16: Be Your Own Healer with Tabatha Barber

Are You Satisfied

By taking ownership of your body, you can be the driving force of your own healing journey.

Dr. Tabatha Barker left her cushy job as a conventional OBGYN to defy medical norms as a functional gynecologist.

She became a doctor because she knows there’s another way—a place of treating causes instead of symptoms.In this episode, Tabatha explains how you can end your health issues once and for all without the help of a doctor.

She explains that it all starts in your head. By learning how to love your body and giving yourself permission for self-ownership, strong health is in reach. Dr. Tabatha will push you to look at your health in a completely new way so you can heal from the inside out!

Key Topics/Takeaways:

• Why many doctors only do the bare minimum.
• Ending the comparison game.
• Collaboration vs. competition.
• How to take ownership of yourself.
• Balancing your hormones holistically.
• Loving your body can make or break your healing journey.
• Using the Law of Attraction for your health.
• The effects of stress on the body.

Where to Find the Guest:

DrTabatha.com

Instagram: @thegutsygynecologist

TikTok: @thegutsygynecologist

Memorable Quotes:

“What I found was doing functional medicine I actually healed women, whereas doing surgery and doing those medical interventions I only temporarily fixed their symptoms, but I never fixed them. And so they just kept coming back with new issues.” (2:06, Dr. Tabatha)

“The hardest things, the adversities create who you are. And if you learn to embrace that as a challenge, as like I can get through this and come out on the other side, a better person, your life will be so much more rewarding.” (3:56, Dr. Tabatha)

“We have to think outside the box when we really want to find what's causing illness and how do we heal it from the inside out through nutrition and lifestyle and the things you do.” (7:54, Dr. Sarah)

“I think as soon as we can start accepting who we are for real, flaws and all, the whole world opens up.” (9:02, Dr. Tabatha)

“I always say you cannot heal a body you hate.” (10:30, Dr. Tabatha)

“If you say I love my life. I’m living an amazing life. I’m going to live without pain. I’m going to be disease-free. I’m going to lose weight. Like those things will come to you, but you have to believe them in your heart.” (14:19, Dr. Tabatha)

“It’s really important for women to realize how their environment and their choices and their food and their alcohol, all of that is playing a factor in their body’s ability to balance their hormones. And when you can get that balanced, life is so much better.” (20:32, Dr. Tabatha)

“The white coats don’t have the answer for your wellness and for your health. Like they will help you manage your disease, but you will keep that disease.” (23:54, Dr. Tabatha)

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