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Healing, Identity & Functional Medicine w/ Tina Blankenburg. In this episode with Tina we go deep on : Tina’s early life as a model and gymnast | Highly Sensitive People and how being a HSP has influenced Tina | How Tina balances being in the public eye, Instagram and her mental health | Tina’s diagnosis with ADHD in her early career | How Tina flowed from a job she hated to an aligned career in Functional Medicine and Nutrition, and the ups and downs along the way |The identities we pick up in our careers and how it feels to move away from an identity we’ve held on to |What made Tina make the leap from a career in Merchandising to retraining, going through night school and creating her dream career as a Functional Medicine Nutritionist|How the mind and the body work together in healing |The breadcrumbs that help guide us on our path in life |Why perfectionism is a waste of time and energy |How obsessions around healing can manifest when we struggle with some kind of health concern |The importance of establishing a connection and relationship with a healer |How instagram related pressure impacted Tina’s own gut health |Laura’s own health journey, starting with acne in her teen years and coming to terms with Skin Picking Disorder and Body Dysmorphia |The layers that underlie every health concern and how to get to the root cause |The one thing that has had the biggest impact in Tina’s own healing journey |What it looks like to work with a Functional Medicine Nutritionist like Tina |Functional Medicine Lab testing and what it helps with |How Tina uses holistic health practices with her clientsThe importance of community in Tina’s healing journey Get in touch with Tina:HigherSelfIntegrativeHealth.comhigher.self.integrative.health Instagram