{"podcast":{"title":"StRest with Kerstin Lindquist","slug":"strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323","podcast_index_feed_id":7120323,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TGL6397982646","website_url":"https://www.kerstin-lindquist.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0ea6d4d8-ad13-11ef-8f7d-73c1f71328c4/image/fd6497b5c076dae40a47d5569825b0b5.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Kerstin Lindquist","episode_count":125,"summary":"StRest is a transformative podcast hosted by Kerstin Lindquist—health coach, author, and Emmy Award-winning TV host. Inspired by her mother's battle with stress-induced dementia at the age of 59, Kerstin is committed to helping people reduce stress and make room for rest in their lives. The podcast blends impressive health science, attainable mindset changes, and biblical truth to provide practical tools for stress relief. Each episode features real conversations with leading health and faith experts and heartfelt discussions with Kerstin's close friends from her career at QVC and as a public figure. Laugh, cry, and learn alongside her and her guests as they navigate the pressures of life and discover the tools to overcome them. Subscribe now to StRest, and join me on this journey towards a less stressed and more restful life.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T06:18:55.494809+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323"},"episode":{"title":"Cynthia Thurlow on Menopause, Gut Health, Stress, and Midlife Hormones","slug":"cynthia-thurlow-on-menopause-gut-health-stress-and-midlife-hormones","published_at":"2026-04-14T17:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323/cynthia-thurlow-on-menopause-gut-health-stress-and-midlife-hormones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323","url":"https://www.kerstin-lindquist.com/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TGL2276187312.mp3?updated=1778121993","summary":"This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Cynthia Thurlow — nurse practitioner, menopause expert, speaker, and host of Everyday Wellness — for a direct conversation about perimenopause, menopause, gut health, hormones, stress, sleep, trauma, and what women actually need to understand about their bodies in midlife. Cynthia explains why so many women hit their 40s and 50s feeling inflamed, anxious, exhausted, and unlike themselves. She breaks down the gut-hormone connection, why trauma and chronic stress can speed up ovarian aging, how progesterone and estrogen shifts affect anxiety and mood, and why the “wheels falling off the bus” in midlife may actually be a wake-up call to change what is no longer working. Then the conversation gets highly practical: hormone replacement therapy, testosterone, cholesterol markers women should be asking for, intermittent fasting, muscle building, sleep, supplements, mold exposure, and the everyday habits that matter most. Cynthia also shares why women need to stop chasing every wellness trend and start majoring in the majors if they want real change. TODAY'S SPONSORS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ancient Nutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - CODE: STREST20 | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ancientnutrition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Qualia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - CODE: STREST |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠qualialife.com⁠ BONUS CONTENT: JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON YOUTUBE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PROGRAM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fast2Faith Fasting Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/qky9O⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CHAPTERS (00:00) Midlife Wake-Up Call (01:04) Meet Cynthia Thurlow (03:30) The Menopause Gut (07:29) Trauma, Stress, and Aging (13:21) How To Put Wheels Back On (19:30) Fasting, Protein,…","meta_description":"This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Cynthia Thurlow — nurse practitioner, menopause expert, speaker, and host of Everyday Wellness — for a di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4277,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323/episodes/cynthia-thurlow-on-menopause-gut-health-stress-and-midlife-hormones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323/cynthia-thurlow-on-menopause-gut-health-stress-and-midlife-hormones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}