Preach Where You Reach®
Preach Where You Reach is a podcast for everyday professionals navigating purpose, leadership, burnout, and integrity in the real world of work. Each episode features honest conversations with people living out their Christian faith where it matters most, not on a stage, but in meetings, decisions, and relationships.
Preach Where You Reach®
E179: Dr. Alicia Newsome
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Dr. Alicia Newsome - Functional Medicine and Lifestyle Physician, Executive Health Coach, International Speaker, and Three-Time Bestselling Author - shares her faith and how it informs her work including an altar call at five years old; challenges in her youth and a rededication to Christ at seventeen; a bold act of confession that led to freedom; growing up in a difficult environment that contributed to her rebellion; understanding “the suburbs”; realizing her dream of becoming a doctor; a divorce and health challenges that led her to a functional medicine doctor; various career pivots including chiropractic medicine, pharmaceutical consulting, and her virtual practice; how a miscarriage helped sharpen the focus of what she wanted to do for work; a body vs. car analogy that helps get to the root of our health issues; the gap in women’s health research; the effects of heightened cortisol; the importance of pausing and being still; the Cortisol Compass Experience; stressors on the body; the power and need for prayerful gratitude; praying bold prayers; and so much more!