Hey, You're Gonna Be OK

Elizabeth Mae

Hey, hey, I'm Elizabeth Mae, and my functional health practice helps people heal when they’ve exhausted traditional options. I was once stuck, with no one who could figure my health challenges out, but now my team helps you resolve symptoms and restores your health by identifying the root cause. I love talking to people and helping health seekers bridge the gap between fear of an alternative healing model and your end goal of returning to the health you once had! Join me as we explore first-hand stories of healing chronic illness from a root cause approach.  Through compassion, empathy, and a whole-system approach, this podcast will empower you to unlock your body's capacity for healing.

  1. 5d ago

    When “Healthy Living” Isn’t Enough: Chronic Infections, Immune Dysfunction & Rebuilding Resilience

    Jamie had already done so many of the “right” things. She was gluten free, dairy free, had worked with a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, prioritized gut health, and lived a deeply holistic lifestyle. But despite all of that, her body still kept crashing every time she got sick. In this episode, Elizabeth and Jamie unpack a powerful example of functional immunology in real life — what happens when recurring infections, chronic immune stress, and unresolved pathogen burden become the missing layer beneath years of IBS symptoms, fatigue, anxiety, inflammation, and “normal” lab work. After a brutal illness season involving strep, mono, walking pneumonia, Influenza A, repeated antibiotic use, and lingering immune dysfunction, Jamie realized her body wasn’t recovering the way it used to. Together, they discuss the patterns that pointed toward deeper chronic infection involvement, including Lyme and tick-borne illness, and how a gentle approach using both clinical and classical homeopathy helped her body begin regulating again. This conversation beautifully highlights the difference between simply managing symptoms and actually rebuilding immune resilience — including the emotional side of healing, enjoying food again, and finally feeling safe in your body. In this episode: Functional immunology and chronic illness patternsLyme, EBV, chronic infections & immune dysregulationIBS, reflux, histamine issues & gut symptomsClinical vs. classical homeopathyWhy “normal labs” don’t always equal wellnessRecovering from recurring illness and antibiotic overloadLearning to trust your body againA favorite takeaway:  “A regulated immune system doesn’t mean never getting sick — it means responding appropriately and recovering well.” Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    59 min

  2. Jun 9

    When Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms Lead You to Your Own Healing: A Mom + Two Daughters’ Story

    What starts as one child struggling with anxiety, ADHD symptoms, Lyme, or chronic illness often turns into a much bigger family story. In this episode, Elizabeth talks with Kelly Riley, MS, NTP, founder of Foundations Nutritional Wellness and Osteostrong Westfield Indiana, about the healing journey that unfolded across her entire family. What began as support for her daughter Sloane’s anxiety, gut issues, and inattentive ADHD quickly uncovered deeper patterns of Lyme, Babesia, Mycoplasma, strep, immune dysregulation, and chronic inflammation affecting multiple family members — including Kelly herself after a Botox-type filler injury. Together they discuss the overlap between chronic infections and mental health symptoms, how panic and depersonalization can sometimes be rooted in physiology, and the role homeopathy and functional immunology played in calming the nervous system and restoring resilience. Kelly also shares her experience with PCOS, Hashimoto’s, alopecia, post-COVID immune shifts, a suspected Botox-type filler injury, and the moment she realized these weren’t isolated issues - but a connected immune story. This conversation is honest, hopeful, and deeply validating for families who know something is wrong even when answers feel incomplete. In this episode: Lyme, Babesia, EBV, strep, Botox Injury & chronic immune activationAnxiety, panic attacks, depersonalization & neuroinflammationFunctional immunology and family healingHomeopathy and nervous system regulationSupporting children with ADHD/anxiety symptoms from a root-cause lensWhy healing is a journey, not a finish lineConnect with Kelly:  🌿 Foundations Nutritional Wellness  https://www.instagram.com/foundations.wellness/ & Osteostrong https://centers.osteostrong.me/indy-westfield/  📍 Indianapolis area Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    1h 10m

  3. Jun 3

    Why Some People Stay Sick: Immune Imbalance, Chronic Infections & the Missing Piece in Healing

    Why does one person recover quickly from an illness while another spends years battling fatigue, food sensitivities, anxiety, recurrent infections, autoimmune symptoms, or mysterious health challenges that never seem to fully resolve? In this season-opening episode of HEY YOU'RE GONNA BE OK, Elizabeth Mae introduces the foundational concept that drives nearly every client success story you'll hear this season: immune system balance. Through the lens of functional immunology, Elizabeth breaks down complex concepts like TH1 and TH2 immune function into everyday language, helping listeners understand why some people become trapped in cycles of chronic illness, inflammation, histamine reactions, recurring infections, mold sensitivity, Lyme disease, POTS, MCAS, gut dysfunction, and autoimmune symptoms. You'll learn why symptoms are often not random, how triggering events like mono, COVID, mold exposure, pregnancy, antibiotics, tick bites, or major stressors can shift immune function, and why simply chasing symptoms rarely creates lasting wellness. Elizabeth also shares the framework Hey Hey Mae uses to help clients recover and stay well by looking at the whole picture - including infections, hormones, gut health, thyroid function, blood sugar regulation, mold and toxin exposure, nutrient status, detoxification pathways, nervous system health, and more. Whether you're dealing with chronic sinus infections, recurrent strep, shingles, food sensitivities, anxiety, eczema, POTS, MCAS, IBS, fatigue, or simply feel like your body has never been the same since a major health event, this episode will give you a new way to understand what may be happening beneath the surface. In This Episode: What functional immunology actually teaches us about immune functionTH1 vs TH2 immune balance explained simplyWhy some people develop chronic illness after infections - and others don't, including tick bites and Lyme DiseaseCommon immune triggering events and "Never Well Since..." storiesLyme disease, mold, EBV, Bartonella, Babesia, chronic infections, and immune dysfunctionThe connection between allergies, food sensitivities, histamine issues, and chronic inflammationWhy we look beyond symptoms to understand the whole bodyThe foundations that support long-term recovery and resilienceA Favorite Takeaway: "Your body is not attacking you at random. Symptoms are often the immune system's attempt to adapt, protect, and survive. The question is not just 'what symptom do you have?' - it's 'why does the immune system feel unsafe in the first place?'" This episode serves as the foundation for the entire season and is one you'll likely want to revisit as you hear the client stories, practitioner interviews, and deeper dives still to come. Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    1h 4m

  4. 12/30/2025

    How NET Therapy Can Help Set the Body Free: How Emotions Get Stuck in the Body with Sara Semenick

    What if the pain or illness you’re facing isn’t just physical — but emotional too? In this episode, Elizabeth sits down with Sara Semenick, LMFT of Deeper Roots Counseling to explore Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) — a mind-body therapy that helps release emotional stress stored in the body. They discuss how emotions can become “stuck” in specific organs, how trauma patterns create physical tension and disease, and how NET can help the body remember what safety feels like again. Sara shares incredible client stories — including one woman who used NET as part of her cancer-healing journey and is now cancer free and how PANDAS parents can use NET for emotional support on their care journey.  If you’ve ever sensed your body holding onto old emotions or wondered why healing hasn’t fully landed, this episode will give you a new language for understanding — and releasing — what your body has been carrying. Mentioned in this episode: What is NET therapy and how does it work?The link between emotions, organs, and chronic symptomsHow emotional release supports the immune system and recoveryReal client stories of transformation and freedom Connect with Sara: https://deeperrootscounselingmft.com/ Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    1h 3m

  5. 12/23/2025

    When Emotions Block Fertility — and How Somatic Therapy Opens the Body to Life

    Guest: Dr. English Goldsborough, ND, BCHN, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Practitioner, Certified Lactation Counselor Can emotions actually block fertility? In this episode, Elizabeth sits down with her dear friend Dr. English Goldsborough - a Naturopathic Doctor, Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist, and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Practitioner - to explore how unprocessed emotions and chronic stress can quietly signal the body that it’s not safe to conceive. They unpack how trauma and emotional patterns impact the nervous system, hormones, and immune balance, and how somatic therapies like the Safe and Sound Protocol help the body restore a sense of safety, balance, and readiness for new life. This conversation bridges the heart and the science - reminding us that our emotions don’t just live in our heads, they live in our bodies. And when we help the body feel safe again, healing - and sometimes, pregnancy - follows naturally. https://www.thenourishingtreelouisville.com/ Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    52 min

  6. 12/16/2025

    Emotional Blocks to Healing with Krista | Chronic Illness, Mold Exposure, Nervous System Dysregulation & Functional Nutrition

    Why does healing feel so much harder than it should? Why do symptoms flare on your best-behaved days? And why do people-pleasing, decision fatigue, and worrying about the future make you physically sicker? In this powerful conversation, Functional Nutritionist and Master Restorative Health Practitioner Krista helps us explore the emotional and nervous system blocks that quietly shape our healing. We dive into the clarity of knowing your “why,” the cost of chronic stress, and why so many chronically ill individuals walk around with their bucket already 75% full. Krista shares grounded, practical tools for:  • noticing fear and panic signals in real time  • using humor as nervous system medicine  • canceling unhelpful thoughts without spiritually bypassing  • understanding mold and stress as major “bucket-fillers”  • breaking patterns like people-pleasing and future-tripping  • making clear decisions that organize your whole system If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, stuck, or like you’re pressing the gas and brakes at the same time, this episode will help you see your symptoms differently — as messages, not failures — and remind you that healing is possible when your mind and body finally get on the same page. Find Krista and other members of our team at heyheymae.com  Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    1h 13m

  7. 12/09/2025

    Holiday Food, Feelings, and Finding Balance: A Conversation with Erin Stimac

    Holiday food isn’t just about what’s on the plate — it’s about emotions, memories, and meaning. In this episode, Elizabeth sits down with Erin Stimac, Functional Nutrition and Metabolism Specialist and owner of Erin Stimac Nutrition, to talk about food, emotions, and how to stay balanced during the busiest (and most tempting) time of year. Together they explore why it’s so hard to make healthy choices when celebrations roll around, what emotional eating really means, and how to ditch the “all or nothing” mindset for one rooted in grace, intention, and nourishment. Erin shares practical tips for holiday events — from handling food pushers and emotional triggers to choosing what truly serves your body — without restriction or guilt. If you’re tired of feeling out of control or starting over every January, this conversation will help you redefine what it means to be well during the holidays and beyond. Mentioned in this episode: Emotional eating and why it’s not always “bad”How to set boundaries around food without losing joyFood pushers, family pressure, and saying “no” kindlyWhy self-awareness — not perfection — leads to real changeHow to reconnect with your body during the holidays Connect with Erin:  Website:  erinstimac.com Instagram:  @erinmstimac Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    47 min

  8. 12/02/2025

    When Love Hurts Your Health: Healing from Toxic Relationships, Reclaiming Your Power and Health

    Toxic relationships don’t just break hearts and stretch our souls - they break down the body.  They deplete nutrients, activate autoimmunity and ignite chronic infections like Epstein Barr and Shingles.   In this episode, Elizabeth talks with Kristina, coach, speaker, and author of Rise Up and Thrive: How to Break Cycles of Toxic and Traumatic Relationships to Create Healthy Love. Together they explore how emotional trauma and relational stress manifest physically - from anxiety and insomnia to autoimmune symptoms and hormonal imbalance - and how true healing starts when we rewire the brain for safety and self-worth, and get the body to a safe environment. Kristina shares her personal journey through toxic relationships, the emotional and biological cost of staying in survival mode, and how her R.I.S.E. framework (Recognize, Information Gathering, Self-Discovery, Embodiment) helps women transform pain into power. If you’ve ever wondered why your body feels stuck in fight-or-flight — even after the relationship ends - or you know your health has never been the same since that toxic relationship - this conversation offers hope, perspective, and the first steps toward emotional and physical freedom. Mentioned in this episode: What defines a toxic relationship (and how it differs from abuse)How trauma rewires the brain and bodyWhy even strong, successful women can find themselves in toxic dynamicsThe R.I.S.E. Method for reclaiming your health and healingTools to re-regulate your nervous system and restore emotional safety Connect with Kristina: Rise Up and Thrive (available wherever books are sold -  https://amzn.to/4p3GL7M )  Rise Up Thriving Course Library  https://riseupthriving.samcart.com/courses/directory Surviving the Season Guide (please use promo code FIRST100 for a free download) https://riseupthriving.mysamcart.com/checkout/surviving-the-season Learn more at Rise with Kristina Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risewithkristina Listen to her Podcast, Rise Up Thriving https://www.instagram.com/riseupthriving/ www.tiktok.com/thekristinahudson Email: hello@riseupthriving Work with Kristina: https://riseupthriving.mysamcart.com/work-with-me/ Instagram: @heyheyelizabethmae Website: www.heyheymae.com

    1h 11m
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Hey, hey, I'm Elizabeth Mae, and my functional health practice helps people heal when they’ve exhausted traditional options. I was once stuck, with no one who could figure my health challenges out, but now my team helps you resolve symptoms and restores your health by identifying the root cause. I love talking to people and helping health seekers bridge the gap between fear of an alternative healing model and your end goal of returning to the health you once had! Join me as we explore first-hand stories of healing chronic illness from a root cause approach.  Through compassion, empathy, and a whole-system approach, this podcast will empower you to unlock your body's capacity for healing.

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  • Creator
    Elizabeth Mae
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Hey, You're Gonna Be OK
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    Hey, You're Gonna Be OK

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