From Surviving to Thriving: How Functional Medicine and Faith Work Together 🦋
From Surviving to Thriving: How Functional Medicine and Faith Work Together 🦋
There was a time when I thought survival was the goal.
Survive the long nights.
Survive the stress.
Survive the heartbreak of watching my child struggle.
But God didn’t call us to just survive, He called us to thrive.
When I began my journey into functional medicine, it wasn’t about chasing “perfect health.” It was about findingWHY I felt the way I did, the fatigue, the inflammation, the anxiety that lived under the surface. I started connecting the dots between body, mind, and spirit and realizing that God designed all three to work together in harmony.
Functional medicine has taught me something powerful:
The symptoms weren’t the problem, they were messages. Clues that my body was asking for attention, rest, and healing.
And the same God who heals hearts can also heal our bodies.
But He invites us to participate in that process.
📖 “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.” 3 John 1:2
🌿 Faith and Functional Medicine: Partners in Healing
In the Bible, healing was always both physical and spiritual. Jesus didn’t just restore the body, He restored wholeness.
That’s exactly what I see in functional medicine: an approach that looks deeper, that honors how every part of us is connected.
It’s not about chasing “normal” labs.
It’s about asking, “What’s really going on?”
It’s about finding balance, physically, emotionally, spiritually.
When faith meets functional medicine, healing moves from temporary to transformational.
⭐️ Prayer grounds you.
⭐️ Nutrition strengthens you.
⭐️ Rest renews you.
And God meets you in every layer of it.
🩷 From Exhausted to Empowered
There was a time I’d look in the mirror and not even recognize the woman staring back.
The sparkle was gone. The energy was gone. The joy was buried under exhaustion.
As women, we spend so much of our lives caring for everyone else that we forget to care for ourselves. We show up for everyone, until one day we wake up realizing we don’t even know who we are anymore.
I remember one morning standing in the bathroom, staring at my reflection. My eyes were tired. My spirit felt empty. I whispered, “God, I don’t even know who I am anymore.”
And in that stillness, I felt Him say, “You’re mine.”
That moment changed everything.
It didn’t magically fix my health overnight, but it shifted something inside me. I realized I had been living on survival mode, reacting, running, holding it all together and God was inviting me to slow down, to heal, and to truly live again.
That’s when I found functional medicine and through it, God showed me that healing isn’t just spiritual or physical. It’s both.
🩷 The Picture That Changed Everything
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m all about honesty, so here it is.
I’m sharing a picture of me before and after starting natural peptides. The difference?
It’s not just in my face, it’s in my energy, my clarity, my JOY.
When I first started, I was running on empty. My inflammation was out of control, my hormones were all over the place, and I felt stuck.
But God,
He reminded me that healing isn’t just about faith, it’s also about stewardship. About using the tools He’s placed here on earth to restore what’s broken.
These natural peptides became part of my healing journey NOT a quick fix, but a catalyst for real, sustainable change.
👉 You can learn more about these NATURAL PEPTIDES here.
I look at these pictures now and see more than a physical transformation.
I see a woman who stopped surviving and started thriving.
A woman who let God rebuild her health from the inside out.
A woman who finally feels like herself again.
Because here’s the truth:
When you start to heal, physically, emotionally, spiritually, everything changes.
⭐️ Your energy shifts.
⭐️ Your relationships grow.
⭐️ Your purpose becomes clearer.
You begin to show up as the woman God always designed you to be.
The world may try to tell me who I am, but I know better, I’m who He says I am.
I am made in the image of a perfect King. 👑
And lately, the song “Truth” by Megan Woods has been on repeat for me, a reminder that no matter what my reflection says, my identity is anchored in His truth.
📖 “He restores my soul.” Psalm 23:3
🔥 Warrior Mom Truth
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You just need to take the next step.
Start by asking God to show you where your body needs healing.
Be curious.
Be gentle with yourself.
And remember, wellness isn’t about perfection; it’s about progress with purpose.
Faith fuels the heart.
Functional medicine supports the body.
Together, they empower you to live fully, the way God designed.
You are not meant to live burned out.
You are made in the image of a perfect King.
You are meant to rise up and thrive. 👑
📖 “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6
With love,
🩷 Jenn Robb/Warrior Mom
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