Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND - Author, Beyond the Label & The Essential Diet

09/07/2026

I forgive myself, as the Universe would have me do.

We have all made mistakes. Our mistakes do not destroy the love in which we were created. Though I have made mistakes, I atone for them and accept the Universe‘s release from any continuing consequences.
I feel the Universe's mercy as I extend mercy to others. Today I walk a softer way, holding neither myself nor others to the cross of my condemnation.

I will not use my mind today to attack anyone, including myself. I atone for errors that I have made, I seek to make amends and to be today who I was not before. May my actions now align with the Universe's love within me. I forgive myself for the mistakes that I have made.
Adapted from TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson Morning Meditations on Substack. 💚

09/07/2026

One week to go! 🍂

If you've been thinking about joining us online for Transform Trauma Oxford 2026, this is your final reminder: don't miss it.

From September 14–17, some of the world's most respected voices in trauma, neuroscience, psychology, compassion, embodiment, and healing will gather at the University of Oxford and online to explore this year's theme:

Science, Spirit and the Body: The Synthesis of Healing.

I'm excited to hear such incredible speakers including Gabor Maté, Bessel van der Kolk, Dan Siegel, Richard Schwartz, Kristin Neff, Tara Swart, and many other inspiring leaders.

These conversations have the power to change the way we understand trauma, resilience, and what it truly means to heal. Whether you're a clinician, researcher, coach, or someone on your own healing journey, this is an event you won't want to look back on wishing you'd attended.

🎤 Catch my session: 16272
📅 September 14–17, 2026
📍 University of Oxford, UK + Online

Registration is still open, but not for long.

Secure your place at mastersevents.com?ref=16272 or use the link in my bio.

I'll see you there. 💚

09/07/2026

Can you bring Love 💕 into every conversation? We are here to connect and that includes every encounter you have… The person that’s serving you behind the counter, and sitting next to you on the bus, walking past you on the street and sitting across on you at the dinner table

09/07/2026

Find your way home 💕

09/06/2026

There's a lot the world gets wrong about su***de.
Here's what my own attempts actually taught me — read the full piece 👇

🔗 https://drchristinab.substack.com/p/myths-about-su***de-and-what-my-su***de?r=qvk07&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

You are not alone. Talk Su***de Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) | US: call/text 988.

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09/06/2026

Thank you for sharing – I hope you are well!

🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT TODAY!

I’m honored to be joining The Catalyst Way Podcast with Dr. Laura Salyer to continue the conversation on Beyond the Label: Healing Through Spirituality and Self-Love.

In this deeply personal episode, I share parts of my own mental health journey; including my experiences with depression, su***de attempts, an eating disorder, and bipolar disorder; and how those experiences shaped the doctor and person I am today.

We talk about what it means to look beyond the diagnosis and support the whole person, mind, body, heart, and spirit.

We explore:
✨ My holistic “Health House” framework
✨ Self-care vs. selfishness
✨ Depression, mania & bipolar disorder
✨ The impact of disconnection on our mental health
✨ The Three Wisdom Centers
✨ Why healing can require us to hold seemingly contradictory emotions
✨ The ways women are taught to shrink themselves
✨ The role of spirituality, self-love and self-acceptance in healing

My hope is that this conversation reminds you that you are more than a diagnosis, a label, or a chapter in your story.

🎧 Episode 183 airs TODAY, Friday, September 4 at 8:00 AM CST.

Listen here: https://pod.link/1611612131

I’d love to hear what resonates with you after you listen. 💙

09/06/2026

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"I attended your webinar through AANMC and absolutely loved your presentation! It truly sparked my interest in learning more about the mental health space within naturopathic medicine. I would love to learn more about your experience within this space. I truly appreciate your time and support.” -J.N. ND Student

09/06/2026

There are three ways you can test hormones: blood, saliva and urine.

Many use blood, however you need to understand that the bloodstream is just a transportation delivery system. 🚚

hormones have to get through the bloodstream to the tissue level. So when we’re measuring hormones in the blood 🩸 it is like we’re measuring the cars driving down a highway. But the highway, isn’t your destination - Is it?

The destination is when you take the offramp and then arrive at the your home 🏡 or hotel 🏨 and then go inside the door to your room. This is analogous to a hormone, travelling through the bloodstream to the receptor of a cell and then going in the cell and doing the job it’s supposed to do.

A skilled practitioner will be able to match your symptom picture with your blood test perhaps. But the question becomes what happens when blood levels look normal in the bloodstream, but you don’t feel normal. You have a long list of the perimenopausal symptoms of which there’s approximately 75!

the other thing to keep in mind is not everything is hormones. You have neurotransmitters, you have your organs of detoxification, you have viruses 🦠 & bacteria 🧫 there’s so much going on in the body at one time.

Hormones are just one macro system to address. I’m almost 60 and I’m not yet in menopause and that’s a good thing. You want your hormones working for you as long as possible.

And if you have symptoms, it’s just a signal that your body is out of balance… See a naturopathic doctor today so that we can help you feel the best you’ve ever been

remember menopause is only one day - that is the sensation of your me**es , which happens 12 months after your last menstrual period. After that day you are postmenopausal. Let’s get the terminology right out there in the world 🌎 of social media

09/06/2026

Everything is welcomed….you are loved 🥰

Everything is welcome here. The darkness, the doubt, the messiness, the soft animal body, the desire to hide, it all belongs.

Even the part of you that feels like a complete fraud today. Even the part that wonders if you’re doing it all wrong, or if you’re far too broken to ever get it right.

You don't need to fix yourself to be worthy of this moment. You don't have to perform presence, or pretend you’re living in bliss, or hold it all together for anyone.

Just take a breath.
Let your shoulders drop.

Land right here in the dirt of your ordinary, precious life.

You are allowed to be tired. You are allowed to be human. You are allowed to make mistakes.

And remember, you are loved.

Right in the heart of the very mess you’re running from, you are loved.

- Jeff Foster