You Were Made to Heal: Holistic Health & Plant-Powered Living for Black & Brown Christian Mamas https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com You Were Made to Heal is the podcast for Christian Black & Brown mamas ready to take control of their health and their family's future. If you're done with quick fixes and ready to heal from the inside out, you're in the right place! Hosted by Dr. Nermin Walker, licensed therapist, researcher, and holistic health coach, each week we dig into plant-powered nutrition, low-tox living, and mental health — all while staying rooted in Jesus and justice.

You were made for more than exhaustion, more than being dismissed, more than watching the women before you carry what was never theirs to carry. Because healing goes deeper than just the number on the scale — it's about knowing who you are and Whose you are. So whether you're listening in between work meetings, while folding laundry with a toddler climbing you like a jungle gym, or during a quick grocery run, let's reclaim what's always been yours. Because, here, we believe health is resistance, healing is sacred, and your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now.

🌱 Ready to take that first or next powerful step toward your health today? Grab my free Low-Tox Guide to get started: https://faithfullysprouted.myflodesk.com/lowtoxswaps

Connect with me on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/the.melanated.holistic.coach

]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:55:13 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Health & Fitness:Alternative Health 1440 episodic You Were Made to Heal is the holistic wellness podcast for Christian Black & Brown mamas ready to take control of their health and their family’s future through plant-powered nutrition and low-tox living. Hosted by Dr. Nermin Walker, licensed therapist, researcher, and holistic health coach, this podcast was created so you know you have way more power over your health than you were ever led to believe. Each week we dig into plant-powered living and mental health — all while staying rooted in Jesus and justice. You were made for more than exhaustion, more than being dismissed, more than watching the women before you carry what was never theirs to carry. Because healing goes deeper than the body — it’s about knowing who you are and Whose you are. No shame, no quick fixes — just real talk, real tools, and mamas reclaiming their health and their kid’s trajectory in a system that was never built for us to thrive. Because we believe health is resistance, healing is sacred, and your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now. Nermin Walker, PhD Nermin Walker, PhD No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22339434/FINAL_Dr6kbx4.png You Were Made to Heal: Holistic Health & Plant-Powered Living for Black & Brown Christian Mamas https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com 144 144 No One’s Coming to Save Us: Keeping Your Promises to Yourself When Type 2 Diabetes Runs in the Family No One’s Coming to Save Us: Keeping Your Promises to Yourself When Type 2 Diabetes Runs in the Family https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/no-one-s-coming-to-save-us-keeping-your-promises-to-yourself-when-type-2-diabetes-runs-in-the-family/ https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/no-one-s-coming-to-save-us-keeping-your-promises-to-yourself-when-type-2-diabetes-runs-in-the-family/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:55:13 -0400 youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/6740128e-134e-3a74-ba9c-7810b0d33542 About a month ago, my husband landed in the ER with his blood sugar at almost 500 and an A1C of 12.1. After just one month of us revamping his nutrition (alongside his medication and walking), his fasting blood sugar hit the 80s for the first time this weekend, well below even prediabetic numbers! So why are the promises we make to ourselves the easiest ones to break, until something forces us to decide?

I'm sharing the decision that happened overnight for him, the one I keep making again and again for my daughter, and why keeping our health promises matters more than ever for Black and Brown mamas- especially when type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, or PCOS runs in the family. Because no one's coming to save us, and that's exactly why health is resistance.

In this episode:

  • Why some health decisions happen overnight, and others you keep making again and again
  • What the numbers say about type 2 diabetes and heart disease in Black women, and why more of our kids are being diagnosed
  • The simple shift that makes a daily health commitment actually stick
  • How decision fatigue keeps you renegotiating with yourself every morning, and how to stop
  • How grace keeps you both out of the shame cycle and coming back to the next meal, the next workout, and the next morning, plus this week's Take It to the Root

Resources:

  • Rooted & Restored: Blood Sugar Balance Edition. An 8-week coaching program starting November 2 and carrying you into the new year.  If you're navigating PCOS, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammation, or just tired of feeling exhausted and dismissed. No diagnosis necessary. Only 6 founding spots!
  • Learn more about Rooted & Restored: Blood Sugar Balance Edition
  • See the smoothie corner and connect on Instagram @the.melanated.holistic.coach

Sources:

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now.

Important note: This episode shares my personal experience and is meant for education and encouragement. It's not medical or mental health advice. Please talk with a qualified healthcare or mental health professional about your individual needs.

]]> About a month ago, my husband landed in the ER with his blood sugar at almost 500 and an A1C of 12.1. After just one month of us revamping his nutrition (alongside his medication and walking), his fasting blood sugar hit the 80s for the first time this weekend, well below even prediabetic numbers! So why are the promises we make to ourselves the easiest ones to break, until something forces us to decide?

I'm sharing the decision that happened overnight for him, the one I keep making again and again for my daughter, and why keeping our health promises matters more than ever for Black and Brown mamas- especially when type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, or PCOS runs in the family. Because no one's coming to save us, and that's exactly why health is resistance.

In this episode:

  • Why some health decisions happen overnight, and others you keep making again and again
  • What the numbers say about type 2 diabetes and heart disease in Black women, and why more of our kids are being diagnosed
  • The simple shift that makes a daily health commitment actually stick
  • How decision fatigue keeps you renegotiating with yourself every morning, and how to stop
  • How grace keeps you both out of the shame cycle and coming back to the next meal, the next workout, and the next morning, plus this week's Take It to the Root

Resources:

  • Rooted & Restored: Blood Sugar Balance Edition. An 8-week coaching program starting November 2 and carrying you into the new year.  If you're navigating PCOS, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammation, or just tired of feeling exhausted and dismissed. No diagnosis necessary. Only 6 founding spots!
  • Learn more about Rooted & Restored: Blood Sugar Balance Edition
  • See the smoothie corner and connect on Instagram @the.melanated.holistic.coach

Sources:

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now.

Important note: This episode shares my personal experience and is meant for education and encouragement. It's not medical or mental health advice. Please talk with a qualified healthcare or mental health professional about your individual needs.

]]> Nermin Walker, PhD false No 835 4 full "Why Can't I Stick to Anything?" Faith, Quick Fixes & Holistic Weight Loss "Why Can't I Stick to Anything?" Faith, Quick Fixes & Holistic Weight Loss https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/why-quick-fixes-keep-you-stuck-a-faith-rooted-approach-to-holistic-weight-loss/ https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/why-quick-fixes-keep-you-stuck-a-faith-rooted-approach-to-holistic-weight-loss/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:28:37 -0400 youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/daa25ac6-f85b-38ff-a2cc-75debe3f8388 If you’ve been searching for holistic weight loss that actually lasts, and you keep finding yourself back at square one asking, “Why can’t I just stick to anything?”, sis, this episode is for you.

I’ve tried paleo, fat-free, low-carb, intense bootcamps, a 21-day juice cleanse, and a thousand supplements I couldn’t afford (or even swallow, lol). Every one of them worked, until it didn’t. In this episode, I’m getting honest about why we reach for quick fixes, why they stop working, and what actually changes when you heal from the inside out: mind, body, and soul.

I also share a dream my oldest daughter had that completely changed how I think about the difference between running from something and running toward something.

In this episode:

  • Why wanting fast results isn’t the problem, and why there’s no shame in it
  • What a quick fix really does to your body, from hunger hormones to insulin resistance, and why the weight comes back
  • The shame cycle, and how the diet industry profits every time you start over
  • Why you need a vision that’s bigger than the discomfort of change
  • Closing the gap between who you say you want to be and how you’re showing up today
  • How a trip, a cleanse, or a new program can become its own kind of running
  • One question to ask before you try the next thing: Am I chasing a quick fix, or am I healing at the root long-term?

Next episode: Follow the podcast so you don't miss next week's episode about what to do when. you're in the messy middle, when you’re showing up but still doubting whether you can trust the process.

 

📋 Free Plant-Powered Low-Tox Wellness Guide - Take your first (or next) step in your health journey with some simple powerful swaps. 

 

📱 Connect on Instagram: @the.melanated.holistic.coach

🌱Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable, starting now.

]]> If you’ve been searching for holistic weight loss that actually lasts, and you keep finding yourself back at square one asking, “Why can’t I just stick to anything?”, sis, this episode is for you.

I’ve tried paleo, fat-free, low-carb, intense bootcamps, a 21-day juice cleanse, and a thousand supplements I couldn’t afford (or even swallow, lol). Every one of them worked, until it didn’t. In this episode, I’m getting honest about why we reach for quick fixes, why they stop working, and what actually changes when you heal from the inside out: mind, body, and soul.

I also share a dream my oldest daughter had that completely changed how I think about the difference between running from something and running toward something.

In this episode:

  • Why wanting fast results isn’t the problem, and why there’s no shame in it
  • What a quick fix really does to your body, from hunger hormones to insulin resistance, and why the weight comes back
  • The shame cycle, and how the diet industry profits every time you start over
  • Why you need a vision that’s bigger than the discomfort of change
  • Closing the gap between who you say you want to be and how you’re showing up today
  • How a trip, a cleanse, or a new program can become its own kind of running
  • One question to ask before you try the next thing: Am I chasing a quick fix, or am I healing at the root long-term?

Next episode: Follow the podcast so you don't miss next week's episode about what to do when. you're in the messy middle, when you’re showing up but still doubting whether you can trust the process.

 

📋 Free Plant-Powered Low-Tox Wellness Guide - Take your first (or next) step in your health journey with some simple powerful swaps. 

 

📱 Connect on Instagram: @the.melanated.holistic.coach


🌱Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable, starting now.

]]> Nermin Walker, PhD false No 816 3 full Jesus, Justice & Holistic Health: You Don't Have to Choose Here Jesus, Justice & Holistic Health: You Don't Have to Choose Here https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/jesus-justice-holistic-health-you-dont-have-to-choose-here/ https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/jesus-justice-holistic-health-you-dont-have-to-choose-here/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:30:00 -0400 youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/5a8af953-6ddd-304d-85ba-91e8566a4021 What if Christian holistic health meant you didn't have to choose which part of you gets to heal? If you've ever felt like you had to leave part of yourself at the door just to get healthy, this episode is for you.

For years, I showed up as pieces of me in every room: wellness spaces, church, therapy, justice spaces. I rarely saw women like me represented there, and I never felt like there was room for all of me. So I built the space I never had.

Today, I'm sharing what's really behind the name Faithfully Sprouted, why so many of us quit in the breaking right before the breakthrough, and the five pillars this show stands on: Jesus, justice, mental health, plant-powered living, and low-tox living, and how they're all connected. Because when your mind, body, and soul finally get to heal in the same space, nothing has to be left behind.

In this episode:

  • Where the name Faithfully Sprouted came from, and why the breaking is part of the sprouting
  • Why unfamiliar doesn't have to mean hard
  • Hagar, "the God who sees me," and what it means to be truly seen
  • Why health is resistance, and the systems shaping Black and Brown women's health
  • Taking every thought captive: why your mind and body can't heal in separate rooms
  • Whole-food plant-based (WFPB) living as medicine, and low-tox swaps without the fear

Resources:

Sources:

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now.

Important note: This episode shares my personal experience and is meant for education and encouragement. It's not medical or mental health advice. Please talk with a qualified healthcare or mental health professional about your individual needs.

]]> What if Christian holistic health meant you didn't have to choose which part of you gets to heal? If you've ever felt like you had to leave part of yourself at the door just to get healthy, this episode is for you.

For years, I showed up as pieces of me in every room: wellness spaces, church, therapy, justice spaces. I rarely saw women like me represented there, and I never felt like there was room for all of me. So I built the space I never had.

Today, I'm sharing what's really behind the name Faithfully Sprouted, why so many of us quit in the breaking right before the breakthrough, and the five pillars this show stands on: Jesus, justice, mental health, plant-powered living, and low-tox living, and how they're all connected. Because when your mind, body, and soul finally get to heal in the same space, nothing has to be left behind.

In this episode:

  • Where the name Faithfully Sprouted came from, and why the breaking is part of the sprouting
  • Why unfamiliar doesn't have to mean hard
  • Hagar, "the God who sees me," and what it means to be truly seen
  • Why health is resistance, and the systems shaping Black and Brown women's health
  • Taking every thought captive: why your mind and body can't heal in separate rooms
  • Whole-food plant-based (WFPB) living as medicine, and low-tox swaps without the fear

Resources:

Sources:

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now.

Important note: This episode shares my personal experience and is meant for education and encouragement. It's not medical or mental health advice. Please talk with a qualified healthcare or mental health professional about your individual needs.

]]> Nermin Walker, PhD false No 958 1 2 full 3 Diagnoses, 3 Dismissals: Creating the Roadmap My Family Never Got 3 Diagnoses, 3 Dismissals: Creating the Roadmap My Family Never Got https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/3-diagnoses-3-dismissals-creating-the-roadmap-my-family-never-got/ https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/3-diagnoses-3-dismissals-creating-the-roadmap-my-family-never-got/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:30:00 -0400 youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/2ac9b4d4-c139-3fba-8bb1-04b59c175131 Have you ever been dismissed by doctors, for yourself or your babies, and walked away with no roadmap? Or watched type 2 diabetes run through your family and wondered if you're next? This episode is for you.

In this first episode of You Were Made to Heal, I'm sharing the story behind this podcast. Three diagnoses: mine at 21, my daughter's at two, and just two weeks ago, my husband's in the ER. And every single time, the same message: try harder, let's wait and see, but never a roadmap.

So I stopped waiting for someone else to give me one. I'm getting real about the shame that kept me stuck for 20 years, the phone call that opened my eyes to endocrine disruptors, how low-tox, plant-based swaps (one at a time) helped me lose 40 pounds postpartum by getting to the root, the faith that carried me through it all, and how I started creating the roadmap my family never got. This one is for every Christian Black and Brown mama who's ever felt unheard in a doctor's office, or blamed herself for struggles she was never taught to understand.

In this episode:

  • Three diagnoses, three dismissals, and why "try harder" was never a real health plan
  • My PCOS (now PMOS) diagnosis, and everything nobody told me
  • How I lost 40 pounds postpartum without willpower or shame
  • My husband's ER visit, and why type 2 diabetes can often go into remission
  • Hagar, the God who sees you, and why shame loses its power when you name it

Resources:

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now.

*Important note: This episode shares my personal experience and is meant for education and encouragement. It's not medical or mental health advice. Please talk with a qualified healthcare or mental health professional about your individual needs.

]]> Have you ever been dismissed by doctors, for yourself or your babies, and walked away with no roadmap? Or watched type 2 diabetes run through your family and wondered if you're next? This episode is for you.

In this first episode of You Were Made to Heal, I'm sharing the story behind this podcast. Three diagnoses: mine at 21, my daughter's at two, and just two weeks ago, my husband's in the ER. And every single time, the same message: try harder, let's wait and see, but never a roadmap.

So I stopped waiting for someone else to give me one. I'm getting real about the shame that kept me stuck for 20 years, the phone call that opened my eyes to endocrine disruptors, how low-tox, plant-based swaps (one at a time) helped me lose 40 pounds postpartum by getting to the root, the faith that carried me through it all, and how I started creating the roadmap my family never got. This one is for every Christian Black and Brown mama who's ever felt unheard in a doctor's office, or blamed herself for struggles she was never taught to understand.

In this episode:

  • Three diagnoses, three dismissals, and why "try harder" was never a real health plan
  • My PCOS (now PMOS) diagnosis, and everything nobody told me
  • How I lost 40 pounds postpartum without willpower or shame
  • My husband's ER visit, and why type 2 diabetes can often go into remission
  • Hagar, the God who sees you, and why shame loses its power when you name it

Resources:

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable — starting now.

*Important note: This episode shares my personal experience and is meant for education and encouragement. It's not medical or mental health advice. Please talk with a qualified healthcare or mental health professional about your individual needs.

]]> Nermin Walker, PhD false No 720 1 1 full Welcome to You Were Made to Heal (Trailer) Welcome to You Were Made to Heal (Trailer) https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-you-were-made-to-heal-trailer/ https://youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-you-were-made-to-heal-trailer/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:22:09 -0400 youweremadetoheal.podbean.com/4658ac4e-b08b-37b4-b427-830af484f525 When's the last time you felt in control of your health? Not confusing, not one more thing on your never-ending to-do list, but simple, life-giving, and something you actually look forward to?

You Were Made to Heal is the podcast for Christian Black and Brown mamas ready to reclaim health for themselves and their families through plant-powered, low-tox living and mental health, all while staying rooted in Jesus and justice.

I'm Dr. Nermin Walker, licensed therapist, holistic health coach, and founder of Faithfully Sprouted Holistic Wellness. This is the space I was always looking for, where there's room for all of you.

New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hit follow, send this to a mama who needs it, and let's reclaim our health together.

📋 Grab the free Plant-Powered Low-Tox Wellness Guide: https://faithfullysprouted.myflodesk.com/lowtoxswaps

📱 Connect on Instagram: @the.melanated.holistic.coach

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable, starting now.

]]> When's the last time you felt in control of your health? Not confusing, not one more thing on your never-ending to-do list, but simple, life-giving, and something you actually look forward to?

You Were Made to Heal is the podcast for Christian Black and Brown mamas ready to reclaim health for themselves and their families through plant-powered, low-tox living and mental health, all while staying rooted in Jesus and justice.

I'm Dr. Nermin Walker, licensed therapist, holistic health coach, and founder of Faithfully Sprouted Holistic Wellness. This is the space I was always looking for, where there's room for all of you.

New episodes drop every Tuesday. Hit follow, send this to a mama who needs it, and let's reclaim our health together.

📋 Grab the free Plant-Powered Low-Tox Wellness Guide: https://faithfullysprouted.myflodesk.com/lowtoxswaps


📱 Connect on Instagram: @the.melanated.holistic.coach

Health is resistance. Healing is sacred. And your wholeness is non-negotiable, starting now.

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