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Holy, Hormonal & Not Crazy with Kim Gargano: Why Faith Is the Missing Link in Women’s Health
Description
This is StRest! Meet Kim Gargano: Christian content creator, podcast host of Holy and Hormonal, and a passionate advocate for helping women reclaim their health by understanding their hormones through a biblical lens. In this episode, host Kerstin Lindquist talks with Kim about how trauma, PMDD, and cultural shame around menstruation once left her feeling lost and faithless—and how inviting Jesus into her hormonal health sparked a healing journey.
From navigating the birth control dilemma to managing a bleeding disorder and launching a viral movement online, Kim breaks open what every woman should know about her hormones, why we must stop dissociating from pain, and how God’s design—through circadian rhythm, community, and rest—restores our wholeness.
Whether you’re battling monthly rage, insomnia, or perimenopausal exhaustion, this conversation offers both spiritual grounding and practical tools for cycle syncing, testing, and embracing your body as divinely made.
Major Themes & Concepts
✅ Hormones impact every system: not just mood or periods
✅ PMDD is real—and deeply misunderstood
✅ Cultural shame keeps women from healing
✅ Birth control: informed consent over default prescription
✅ God designed the circadian rhythm—sunlight, sleep, and cycles matter
✅ Faith-based hormone education is still rare—Kim is leading the charge
✅ Menopause ≠ decline—it’s a second puberty with power
✅ Dissociation numbs pain—but healing requires presence and surrender
✅ God meets you in your hormonal struggle: you are not alone
Chapters
00:00 | Culture, disconnection, and dissociating from pain
03:28 | Kim’s journey: from church hurt to hormonal health advocate
06:34 | What hormones really do (spoiler: everything)
10:08 | PMDD, rage, and realizing you’re not “crazy”
14:43 | Birth control pros, cons, and the case for deeper questions
20:15 | The problem with Band-Aid medicine
22:18 | Trauma, therapy, and why community heals
27:14 | Invite Jesus into your hormonal chaos
28:45 | Cycle syncing 101: four phases & circadian rhythm
30:45 | Sustainable steps: greens, sunlight, and protein first
32:38 | Hormone testing: Dutch, Rupa, and what to know
34:42 | Stress, self-worth, and lifestyle change resistance
35:42 | Hormones and mental health: practical tools that help
38:28 | Parenting, motherhood fears, and generational healing
40:25 | Body grace in your 20s vs. 40s—respect the season
48:37 | Kim’s non-negotiables: morning routine and movement
50:30 | Stress relief: voice notes, shaking, and creative worship
Work with Kerstin
Workshops & Events – Join upcoming events & retreats.
Health Coaching with Kerstin – 1:1 coaching for stress reduction & wellness.
Resources & Recommendations
Dr. Denese Skincare – Use code STREST
Partner Links & Discounts
Dr. Tabatha - Hormone test & HRT
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