Holy and Hormonal: Periods, Alcohol, and Why Your Body Is a Temple | Kim Gargano

Can alcohol affect your hormones, worsen PMS, or make symptoms of PMDD and perimenopause harder to manage? In this episode of Love Life Sober, Christy talks with Kim Gargano, author of Holy and Hormonal, holistic hormone health coach, about alcohol, women's hormone health, and learning to care for your body as a temple.

What if the struggle you're most ashamed of is the one God wants to use?

Kim Gargano's ministry took off after she shared an impassioned rant on TikTok from her car. But Kim's story began long before that moment.

She grew up afraid of God, spent two years in and out of hospital as a teenager, partied hard in college, and searched for love and identity through tarot cards, astrology, and relationships. Then, just four days after her baptism, a breakup phone call became her first real encounter with Jesus.

Kim and Christy talk about how God takes our hardest struggles, whether that's hormones or alcohol, and turns them into ministry. Kim explains what alcohol does to women's hormones, why women have been taught to stay quiet about their periods, and why slowing down is still holy.

What You'll Learn:

• Kim's story, from fearing God to meeting Jesus on her bedroom floor.

• How Kim discovered she had PMDD and the TikTok video that reached two million women.

• The pain in the pit: Paul's thorn, endurance, and the process of sanctification.

• Encouragement for the woman who's in the pit right now and can't see a way out.

• How alcohol affects estrogen and puts additional strain on the liver, and why that matters for PMS, endometriosis, PCOS, and perimenopause.

• What it means to reclaim the truth that your body is a temple, caring for your body as an act of worship rather than a source of shame.

• Why slow is still holy, and what Jesus' hidden life teaches us about rhythms of rest.

If You've Ever Thought...

"Why do I feel like a completely different person the week before my period?"

"I quit drinking, so why am I suddenly not sleeping and full of rage?"

"God, if you're using this struggle, I can't see how."

"I don't have time to slow down."

...this episode is for you.

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Content Note: This episode briefly mentions childhood trauma and suicidal thoughts linked to PMDD. If you're struggling, please reach out to someone you trust or a local support line.

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