Functionally Speaking
Claim This Podcastby Danielle Kepics & Laura Ligos
Podcast Overview
<p>Welcome to Functionally Speaking— the podcast where two clinicians share one brain cell and way too many opinions. </p><p><br></p><p>We’re here for the nuance, the hot takes, the facts your certification skipped over, and the occasional spiral into chaos. If you’re a health coach, practitioner, or clinician who’s slightly functional (just like our mitochondria and our recording process), you’re in the right place.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re not here to sugarcoat the science or pretend there’s one right way to do this work — we’re doing it our way. Unfiltered. Slightly feral. And always with love for the humans we serve.</p><p><br></p><p>Let’s get into it.</p>
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8/6/2025
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Recent Episodes
February 23, 2026
29. Amenorrhea in Fit Women: What Practitioners Are Overlooking
Why is it that the “healthiest” looking women in the room are often the ones silently missing their periods? In this episode of the Functionally Speaking podcast, we unpack one of the most overlooked clinical patterns we see in practice: hypothalamic amenorrhea in lean, active, high-achieving women. We talk about why this gets missed in conventional care, how birth control becomes a band-aid instead of a solution, and why underfueling and overtraining are still wildly under-addressed in “he...
February 16, 2026
28. Are We Overprescribing Supplements? A Practitioner Reality Check
Are we reaching for bottles before we’ve truly addressed the basics? In this episode of the Functionally Speaking podcast, we have a very honest conversation about the supplements we see most overused, overhyped, and misunderstood in practice. We’re not anti-supplement—far from it. But we are pro-context, pro-foundations, and pro-clinical reasoning. We talk about where things like DIM, oregano oil, berberine, zinc, and greens powders can absolutely make sense…and where they turn into shortc...
February 9, 2026
27. When Wellness Becomes a Mask for Disordered Behavior
Is it wellness or is it just disordered behavior in disguise? In this episode of the Functionally Speaking podcast, we’re naming what’s really going on behind the clean eating trends, detox culture, step-count obsession, and hypertracking disguised as health. From “I need to track to eat enough” to “I can’t skip a workout,” we’re breaking down the disordered behaviors that are getting rebranded as commitment, control, or self-care. If you’re a practitioner, you need to know what to look f...
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- What is Functionally Speaking?
<p>Welcome to Functionally Speaking— the podcast where two clinicians share one brain cell and way too many opinions. </p><p><br></p><p>We’re here for the nuance, the hot takes, the facts your certification skipped over, and the occasional spiral into chaos. If you’re a health coach, practitioner, or clinician who’s slightly functional (just like our mitochondria and our recording process), you’re in the right place.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re not here to sugarcoat the science or pretend there’s one right way to do this work — we’re doing it our way. Unfiltered. Slightly feral. And always with love for the humans we serve.</p><p><br></p><p>Let’s get into it.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.
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