In this episode, Nikou talks to Dr Wendie Trubow who has been through a healing journey physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and in business. They discuss how she's got to where she is today – personally and professionally – as well as the incredible things she's had to go through to get here.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

I got into the field of functional medicine, prevention and toxins because I am the poster child for terrible genetics piling it on, ruining my health and being sick as a dog. I felt called to heal.
My husband had a dream to open a multi-specialty, integrative and functional medicine centre that really pulled the best of the best and did all the best technology and functional medicine and eventually moved to a large site where we had a farm, a school and a medical centre and brought all of the best providers in the area to this place.
We violated the three rules of business: 1) Don't grow too fast. 2) Have enough cash on hand for rainy days. 3) Don't hire jerks. In 2015, we were 7 years old, and we saw the biggest snowfall in a winter for years. Telemedicine didn't exist back then and people stopped going to the doctors. Because we didn't have enough cash saved away because we'd grown too fast, it became clear that we didn't have the right people on the team and we were closed by August the next year we were closed.
We lost all our money and our family's money that had been invested into the business, we lost the property, and my husband declared bankruptcy. The good news was that we didn't have enough equity in our house for the court to come after because we'd leveraged it. But we lost everything else. We had to start over in our mid-40s with four children.
The choices were to do it again or leave medicine, which didn't feel right. We did a lot of soul searching.
My husband is an innate optimist and could never have imagined that things could have occurred the way they occurred. We went into deep conversations about what his thought processes and how it works… I was just as guilty because I allowed it to happen.
We've now worked together for 14 years and now I'm confident to say: “I can't explain why, but something feels wrong and you need to honour it”. Every fricking time that I said it was wrong in the past, it was wrong.
My story has two parts, the first is pre-Celiac which starts at birth. I have two genes for Celiac, I then piled on lots of 70s ‘cooked' meals and microwaved meals in the 80s, then the stress kicked in when I became an OBGYN. All of those things meant I was diagnosed with Celiac at 35, but I was sick for years.
Part two is post-Celiac, getting the diagnosis was transformational because I stopped getting so sick. I was able to get back to a reasonable baseline and then hit peri-menopause which I chalked a lot up to that, but in reality it was actually toxic exposure. It's so hard to diagnose and heal yourself.
The toxins are all around us and it's impossible to live on this earth without being exposed to toxins. It's not about being toxin-free, it's about minimising the impact of what we're being exposed to so that our bodies can optimally function.
Eat like a pregnant woman all the time.
Think about what's going in you (food, water, alcohol), what's going on you (clothing, beauty products, make up), what's going on around you (herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, what you clean your house with). Think of these as buckets and then you can start to empty those buckets. It's not about perfection but making improvements and keep improving.
The symptoms of mould are manifold: skin issues, respiratory issues, gut issues and difficulty losing weight. Test around you and test yourself.
If you don't fail you don't grow. It's OK to fail, from that failure comes something you won't be able to imagine, so don't give up.

BEST MOMENTS

‘At our peak we were the largest functional medicine facility in the country, which by extension means the world because America is really leading the charge in functional medicine.'

‘I'm committed to my marriage and have it be a great role model for my children.'

‘The absence of suffering is not necessarily the presence of health.'

‘Ignorance is bliss, knowledge is power, and we all land somewhere on that spectrum.'

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dr Wendie Trubow is passionate about helping women optimise their health and their lives. There are so many different challenges in a woman's life – work, home, relationships, spirituality, health – and they all matter!

Although her credentials give a solid medical backdrop to help women achieve vitality in life, her own journey gives just as much support to to methods of care. Through Wendie's struggles with mould and metal toxicity, Celiac disease, and a variety of other health issues, she has a deep sense of compassion for what women are facing when they come to her.

When not helping patients in our practice, you can find Wendie alongside Ed and their four kids creating a beautiful ecosystem in their yard that provides nourishment to both their bodies and souls.

To learn more about her journey to health and how you can replicate what she has done, pre-order her book here: “Dirty Girl: Ditch the Toxins, Look Great, and Feel Freaking Amazing!”

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ABOUT THE HOST

Nikou Lohse is a mom of three, wife to former MLB pitcher Kyle Lohse, Master Pilates instructor, yoga teacher, and lover of all things MOVEment, MINDFULness, and commUNITY.

Nikou is a serial entrepreneur. She started her first company at 21 doing sales & marketing for Fortune 500 companies, made her first million at 24, and decided to exit at 30 in order to pursue her passion for helping others. She became a yoga, Pilates, barre, and mindfulness instructor, but her own struggle with SIBO and postpartum depression led her to redefine the way she took care of her body. Now, as a holistic health coach, she is on a mission to empower women and help them heal their gut through nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and spirituality.

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Podcast Description

Failing forward is about the successes we find after enduring failure. Each episode is an opportunity to hear interviews and stories from professional athletes, entrepreneurs, executives, doctors, and loved ones who have fallen down, struggled, and transformed.

They'll be sharing how they got to where they are today, and the lessons they learned along the way. We'll be covering topics in entrepreneurship, careers, relationships, holistic wellness, mindfulness, gut health, and finding your competitive edge. With raw human moments and empowering information, this podcast is here to inspire you, remind you of your greatness, and give you the knowledge to up-level in every area of your life.

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