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Cortisol Coach

Cortisol Coach

Written by: Christine Marie
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 The Cortisol Coach Podcast is for women over 40 who feel exhausted, stuck in weight gain, and frustrated because nothing seems to work anymore.
If you are dealing with high cortisol symptoms in women over 40, hormone imbalance, chronic stress, anxiety, brain fog, poor sleep, or constant fatigue, this show will help you finally understand why.
Hosted by Christine Marie, Biblical Mindset Coach and creator of @cortisol_coach, this podcast connects the dots between high cortisol, hormone imbalance, and the nervous system, and how living in fight or flight impacts your weight, energy, mood, metabolism, and overall health.
After spending 8 years searching for answers, being misdiagnosed, and walking through her own healing journey, Christine discovered that high cortisol and chronic stress were the root cause behind stubborn weight gain, fatigue, anxiety, and hormone imbalance in women over 40.
Now she helps women uncover the real reason their body feels stuck and why high cortisol symptoms ...2026 Christine Marie Alternative & Complementary Medicine Hygiene & Healthy Living Spirituality
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  • Weight Gain, Body Image, and Faith | A Biblical Perspective for Women Over 40 Who Are Struggling to Lose Weight

    Weight Gain, Body Image, and Faith | A Biblical Perspective for Women Over 40 Who Are Struggling to Lose Weight
    May 7 2026
    Weight Gain, Body Image, and Faith | A Biblical Perspective for Women Over 40 Who Are Struggling to Lose Weight She was a successful fitness coach. Lean. In shape. Building a business. And by every outward measure — thriving. And then she gained 40 pounds seemingly overnight. But that is not the most important part of her story. The most important part is what God did with it. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Renee Maldonado — founder of Rich Glow and creator of Fit for the Call — for one of the most prophetic and powerful conversations this show has had yet. Renee did not grow up in a faith-filled home. She entered fitness from a place of insecurity — never feeling small enough, never feeling worthy enough — and built an entire business on a foundation that looked successful from the outside but was completely disconnected from God on the inside. When burnout hit and her body changed, God did something far more significant than a physical transformation. He dismantled every identity marker she had built her worth on. Her fitness. Her appearance. Her expertise. All of it. And what felt like a breaking became her breakthrough. Today Renee helps Christian women stop treating their bodies like projects and start stewarding them as temples — through a framework that addresses identity, stewardship, and fruit as one integrated calling. Her approach is not about meal plans and macros. It is about becoming the healthiest, holiest version of yourself so you are actually equipped for what God has called you to. If you have been struggling to lose weight, battling body image, and wondering why nothing is working — this episode is going to reframe everything. Because the problem may not be your diet. It may be your identity. Your healthiest self is your holiest self. In this episode you will hear: Why so many Christian women are treating their bodies like projects instead of templesHow Renee gained 40 pounds and lost everything she had built her identity on — and what God did with itThe Identity, Stewardship, and Fruit framework that changes everythingWhy your body being a bottleneck is a kingdom problemThe difference between body obsession and body stewardshipWhy fitness is not about vanity — it is about being a willing and able vessel for GodThe Esther 4:14 calling over every woman listening to this episodeWhat it means to train in identity first — before anything else Take Renee's Free Body Audit Quiz: Find out exactly what your struggle is, how to overcome it, and get the language for what you have been walking through. 👉 https://www.richglow.org Connect with Renee Maldonado: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.renee TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.renee YouTube: https://youtube.com/@coach_renee Website: https://www.richglow.org Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach If this episode blessed you: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this showFollow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episodeShare this episode with one woman in your life who has been striving in her body instead of surrendering it SEO Keywords & Tags: weight gain women over 40, body image Christian women, struggling to lose weight, biblical perspective weight loss, faith and fitness, Christian fitness coach, body obsession vs body stewardship, fit for the call, rich glow, Renee Maldonado, identity in Christ, cortisol and weight gain, hormone health faith, kingdom purpose health, Christian wellness women over 40, body image faith, temple of the Holy Spirit, biblical fitness, body audit quiz, stewardship and health, holistic Christian health, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, Esther 4:14, your healthiest self is your holiest self, can't lose weight Christian, weight loss faith based
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    38 mins
  • The Gut Health and Hormone Connection You Need to Know

    The Gut Health and Hormone Connection You Need to Know
    Apr 30 2026

    Exhausted. Bloated. Anxious. Gaining weight no matter what you eat. Hormones out of balance and nobody can tell you why.

    In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Stephanie Crabtree, a Registered Dietitian with over 15 years of clinical experience including oncology nutrition and her own thriving private practice for a conversation about root cause healing that is going to change the way you think about food, your body, and your health.

    Stephanie knows this firsthand. After her third child she was bloated for over a year with no answers. She had sleep issues, low energy, and felt like she did not recognize herself. Then her doctor wanted to put her on a statin, even though she was eating well and staying active. Instead of accepting that answer she went looking for another one. What she found led her to leave her hospital job, move her family across the country, and step into a brand new mission of helping women heal their bodies through food, faith, and functional medicine.

    She breaks down exactly how your gut health is connected to your hormones, your cortisol, your energy, your mood, and your weight. She shares practical gut healing strategies you can start today, the lifestyle first approach that gets to the root cause instead of treating symptoms, and how God designed your body with everything it needs to heal when you give it what it was created to thrive on.

    This is not about deprivation. This is not another diet. This is about finally understanding why your body feels the way it does and what to do about it.

    Stephanie also has a free gut health checklist for you. Head to her Instagram to grab it.

    You were designed to thrive. Let's get you there.

    In this episode you will hear:

    • The root cause connection between gut health and hormone imbalance
    • Why exhaustion, bloating, anxiety, and weight gain are often gut issues in disguise
    • How cortisol and chronic stress destroy your gut microbiome
    • The food as medicine approach that heals from the inside out
    • Why functional testing reveals what standard lab work misses
    • How circadian rhythms and lifestyle habits directly impact your hormones
    • Simple steps you can start using today

    Get Stephanie's Free Gut Health Checklist: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.health.rd

    Connect with Stephanie Crabtree: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.health.rd

    Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach

    If this episode helped you:

    1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show
    2. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode
    3. Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been exhausted and bloated and told she is fine

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    25 mins
  • Hormones and Depression in Women Over 40 — The Signs You Need to Know

    Hormones and Depression in Women Over 40 — The Signs You Need to Know
    Apr 24 2026

    Depression in women over 40. Hormonal depression. Perimenopause and mood. Menopause and mental health. Estrogen and depression. Progesterone and mood. Cortisol and mental health. If you have been exhausted, emotionally empty, and told you are fine — your hormones may be at the root of everything.

    In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Jessica Crespo — a Physician Assistant with 26 years of clinical experience spanning cardiology, emergency medicine, psychiatry, and over a decade in primary care — for the conversation most doctors are not having with their patients.

    Depression in women over 40 does not always look like depression. It looks like exhaustion. Irritability. Brain fog. Joint pain. Zero sex drive. Going through the motions as a mom and a wife while quietly disappearing on the inside. And for most women — nobody ever connects it to their hormones.

    Jessica knows this firsthand. Not just as a clinician — but as a woman who experienced a devastating hormonal crash that sent her into a severe depression. Her story is one of the most powerful proofs you will ever hear that hormones drive everything.

    She breaks down exactly what is happening in a woman's body after 40 — how declining estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol directly impact mood — and why so many women are being handed antidepressants when the root cause is hormonal. She shares exactly what to say to your doctor, what tests to ask for, and what to do if you get dismissed.

    This episode is for the woman who has been telling herself she is fine.

    You are not broken. Your hormones are.

    In this episode you will hear:

    • What depression actually looks like in high functioning women over 40
    • Why women do not recognize they are depressed and what symptoms they are dismissing
    • The direct connection between hormones and mood after 40
    • Why perimenopause and menopause are triggers for depression nobody warns you about
    • Why so many women are on antidepressants when the root cause is hormonal
    • What to say to your doctor and what tests to ask for
    • The cost of putting yourself last for too long

    Get Jessica's Free Checklist: Am I Depressed? A Self-Assessment for Women Over 40

    👉 https://www.facebook.com/jessica.crespo.colamaria

    Connect with Jessica Crespo: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.crespo.colamaria

    Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach

    If this episode helped you:

    1. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and helps other women find this show
    2. Follow the Cortisol Coach Podcast so you never miss an episode
    3. Share this episode with one woman in your life who has been telling herself she is fine

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    28 mins
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