IBS Freedom Podcast

You can treat your gut without restrictive, awful diets... You can trust us to show you how! Whether you're newly diagnosed with IBS or a veteran, the IBS Freedom Podcast will provide clarity for your healing journey. Each week your IBS experts will cover topics within the world of IBS including small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), leaky gut syndrome, dysbiosis, the low FODMAP diet, candida, and so much more.Meet your hosts!- Dr. Nicole DiNezza, DC, NTP is a functional medicine doctor and nutritional therapy practitioner from Chapel Hill, NC.- Amy Hollenkamp, RD is a registered dietitian from Cincinnati, OH.

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Farewell Last Episode - IBS Freedom Podcast Podcast #230

July 20, 2026 • Season 3 • Episode 30

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The Final Episode: Closing IBS Freedom After 230 Episodes

In the last episode of the IBS Freedom Podcast, hosts Nikki and Amy reflect on nearly six years and 230 episodes since launching in October 2020 after connecting in August 2020. They explain ending the show because they feel they’ve covered core IBS topics and lack bandwidth to continue, especially with a guest-heavy format, while focusing on other projects. They discuss how the podcast improved their clinical work, including Nikki’s shift toward nutrition tracking and recognizing widespread nutrient insufficiencies, and Amy’s deeper understanding of fear, compulsions, and nervous system dysregulation in IBS. They emphasize IBS as a disorder of gut-brain interaction, the need to tolerate discomfort during reintroductions, and the limits of microbiome obsession. They share favorite episodes and memories, invite listener comments, outline where to find them online, mention possible reunion content, and note Nikki’s upcoming 40th birthday.

00:00 Final Episode Welcome
01:01 How The Podcast Began
02:56 Why We Are Wrapping Up
05:15 Growth As Practitioners
07:36 Nutrition Tracking Breakthrough
12:09 Mindset And Food Fear
14:42 Reintroductions And Exposure
21:29 Nervous System Over Microbes
23:57 When Patients Reject Stress Talk
30:44 Hard Truths About Recovery
35:09 Gym Analogy For Healing
37:51 Health Anxiety And ER Emails
39:50 Poop Anxiety Spectrum
40:42 Gut Brain Balance
42:06 Favorite Guest Episodes
45:05 Nutrition Episodes Love
48:10 Undereating Reality Check
51:07 Funniest Podcast Moments
54:31 Reunion Tour Plans
58:09 Future Platforms Shift
59:37 Substack Over Instagram
01:02:02 Book Progress And Grace
01:03:25 Regenerative Work Seasons
01:05:01 Winter After Harvest
01:06:39 Rejecting Hustle Culture
01:08:18 Social Media Burnout
01:12:43 No AI In Practice
01:15:40 Where To Find Us
01:18:25 New Website New Offers
01:23:51 Microbiome Not The Star
01:27:51 Writing A Nervous System Book
01:32:11 Turning 40 And Farewell

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Nikki's Info:
- Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TriangleHolisticGutHealth
- Instagram: @Gut.Microbiome.Queen
- FODMAP Freedom in 90 Days: https://www.fodmapfreedom.com/enroll
- Private Appts: https://infinityholistichealth.com/

Amy's Info:
- Practice: https://sibodiaries.com/
- Instagram: @Amy_Hollenkamp_RD

Amy Hollenkamp, RD

Co-host

Nikki DiNezza, DC, NTP

Co-host