In this episode, I sit down with one of my oldest and dearest friends, Sheeva Stephens, functional medicine and brain health specialist, for a deeply personal and empowering conversation about what it really takes to heal your body from the inside out. Sheeva shares her raw and vulnerable journey of being put on Adderall at 12 years old, navigating years of debilitating side effects, and ultimately moving across the country to wean herself off three medications—a process that became the catalyst for the life-changing work she now does with women all over the world.

We dig into why so many high-achieving women are walking around chronically inflamed, dismissed by doctors, and stuck in bodies that no longer feel like home. 

Sheeva breaks down the four pillars of her healing methodology, the most common symptoms women in their 40s are facing today (bloating, brain fog, anxiety, sleep disturbances, hair loss), and why hormones often aren’t the real problem. We also get into peptides, GLP-1s, supplements, electrolytes, and the foundational habits every woman should be doing right now to reduce inflammation and reclaim her energy. 

If you’ve been feeling “off” and can’t figure out why—or you’ve been told by doctors that this is just how it is—this episode is your sign to listen to your body and start asking better questions.

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KEY POINTS: 

00:00 Meet Sheeva

02:42 Defining Influence

03:18 Early Life and Diagnosis

05:22 Adderall Years and Side Effects

07:24 Entrepreneur Burnout and Identity

08:25 Moving to LA to Detox

09:32 Healing Through Functional Medicine

10:38 Growth Collective Offer

12:21 California Shift and Acceptance

14:02 Weaning Off Timeline

14:53 From Sharing to Coaching

16:28 Who She Helps Now

18:14 Chronic Inflammation and Perimenopause

19:22 Whole Body Root Cause Approach

21:12 Energy as the New Metric

21:40 Setting Up the 2026 Landscape

21:46 Symptoms Women Ignore

23:02 Deep Dive Assessment

24:11 90 Day Pillars Plan

25:11 Sustainable Nutrition First

26:06 Inflammatory Food Triggers

29:01 Peptides Done Safely

31:18 Supplement Quality Matters

32:17 Electrolyte Picks

33:01 Free Inflammation Guide

34:02 Messaging That Converts

38:05 Health Trends Ahead

40:37 Daily Action Steps

42:31 Where To Find Sheeva

QUOTABLES:

“ I’m not leading with a victim mentality of, whoa is me, I have a problem, this is it. I’m not in the thick of my sickness anymore either. And so, for me, I want to show up with light and hope.” – Sheeva Stephens

“If your energy is not at the level that it needs to be to actually wake up and produce and create while at the same time having a life, family, marriage, and all of the things, you’re not gonna be able to really show up and do your best.” – Julie Solomon

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