Clinical Pearls from IFM 2026: GLP-1s, Preconception Care & Emotional Wellness | Ep 413

Sometimes you go looking for that one cutting-edge clinical pearl, and what you actually get is a full body reminder of why this work matters.After taking the TFN team to the IFM conference in San Diego, Erin is sharing her honest reflections and biggest takeaways, including the conversations that made her feel like functional medicine is moving in a hopeful direction.She gets into GLP-1 tapering, preconception care, women’s health, emotional regulation, practitioner burnout, and community as medicine. Plus, emotional wellness is FINALLY entering the chat!P.S. Applications for the fall cohort of the Functional Nutrition Academy open soon! Join the waitlist.In this episode:Why the IFM conference reinvigorated Erin, even if the curriculum wasn’t what she expectedSeeing Dr. Terry Wahls in person, and why she was an OG expander for Erin’s autoimmune healingHow GLP-1s may not have to be “forever drugs” when tapering and satiety signals are used skillfullyThe “health-to-isolation pipeline” and why healing in a cocoon is powerful… until it starts making your life smallerResources mentioned:Manifest Your Health is our neuroscience backed membership designed to help you reconnect with your body, regulate your nervous system, and finally break out of the symptom loop.Practitioners - click here to become a Manifest Your Health affiliate.Subscribe to Erin’s Substack for a no-nonsense space about health, entrepreneurship, and manifestation.Apply to work with us 1:1 here.Episode 368: Perimenopause Isn’t Just About Hormones: What Every Perimenopausal Woman Should Know Before Starting HRT with Dr. Deanna MinichEpisode 409: Trying to Conceive? This Fertility Case Study Is For YouEpisode 411: The GLP-1 Follow Up: Side Effects, Microdosing & Ozempic CultureFOR OUR FULL LIST OF LINKS + RESOURCES, HEAD TO:https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/413-ifm-recapCheck out The Funk’tional Nutritionist: Website | InstagramOrganifi Supplement Powder (save 20% on your order with code FUNK)OneSkin (Use code FUNK for 15% off your first purchase)Qualia Creatine (get up to 50% off and an extra 15% off your first purchase with link + code FUNKS)Bon Charge (Use code FUNK to save 15%)