Inspired Living with Autoimmunity

Updated: 08 Dec 2025 • 222 episodes
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The podcast for high achievers who want to stay sharp, focused and full of energy despite their diagnoses. Those who know there has got to be something better than simply accepting decline. Hosted by Julie Howton, a National Board Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach who used to suffer from crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis until she learned the tools and strategies to take her power back from autoimmunity. In this podcast, Julie brings you interviews with thought leaders in the Functional Health and Wellness space. You will get actionable recommendations to Take Your Power Back and catapult your health. No fluff, just concrete, useful steps to improve your health!

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I had goosebumps during this conversation with Johanna Dahlman, the Alopecia Angel. Her story from devastating hair loss diagnosis to growing thick hair an inch per month shows what's possible when you stop treating symptoms and start healing root causes. What really amazed me is that 90% of her clients see hair growth

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Dr. Kela Smith overcame her own unexplained infertility at 36 and had her second baby at 40. Now she's helping couples worldwide understand why fertility struggles are skyrocketing. We dive into the real culprits - chronic stress, environmental toxins, and gut health issues - plus her foundational Hormone Puzzle Method

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In this episode, I sit down with functional medicine practitioner Angela Simpson who reveals that up to 80% of her female clients are teetering on autoimmunity without knowing it. We dive into her sustainable 80-20 approach that reverses autoimmune conditions without the stress of perfectionism. Angela explains why com

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Dr. Jen Pfleghaar joins me today to break down why your menstrual cycle is actually the key to optimizing your workouts, timing your nutrition, and finally making progress with stubborn weight loss. As an emergency medicine physician who transitioned to integrative medicine after reversing her own Hashimoto's, Dr. Jen

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What if everything you've been told about cancer treatment is leaving out the most important piece? After healing her own breast cancer 100% naturally despite living what most would call a perfect clean lifestyle, Katrina discovered that one-size-fits-all medicine - whether conventional or alternative - fails because i

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The biggest hormone myth is finally being debunked, and it's kept millions of women suffering needlessly. I'm talking with Dr. Deb Matthew about the shocking truth: estrogen actually protects against breast cancer, with studies showing a 24% reduction in risk. For 20 years, women have been denied hormone support based

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