, and pushing through hard seasons, it’s easy to lose touch with who you really are.

In this episode, I sit down with author Amey DeAnne (Stark-Foust) to talk about why so many women feel lost and disconnected from themselves. We explore how living in survival mode, people-pleasing, and unresolved trauma can shape our identity and keep us stuck in patterns that don’t reflect who God actually created us to be.

Amey shares pieces of her own healing journey and how faith, reflection, and simple daily practices helped her begin rediscovering her authentic self.

If you’ve ever felt like something must be wrong with you, this conversation may help you start asking a different question:

Who am I underneath everything I’ve had to carry?

 

Connect with Amey:

My-resilient-journey.com

Facebook: ameydeanne

Instagram: @ameydeanne

Ameydeanne@outlook.com

 

Next Steps:
Start with phototherapy: https://susangladstein.com/phototherapy
Explore the Rooted Reset™: https://susangladstein.com/reset
Get your Rooted Fertility Audit: https://susangladstein.com/fertility
Join the Rooted Reset Retreat in Costa Rica: https://susangladstein.com/retreat
Faith Over Pharma community: https://faithoverpharma.org
Connect on Instagram: @susangladstein.co