Iconic Leadership with Karissa Adkins

Strong on Paper, Depleted in Private: Hormones, Stress & Modern Leadership

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February 23, 2026 8:00 am PT
30 minutes

Meet Kay Spears,  a functional nutritionist with over 30 years of clinical wisdom and an intuition sharp enough to call you out and call you forward.

Kay is the expert physicians turn to when cases don’t make sense, symptoms don’t match labs, and burnout hides behind achievement. She specializes in decoding hormone chaos, chronic stress patterns, gut dysfunction, and the kind of exhaustion that success doesn’t protect you from.

In this conversation, we unpack:

  • How leadership stress quietly disrupts hormones
  • Why “your labs look fine” is often the most dangerous phrase
  • The biological cost of over-functioning
  • And how leaders can reclaim energy, clarity, and authority without shame or perfection

If you’re leading teams, businesses, or movements — but your body feels like it’s waving a white flag — this episode is for you

Connect with Kay here - [email protected]

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