#258. How to Heal Leaky Gut & Hashimoto’s Naturally (My Functional Medicine Story)
#258. How to Heal Leaky Gut & Hashimoto’s Naturally (My Functional Medicine Story)  
Podcast: Fast to Faith: Healing God's Way
Published On: Mon Jun 02 2025
Description: In this candid episode, Dr. Tabatha opens up about her health journey—how ignoring her gut instincts and the warning signs of stress and poor diet led to a lifetime of autoimmune struggles. From teenage rebellion and traumatic pregnancy experiences to chronic back pain and thyroid disease, she shares how conventional medicine kept her stuck while her faith and functional medicine showed her a better way.Dr. Tabatha dives into the vital role of gut health, intuition, and hormone balance in healing chronic issues that doctors often overlook. She also reveals how stepping into her faith and truly listening to her body helped her overcome depression, Hashimoto’s disease, and a broken healthcare system. If you’ve been told your symptoms are just part of life, this episode will help you see there’s hope for real healing.If you liked this episode, watch it on YouTube! 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/1R_6SDYEDh0Chapters: 0:00 - My Gut Instincts and Early Health Warnings 3:00 - Rebellion, Pregnancy Trauma & the Beginning of Hashimoto’s 7:00 - Trusting Doctors vs. Listening to Intuition 14:00 - Discovering Functional Medicine & Root Cause Healing 20:00 - Healing Gut Health and Hormones Through Faith 26:00 - Putting My Health First and Helping Other Women HealIf this episode spoke to you, share it with a woman who needs hope and healing. 💛If you've been on your own healing journey and you keep thinking, I want to help other women do this! That pull is not random. The Fast to Faith Coaching Academy was built for you. You'll learn the clinical foundations hormones, gut healing, labs, supplementation & how to coach women through the 40-Day process while building a business that honors both science & faith.  Join Today! Ready to go deeper?The women who hear this episode and feel something shift — they belong in the Fast to Faith Sisterhood. This is where faith, functional medicine, and identity work come together with a community of women who are done managing symptoms and ready to lead from healing.If you feel called to take that even further — to guide other women through this exact transformation — the Fast to Faith Coaching Academy is where that calling becomes a career.Become a certified Fast to Faith™ coach →Weekly live mentorship with Dr. TabathaNot ready for the academy yet? Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.