43. The One Where You Honour Your Natural Rhythms with Tina Lamontagne

In this nourishing winter episode, Dr. Sarah is joined by Tina Lamontagne, founder of Seasons with Tina, for a grounding conversation about seasonal living. Tina shares why tuning into your body’s internal rhythms, changing energy levels, and evolving needs is essential for managing fatigue.Together, they explore how honoring natural energy cycles, embracing winter slowness, and living in alignment with your own needs (rather than external pressure) can restore energy, resilience, and well-being. They also examine how aligning with the natural rhythms of the day and the seasons—instead of pushing against them—can help reduce fatigue, build resilience, and restore energy. Drawing on Ayurveda, lived experience, and practical rituals, this episode offers a gentler, more intuitive approach to self-care that supports body, mind, and spirit, especially in winter.If you’ve been feeling tired, disconnected, or like your usual routines just aren’t working right now, this conversation will help you understand why and what to do instead.What You’ll LearnWhy Winter Makes You Want to Slow Down: Why the urge to “hibernate” is not laziness  and how resisting it can actually worsen fatigue and burnout.What Seasonal Living Really Is:  And how the practice of adapting routines, expectations, and care to match your changing needs — just like nature does.Ayurveda & Energy Rhythms: An introduction to Ayurvedic principles, including the doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) and how daily and seasonal energy cycles influence mood, digestion, and vitality.Morning Rituals That Set the Tone: Simple, intuitive practices that help anchor your nervous system and honor your body’s internal clock.The Afternoon Energy Dip: Why the midday slump is normal and the best type of work/activities to do in the afternoon.Reconnecting with the Kitchen: How shifting your relationship with food and cooking from “chore” to ritual can support nourishment, pleasure, and emotional well-being.Winter Care for Vata SeasonPractical ways to nourish yourself in winter, including:Warm, slow-cooked, and nourishing foodsRoot vegetables, grains, and healthy fatsWarming spices (ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg)Warm hydration (including gentle oil-supported hydration)Restorative rituals like abhyanga (self-massage), snana (bathing), and moments of silence (mouna)Practical TakeawaysStart your day with intention, not urgency.Let your body — not productivity culture — guide your routines.Treat meals as grounding rituals, not just another task.Build small, doable rituals (even one minute counts).Embrace winter’s slower pace as restorative, not something to “push through”.-------------------------Tina Lamontagne helps women build rhythm, resilience, radiance, and well-being through Ayurveda, whole seasonal living, yoga, nourishing food, and simple daily ritual. She is the founder of Seasons with Tina. Her programs Dusk & Dawn (a live daily practice of movement, meditation, and journaling), and Seasonal Alchemy (a year-long journey of ritual and seasonal self-care) guide women to understand their own unique constitutions, fall in love with their bodies, embrace deep nourishment, support rest, and cultivate sustainable vitality.Follow her on Instagram @seasonswithtina and learn more about work at seasonswithtina.com.Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur is a Naturopathic Doctor, mom, and fatigue fixer who’s on a mission to help women fix their fatigue and get the health care they deserve. You can find her talking about all things fatigue on Instagram and learn more about her services at drsarahv.ca.The Fatigue Fixer is produced by Story Studio Network.