StRest with Kerstin Lindquist

• Faith, Family & Fierceness with Mally Roncal: Raising LGBTQ+ Kids, Hearing God’s Voice, and Finding Joy in the Chaos

  This is StRest! Meet Mally Roncal—celebrity makeup artist, “positivity preacher,” and devoted Christian mom raising three teenage girls (one proudly in the LGBTQ+ community). In this episode, host Kerstin Lindquist and Mally dive into the hard-won lessons behind joyful living: surrendering control to God, finding pockets of happy in grief, pushing back on toxic church culture, and loving your children—exactly as God created them. From alopecia as a divine wake-up call to navigating internet hate, this is an honest blueprint for anyone who wants to feel every feeling, drop the judgment, and chase joy on purpose. Major Themes & Concepts ✅ Faith first—surrender replaces self-reliance ✅ Parenting LGBTQ+ kids within Christian doctrine ✅ Toxic positivity vs. deliberate joy after pain ✅ Internet hate: block, bless, and move on ✅ Anger at God is honest—and can deepen trust ✅ “Healthy is the new young”: aging with energy over vanity ✅ Micro-moments of gratitude (ice-cream hugs, lisped “Sophie”) ✅ Novena prayer, sleep, and 80/20 nutrition as stress anchors ✅ God uses discomfort to realign purpose Chapters 00:00 | God doesn't create what He doesn't love 03:00 | Parenting teens, special needs, and perspective shifts 06:00 | Trusting God during career and money changes 09:00 | Alopecia, surrender, and letting go of ego 12:00 | Hormones, soul care, and health breakthroughs 16:00 | LGBTQ+ parenting, faith, and unconditional love 23:00 | Judgment online—how Mally handles criticism gracefully 27:00 | Reinventing career: makeup, home, and aging proudly 36:00 | Hearing God: pause, journal, and ask directly 45:00 | Ice cream, novenas, joy in hard seasons Work with Kerstin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Workshops & Events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Join upcoming events & retreats. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Health Coaching with Kerstin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – 1:1 coaching for stress reduction & wellness. Resources & Recommendations ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Denese Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠–   Use code STREST ⁠⁠Ancient Nutrition⁠⁠ - Use code STREST25 Partner Links & Discounts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Tabatha - Hormone test & HRT⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apollo Neuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTINLINDQUISTLLC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lumen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: CoachKL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ultrahuman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTIN10⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mally Roncal Website: MallyRoncal.com IG: ⁠@positivitypreacher More about Kerstin Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kerstin-lindquist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kerstin Lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production, Distribution, and Marketing By Massif Studio & Production & The Tallawah Group Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.massifsp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Massif Studio & Production⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TallawahWorldwide.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Tallawah Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Adoption, Miscarriage & the Faith to Try Again — Kerstin Lindquist’s Motherhood Journey

  This is StRest! In Part Two of her most personal series yet, Kerstin Lindquist returns to share the continuation of her family’s story—this time focusing on the deep emotional journey of adoption, the trauma of miscarriage, and the decision to get attached even when everything could fall apart. With honesty, heartbreak, and hard-won perspective, Kerstin opens up about failed adoptions, lost pregnancies, and the emotional labor of parenting a child who might not stay. She speaks directly to anyone navigating this road—parents, relatives, and friends—and offers real guidance on how to talk about adoption, support grieving families, and celebrate every part of a child’s identity. From hospital rooms to courtroom finalizations, from whispered secrets to joy shouted from the rooftops, this episode is a love letter to the families we choose and the faith that keeps us going. Major Themes & Concepts ✅ The emotional toll of adoption and infertility ✅ Why getting attached is an act of love, not risk ✅ What not to say: real talk about adoption language ✅ The spiritual and physical cost of miscarriage ✅ Why “real parent” is the wrong phrase—and what to say instead ✅ Breastfeeding, bonding, and attachment for adopted babies ✅ Celebrating identity: race, roots, and real belonging ✅ Why joy shouldn't wait for certainty Chapter Breakdown 00:00 – “We should never hide adoption. It’s beautiful.” 01:04 – Episode intro: A two-part story of family and faith 02:14 – Feeling someone is missing: the nudge to adopt again 06:00 – Miscarriage at the clinic, grief behind the makeup chair 10:20 – The emotional toll of failed adoptions 13:30 – “Don’t delay joy”: Why Kerstin told her kids early 18:15 – The last-minute call that changed everything 21:45 – Ben is born: hospital emotions and holding two truths 25:00 – Legal limbo: 30-day wait and fight for finalization 30:30 – “Real parents,” right words: Language that honors 33:00 – Skin-to-skin, breastmilk, and the science of attachment 36:10 – Wrap-up, resources, and Kerstin’s books Work with Kerstin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Workshops & Events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Join upcoming events & retreats. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Health Coaching with Kerstin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – 1:1 coaching for stress reduction & wellness. Resources & Recommendations ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Denese Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠–   Use code STREST ⁠Ancient Nutrition⁠ - Use code STREST25 Partner Links & Discounts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Tabatha - Hormone test & HRT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apollo Neuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTINLINDQUISTLLC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lumen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: CoachKL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ultrahuman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTIN10⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Kerstin Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kerstin-lindquist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kerstin Lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production, Distribution, and Marketing By Massif Studio & Production & The Tallawah Group Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.massifsp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Massif Studio & Production⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TallawahWorldwide.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Tallawah Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Infertility, Faith, and the Fight to Become a Mother — Kerstin Lindquist on Loss, Adoption, and God’s Presence

  This is StRest! In this deeply personal episode, Kerstin Lindquist opens up about her long and emotional journey through infertility, miscarriage, and adoption. What began as a short reflection turned into one of her most vulnerable episodes to date—filled with heartbreak, healing, and hard-won wisdom. With raw honesty and unwavering faith, Kerstin shares what it felt like to wait for the one o’clock phone call, to say “thank you” after another dream was dashed, and to navigate the emotional complexity of miscarriage, IVF, and adoption with God at her side. Whether you’ve walked this road yourself or are trying to support someone who has, this conversation offers tangible guidance on what to say, what not to say, and how to be truly present for those grieving the loss of what could have been. Major Themes & Concepts ✅ Infertility as unseen grief ✅ Miscarriage and failed IVF as emotional trauma ✅ Why adoption is both beautiful and broken ✅ How to show up for someone in loss ✅ What not to say to the grieving ✅ Honoring pain without spiritual bypassing ✅ God’s presence in the waiting and weeping Chapter Breakdown: 00:00 – “I said thank you after she dashed my dreams.” 01:06 – Episode intro: Why this story couldn’t wait any longer 02:11 – A living room conversation: Kerstin’s heartfelt prayer for listeners 06:30 – The first miscarriage: Maternity clothes and a mother’s misstep 10:22 – Depression, trauma, and unmet grief 14:40 – IVF, IUI, and the loneliness of waiting 18:05 – What adoption really demands—from your heart, finances, and faith 21:45 – Saying no eight times and wondering if God was speaking 26:00 – Two babies, five months apart 28:21 – Why infertility is a loss, even without miscarriage 32:45 – What to say (and what not to say) to someone grieving 36:30 – When you're the pregnant friend: how to love someone in infertility 40:01 – The next episode—adoption, language, and loving well Work with Kerstin ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Workshops & Events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Join upcoming events & retreats. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Health Coaching with Kerstin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – 1:1 coaching for stress reduction & wellness. Resources & Recommendations ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Denese Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠–   Use code STREST Ancient Nutrition - Use code STREST25 Partner Links & Discounts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Tabatha - Hormone test & HRT⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apollo Neuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTINLINDQUISTLLC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lumen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: CoachKL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ultrahuman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTIN10⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Kerstin Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kerstin-lindquist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kerstin Lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production, Distribution, and Marketing By Massif Studio & Production & The Tallawah Group Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.massifsp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Massif Studio & Production⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TallawahWorldwide.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Tallawah Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Holy, Hormonal & Not Crazy with Kim Gargano: Why Faith Is the Missing Link in Women’s Health

  This is StRest! Meet Kim Gargano: Christian content creator, podcast host of Holy and Hormonal, and a passionate advocate for helping women reclaim their health by understanding their hormones through a biblical lens. In this episode, host Kerstin Lindquist talks with Kim about how trauma, PMDD, and cultural shame around menstruation once left her feeling lost and faithless—and how inviting Jesus into her hormonal health sparked a healing journey. From navigating the birth control dilemma to managing a bleeding disorder and launching a viral movement online, Kim breaks open what every woman should know about her hormones, why we must stop dissociating from pain, and how God’s design—through circadian rhythm, community, and rest—restores our wholeness. Whether you’re battling monthly rage, insomnia, or perimenopausal exhaustion, this conversation offers both spiritual grounding and practical tools for cycle syncing, testing, and embracing your body as divinely made. Major Themes & Concepts ✅ Hormones impact every system: not just mood or periods ✅ PMDD is real—and deeply misunderstood ✅ Cultural shame keeps women from healing ✅ Birth control: informed consent over default prescription ✅ God designed the circadian rhythm—sunlight, sleep, and cycles matter ✅ Faith-based hormone education is still rare—Kim is leading the charge ✅ Menopause ≠ decline—it’s a second puberty with power ✅ Dissociation numbs pain—but healing requires presence and surrender ✅ God meets you in your hormonal struggle: you are not alone Chapters 00:00 | Culture, disconnection, and dissociating from pain 03:28 | Kim’s journey: from church hurt to hormonal health advocate 06:34 | What hormones really do (spoiler: everything) 10:08 | PMDD, rage, and realizing you’re not “crazy” 14:43 | Birth control pros, cons, and the case for deeper questions 20:15 | The problem with Band-Aid medicine 22:18 | Trauma, therapy, and why community heals 27:14 | Invite Jesus into your hormonal chaos 28:45 | Cycle syncing 101: four phases & circadian rhythm 30:45 | Sustainable steps: greens, sunlight, and protein first 32:38 | Hormone testing: Dutch, Rupa, and what to know 34:42 | Stress, self-worth, and lifestyle change resistance 35:42 | Hormones and mental health: practical tools that help 38:28 | Parenting, motherhood fears, and generational healing 40:25 | Body grace in your 20s vs. 40s—respect the season 48:37 | Kim’s non-negotiables: morning routine and movement 50:30 | Stress relief: voice notes, shaking, and creative worship Work with Kerstin ⁠⁠⁠⁠Workshops & Events⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Join upcoming events & retreats. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Health Coaching with Kerstin⁠⁠⁠⁠ – 1:1 coaching for stress reduction & wellness. Resources & Recommendations ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Denese Skincare ⁠⁠⁠⁠–   Use code STREST Partner Links & Discounts ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Tabatha - Hormone test & HRT⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apollo Neuro⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTINLINDQUISTLLC ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lumen⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: CoachKL ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ultrahuman⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTIN10⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Kim Gargano Website: KimGargano.com IG: @kimgargano_ Kim’s Podcast – Holy and Hormonal (Spotify + Apple) Hormone Testing – Dutch Test, Rupa Health, CGM options More about Kerstin Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kerstin-lindquist.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kerstin Lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @Kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Production, Distribution, and Marketing By Massif Studio & Production & The Tallawah Group Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.massifsp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Massif Studio & Production⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.TallawahWorldwide.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Tallawah Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Faith, Food, and the Root of Disease — Dr. Josh Axe on Healing from the Inside Out

  This is StRest! Meet Dr. Josh Axe: Doctor of Natural Medicine, Doctor of Chiropractic, clinical nutritionist, founder of Ancient Nutrition and The Health Institute, and host of the top-25 Dr. Josh Axe Show. In this episode, host Kerstin Lindquist digs into Dr. Axe’s blueprint for healing “body, mind, and spirit” through biblically rooted nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and emotional restoration. From reversing type 2 diabetes with low-glycemic meals, to quenching menopausal hot flashes with flaxseed and black cohosh, Dr. Axe explains why 95 % of chronic disease is lifestyle-driven, how specific emotions trigger specific organ breakdowns, and why true health starts with spiritual surrender. He shares candid stories of a teacher who labeled him “learning-disabled,” the mentor who rewrote that narrative, and how childhood words can still sabotage adult biology—unless we let Scripture rewrite our identity. Whether you’re juggling thyroid meds, night-sweats, or plain burnout, this conversation maps the practical steps (and supplements) to trade endless Band-Aids for genuine, root-cause freedom. Major Themes & Concepts ✅ Stress—not sugar or fat—is America’s biggest killer✅ Epigenetics: genes are “light switches,” lifestyle flips them✅ Biblical principles of farming > soil depletion & nutrient loss✅ Doctor’s goal = get you off meds, not maintain prescriptions✅ Personalized nutrition: “one diet never fits all”✅ Emotion-organ links (fear ⇢ adrenals, worry ⇢ gut, anger ⇢ liver)✅ Menopause rescue foods: flax, soy, berries, figs, yam, duck eggs✅ Tongue & GI-Map testing for real root-cause insights✅ Win-the-morning routine: gratitude, walk, Word, protein smoothie Chapters 00:00 | Reversing diabetes & chronic disease with lifestyle medicine 03:00 | Science × Scripture: finding overlap for true health 07:00 | Epigenetics, generational patterns, and the power of choice 10:30 | Why acute-care medicine fails chronic illness 14:00 | Stress as the top aging factor—case studies & lab data 18:00 | Hidden nutrient theft: birth-control pills, aspirin, common drugs 24:00 | Root-cause testing: CGMs, GI-MAP, organic-acids, tongue clues 28:30 | Menopause & hormone balance foods + top herbal allies 34:00 | Emotional-spiritual healing: fear, worry, anger, and organ systems 40:00 | Morning rituals, core supplements, and Dr. Axe’s parting guidance Work with Kerstin ⁠⁠⁠Workshops & Events⁠⁠⁠ – Join upcoming events & retreats. ⁠⁠⁠Health Coaching with Kerstin⁠⁠⁠ – 1:1 coaching for stress reduction & wellness. Resources & Recommendations ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Denese Skincare ⁠⁠⁠–   Use code STREST Partner Links & Discounts ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Tabatha - Hormone test & HRT⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apollo Neuro⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTINLINDQUISTLLC ⁠⁠⁠Lumen⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: CoachKL ⁠⁠⁠Ultrahuman⁠⁠⁠ – Discount Code: KERSTIN10⁠ Connect with Dr. Axe Website: draxe.com Instagram: @drjoshaxe Founder of @healthinstitute YouTube: @drjoshaxe More about Kerstin Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kerstin-lindquist.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠ Kerstin Lindquist⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠ @Kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠ @kerstin.lindquist⁠⁠⁠ Production, Distribution, and Marketing By Massif Studio & Production & The Tallawah Group Website:⁠ ⁠⁠www.massifsp.com⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠ Massif Studio & Production⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠ www.TallawahWorldwide.com⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠ The Tallawah Group⁠⁠⁠ For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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