{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/6a8783c0037681afc7ef7709?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Carnivore for Depression: A Family's Full Transformation | Christy Kriese (Replay)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b82968900efd00165f19d3/1787266325369-43168d6b-f3e2-492e-97a0-f2f784bca11e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>📣 Two years ago, Christy Kriese was bedridden, unable to leave the house, and unsure she'd ever feel like herself again. Today, she's back to share what's changed — for her, and for almost her entire family.</p><p><br></p><p>📋 A return guest from the show's earliest days as Less of Me Success Stories, Christy Kriese joins Robyn for a reunion conversation covering the two years since her original appearance. They dig into what happens when medications are tapered too quickly, how a strict carnivore approach became the turning point in her recovery, and how that recovery rippled out to her husband, her son, her son-in-law, her daughter, her grandkids, and her brother-in-law — each finding their own version of healing along the way.</p><p><br></p><p>🔑 What You'll Learn</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How a rushed medication taper led to a mental health crisis and four different drugs in four weeks</li><li>Why cyclical depression is different from a bipolar diagnosis, and how that distinction got missed</li><li>The first physical signs of healing Christy noticed after starting carnivore, and how quickly they showed up</li><li>How her husband's degenerative eye disease has improved over two years on carnivore</li><li>Why feeling well, not tracking numbers, has been her most reliable guide throughout</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💡 Key Insight</p><p>\"I have zero cravings for anything ever. It becomes like a finely tuned — this is just what you do — thing. Like showering, brushing your teeth.\" — Christy Kriese</p><p><br></p><p>🌐 Connect with Christy Kriese</p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/christy.kriese\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/christy.kriese</a></p><p>X: <a href=\"https://x.com/melovinjesus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/melovinjesus</a></p><p><br></p><p>💚 Metabolic Collective</p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://www.metaboliccollective.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.metaboliccollective.org</a></p><p>X: <a href=\"https://x.com/metcollective\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/metcollective</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective</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>0:00 Why I'm Replaying This Episode</p><p>1:25 Welcome Back: Christy's Return</p><p>5:22 Cyclical Depression and the COVID Turning Point</p><p>8:28 Deprescribing Gone Wrong</p><p>10:43 The $2,600 Psychiatrist and Four Medications in Four Weeks</p><p>15:22 What Nobody Talks About: Deprescribing Risks</p><p>17:47 From Bedbound to Carnivore: The First Days</p><p>24:14 Day Eight Sleep, 890 Days of Feeling Better</p><p>25:22 How the Whole Family Joined In</p><p>44:28 One-on-Ones, Metabolic Collective, and Helping Others</p>","author_name":"Robyn R Dobbins"}