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Cortisol Coach

Cortisol Coach

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
Episodes
  • Stewardship, Discipline, Community, and Faith | Reframing Fitness with Ashton Gregory of Iron Forge Reignite

    Stewardship, Discipline, Community, and Faith | Reframing Fitness with Ashton Gregory of Iron Forge Reignite
    Jun 28 2026
    Stewardship, Discipline, Community, and Faith | Reframing Fitness with Ashton Gregory of Iron Forge Reignite You have tried every program. Every diet. Every fitness trend on your feed. And somewhere along the way it became about how you look instead of what your body was actually made for. There is a different way to think about this. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Ashton Gregory, co-founder of Iron Forge Reignite, a Christian gym in North Fort Worth, Texas built on one unshakable conviction. The body is a temple, and we are called to steward it. Ashton grew up in South Mississippi, one of the most obese states in the country, but even surrounded by a culture that normalized the opposite, she found fitness early and never let it go. Sports, running, triathlons, even a bikini competition. Through every season she became fascinated not just with training the body, but truly understanding it. She earned her degree in Exercise Science, went back to school for Physical Therapy, and spent over 14 years as a licensed PTA in outpatient care while personal training clients on the side. When the Lord brought her husband Chris into her life and led them to Texas, they both carried the same dream, owning a gym one day. At the end of 2025, God started opening doors, and Iron Forge Reignite became the result. This is not a gym built on vanity or aesthetics. It is built on four pillars, stewardship, discipline, community, and faith, and Ashton and Chris are unapologetic about never separating any of it. One of the most powerful parts of this conversation goes beneath the surface of fitness altogether. Ashton shares why most resistance to taking care of the body is not really about the body at all. It is about identity. About seeing yourself the way God already sees you, chosen, beautiful, and worthy, before you ever step foot in a gym. In this episode you will hear: What the four pillars of Iron Forge Reignite actually mean and how they show up every day How Ashton's journey from athlete to physical therapist to gym owner shaped her view of fitness Why First Timothy 4:8 is one of the most misquoted verses in fitness culture Why resistance to self care is rooted in identity, not laziness or lack of discipline How seeing yourself as chosen and beautifully made changes your relationship with your body What it looked like for Ashton and Chris to wait on God's timing before opening their gym How to connect with Iron Forge Reignite if you are local to Fort Worth, and how to access their free fasting guide if you are not Visit Iron Forge Reignite (3 free workouts for new visitors): https://ironforgereignite.pushpress.com/landing/plans/plan_4551a30ed5e14b Get the Free Unshakable Fasting Manual: https://canva.link/9i0zg2mgb4yj5sj Connect with Ashton Gregory and Iron Forge Reignite: Instagram: @faithandfit_ash and @ironforgereignite Website: ironforgereignite.com Chris's Instagram: @chrisreignites Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com/ 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 treating her body like a project instead of a gift SEO Keywords and Tags: stewardship discipline community faith, body as a temple, faith and fitness, Christian gym, Iron Forge Reignite, Ashton Gregory, fitness and identity, body image healing faith, First Timothy 4 8, Christian fitness coach, fasting guide faith, North Fort Worth gym, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, women's body image faith, healing through faith fitness, daughter of the king identity, biblical mindset fitness, physical therapy fitness coach, reframing fitness
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    28 mins
  • Chronic Stress, High Cortisol, and Spiritual Warfare | Why Your Health Struggles Are Bigger Than Science with Tori Jensen

    Chronic Stress, High Cortisol, and Spiritual Warfare | Why Your Health Struggles Are Bigger Than Science with Tori Jensen
    Jun 19 2026
    Chronic Stress, High Cortisol, and Spiritual Warfare | Why Your Health Struggles Are Bigger Than Science with Tori Jensen You have tried everything. The diets. The supplements. The advice from every wellness account on your feed. And it still feels impossible to actually get healthy and stay healthy. There is a reason for that. And it is bigger than science. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with Tori Jensen, a registered dietitian and registered nurse with 15 years of clinical experience for a conversation that goes straight to the hill Christine says she will die on. Chronic stress and high cortisol in women's bodies right now is not just physical. It is spiritual warfare. Tori knows this firsthand. A lifelong athlete and former collegiate soccer player, she built a career in nursing and nutrition before COVID reshaped everything about how she saw her work and her faith. When the vaccine mandate came down in California, she felt God make it unmistakably clear that it was not for her and she stood on that conviction even when it cost her job. What followed was not bitterness. It was boldness. Tori shares how surrendering areas of her life she never expected to surrender opened a clarity and a peace she had not known before and how that same obedience is available to every woman listening. This episode will encourage you to believe there is so much more available to you than what feels possible right now. In this episode you will hear: Why Christine believes chronic stress and high cortisol in women is rooted in spiritual warfare Tori's journey from college athlete to registered dietitian to registered nurse What happened when the COVID vaccine mandate came down and how Tori navigated that decision through faith How being fired for her convictions ultimately deepened her boldness and her walk with God Why praying the scary prayer is one of the most powerful things you can do What it means to surrender areas of your life you never expected to surrender How simple, consistent lifestyle habits fortify your body and your immune system Why God has something better for you than whatever you are using as your pacifier right now Connect with Tori Jensen: Instagram, X, and YouTube: @thetorijensen Podcast: The Nurse Tori Show on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com/ 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 feels like getting healthy and staying healthy is impossible right now SEO Keywords and Tags: chronic stress and cortisol, spiritual warfare health, high cortisol women, Tori Jensen RN RD, religious freedom health, faith and healing, praying the scary prayer, registered dietitian nurse, surrender and obedience faith, Christian health coach, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, women over 40 health, biblical mindset health, immune system faith, conviction over fear, First Liberty Institute, homeschool mom health coach, nurse fired religious exemption, God given immune system
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    45 mins
  • Nervous System Healing, Trauma, and Faith | Why You Keep Getting Stuck and How to Break Free with Heather Shriver Burns

    Nervous System Healing, Trauma, and Faith | Why You Keep Getting Stuck and How to Break Free with Heather Shriver Burns
    Jun 14 2026
    Nervous System Healing, Trauma, and Faith | Why You Keep Getting Stuck and How to Break Free with Heather Shriver Burns You have a good prayer life. You are doing all the right things. And you are still stuck. You keep finding yourself in the same patterns. The same cycles. The same places you have been a hundred times before. And you cannot figure out why. It is not your faith that is the problem. It is your nervous system. In this episode of the Cortisol Coach Podcast, Christine Marie sits down with someone who has had a profound and deeply personal impact on her life. Heather Shriver Burns is a master coach, spiritual director, and founder of Seek First Sisterhood. For the past decade she has coached ambitious women of faith from stay at home moms to eight figure business owners helping them break the internal patterns keeping them from freedom, peace, and joy. Her work blends neuroscience, nervous system restoration, story work, and Kingdom principles to help women align their body, soul, and spirit and build a life that feels as good as it looks. But Heather is not just a guest on this show. She was Christine's personal coach for many years. Christine earned one of her certifications through Heather. And she is the coach who helped Christine step into healing her nervous system and trauma. Heather's own story is extraordinary. A teacher turned corporate executive who stumbled into network marketing and built an eight figure business — only to lose it overnight at 27 weeks pregnant with her third child. That experience sent her searching. Not just for mindset tools but for something deeper. She discovered neuroscience. Then nervous system work. Then trauma healing. And the Holy Spirit connected every single piece to Scripture in a way that no pastor had ever shown her before. Today she helps women understand that science and Scripture have always been saying the same thing. They just speak different languages. This episode is for the woman who has read every book, done the work, knows the Word — and still cannot figure out why she keeps ending up in the same place. You do not need more information. You need to understand why what you already know does not feel true for you. In this episode you will hear: Why nervous system dysregulation keeps women stuck no matter how much mindset work they do The connection between trauma, cortisol, and the patterns that keep repeating in your life Why healing happens in layers and why God in His kindness does not show us everything at once How neuroscience and Scripture are saying the exact same thing in different languages What Heather lost overnight at 27 weeks pregnant and how that loss became her calling Why you do not need another Bible verse — you need to understand why the ones you already know do not feel true for you What nervous system restoration actually looks like in practice How Christine's own healing journey led to everything the Cortisol Coach Podcast stands for today Work with Heather Shriver Burns: Seek First CEO Academy for entrepreneurs ready to go deep into brain science, nervous system healing, and Kingdom principles One on one coaching for the woman ready for intimate transformational work Connect with Heather Shriver Burns: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathershriverburns Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heather.shriver Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seek-first-ceo-neuroscience-scripture-spirit-led-strategy/id1527176273 Connect with Christine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortisol_coach To be a guest on the Cortisol Coach Podcast: https://podcast.itschristinemarie.com/ 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 keeps finding herself in the same patterns and cannot figure out why SEO Keywords and Tags: nervous system healing women, trauma and cortisol, why am I stuck, breaking patterns faith, neuroscience and faith, Christian nervous system healing, Heather Shriver Burns, Seek First Sisterhood, nervous system dysregulation, trauma healing Christian women, faith and neuroscience, cortisol and trauma, Kingdom principles healing, women's mindset coach, spiritual director women, cortisol coach podcast, Christine Marie podcast, nervous system restoration, healing happens in layers, stuck in patterns, body soul spirit alignment, women over 40 healing, faith based coaching, biblical mindset healing, somatic healing faith
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    37 mins
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