Truth with Tori

Description Tori interviews Emily Morrow, FNTP, IHP. She works with women across the country in her consulting practice and group program, Root Cause Formula, that helps women identify root' cause(s) such as mold, bacteria, parasites, heavy metals, viruses, toxins, chemicals, and Lyme and the roadmap necessary for rebalancing the body. Emily founded MBCE to help practitioners and health coaches recognize red flags in blood work markers. She teaches red flags in blood chemistry and a variety of rebalancing remedies, and case studies. Emily's hope is that each individual she gets to teach, mentor, inspire or consult, experiences a renewed balance, hope, and joy that allows them to approach life in a profound and beautiful way.   Transcript 0:00 - Intro + Emily's story 11:30 - Emily teaches us about the different physiological and root causes that can influence someone's mental health and propensity for anxiety and depression 19:30 - Tori and Emily discuss nutrient deficiencies and how a lack of certain nutrients can contribute to mental health 26:40 - Emily shares techniques that she uses with clients to support their body from getting out of a physiologically stressed state 29:40 - Tori and Emily discuss the spiritual aspect to healing and managing anxiety  37:00 - Emily and Tori explain the fear of man and how that can influence your walk with Christ 45:00 - How to prepare for spiritual attack   Connect: Follow Tori on Instagram @stripewellness Follow Emily on Instagram @emilymorrow   This is not medical advice. This podcast is for educational purposes only and if you need medical attention you should consult your primary care physician before doing anything talked about in this podcast. 

Description Tori interviews fellow FNTP, Gretchen Tseng, a wife of over 20 years and a mother to two wonderful kids as well as being a certified fitness nutrition specialist, trained in functional blood chemistry analysis, and has a compulsion to keep learning more. Her journey into the functional realm began with her own illness and the eventual realization that she would have to be the most involved person in her health if she wanted to get well. Transcript 0:00 - Intro + Gretchen's story 12:15 - Gretchen explains detoxification and why we need to implement detoxification protocols into our daily life 18:00 - How to know if you are prepared to start detoxification 23:15 - Simple detoxification methods 33:30 - More intense methods for detoxification (always consult a practitioner before beginning these methods) 41:15 - The importance of using a binder in your protocol and best practices to handle a herxheimer reaction 46:00 - Fat tissue's role in toxin elimination Resources: Queen of the Thrones Castor Oil Pack Connect: Follow Tori on Instagram @stripewellness Follow Gretchen on Instagram @fitquest_nutrition

Description Tori interviews fellow FNTP, Kelsie Anderson. Kelsie lives with her husband and three year old pup, Banks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a FNTP, Kelsie helps women achieve hormone balance by addressing foundational imbalances in the body with a food first approach. She is dedicated to educating and empowering women to understand that their menstrual cycles in fact, don't have to be painful and CAN be a breeze. Transcript 0:00 - Introduction + Kelsie's health story 13:04 - Kelsie and Tori discuss why it's important to understand your menstrual cycle 17:30 - Kelsie explains what a normal menstrual cycle looks like 26:34 - Kelsie and Tori discuss tracking your cycle with the BBT method and the practicalities of using it in your life 32:45 - Kelsie educates on basal temperatures to pay attention to and the connection to thyroid and metabolism 35:10 - Kelsie talks PMS: is this normal or just common? 46:15 - The short story of how birth control affects normal physiological function in regards to our cycle and other physical processes in our body 52:43 - How the lack of education around menstrual cycles and birth control affects how we are able to care for ourselves Resources: Kelsie's Birth Control Bounce Back Course Connect: Follow Kelsie on Instagram @bunsinbalance or head to her website, www.bunsinbalance.com Follow Tori on Instagram @stripewellness Disclaimer: For legal purposes, this is not medical advice. Listeners should always consult healthcare professionals familiar with their personal health details before addressing or making changes to how they care for their health. The purpose of this resource is for educational and informative purposes only. 

Description Tori interviews Danielle Hively, FNTP, RWP, CPT. She specializes in drainage protocols, parasite cleansing, mold detoxification and getting to the root cause of her clients health issues. She uses functional lab testing as well as various nutritional assessment tools to help identify hidden pathogens plaguing the body. Danielle recently launched her "Drainage 101" course - which gives you all the tools to help you open and clear your drainage pathways today!   Transcript 0:00 - Introduction + Danielle's health story 10:00 - Danielle explains the drainage funnel and how we can support our health and protocols through this 18:00 - The difference between drainage and detoxification 22:00 - The importance of eating dietary fats and supporting the liver 29: 40 - Continuing the drainage funnel 38:43 - The importance of emotions and how it affects the drainage funnel 42:08 - Danielle sheds wisdom on parasites and how they can affect our health + what a healthy approach to parasite protocols 49:34 - Danielle shares the biggest things she learned from her health journey that she would tell someone just starting out Resources: Danielle's Drainage 101 Course Connect: Follow Tori @stripewellness on Instagram. Follow Danielle @revive_health_wellness on Instagram.   Disclaimer: For legal purposes, this is not medical advice. Listeners should always consult healthcare professionals familiar with their personal health details before addressing or making changes to how they care for their health. The purpose of this resource is for educational and informative purposes only. 

In Episode 03, Tori interviews Jess, Aldredge, FNTP, and Co-owner of Origin, a healthy restaurant in Dallas that makes everything in-house with real, healthful ingredients meant to nourish your body which is the starting point for her to share health and wellness with others. She shares about starting the restaurant and what her healing journey has taught her.   Follow Tori @stripewellness on Instagram! Screenshot the episode and tag us - we love hearing your thoughts! Follow Jess @jessaldredge and Origin Kitchen + Bar @origindallas on Instagram! Sign up for "The Essentials", emails only to send you resources and keep you up to date so you can thrive. Subscribe here to get just the essentials. Transcript 0:00 - Introduction + Jess's health journey 14:00 - Starting Origin in Dallas 20:50 - Origin versus other restaurants and what to look for when you eat out 28:12 - Jess discusses how 2020 and regulations affected restaurant owners + business 36:15 - Jess shares what healing has taught her 44:35 - Tori and Jess discuss the emotional part of healing   Disclaimer: For legal purposes, this is not medical advice. Listeners should always consult healthcare professionals familiar with their personal health details before addressing or making changes to how they care for their health. The purpose of this resource is for educational and informative purposes only. 

Tori interviews Margaret Barry, a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, corrective exercise specialist, and master T-Tapp trainer. In addition to hearing Margaret's story, this episode is packed with discussions on the body positivity movement, the effects of diet culture, and three tangible steps to start moving away from obsessing over body image to stewarding your body. Follow Tori @stripewellness on Instagram! Screenshot the episode and tag us - we love hearing your thoughts! Follow Margaret @_musclesandmotherhood on Instagram! Sign up for "The Essentials", emails only to send you resources and keep you up to date so you can thrive. Subscribe here to get just the essentials. Transcript 0:00 - Introduction 2:20 - Margaret explains her past with body image and her health journey 14:45 - Margaret reflects on learning through the NTA and how that changed her perspective 19:50 - Tori tries to figure out if Margaret is hinting that she's pregnant 28:20 - What the Bible says about Body Image 38:30 - Is Body Positivity the Answer to Body Image struggles? 43:02 - What Research Says About Dieting 54:17 - Three Tangible Steps to Tackle Body Image Issues   Resources: APA Analysis of Effects of Starvation on the Body PMID: 24614201 “How dieting makes the lean fatter” PMID: 32099104 “How dieting might make some fatter”   Disclaimer: For legal purposes, this is not medical advice. Listeners should always consult healthcare professionals familiar with their personal health details before addressing or making changes to how they care for their health. The purpose of this resource is for educational and informative purposes only. 

In the first episode of the podcast, Tori Culotta, FNTP, RWP explains the purpose behind these interviews - to educate and empower women to help take charge of their own health. Healing and having a thriving life is completely possible - but you have to know what steps to take. While Tori is a holistic wellness professional with her own practice serving women, she is still on her own healing journey and created this podcast as a way to have long-form discussions and expertise to meet women where they are at and help them find healing. Follow Tori @stripewellness on Instagram! Screenshot the episode and tag us - we love hearing your thoughts! Sign up for "The Essentials", emails only to send you resources and keep you up to date so you can thrive. Subscribe here to get just the essentials.