Rooted in Resilience
by Ashley and Sarah Armstrong
Latest episode
From Hives to Hope: How Whitney Rebuilt Her Health After Long COVID
From Hives to Hope: How Whitney Rebuilt Her Health After Long COVID
About this podcast
Rooted in Resilience is all about building your strongest, healthiest, most resilient self - without any of the extremes, short cuts, or diet-culture BS!
Podcast hosts & sisters, Ashley & Sarah Armstrong of the @strong.sistas, demystify health, sharing practical tips and experiences for overcoming hypothyroidism, hormonal imbalances, autoimmunity & other metabolic disorders, largely inspired by the work of Dr. Ray Peat.
Plus, they dive into all things optimizing exercise, so you can train with intention, build muscle & lose fat in a sustainable, smart way.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 83 episodes
- From Hives to Hope: How Whitney Rebuilt Her Health After Long COVID · 45 minWhitney shares how she went from struggling with Long COVID, severe fatigue, and exercise intolerance to losing 21 pounds, building muscle, and feeling stronger through the…
- How Gabe Lost 30 Lbs & Built Muscle By Eating MORE · 49 minGabe shares how he lost about 30 pounds while maintaining muscle and how he feels better than he did in his twenties. They discuss. moving beyond rigid food rules, finding a more…
- How Laura Lost 20 Pounds Without Falling Into All-or-Nothing Thinking · 1 h 1 minOur Next Round Starts October 5th! Click here to join the Waitlist:https://www.armstrongsisters.com/pl/2...Laura’s Transform journey shows how a balanced, sustainable approach…
- How A Busy Dad Lost 15 Pounds & Transformed His Life · 1 h 2 min⭐️ The Transform Fat Loss and Metabolic Restoration Program ⭐️Join 150+ people who’ve lost fat and kept it off, without giving up their favorite foods. This science-backed…
- The Truth About Heavy Metals: What the Wellness Industry Gets Wrong · 1 h 12 minEveryone seems to be talking about heavy metals, detoxes, microplastics, reverse osmosis water, and “toxic” products. But how much of that fear is actually grounded in good…
- Is Estrogen Really the Answer? A Different Perspective on Menopause | Kate Deering · 1 h 13 minMost conversations about menopause begin and end with one conclusion: Low estrogen is the problem. And hormone replacement therapy is the solution. But what if the story is…
- The Biggest Fat Loss Mistake: What To Do After Your Diet Ends · 1 h 32 minYou worked hard to lose the fat. Now comes the part almost nobody prepares you for… Keeping it off. In this episode, Ashley and Kathleen walk through exactly how they help…
- Why Most People Never Reach Their Goals · 1 h 16 minMost people don’t fail because they’re doing the wrong things, they fail because they don’t do the right things long enough. The physique they want often requires more time…
- Why Getting Sick Might Actually Be GOOD for You (and What It Says About Your Metabolism) · 1 h 38 minIn this episode of Rooted in Resilience, Ashley sits down with Dr. Alex Orton to challenge one of the most common beliefs in modern health: that getting sick is always a bad…
- It’s Never Too Late: Cheryl’s 52-Pound Transformation at age 70 · 1 h 6 minCheryl tried everything: keto, vegan, carnivore, general calorie restriction, and like so many women, she kept losing and regaining the same weight over and over again. At nearly…
- Why Fat Loss Fails: The Biggest Mistakes Keeping You Stuck · 1 h 9 minWhy do so many people spin their wheels with fat loss, despite trying so hard? In this episode of the Rooted in Resilience podcast, Ashley, Sarah, Kathleen, and Tyler break down…
- The Missing Piece in Most Diets: Micronutrients · 1 h 46 minMost people focus on just calories and macronutrients (protein, carbs, and fat) but ignore the micronutrients that actually allow the body to function. Both macros and micros…
- I Lost 10 Pounds in 5 Weeks: Here’s Exactly What I Did (with Kathleen Stewart) · 1 h 31 minIn this episode of Rooted in Resilience, Ash is joined again by Kathleen Stewart to break down my recent 5-week fat loss phase, where I lost about 10 pounds while maintaining…
- The One Word Changing My Life in 2026 · 19 minIn this solo episode of the Rooted in Resilience Podcast, Ashley shares the word she’s carrying into 2026: surrender. For many of us who care deeply about our work, our health…
- Skinny Culture Is Back, And It’s Not About Health · 59 minSkinny culture is back, and it’s louder than ever. In this episode, we talk honestly about the pressure to be ultra-thin (at all costs!) and why chasing that look can quietly…
- When Holistic Becomes Conventional: Rethinking Naturopathic Medicine with Dr. Alex Orton · 1 h 25 minHas modern naturopathic medicine lost its way? In this episode of Rooted in Resilience, we sit down with Dr. Alex Orton to explore an uncomfortable but important question: as…
- Rethinking Cancer Through Cellular Energy & Metabolism with Georgi Dinkov · 1 h 18 minWhat if cancer is a metabolic problem that can be cured? (Instead of a genetic chronic disease) In this episode, I’m joined by a repeat guest Georgi Dinkov to explore cancer…
- How to Restore Metabolic Health and Insulin Sensitivity · 1 h 14 minIn this conversation, we break down what true metabolic health actually means, and how to restore it. We explore how metabolism becomes dysregulated, what truly improves insulin…
- Your Diet is Changing Your Personality · 1 h 37 minYour personality changes based on what you eat. And your constant worry about your health, food obsession, and low energy may not just be “in your head”... they can be direct…
- The Menopause Myths They Believed, and How They Took Their Power Back · 1 h 10 minIn this honest and eye-opening episode, we unpack the myths surrounding menopause and the confusion so many women face when trying to care for their health during this stage of…
