When you understand how daily habits reshape your mindset, your body, and your spirit, you can turn overwhelm, anxiety, burnout, and inconsistency into clarity, strength, peace, and purpose.

In this episode of The OWN IT Show, Justin Roethlingshoefer sits down with Jon Gordon to break down why habits are less about what you do, and more about who you become, including the “habit before the habit,” forgiving fast, and the difference between good vs great living.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Jon’s origin story: how anxiety, fear, worry, and stress became a turning point, and what shifted it
✅ The “habit before the habit” (how to reduce friction so consistency becomes inevitable)

✅ Why forgiving fast can change your health (what you hold onto can poison you from the inside out)

✅ The “don’t let good get in the way of great” mindset shift
✅ Simple body anchors Jon adopted: deep squat + dead hang (and why they matter long-term)
✅ Why prayer/gratitude practices can renew your mind and reshape your inner state over time

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About Jon Gordon

Jon Gordon is a bestselling author, speaker, and leadership teacher known for practical principles that elevate mindset, teams, and performance.

In this conversation, he shares insights from his upcoming book The Power of Positive Habits and decades of coaching elite performers.

You can order his book here: https://jongordon.com/book/the-power-of-positive-habits/

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...

When you can understand the nervous system shift of perimenopause, you can improve sleep, mood, digestion, energy, and long-term resilience.

In this episode of The OWN IT Show, Justin Roethlingshoefer sits down with @CynthiaThurlow to break down why perimenopause is a “litmus test” for stress resilience, how the gut–brain axis and vagus nerve shape symptoms, and how to use data (like HRV) as communication, not obsession.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Why progesterone decline can drive anxiety, mood shifts, and sleep issues in perimenopause
✅ The gut–brain axis + vagus nerve connection (why “if your gut is off, your brain is off”)
✅ HRV as the language of stress (and how to interpret it without becoming performance-focused)
✅ Why trauma and stress history rewires the nervous system (and can impact midlife physiology)
✅ How to think about hormetic stressors (fasting, HIIT, cold exposure) so they don’t backfire
✅ Why midlife is meant to be a “pause”—boundaries, recovery, and lifestyle alignment
✅ Justin’s core thesis: health as worship and ownership, not biohacking as identity

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About Cynthia Thurlow, NP

Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner and women’s health educator focused on helping women thrive through perimenopause and menopause using science-backed, practical strategies. She is the author of:

📚 Intermittent Fasting Transformation
📘 The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Microbiome to Reclaim Your Health in Midlife and Beyond

➡︎ Cynthia’s website: https://www.cynthiathurlow.com/
➡︎ Follow Cynthia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthia_thurlow_/
➡︎ The Menopause Gut (info / pre-order): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777129/the-menopause-gut-by-cynthia-thurlow-np/

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...

Functional Medicine for Health & Wellness is about finding the root cause of symptoms, so you can improve energy, sleep, focus, resilience, and longevity.

In this episode of The OWN IT Show, Justin Roethlingshoefer sits down with Dr. Will Cole to break down what functional medicine really is (root cause medicine vs symptom chasing), why functional medicine telehealth matters, and how to filter modern health & wellness noise with discernment.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ What Functional Medicine actually is (evidence-based + diagnostics/labs + root-cause healing)
✅ Why telehealth functional medicine matters (how Will built a virtual functional medicine clinic early)
✅ A discernment filter for modern health & wellness (major in the majors, stop chasing noise)
✅ The gut–brain axis + inflammation connection (“if your gut is off, your brain is off”)
✅ How stress/trauma + the nervous system impact physiology (and why burnout is bi-directional)
✅ The OWN IT thesis: health as worship, not performance (faith + physiology together)
✅ Why “normal labs” doesn’t always mean “healthy” (rapid-fire segment)

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About Dr. Will Cole

Dr. Will Cole is a leading functional medicine expert who consults people around the world, having started the first functional medicine telehealth centers in the world. Named one of the top 50 functional and integrative doctors in the nation, Cole specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and brain problems.

Dr. Will Cole is the host of The Art of Being Well podcast and bestselling author of:

📚 Intuitive Fasting
📚 Gut Feelings
📚 Ketotarian
📚 The Inflammation Spectrum

New book (with Dr. Josh Axe):

📘 Heal Your Cells: Reversing the Irreversible — A Proven Plan to Heal Faster, Reclaim Energy, and Unlock Longevity
🔗 Available for pre-order now.

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...

If you’ve been chasing health and wellness but still feel stuck — spiritually full, yet physically drained — this episode may be the shift you need.

Pastor Andrew Carter and Justin explore the connection between faith and biology, showing how true stewardship leads to sustainable energy, discipline, and peace — not guilt-driven striving.

This conversation is not about perfection. It’s about alignment: building daily rhythms that support your calling and help you live with greater clarity, capacity, and freedom.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

✨ The real purpose of stewardship — and why it goes far beyond aesthetics
🙏 Prayer vs. obedience: the missing step that keeps so many people stuck
📈 A framework for consistency without extremes
🥗 Where to start this week: sleep, nutrition, movement, and rhythm

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About Pastor Andrew Carter:

Pastor Andrew Carter is the lead pastor of Royal City Church in Inglewood, California, and one of the most compelling voices of this generation for faith that’s real, bold, and lived, not just preached.

With a powerful redemption story and a deep understanding of both leadership and personal transformation, Andrew reaches millions across platforms, meeting people where they are and calling them back to truth, purpose, and wholeness.

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...

Perimenopause changes how women should fast. In this episode, OWN IT coach Stefanie Billette breaks down a practical rhythm: 15-hour fasts, 17-hour autophagy fasts, and a 24-hour gut reset + when to stop fasting.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ Perimenopause vs. menopause (what’s happening + why it can last years)
✅ The fasting rhythm: 15h / 17h (autophagy) / 24h (gut reset)
✅ When to stop fasting (late-cycle window)
✅ 5-1-1 schedule if your cycle is skipping
✅ How to break a fast (and what to eat first)

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About Stefanie Billette

Stefanie Billette is an OWN IT Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, and Fitness Nutrition Specialist through the American Council on Exercise. She also holds a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Management.

Her background as a K–12 and college educator, along with completing pre-med and pre-nursing programs, cemented her passion for functional nutrition and led her into health coaching. Stefanie began coaching in 2019, helping clients manage chronic symptoms and optimize health. Her personal experience reversing her own autoimmune disease through nutrition and supplements motivates her work daily.

She has supported clients with a wide range of conditions, including metabolic disorders, autoimmune diseases, hormone imbalances, and digestive issues.

In 2020, Stefanie founded and solely operated an autoimmune-friendly food manufacturing company. She has published numerous articles and books, including:
“You Are What You DON’T Eat: How elimination diets saved my son’s life, allowed me to reclaim mine, and empowered my daughter to change the course of hers.”

A lifelong competitive tennis player and former Zumba instructor, Stefanie balances high-intensity sports with dance, yoga, and pilates. Her coaching approach is nurturing, client-centered, and focused on lifestyle changes that are both attainable and rewarding.

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...

Want to know how to experience an elevated life, with more energy, clarity, and control? ⚡️🧠
Here’s the real issue: your problem isn’t information, it’s compromise.

Every day your body asks: will you lead, or will you negotiate? 🧭

In this episode, Justin breaks down why the body rewards obedience and punishes negotiation, and the daily standards most people avoid:

• Sleep before you’re tired 😴
• Eat before you’re starving 🍽️
• Move before you’re motivated 🏃‍♂️

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...

Longevity isn’t a future goal, it’s something you can experience today.

In this episode, Justin shares 5 radical truths about longevity and why living longer starts with daily state, not more hacks: regulate stress, build safety in your body, and stack regulated days through sleep, breath, movement, and relationships.

You’ll learn:

• Why longevity is a state problem, not a time problem
• Why people chase longevity when they don’t feel safe in their body
• How the market sells the future—and keeps you stuck
• Why you don’t build a long life… you stack regulated days

Why vitality is immediate, not eventual

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...

💥 How do you rebuild energy + joy when you’re a busy mom stuck in chronic stress?

In this episode, Justin and OWN IT Coach Emily Rusch break down mom burnout vs. stress and the simple system that actually helps moms stay consistent without the all-or-nothing trap.

✅ In this episode, we cover:

⚡ Stress vs. burnout: how to tell the difference (and why it matters)

🔍 Signs moms often miss: short fuse, dullness, sleep issues, “doing everything right” but getting worse

🧠 The “do it all” trap: comparison, guilt, and “shoulds” that keep you stuck

🗓️ Non-negotiables that work: priority = order, not time spent

🔁 Plan A / Plan B consistency: staying on track without all-or-nothing

📉 Sleep + HRV trends: how data can guide better recovery decisions

🤝 Support as a strategy: why asking for help removes the stressor holding you back

👤 About Emily Rusch (OWN IT Coach)

Emily is a wellness advocate, health coach, and fitness instructor with 20+ years in the health industry — from hospitals and clinics to mind/body studios.

She earned her BSA in Health Science from Brenau University and her certification in holistic nutrition from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She’s also a certified Pilates instructor and a published author, with stories featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul.

A former gymnast and dancer, Emily is passionate about balancing performance, nutrition, and mental resilience. She specializes in helping women shift from burnout to balance by building sustainable routines aligned with each client’s goals, values, and physiology.

Her expertise includes habit formation, nervous system regulation, anxiety release, and improving sleep quality through awareness, clarity, and powerful questioning.

Outside coaching, Emily teaches group fitness, walks her dog, reads, and experiments with new recipes for her husband and three boys.

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💪 OWN IT Coaching

If you’re a high performer and you want a complete health optimization system— high energy, deeper sleep, better focus, and long-term resilience, this is what we do inside OWN IT Coaching.

It’s personalized coaching for executives and leaders built around deep diagnostics, coaching accountability, precision nutrition & fitness, targeted supplementation, recovery, and objective data.

Not sure where to begin? Find out exactly where your health is underperforming and get a prioritized action plan in less than 8 minutes. $397 value. Zero obligation.

➡︎ Take the Free Audit: https://quiz.ownitcoaching.com/healthaudit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

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✝️ Holy Health

If you are looking for a complete, faith-centered health pathway, renewed energy, restorative sleep, mental clarity, spiritual alignment, and long-term strength—this is what we do inside Holy Health.

It’s a discipleship-based health system that bridges Scripture and science through identity-first teaching, guided rhythms, movement, nourishment, breathwork, community accountability, and daily spiritual practices—so health becomes worship and strength fuels your ca...