90. Gut Health and Burnout: What High Achieving Women Miss
Sun Feb 01 2026
What if your gut issues, hormone chaos, and constant exhaustion are not a discipline problem but a nervous system problem?
In this episode of Holistically Healthy, host Sydona Tregoning talks with holistic life, health, and nervous system mentor Tia Maher about why so many high achieving women struggle with gut health, burnout, and chronic stress even when they are doing everything “right.”
Tia shares her journey from years of digestive issues, chronic fatigue, and relentless over functioning to realizing that nervous system regulation was the missing piece no doctor addressed. Lab tests, supplements, and restrictive diets offered short term relief. Real healing began when she stopped pushing through symptoms and started listening to her body.
Together, Sydona and Tia break down how perfectionism, people pleasing, and constant productivity keep the nervous system locked in survival mode. These patterns often show up as IBS symptoms, hormone imbalance, anxiety, low energy, and the feeling that rest never actually restores you. Many women rest physically but never experience emotional or mental rest, leaving stress permanently switched on.
The conversation also challenges modern wellness culture. When healing becomes another performance goal, it quietly reinforces the same patterns that cause burnout in the first place. Diets, routines, and supplements cannot land in a body that feels unsafe and overworked.
Tia explains why burnout recovery does not require shrinking ambition. It requires changing the state your body operates from. A regulated nervous system supports gut health, hormone balance, energy, creativity, and clarity.
If you are tired of fixing yourself and still feeling exhausted, this episode offers a different lens. One that starts with safety, self-trust, and learning how to stop fighting your own body.
Connect with Tia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstiamaher/
CONNECT WITH SYDONA TREGONING
Website: Vitality Coaching
Instagram: Instagram (@sydona_t)
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Fullscript https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/stregoning/signup
Use the link above and get 15-20% off physician grade supplements when you create an account
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What if your gut issues, hormone chaos, and constant exhaustion are not a discipline problem but a nervous system problem? In this episode of Holistically Healthy, host Sydona Tregoning talks with holistic life, health, and nervous system mentor Tia Maher about why so many high achieving women struggle with gut health, burnout, and chronic stress even when they are doing everything “right.” Tia shares her journey from years of digestive issues, chronic fatigue, and relentless over functioning to realizing that nervous system regulation was the missing piece no doctor addressed. Lab tests, supplements, and restrictive diets offered short term relief. Real healing began when she stopped pushing through symptoms and started listening to her body. Together, Sydona and Tia break down how perfectionism, people pleasing, and constant productivity keep the nervous system locked in survival mode. These patterns often show up as IBS symptoms, hormone imbalance, anxiety, low energy, and the feeling that rest never actually restores you. Many women rest physically but never experience emotional or mental rest, leaving stress permanently switched on. The conversation also challenges modern wellness culture. When healing becomes another performance goal, it quietly reinforces the same patterns that cause burnout in the first place. Diets, routines, and supplements cannot land in a body that feels unsafe and overworked. Tia explains why burnout recovery does not require shrinking ambition. It requires changing the state your body operates from. A regulated nervous system supports gut health, hormone balance, energy, creativity, and clarity. If you are tired of fixing yourself and still feeling exhausted, this episode offers a different lens. One that starts with safety, self-trust, and learning how to stop fighting your own body. Connect with Tia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstiamaher/ CONNECT WITH SYDONA TREGONING Website: Vitality Coaching Instagram: Instagram (@sydona_t) For supplements Fullscript https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/stregoning/signup Use the link above and get 15-20% off physician grade supplements when you create an account