Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

Kristin Weitzel | Why Women Can’t Biohack Like Men: The Truth About Female Health Optimization

Mar 18, 2025

01:47:28

Wellness + Wisdom | Episode 724

What if true wellness isn’t about pushing harder, but about learning to slow down, listen to your body, and embrace your natural cycles?

Kristin Weitzel, Breath, Cold + Health Optimization Expert, joins Josh Trent on the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 724, to share about the game-changing impact of cold plunges, deeper sleep, and mindful breathing, and reveals the mindset shifts that help women swap negative self-talk for confidence, clarity, and vibrant health.

"Everyone talks about being an obese nation, but we are really super under-muscled. And that's the first thing that women of all ages need to address that they're not focusing on heavily enough." - Kristin Weitzel

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In This Episode, Kristin Weitzel Uncovers: [01:10] Biohacking Mistakes That Women Make

Kristin Weitzel
The biggest mistake women make in biohacking.
Why women need to stop the negative self-talk.
482 Dave Asprey | Advanced Biohacking For Body Mind & Spirit: How To Train A Healthy Brain, Boost Your Flow State + Remove False Beliefs
Why breath and cold are used together to create a massive transformation.
How women are more risk-averse than men.
Why biohacking has been a male-dominant sphere.

[05:10] How Society Treats Women

Why women need to do biohacking in a different way than men.
John Welbourn
How our society is set up around what works for men.
Why women have been labeled as hysterical because of their emotions.
How emotions are not yet fully accepted in our society.

[08:50] Follow The Cycles

Why who we're learning from matters.
How women are starting to pay more attention to their menstrual cycles.
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
How indigenous women gathered according to their cycle.
Why men can help women to ease their nervous system.
What led Kristin to change the name of the podcast.
How she felt anger towards the lifestyle she had when she was younger.

[16:10] The Fuel for A Lifestyle Change

The breaking point that made Kristin change her lifestyle.
What her experience was working in a large corporate organization.
Why she decided to leave the industry she worked in.
How Kristin dedicated her free time to focus on health.
Why she felt called to do more creative work.

[24:15] Breath + Cold Therapy

How women intuitively care more about their wellness.
Why Kristin recommends therapy to her clients that is not talk therapy.
How breathing and cold help women heal.
Why men and women have different roles.

[29:30] Combining Different Healing Modalities

720 Rick William | EQ Mastery: The Hidden Cost of Not Feeling Your Emotions (The Neurochemistry of Suffering)
Why the body is the unconscious mind.
How people are scared of doing the inner work.
Why we need to be careful about who we work with in plant medicine ceremonies.
How consistent plunging changes our energetic body and mental state.

[34:20] How To Attune to Your Nervous System

Why Kristin uses meditation as a tool for healing.
How our breath can change our future by changing our nervous system.
Why we need to make ourselves feel safe.
How our nervous system reacts to something in our body every 200 milliseconds.
Why slowing down allows us to notice what's happening on the inside.
How plant medicine showed her how she was holding onto the old beliefs.

[43:10] The Biggest Struggles Are Also The Biggest Gifts

How Kristin was afraid to let go and live to her fullest potential.
Why she forced a lot of things in her life to happen for her.
How she was called to understand who she was.
Why her anxiety turned out to be a gift.
How Kristin shared a profound moment with an Uber driver.

[53:05] Explore Your Edges

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How sleep deprivation affects our performance.
We're only as fit as what we can recover from.
Why the darker the room, the better the body will recover.

[01:02:40] Sleep for Hormonal Health

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How sleeping in a dark room positively impacts women's hormonal health.
Why many women have hormonal dysregulation.
How cortisol is necessary for us.

[01:07:25] How to Sleep Smarter

Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson
How having light during sleep impacts the metabolism and glucose.
Why sleep affects our eating habits.
The negative impacts of artificial light.

[01:12:10] The Benefits of Down-Regulation

Why women need more sleep than men.
How the menstrual cycle influences women's performance.
Why breathwork can help the entire family to down-regulate and sleep better.
Belly Breathe by Leslie Kimmelman
How to achieve a 100% blackout at night.

[01:17:40] Cold Plunging for Women

Why sleep is the number one biohack for women.
How cold plunging creates better sleep.
Why food is the second most important aspect of women's biohacking.
How cold plunging can be harmful if not done correctly.
Why ice baths regulate cortisol.
How Kristin teaches dancers to breathe better, perform better, and learn more about themselves.

[01:23:50] What The Cold Teaches You

686 Mark Groves | Your Triggers Are Your Teachers: How To Answer The Call of Self-Mastery In Relationships + Life
How cold plunging helps us be more emotionally regulated during conflict.
Why Kristin receives more clarity about her life when she's in the cold.
The capacity for greatness is already within us.

[01:28:05] Surrender to The Cold

What most people resist when they are faced with cold therapy.
How Kristin observes what her clients' nervous system does when they're in the plunge.
Why the cold allows us to face our problems.
How cold exposure makes us surrender.
543 Kelly Brogan MD | How to Love ALL Your Parts + Be Self-Sovereign
How Josh combines red light sauna with cold plunging.
Why it's important to take a 3-minute break between the sauna and the cold plunge.

[01:35:55] Natural Ways in The Modern World

Why the best benefits of the sauna start at 170 degrees.
How people can connect and be in community in the sauna.
The role of AI and technology in the wellness industry.
Why we should test our health when we feel healthy.
How women's hormone dysregulation can lead to mental health problems.
The importance of weightlifting for women.

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Power Quotes From The Show Ice Bath Helps You Get Better At Life

"I want people to get in the ice bath, not to get good at ice baths, but to get good at life. That means learning how to downregulate ourselves and playing within the spectrum of where our edge is and how much further we can go, so that we can stretch but not crush our souls." - Kristin Weitzel

Do The Inner Work

"The inner work is the most important and the scariest thing for people because none of us want to sit in stillness with ourselves. We're working to learn to love our shadows and that's the hardest thing to do. It's hard to show up at the table with the shadow and have a meal and say, I love you too." - Kristin Weitzel

It's a Men's World

"Our society was a specific way for a very long time. We set up the workplace and everything else according to and what works well for men. But the way that women work, the way that we cycle throughout the course of a month, and our neurochemistry of our brain as females is very different from men." - Kristin Weitzel

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About Kristin Weitzel

Kristin Weitzel is a health and high-performance maven, nutrition specialist, certified fitness trainer, and leader in the global breathwork and cold exposure space.

Her trademark wit, wisdom, and female biohacking expertise are shared on international stages as well as in her 'Warrior Woman' programs that guide others through potent transformational experiences.

Her continued curiosity and desire to learn from the best mentors on the planet - proliferates her vast skillset and knowledge that she has curated into this work to celebrate and build resiliency with a wider audience.

Kristin also hosts the WELLPOWER Podcast which blends biohacking and wellness subject matter expertise, inspiring guests, and practical application of tools to lead clients and listeners alike. As a progressive voice, dynamic leader, and comfort zone crusher, she questions how far the human body can go, and helps others realize their capacity for greatness.