In Episode 31 of Let’s Talk Sht*, Lisa Garrett shares a deeply personal story from the past eight weeks — navigating her dog Leo’s unexpected thyroid cancer diagnosis — and the powerful life lessons it uncovered along the way.What started as a health scare for her beloved German Shepherd became a masterclass in intuition, advocacy, energy, and healing. Through observing Leo’s behavior, responses to treatment, and natural instincts, Lisa draws parallels to human health and reminds listeners why one opinion is never enough and why quality of life always matters.This episode is equal parts emotional, educational, and empowering — especially for anyone facing a diagnosis, caring for someone they love, or learning to trust their own inner signals.In this episode, Lisa explores:Why you should never stop at a single diagnosisHow animals teach us to read energy and intuition better than labsThe danger of treatments that rob you of quality of lifeWhat hunger, sleep, and behavior changes are really telling youWhy staying present — not future-focused — is healing in itselfKey Moments00:01 – Why this episode isn’t a year-end reflection04:54 – The first lesson: reading energy and body language13:58 – Don’t stop at one diagnosis — be your own advocate25:37 – Why isolation makes healing harder39:47 – Staying present instead of living in fear of outcomesFREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners.👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this grounded and refreshingly honest Episode 30 of Let’s Talk Sht*, Lisa Garrett takes on the pressure-packed culture of New Year’s resolutions — and explains why they often do more harm than good.Rather than chasing quick fixes, extreme diets, or unrealistic timelines, Lisa invites listeners to approach the new year with intention, patience, and a focus on real food, real sleep, and real life. Drawing from client stories, personal experience, and gut health science, she shares why biology responds best to consistency — not chaos.This episode is a powerful reminder that true health isn’t built in January extremes, but through small, sustainable changes you can live with all year long.In this episode, Lisa covers:Why New Year’s resolutions often set us up for stress and burnoutHow simple food resets can flip your biology in just daysWhy sleep, digestion, and inflammation matter more than the scaleThe danger of chasing fast weight loss through shots, pills, and dropsHow giving yourself a full year — not 30 days — changes everythingKEY MOMENTS00:01 – Why New Year’s resolutions may not be the answer04:47 – The power of a simple real-food reset (and why it works)07:07 – How gut health improvements show up beyond weight loss11:57 – Why slow, sustainable goals lead to real confidence26:07 – The most important health goal to set for 2026FREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners. 👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this episode of Let’s Talk Sht*, Lisa Garrett breaks down the SHIT Method — her proven, no-nonsense framework for healing the gut, stabilizing hormones, reducing inflammation, and creating lasting health from the inside out.Born out of years of client work and real-world results, the SHIT Method simplifies gut healing into clear, actionable phases — removing irritants, repairing the gut lining, rebuilding resilience, and helping people move from survival mode into true thriving.Lisa explains why weight loss isn’t about calories, why symptoms are messages (not failures), and how food, stress, sleep, and digestion all work together. This episode is a must-listen for anyone dealing with bloating, constipation, fatigue, hormone issues, autoimmune conditions, or feeling stuck in a cycle of “doing everything right” without results.Key Moments:00:01 – Introduction and the origin story of the SHIT Method03:58 – “If you have a gut, you need the SHIT Method” — why gut healing needs structure07:04 – Why weight loss isn’t calories in vs. calories out (and what’s really going on)09:26 – S = Simplify, Stabilize, Scrub: removing irritants and resetting blood sugar23:52 – Thrive, Transform, Transcend: moving from survival mode into lasting healthFREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners.👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this no-nonsense episode of Let’s Talk Sht*, Lisa Garrett breaks down the 10 biggest health and wellness trends she’s seeing in her nutrition practice — and why they’re only going to grow in 2026.From intuitive eating and gut health to strength training, sobriety, prayer, and self-care, Lisa explains why people are moving away from rigid rules, outdated medical models, and burnout culture — and learning how to trust their bodies again.With decades of experience and plenty of real-life examples, Lisa connects the dots between food quality, digestion, stress, sleep, faith, and long-term health — reminding listeners that healing is never one-size-fits-all.This episode is a powerful reality check for anyone who feels exhausted, unheard by the medical system, or stuck in health habits that no longer serve them.Key Moments:00:01 – Introduction: The 10 nutrition and wellness trends rising into 202606:18 – Why intuitive eating works — and how constant snacking disrupts digestion09:34 – Trusting your body when labs say “you’re fine” but you don’t feel fine14:19 – Why more people are drinking less — and how alcohol impacts sleep and recovery19:06 – Muscle, gut health, and self-care: the foundation of long-term health and resilienceFREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners. 👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In Part Two of her “worrier’s gut” series, Lisa Garrett dives even deeper into the connection between anxiety, sympathetic overdrive, and digestive chaos. If you’re the type who can’t shut off your brain, sleeps lightly (or not at all), chews gum, taps your foot, or constantly feels “on,” this episode is your roadmap back to balance.Lisa explains what happens when the body gets stuck in fight-or-flight — how sleep changes, appetite shifts, digestion slows, hormones wobble, and hair loss, stomach aches, or weight changes can suddenly appear. She also opens up about her own current season of high stress as she navigates her dog Leo’s cancer diagnosis, and how that sympathetic overdrive immediately affected her own gut.Then, she shares exactly how to support your parasympathetic nervous system through movement, daily rituals, intentional eating, and calming food choices. From what to avoid (processed foods, raw salads, heavy fibers) to what your body actually needs (warm, cooked foods, grounding protein, gentle digestion), Lisa provides real, practical guidance for anyone trying to get out of overdrive and back into rest, repair, and relief.KEY MOMENTS00:33 – The hidden signs of sympathetic overdrive and why worriers have gut issues02:24 – How stress from past experiences lingers in the body08:52 – The foods to avoid when you’re overstressed — even the “healthy” ones13:20 – Lisa’s personal story: stress, comfort food, and gut backlash17:58 – Sleep routines, melatonin myths, and how to support true restFREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners. 👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this heartfelt and insightful episode of Let’s Talk Sht*, Lisa Garrett opens up about a truth she’s seen over and over again: every gut issue has a worrier attached to it. From IBS and heartburn to the classic “nervous stomach,” Lisa explains why people who internalize stress often feel it most intensely in their gut.She breaks down how the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight) can dominate your body for weeks, months, or even years — leading to sleep problems, stomach aches, chewing or tapping habits, loss of appetite, weight fluctuations, and nonstop internal buzzing.Lisa shares her personal experience navigating her own sympathetic overdrive after her beloved German Shepherd Leo’s recent cancer diagnosis, and how that stress immediately impacted her digestion, sleep, and appetite. She then walks listeners through practical, grounded tools for calming the nervous system, supporting gut health, and bringing the body back into “rest and digest.”This episode is honest, vulnerable, and full of actionable wisdom for anyone who feels stuck in worry or overwhelmed by their own body’s stress response.KEY MOMENTS01:04 – Why every gut issue is tied to worry and emotional overload04:28 – Nervous system dysregulation: tapping, chewing, insomnia, and hyper-alertness06:52 – Lisa opens up about Leo’s cancer diagnosis and her own sympathetic overdrive09:20 – How the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems shape digestion11:46 – Tools for down-regulating stress: movement, morning nourishment, prayer, and gratitudeFREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners.👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this eye-opening episode of Let’s Talk Sht*, host Lisa Garrett takes you far beyond the usual mental health advice and into the deeper, lesser-known truth: your gut and your brain are in constant conversation—whether you realize it or not.Lisa shares her own journey through decades of anemia, postpartum struggles, chronic fatigue, and “faking happiness,” revealing how healing her gut transformed her mood, clarity, energy, and joy in life.She breaks down the HPA axis—the body’s stress command center—and explains how food, stress, sleep, and hormones create a domino effect that can either fuel anxiety, depression, weight gain, insomnia, and irritability… or finally give you your spark back.You’ll learn why supplements alone don’t fix anything, why intermittent fasting can backfire for stressed or hormonal bodies, and why real nourishment—not restriction—is the key to restoring balance, resilience, mental clarity, and self-trust.Lisa leaves you with empowering, actionable tools you can use immediately to support your gut, your hormones, and your whole mental landscape.KEY MOMENTS00:01 – Lisa introduces a deeper, unconventional perspective on mental health02:24 – How decades of gut issues fueled depression, fatigue, and anemia09:12 – The HPA axis explained: hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenals, and how they drive mood16:21 – Signs of a disrupted HPA axis: cravings, sleep issues, irritability, and burnout28:20 – How nourishment, gut healing, and daily habits help restore mental balanceFREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners. 👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this inspiring and down-to-earth episode of Let’s Talk Sht*, host Lisa Garrett welcomes her first guest, Renee Hardester, CEO of Fit in the City, mom, grandma, and long-time fitness professional who decided to stop feeling like sh*t and finally heal her gut.Renee opens up about her journey from constant gut issues, fatigue, and frustration to rediscovering energy, confidence, and balance at 61. Together, Lisa and Renee dive deep into the emotional side of healing, breaking the myth that age or weight defines health. They discuss the mindset shifts that make real change possible, the power of tuning into hunger cues, and why sometimes “feeling hungry” is actually feeling aligned.This conversation is both personal and empowering, a must-listen for any woman ready to take back control of her body, her energy, and her life.Key Moments00:00 – Lisa introduces her first guest, fitness studio owner and gut health success story, Renee Hardester.01:47 – Renee shares how she found Lisa’s program after struggling with constant gut issues and fatigue.08:01 – The truth about investing in yourself, Renee’s reflections on structure, hunger, and mindset shifts.14:24 – How healing the gut led to 12 pounds lost, better sleep, natural energy, and renewed confidence.17:38 – Renee’s breakthrough: “Fix your problem, and the weight will come off.”.FREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners.👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this fiery and heartfelt episode, Lisa Garrett tackles one of the most overlooked connections in modern health, the link between chronic pain and the standard American diet. After hearing a neurosurgeon discuss pain management without once mentioning food, Lisa shares why nutrition should be the first line of defense against chronic pain, not the last.Through real client stories, from women who reversed joint pain, gut issues, and even receding gums, Lisa shows how powerful the right foods can be in reducing inflammation and restoring vitality. From sugar as “fire in the body” to the truth about processed foods, bread, and protein bars, this episode is your wake-up call to start eating for healing, not just hunger.If you’ve been living with pain, fatigue, or inflammation, this conversation will make you rethink everything you put on your plate.Key Moments00:01 – Lisa opens up about chronic pain, pain medication use, and how it connects to the standard American diet.04:46 – A neurosurgeon’s podcast on pain misses the key link: food, sparking Lisa’s mission to speak out.09:20 – Client stories that prove pain, bloating, and fatigue can disappear by changing what you eat.16:14 – Why sugar is “fire in the body” and how processed foods fuel inflammation and chronic pain.25:34 – Lisa’s final message: you don’t have to live in pain, change your diet, change your life.FREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners. 👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.

In this game-changing episode, Lisa Garrett dismantles one of the biggest misconceptions in health and weight loss: that your body is broken. It’s not. You just haven’t flipped your biology yet.Lisa reveals how gut health directly impacts weight loss, hormones, and inflammation, and why “clean eating” or endless workouts can still leave the scale stuck. Through powerful client stories and her own journey, she explains how small shifts in food choices can change your biology, calm inflammation, and reignite your metabolism in as little as seven days.This episode is a wake-up call for women who are doing everything right but still not seeing results. Your gut holds the key, and Lisa’s here to show you how to unlock it.Key Moments00:01 – Lisa shares her “aha” moment about weight loss and why most women can’t lose weight despite eating clean and working out.04:47 – How balancing hormones and lowering inflammation helps clients drop pounds quickly and sustainably.09:32 – Lisa explains how gut regeneration flips your biology in just seven days and starts real change.14:22 – The truth about inflammation, the silent force blocking weight loss, sleep, and digestion.26:20 – Lisa’s call to women over 45: go deeper, not harder, healing your gut is the key to lasting weight loss.FREE GUT ANALYSIS CALL🎁 Schedule your free gut analysis call with me!CONNECT WITH LISA📱 Instagram: @lisagarrettnutrition🌐 Website: https://www.lisagarrettnutrition.com/SUPPORT LET’S TALK SH*T✨ Love what you’re hearing? Please subscribe, rate, and review Let’s Talk Sh*t! Your support helps spread the light to more listeners. 👉 Share this episode with a friend or tag it in your IG stories. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram @lisagarrettnutrition for more inspiration.