{"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":"Doctor Troy Spurrill Says Trauma, Poor Sleep May Drive Chronic Illness","slug":"doctor-troy-spurrill-says-trauma-poor-sleep-may-drive-chronic-illness","published_at":"2026-04-21T14:29:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323/doctor-troy-spurrill-says-trauma-poor-sleep-may-drive-chronic-illness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323","url":"https://www.kerstin-lindquist.com/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TGL8444514468.mp3?updated=1778121635","summary":"This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Troy Spurrill — functional medicine doctor, chiropractor, functional neurologist, and founder of Synapse — for a direct conversation about trauma, chronic illness, vagus nerve stimulation, spirituality, sleep, root-cause healing, and what may really be driving symptoms that never seem to fully resolve. Dr. Spurrill explains why so many people live with one part of the brain saying “go” while another says “stop,” and how that internal stress pattern can show up as fatigue, bloating, fibromyalgia, low motivation, jaw pain, poor sleep, hormone disruption, and chronic inflammation. He breaks down how unresolved trauma, distorted identity, and constant fight-or-flight can keep the body from absorbing nutrients, recovering properly, or entering the deep restorative sleep needed for healing. Then the conversation gets highly practical: hidden sleep disorders, upper airway resistance, restless sleep, waking through the night, vagus nerve support, singing and worship, zinc, B6, magnesium, iodine, cysts, hormone stress patterns, and the non-negotiables he uses in practice. He also explains why faith, forgiveness, and identity work are not side issues, but central to how many people actually heal. TODAY'S SPONSORS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ancient Nutrition⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - CODE: STREST20 | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ancientnutrition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vivoro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - KERSTIN50 | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vivoro.com/kerstin50⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Qualia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - CODE: STREST |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠qualialife.com BONUS CONTENT: JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON YOUTUBE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PROGRAM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fast2Faith Fasting Program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with Dr. Troy Spurrill — functional medicine doctor, chiropractor, functional neurologist, and founder of Syna…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4134,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strest-with-kerstin-lindquist-7120323/episodes/doctor-troy-spurrill-says-trauma-poor-sleep-may-drive-chronic-illness/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/doctor-troy-spurrill-says-trauma-poor-sleep-may-drive-chronic-illness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}