{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/6a271223c022d9c4feafe705?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Carnivore from the Sidelines: A Husband's Story | Drew Kriese","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/1780945411608-e6b608f2-b765-4324-a3fa-e033660253dc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>📣 Drew Kriese spent 32 years watching his wife Christy fight depression, anxiety, and a mental health crisis that brought their family to its knees. He wasn't the one going carnivore — she was. But when he finally tried it himself, everything changed.</p><p><br></p><p>📋 Drew is the husband of Christy Kriese, who shared her remarkable recovery story on Episode 51. In this conversation, Drew takes us to the other side of that story — what it looked like from where he was standing. He watched Christy go from sleeping around the clock and unable to eat, to 900+ days into a carnivore lifestyle that changed not just her life but his, their kids', and their grandchildren's. He also shares his own journey: the carnivore January that turned into two and a half years, unexpected improvements in a degenerative eye condition that had him getting injections in both eyes every six weeks, and what it means to maintain this lifestyle while traveling constantly for work.</p><p><br></p><p>Note: Drew is a field representative who received work messages during our conversation. You may notice brief visual interruptions, but he can be heard clearly throughout.</p><p><br></p><p>🔑 What You'll Learn</p><ul><li>What it's actually like to be the spouse of someone in a severe mental health crisis, and what helped</li><li>How Drew went from zero faith in carnivore to two and a half years in</li><li>Why he started sharing Christy's story with his own employees — and why it matters</li><li>How a degenerative eye condition that required injections every six weeks has responded since he changed his diet</li><li>How to stay carnivore on the road when airport food is working against you</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💡 Key Insight</p><p>\"When you see your best friend struggling and you can't help her as a husband — that sucks.\" — Drew Kriese</p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Connect with Drew Kriese</p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/drew.kriese\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/drew.kriese</a></p><p>X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://x.com/DrewKriese\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/DrewKriese</a></p><p>For Christy's story, listen to Episode 51:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://youtu.be/9CwpyS_2k0w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/9CwpyS_2k0w</a></p><p><br></p><p>💚 Metabolic Collective</p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.metaboliccollective.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.metaboliccollective.org</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/metcollective\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/metcollective</a></p><p>X:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://x.com/metcollective\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/metcollective</a></p><p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@MetabolicCollective\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@MetabolicCollective</a></p><p>The Friends &amp; Family Support Group — for loved ones and caregivers of people navigating metabolic health — meets every other week and can be found at Metabolic Collective:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.metaboliccollective.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.metaboliccollective.org</a></p><p><br></p><p>⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>⏳ Chapters</p><p>0:47 Introduction</p><p>3:15 Thirty-Two Years Together</p><p>4:33 When the Big One Hit</p><p>8:04 Finding Carnivore</p><p>10:54 A Lesson for the Kids</p><p>22:35 On Being a Caregiver</p><p>25:25 The Friends &amp; Family Support Group</p><p>35:47 Carnivore January</p><p>39:06 Mental Clarity and Unexpected Changes</p><p>43:10 The Eye Condition</p><p>49:16 Staying Carnivore on the Road</p>","author_name":"Robyn R Dobbins"}