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The Silent Stress That's Sabotaging Your Business (Even When Life Looks Fine) | Jen Yundt Coles

I feel like I'm doing everything right. I meditate. I have boundaries. My life is actually pretty good. So why do I still feel burnt out? Why can't I keep up with my business the way I want to? Why does it feel like something's still off?

If that sounds like you, this episode is going to connect some dots you didn't even know needed connecting.

Jen Yundt Coles is a functional medicine health coach, SIBO specialist, and someone who literally had a heart attack from stress she didn't even realize was stress. In this conversation, we talk about the hidden stressors that are quietly sabotaging your business with chronic illness—and what to do about it.

We talk about:

  • Why your gut health is directly messing with your business decisions, your creativity, and your energy
  • The types of stress you're not even counting (and how they're stacking up in your body)
  • What happens when you keep pushing through until your body literally forces you to stop

This episode is for you if:

  • You disappear when you don't feel well and then feel like you're starting all over again every time you come back
  • You can't keep up with the pace everyone says you should be moving at
  • You know you need better systems but strategy alone isn't fixing what's actually wrong

Listen for:

  • Why your body might be in fight-or-flight mode even when your life looks fine on paper
  • The question Jen asks herself every single morning that changed how she runs her sustainable business
  • How to actually run a business with chronic illness without feeling like you're always proving yourself

The truth: You're not broken. You're not lazy. Your body is trying to tell you something—and when you finally listen, building your business gets so much easier.

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🌿 If you’re navigating entrepreneurship and chronic illness, or simply craving a more sustainable way to grow your business without sacrificing your health, energy, or self-care priorities, explore Chronically You & Profitable (CYAP).

CYAP is my voice-first business system designed for women entrepreneurs, creatives, and women with chronic illness who want sustainable growth and burnout support while keeping life and wellness first.

It helps you use your voice and story to build a business with systems and strategies that run smoothly, so your work supports your life, not the other way around.

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00:00 - 00:00 - Introduction: More than just a gut health coach

05:00 - From gluten-free baker to SIBO specialist

11:00 - The day stress broke my heart (literally)

24:00 - Why your gut is your business CEO

33:00 - Joy activators and nervous system reset

46:00 - Running a business while healing

54:00 - The spiral: Why healing isn't linear

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Jen Yundt Coles

Functional Medicine + Integrative Health Coach

Jen Yundt Coles knows firsthand that entrepreneurship looks different when you’re managing a chronic condition. As a functional medicine expert, SIBO specialist, and gut health disruptor, she’s turned her own journey with chronic gut dysfunction and multiple TBIs into a mission to help high-achieving women reclaim their energy, focus, and well-being.

Jen believes success isn’t about hustling harder-- it’s about working with your body, not against it. Through her expertise in gut health, nervous system regulation, and joy activators, she helps others build lives that support healing, creativity, and sustainable success.