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335. When Your Labs Say You're Fine and Your Body Disagrees — with Katie Hardie

The Game On Girlfriend Podcast

Release Date: 06/02/2026

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If you've been told your labs look fine and something still feels off — this episode is going to explain why. And what you can actually do about it.

Board-Certified Holistic Nutritionist and FDN Practitioner Katie Hardie joins the Game On Girlfriend® podcast to break down why conventional lab ranges were never designed to tell you whether you're performing optimally. They were designed to catch problems once things have already gone wrong. For women entrepreneurs who have been managing everything, pushing hard, and wondering why the afternoon crashes, the midsection weight, and the middle of the night wake-ups aren't going anywhere — this conversation is for you.

Katie and I talk about what chronic stress is actually doing inside your body while you're still crushing it on the outside, why layering more exercise and restriction on a stressed body tends to backfire, and what a functional approach to your health actually looks like in practice.

If you feel like crap, good luck running a successful business. This one's for the woman who's done waiting to take her health seriously.

 

 

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Why "normal" lab results don't mean your body is functioning optimally — and what those ranges are actually based on
  • What happens inside your body when you've been in fight-or-flight mode for years — and why it can feel like energy until it doesn't
  • Why eating less and working out more can make things worse for a stressed body, not better
  • How gut health connects directly to mood, sleep, focus, and anxiety — and why the root cause is often upstream from the symptoms
  • The first step to take when your labs look fine but you still don't feel fine

 

 

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KATIE'S FREE GIFT FOR GAME ON GIRLFRIEND® LISTENERS

Katie is offering a complimentary 45-minute consultation for anyone trying to figure out their next step. If you've been told you're fine but don't feel fine, this is a good place to start. Head to the episode page to book your session: https://sarahwalton.com/holistic-health-women-entrepreneurs/

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ABOUT KATIE HARDIE

Katie Hardie, Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist and FDN Practitioner, is a comprehensive provider for holistic health and performance programming! Her company, My PEAK, helps performance-minded individuals who value high output wake up ready to tackle the day, have amazing poops, and find the right foods for their bodies to skip the energy dips. If these things aren't happening, you're missing out on peak physical, mental, and emotional peak potential. Just a few of many normalized symptoms of untapped output include waking up in the middle of the night, increased body fat, especially around the mid-section, and burnout.

 

 

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READY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR BUSINESS?

Everything in this conversation connects directly to how you're showing up in your business. As my free gift to Girlfriends, I offer a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk about where you are right now and whether working together makes sense as a next step. Book here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=13047670&appointmentType=2244195

 

 

FREE GIFT FROM SARAH

Get Sarah's Freedom Calculator and discover how much your business needs to make to finally be free. Download at https://sarahwalton.com/freedom

 

 

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ABOUT SARAH WALTON

Sarah Walton is a wealth consciousness coach, strategic advisor, podcast host, and mentor who helps women entrepreneurs build businesses they love. Her mission is simple: to put more money in the hands of more women. She's the creator of the Abundance Academy, The Art of Receiving, and the Game On Girlfriend® podcast. Sarah teaches authentic, heart-centered business strategies because when women have more financial power, they don't just keep it — they use it to take care of their families, support their communities, and build something bigger than themselves.

 

 

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