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Speak Truth - How to live Healthy, Happy and Holy with Stacey Ziegler | Holistic Life Coach
Stacey Ziegler shares raw, sometimes funny stories about hormones, midlife fitness and emotional wobbliness, framed through a strong faith lens. She reflects on trust, confession and forgiveness while encouraging women to regularly “check” their choices against whether they glorify God.
21:37•18 Aug 2026
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Hormones, Faith and Honest Midlife Check-Ins
Episode Overview
- HRT can support physical changes but does not fix emotional or spiritual struggles; personal responsibility and inner work are still needed.
- Tracking workouts, macros and monthly data helps make slow midlife progress feel real and measurable.
- Trusting God in small daily choices—like walking barefoot again after a bee sting—builds courage and peace.
- Confession and forgiveness, including forgiving oneself, bring a sense of freedom and reduce guilt over past behaviours and current slip-ups.
- A simple filter for choices is asking whether words, actions or clothing glorify God; if not, it may be wise to leave it out.
“Hrts are not going to solve your problems, my friends. You got to do the work.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? For women over 40 who are juggling hormones, habits and faith, this episode offers a very human snapshot of what “checking yourself before you wreck yourself” can look like in real life. Stacey Ziegler shares candid stories from her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) journey, showing how something as simple as a disappointing breakfast can trigger tears, frustration and a full-on emotional wobble.
From crying over “fake eggs” to slapping herself to stay awake on holiday, she jokes about feeling “crazy” while calmly reminding anyone listening that HRT isn’t a magic fix: “Hrts are not going to solve your problems, my friends. You got to do the work.” You’ll hear her talk about weight changes, strength training and following Senada Greca’s (Kim Kardashian’s trainer) tough programme that’s “wrecking” her in the best way.
Stacey walks through her macros, workouts and slow, steady progress, making midlife fitness feel less lonely and more doable. Beyond the gym, the heart of this episode is spiritual. Stacey reflects on trust—like walking barefoot in the grass again after a bee sting—tying it to a gospel reading where the disciples are sent out with nothing but faith.
She then shifts into forgiveness, sharing how confession helped her release guilt over old attention-seeking habits, bikini posts and everyday complaining and gossip. Her guiding question keeps things simple and practical: “What I’m saying or thinking or doing, is it glorifying God?
If not, then move on.” For mums and women in recovery from unhealthy patterns—whether that’s substances, body obsession or people-pleasing—this mix of humour, honesty and faith offers gentle accountability and a reminder that you’re “not behind, you’re becoming… one day, one step, one choice at a time.” So where might you need to check yourself before you wreck yourself today?
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