TRUE Wellness with Dr. Z

You've tried the diet. The supplements. The routine. But the exhaustion is still there — because none of it addressed what's actually running the show: the gap between who you are and how you're living.

In this conversation, Dr. Z sits down with Danielle Zilg — coach, motivator, and Marriage and Family Therapist in the making — to dismantle the idea that mental health is a mind problem. It's a whole-body problem....

What if the exhaustion you’re feeling isn’t because your cortisol is crashing… but because your stress response is stuck?

Many high-performing women today are living in a constant state of “wired but tired.” You push through the day with determination, yet your energy crashes, your brain feels foggy, and when it’s finally time to sleep… your mind won’t shut off.

In this episode, Dr. Z breaks down what’s really happening ins...

Wired at night, exhausted by day? It's not your hormones — it's your nervous system stuck in emergency mode.

In this episode, Dr. Z breaks down why "adrenal fatigue" is actually HPA axis dysfunction — and why high-performing women are the most vulnerable. You'll learn exactly how chronic stress creates a cortisol cascade that wrecks your blood sugar, thyroid, progesterone, and digestion — plus a 3-phase burn...

Feeling burned out? You’re not alone — and it’s not a flaw.

In this episode of TRUE Wellness with Dr. Z, Dr. Dee talks to Amy Schamberg, a school psychologist, functional medicine health coach, and Denver’s Top Burnout Coach. Together, they dive deep into why burnout is a predictable outcome — not a personal weakness — and how high-achieving women can finally break free from the cycle.

Amy shares:

1. How ...

What if the reason you can’t get off the couch at night isn’t laziness… but survival?

In this episode of we explore the high-functioning freeze response — the nervous system shutdown that many driven, capable women find themselves in without even realizing it. Dr. Z breaks down:

• What the freeze response actually is (and why it’s not relaxation)
• The difference between high-functioning anxiety and high-functioning freeze
• ...

Have you ever walked out of a doctor's office with "normal" blood work but zero answers for your exhaustion, weight gain, or brain fog? You aren't crazy, and you aren't just "getting older."

In this episode, Dr. Z reveals why standard medical labs often miss the root cause of your symptoms. We break down the difference between your organs being "present" versus "communicating," ...

What if healing isn’t about pushing harder — but listening deeper?

 In this episode, we explore why stress, trauma, and unprocessed emotion live in the body… and how true healing begins when force stops.

Stress doesn’t just live in your mind — it embeds itself into your body.

In this powerful episode of True Wellness with Dr. Z, Dr. Danielle sits down with holistic practitioner Vince Glasser, whose work bridges myofascial release, tra...

What if burnout isn’t a failure — but a message your body refuses to ignore?

In this episode, Dr. Dee sits down with Bron Watson, entrepreneur and founder of The Serenity Project, to talk about what happens when hustle stops working — and why alignment matters more than productivity.

After building businesses for over a decade, Bron faced two cancer diagnoses that forced her to confront a truth many high-achievers avoid: you can’t ma...

What if the reason you’re exhausted, inflamed, foggy, or stuck… isn’t because you’re doing something wrong?

What if your body is simply in survival mode?

In this solo episode, Dr. Dee breaks down what survival mode really is, why so many high-achieving women get trapped there, and how chronic stress quietly shuts down healing, metabolism, hormones, and energy.

This isn’t about pushing harder.

 It’s about understanding your nervous syst...

What if brain fog isn’t a mental problem — but a biological signal?

In this solo episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee breaks down the real reason brain fog shows up, especially in high-performing women navigating midlife, stress, and hormone shifts.

This episode explains why focus, memory, and clarity disappear even when labs look “normal” and you’re doing everything right. You’ll learn how nervous system overload, inflammat...

What if your hormones aren’t broken—your nervous system is just overwhelmed?

In this episode of True Wellness, Dr. Dee sits down with Akary Busto, Emotional Biohacker and Nervous System Strategist, to unpack the real root of burnout, inflammation, hormone resistance, and emotional reactivity in women.

We explore how trauma, chronic stress, metabolism, and even Human Design intersect with biology—and why healing can’t happen until the...

What if the reason January diets fail isn’t lack of discipline — but hormonal resistance?

In this solo New Year’s Day episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee breaks down why restriction feels productive… but quietly trains your body to resist weight loss.

This conversation dives into:

• why high-achieving women plateau despite “doing everything right”
• how cortisol, insulin, and nervous system stress override...

You’re eating clean. You’re hydrating. You skipped dessert.

 So why does your energy feel like it’s at 2%?

In this solo episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee breaks down the real reason high-achieving women crash during the holidays — and it has nothing to do with food.

This episode exposes the invisible energy drain created by:

 • social masking

 • emotional labor

 • boundary collapse

 • nervous system overload

You’ll learn why ch...

You can want change more than anything and still feel stuck.

In this episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Kam Knight to uncover the invisible force inside the brain that quietly blocks action, motivation, and follow-through. It’s not laziness. It’s not lack of discipline. It’s biology.

Kam breaks down:

• Why desire and action come from different parts of the brain
• How internal resistance protects identity, com...

Why are smart, capable women drowning in overwhelm… even with all the planners, checklists, and productivity hacks?

In this powerful episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Lisa Zawrotn, who is a Productivity + Life Coach and host of the Positively Living® Podcast on a mission to redefine productivity with compassion. She helps overwhelmed clients ditch hustle culture and design shame-free, personalized systems ...

Why do so many women say “I’m fine”… while they’re secretly falling apart?

In this powerful, truth-telling episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Yvette and Geo of YG Collaborations — two women leading a global movement in helping high-performing women reclaim the most important relationship in their lives: their relationship with themselves.

Through their coaching, their book What Is Happeni...

Gratitude isn’t just a “feel-good” emotion. It’s a biological intervention.

In this week’s episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee dives into the real science of gratitude.

Gratitude isn’t about pretending everything is perfect. It’s not toxic positivity or just mindset fluff. It’s a powerful tool that directly impacts your brain, hormones, inflammation levels, and even sleep.

Dr. Dee explores the s...

Are you waking up exhausted, inflamed, unfocused and wondering what the heck happened to your body?

Most women over 40 think they’re dealing with hormones, aging, or “just stress.”
But Dr. Dee reveals the truth: your body isn’t breaking — your communication systems are.

In this solo deep-dive, Dr. Dee dismantles the myths around midlife health and exposes the real root cause behind fatigue, weight gain, anxiety, inflammation, cra...

Why does money trigger stress, fear, or guilt even when you have enough?

Because money isn’t just math. It’s memory.

In this episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Jennifer Rogers Markwell, Emmy®-nominated journalist turned wealth advisor and President of Platinum Wealth Management to uncover the deep emotional patterns behind how we earn, spend, and save.

From uncovering “money memories” that drive your financia...