Trim Healthy Podcast w/Serene & Pearl (and some guy named Danny)

Trim Healthy Podcast w/Serene & Pearl (and some guy named Danny)

Counting calories is out. All the food groups are in. Becoming trim and healthy doesn’t have to be difficult or painstaking anymore. After trying almost every fad diet out there… sisters Serene Allison and Pearl Barrett, authors of the best-selling Trim Healthy Mama book series, took matters into their own hands and The Food Freedom Movement was born. This podcast offers a deeper dive into the world of THM. Listen in as the girls tackle a variety of food, fitness and lifestyle topics with the same quirky attitude and style that has endeared them to an ever-growing audience of women who are changing their lives and the lives of their families. Welcome to The Poddy!

Episodes

Ep. 448 Never Stay Stuck: How to Break Free and Keep Growing

August 26, 2025 • 64 mins
Are you settling for “just okay” in your health, marriage, or faith? We believe you were created for so much more, and this conversation is all about waking up to that truth. In this episode we dive into what it really means to contend and why it is not about hustling harder but about living with a spark of hope that pushes you forward. We talk about breaking free from comfort zones, using imagination to build inner peace and joy,...
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Ep. 447 What Quitting Sugar in a Sugar-Filled House Really Looks Like

August 19, 2025 • 53 mins
This week we sit down with Jennifer, a long-time Trim Healthy Mama who has walked through some of life’s hardest valleys and found freedom on the other side. She first discovered us in 2012 after a pregnancy that left her sick for nine months and then struggling with weight gain. Trim Healthy Mama gave her the tools to turn her health around, but her journey didn’t stop there. Over the years she has faced postpartum struggles, div...
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Ep. 446 Why Diets Fail Moms

August 12, 2025 • 58 mins
We could not wait for you to hear Marissa’s story. She’s a mama of two who has walked through a lot and come out the other side with so much wisdom and hope. From growing up with drive-thru dinners to battling sugar addiction, from the exhaustion of early motherhood to finding out she had underlying genetic challenges like double MTHFR, her journey is powerful. After a traumatic first birth left her depleted and stuck in the diet ...
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Ep. 445 Undereating, Hormones & Muscle: What Every Woman Needs to Know

August 5, 2025 • 50 mins
Today we’re discussing women’s health from the teen years all the way into the golden years. We get to the root of why so many girls and women are struggling with body image, low energy, irregular cycles, and broken identities. We cover it all: the dangers of undereating and calorie obsession in teen girls, how birth control may be messing with hormones and mental health more than we realize, and the critical need for healthy fats...
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Ep. 444 How to Stop Nagging and Start Inspiring Your Man’s Health

July 29, 2025 • 58 mins
It’s a testosterone takeover on the Poddy! We are joined by our powerhouse sons Arden and Bowen, who run Undefeated Men, a coaching program that’s redefining what it means to be strong from the inside out. In this raw, hilarious, and deeply moving episode, we dive into what it takes to make the transformation from weakness to warrior, physically, spiritually, and mentally. Arden shares his remarkable story of overcoming stage 4 ca...
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Ep. 443 When the Scale Controls You Breaking Free with Trim Healthy Mama

July 22, 2025 • 27 mins
On this episode of the PODDY, we’re bringing in one of our very first Trim Healthy Mama coaches Heather, to share her story. And oh, what a story it is. Heather opens up about her journey through anorexia, binge eating and pregnancy loss.  She takes us back to a time when her identity was wrapped up in the number on the scale, and how that scale held power over her until God led her to freedom through the Trim Healthy way. Heathe...
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Ep. 442 Why Worry Might Be the Real Thing Making You Sick

July 15, 2025 • 47 mins
Steve Cioccolanti is a Christian social media influencer with over 70 million views and nearly half a million follower on Youtube, the pioneer pastor of Discover Church including the world’s first 24/7 online church, and a prolific author of hundreds of videos and multiple books--including his critically-acclaimed "From Buddha to Jesus" (translated to 7 languages to date), Getting Prayers Answered, and his magnum opus "The Divine C...
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Ep. 441 “I Thought I Would Always Be This Way” — How Cindy Lost 100 Pounds Slowly and Sustainably

July 8, 2025 • 40 mins
Cindy’s journey started at 444 pounds — carrying not just the weight of her body, but the emotional burden of childhood trauma, constant bullying, and a lifetime of failed diets. She had tried it all: Keto, Paleo, Weight Watchers, even running in place at 12 years old in a plastic sauna suit. Nothing worked — until she was gifted a Trim Healthy Mama book and found Coach Amy. That was the moment things started to change. This time...
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Ep. 440 From Sugar Addiction to Food Freedom: Heather’s Journey

July 1, 2025 • 44 mins
Heather found herself 60 pounds heavier and stuck in a cycle of sugar addiction. After three pregnancies and the emotional and physical rollercoaster that came with them… her breakthrough finally came after baby number three. This time, she approached THM with intention—studying the principles, taking them seriously, and embracing the truth behind them. The result? Rapid (but sustainable) fat-loss and a total shift in how she viewe...
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Ep. 439 They Took My Hormones at 29 — Here’s What Happened Next with Coach Amy

June 24, 2025 • 42 mins
We are so excited to introduce Coach Amy as the Director of the Coach Program for Trim Healthy Mama!  Today, she joins us to chat about the confidence that comes from small, consistent changes—just like the 1% progress model from Atomic Habits.  We talk about how stacking little wins, one choice at a time, leads to lasting transformation—not just in our health, but in our mindset and confidence too.  If you’ve ever felt st...
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Ep. 438 The Diet That Saved My Life - From Paralysis To Power! (With Jami Rugg)

June 17, 2025 • 46 mins
Jami Rugg is with us today… She won the Grand Prize of a visit to the Hilltop. She shares her amazing story of recovery from chronic disease with the help of  THM and how she used the principles to at first help her to gain much needed healthy weight… then later in her life… how to use the principles to lose fat. Her story is so impactful. She went from needing assistance for every day tasks to flourishing in her home. She shares ...
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Ep. 437 The Sugar Addiction No One Talks About — and How to Heal with Wendy Speake

June 10, 2025 • 53 mins
What would happen if we set down sugar for 40 days? Back in 2014, Wendy began—with an organic movement—asking herself and other women this very question… And the movement caught on!  The thousands who joined her realized part way into it that this wasn’t just about a health fast– it was a spiritual fast. Wendy and her friends were faced with the fact that they’d been going to sugar for comfort,   instead of going to God. Rather th...
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Ep. 436 Midlife Weight Gain: When Your Body Isn’t Cooperating (Yet)

June 3, 2025 • 36 mins
The Meat: What is the gist of what we’ve been saying the last couple of years?  Bring back the hormones (BRHT): The health fat loss can take time, when you’re on BHRT. Sometimes you gain first, when you’re on estrogen, for instance.  Get the carbs back (Celebrate Carbs!): When your metabolism is healing, there’s a bit of bounce back. You gain some weight, and then will lose later. Trust the process.  Eat your prote...
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Ep. 435 Top 3 Ways To Rebuild Your Gut Microbiome

May 27, 2025 • 59 mins
Episode 435: Rebuild Your Microbiome The Meat: What are the top 3 ways to rebuild your microbiome and the health of your gut? You want an INVINCIBLE microbiome! We’re giving you the keys to the car. Number #1: How to rebuild and cultivate the health of your microbiome…KEFIR. (Not the store bought stuff). Traditional, home fermented kefir. You can get powders from Cultured Food Life (our partner). Even those who ...
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Ep. 434 The Two Best Ways to Beat Sugar for Good!

May 20, 2025 • 39 mins
Sometimes we need reminders in the most basic ways… and today we’re back to the most basic reminder. We gotta talk about it… Sugar. People tell us all the time how they feel addicted to sugar. Sugar is the villain in the story of epigenetics. It actually exploits all of the bad things in your genetics! If there is one real “bad guy” – it is white, refined SUGAR. It can cause decay in emotions, in relationships, in your mind. Ye...
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Ep. 433 Supplements That Act Like Therapeutic Medicine—Here’s What We Did Differently

May 13, 2025 • 75 mins
The Banter: No show socks for men… yes or no? Team Serene against or pro? The Meat: Supplements and how or do they matter? Over the years doing this Trim Healthy thing we started developing a few different supplement lines. This happened a number of times with different companies. But we had to stop the process every time. We felt like we were just going through the motions to launch supplements (like a sexy multivitamin) and th...
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Ep. 432 The Best Kind of Detox

May 6, 2025 • 59 mins
The Banter: If your man wants to increase his testosterone levels and he doesn’t want to get on T therapy yet… jury is back… chopping wood is the best T booster.  The Meat: Time to talk about a new detox program…it’s one of the healthiest things you can do but it’s probably not what you’re thinking. Serene leads this one… she’s detoxing from… Serene!   Others can see us more clearly than the way we see ourselves. How do we wa...
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Ep. 431 Teeth, Gut, Carbs, and Life: Why Thriving Takes Work (And What Japan Taught Me)

April 29, 2025 • 58 mins
The Banter: After getting back from Japan, we have a proposal being given for adult uniforms. For everyday life – like work, and normal routines – uniforms are in (no thoughts necessary). But for going out on dates with husbands, you can wear all kinds of clothes. The Meat: It’s time for Pearl’s proverbs. Yes, truth bombs from the big sister. Teeth don’t brush themselves... Our microbiome doesn’t flourish by itself. Your garde...
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Ep. 430 Midlife Fitness Mistakes: Why You’re Gaining Weight Despite Working Out With Coach Kris

April 22, 2025 • 53 mins
Meet Kris, former THM Head Coach, certified personal trainer, and menopause fitness specialist… she’s been with Trim Healthy since the very beginning and she’s still all in, living the Trim Healthy lifestyle. Hear her story of what happened when she entered the menopausal years and things got tricky and sticky. How did she experience her break throughs? She’s thriving once again. Kris tells us what she did so you can do it too! ...
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Ep. 429 Knowledge Isn’t Bondage—It’s the Breakthrough You’ve Been Praying For

April 15, 2025 • 47 mins
The Meat: We’re bringing the “Bad Cop energy” again today (and when we say “we” we totally mean Serene). Bad cop has some good love… something to challenge your thought space with that can help you go higher into health. Here are some questions Bad Cop sister is posing: What if neonatal technology had ended decades ago? Preemie babies can now be saved at younger and younger stages. A few decades ago… babies younger than 30 weeks...
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