You're not lazy, and you're not just overwhelmed. If your energy is gone, your sleep is off, and midlife feels harder than it should, the missing piece might be your gut.

In this episode, Dr. Emily talks with Lauren Callahan, a health and performance coach, founder of the Spark Framework, and former licensed therapist, about the gut's role in mood, sleep, and resilience, and why fixing it changed the course of her own health.

You'll learn:

• Why most of your serotonin is made in the gut, and what that means for mood and sleep

• Lauren's "fiber first" approach, and why most people fall short on fiber

• How to get protein and fiber together from whole foods instead of relying on shakes

• What it looks like to build wellness on nutrition, movement, and sleep as the foundation

• How to tell the difference between healthy discipline and punishing yourself