The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Ann Key ways to future proof fertility and protect mitochondria to have healthy pregnancies, even as we get olderNew studies show mitochondria in eggs are preserved better than other parts of the bodyHow minimizing toxins is protective of fertility in a major wayWays to lower inflammation to protect fertility The dramatic decline in sperm quality and count in the last few yearsMale infertility and how health of sperm can impact the pregnancy Why there are oft...

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2026

Episode Highlights From Ann Why she decided to write this book on preconception healthSurprising thing she’s found in her work as a functional medicine doctor Decline in fertility isn’t just about age, there are some major biological and lifestyle factors behind the fertility decline Top nutrients for building a healthy baby and for fertility How the buildup of environmental toxins affects both fertility and children’s health long-termWhat we now know about epigenetics and how ...

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie How all minerals form your body’s electrical fieldWhy minerals are the foundation for hormones, sleep, detox, digestion & moodThe 4 layers of the Mineral Matrix: Sodium = the chargerPotassium = the stabilizerMagnesium = the conductorHumic/Fulvic = the activatorsHow mineral depletion affects blood sugar, stress, PMS, and metabolismWhy modern life drains minerals faster than any time in historyHow minerals determine your state of fight, flight, or restThe ...

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Dr. Tony Ebel The perfect storm of what is affecting our kidsWe are our own primary healthcare provider, and that of our children His background work in genetics and how it led to his current workWhere he starts with the top triggers in addressing these conditions in kidsNervous system, gut, and other important triggers, especially in childrenThe link he discovered between birth interventions and neurological issues in kidsDiving really deep into nervous system he...

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie What humic and fulvic minerals actually are ... and why they’re not electrolytesThe difference between fulvic (small, cellular) and humic (larger, gut-supportive)Why these minerals used to come from rich soil… but don’t anymoreHow humic minerals bind toxins gently without stripping nutrientsHow fulvic minerals improve mineral absorption & mitochondrial signalingTheir role in gut health, microbiome balance, and gut lining repairHow they help move sodium, potas...

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Why potassium is the #1 most underconsumed mineral todayHow potassium runs the sodium–potassium pump that powers the entire bodyWhy potassium is the mineral of calm electricity and inside-cell stabilityHow potassium affects insulin sensitivity, blood sugar, and metabolismThe role of potassium in heart rhythm, muscle relaxation, and digestion Why low potassium mimics anxiety and hormone imbalance How potassium balances sodium and helps magnesium work betterThe bes...

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Meno Plus Hormone shifts beyond just menopause and understanding the other shifts outside of just menses stoppingSometimes up to ten years before menses stops, hormone shifts can be more What is happening in the perimenopause state and what changes women tend to notice firstThis particular phase can have big estrogen swings and women can feel this in a big wayLate 30s and early 40s are often when this shift starts The average age for menopause is around 52Hor...

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Why magnesium is the master mineral your body burns through fastestThe real reason magnesium powers 700+ reactions in the bodyHow magnesium activates ATP and mitochondrial energyWhy stress, pregnancy, and modern life create chronic depletionThe difference between forms like glycinate, citrate, malate, threonate, taurate, etc.Why I personally use Magnesium Breakthrough (7 forms)How topical magnesium oils, lotions, and baths work & when to use themSymptoms of m...

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Frank Frank's personal journey from journalist to healerWhy manifesting is his biggest pet peeve word Manifesting was the most used word in Webster’s dictionary in 2024How spirituality is getting hijacked and what to watch forWhat his energy clearing is and how it worksReal-time example of an energy clearing live on the podcast A real time energy clearing for all mothers and the feminine Herb recommendation for all mothers listening (check with you...

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Frank What is happening in the brain when we have negative thoughtsPain is experienced in the body, and the mind is what creates suffering One of his favorite lessons from A Course in Miracles: Love is real, everything else is an illusion. "You need not defend against illusion.”Common categories of negative thoughts and how to identify them: mind filter, jumping to conclusions, mind reading, and fortune telling What to do if you catch yourself in these negati...

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Why sodium is the most misunderstood mineralHow sodium runs your body’s electrical system, nerves, and musclesThe surprising connection between sodium and safety signalsWhy many health-conscious women are quietly under-sodium-edSymptoms of low sodium that look like stress or anxietyHow sodium interacts with potassium and magnesiumWhy sodium needs to come from mineral-rich salts, not processed foodsMicroplastics in sea salt and better alternativesHow to increase s...

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2026

Episode Highlights With Paul What horizontal relationships are and why they matterHow vertical dynamics create shame and resistanceThe nervous system connection in parenting and how this can help us be more connected and effective in relationship with our children How Freud and Richard Adler differed on the topic of horizontal relationships and traumaPractical examples for shifting into horizontal parentingThe flaw with superior positions in relationships and how this robs us of our conf...

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026

Episode Highlights With Kevin Gianni and Rachel Pachivas The environmental implications of chemical sunscreen and how these impact oceans and waterwaysWhy certain countries have banned certain sunscreens because of their impact Over 14,000 tons of sunscreen enter waterways every year and why this is so problematicHow chemical sunscreens can also interact with pool sanitizers to create really toxic byproductsWhat does reef safe indicate on a sunscreen and what to actually look for Wh...

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2026

Episode Highlights with Salt + Blue The fear messaging around the sun and around sunscreenCommon misconceptions about sunscreen and when it isn’t actually beneficial and can be harmfulHarmful ingredients found in many sunscreens Chemical vs mineral sunscreen and how these impact the body differently Why our culture has become so afraid of the sun and how we got hereQuestioning the sunscreen prevents skin cancer narrative and what the data actually saysWhy many sunscreens on the mark...

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

Episode Highlights With Savannah What face mapping is and her journey that led her to develop this fascinating modality She cracked her sacrum and sternum and was having 5 migraines a week and how she resolved itYour face speaks to what is happening in the bodyWhat different things in the face represent in other parts of the body The pelvic floor tension connection for many women and how this also shows up in the faceHow the jaw can often be connected to hip and pelvis imbalance (it...

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2026

Episode Highlights With Savannah What fascia is and where it is in the bodyFascia is the web of connective tissue that covers the entire body and is an incredible electrical substance It's made up of collagen fibers and is very hydration dependentFascia has more nerve endings than the skin!How fascia gets stuck and how age and hormones affect it Ways to ideally support the fascia for its best function The key to fascia is speed and why movement is so important - the slower you ...

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2026

Episode Highlights With David What sound healing is and why he’s sensitive around the term healing His invitation through his music is for people to feel deeply Science and spirituality and how they can meet in the realm of sound The universe is full of things that vibrate, and while humans can only see and hear a small part of the visible and audible spectrum, we can feel moreHis albums are two hour explorations of non-ordinary states of consciousness through soundHow sound ca...

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2026

Episode Highlights With David Where the name The Human Experience came from and how he realized that creativity came through him and not from himHis incredible journey with creativity and why the world doesn’t innately reward creatives How experiences of guilt, blame, or shame kill our creativity as children and how to remember and tune back into it Ways to access the creative spirit and how we all can in some form Facing our edges without needing to be perfect and leaning into...

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Why chronic fight-or-flight is not an emotional problem but a physiological state driven by your biologyHow the nervous system decides whether you’re safe or unsafe — often without your conscious awarenessThe specific ways stress, trauma, overwhelm, and modern life keep the body stuck in survival modeWhy you can’t heal digestion, hormones, immunity, energy, or inflammation until your body feels safeHow your brain, vagus nerve, mitochondria, and hormones respond w...

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2026

Episode Highlights With Melissa Her story that led to the work she does nowWhat she means by you’re not broken, just misaligned Her journey through Lyme and Mold toxicity How two-minute micromoments can shift the whole baseline of our livesDifferent brainwave states and how they affect our mood and other parts of lifeA short tool that she uses daily that shifted her brain waves dramatically How to align with our brainwaves to be able to be more present in the moments that matte...

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Andrew His health crisis that led to a spiritual journey and the work he does nowWe are not just electromagnetic beings but truly beings of lightScience and history show that we are light beings and can transition with our bodies into a higher dimensionWhat he means when he talks about ascention and the two types he encountered in his researchExamples of this light ascension from various religious traditionsHow our bodies have more energy in them than nuclear power pla...

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Drama triangle roles and the language that sustains eachFamily and relationship examples: how roles rotate and recruit each otherSneaky savior behaviors and why they keep the cycle spinningThe Law of Request and why consent protects dignity and growthLanguage shifts: identity, experience, should, choice, fixing, witnessingRole-specific practices to move toward Creator, Challenger-with-care, and Coach/CompanionRepair scripts and weekly check-ins for real-life chan...

Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Perimenopause vs menopause vs post-menopause (high level)Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): estrogen, progesterone ± testosterone, different delivery methodsWhy hormone replacement is such a hot topic right nowWhat the new HRT label changes do and don’t meanMy core philosophy – foundations before hormones and why I’m cautious about jumping straight to HRTThe light & mitochondria lensCell danger response & safety signals and what that means for perimenopau...

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Miki Her amazing story, growing up half Indian and half Japanese and the winding journey of her entrepreneurial successHow she went from being a professional athlete to opening a gluten-free restaurant in NYC, to other start-ups as wellEvery baby goes through up to 6,000 diapers that take hundreds of years to break downHer revelation with diapers and baby poop and how this led to a product that's helping address the plastic problemThe unique way that fungi can break do...

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Jessica Menopause is not a pause but a biological evolutionHer perspective to give women the information to make informed and empowered decisionsThe dichotomies that we set up that are not helpful to women and the gray area in betweenMisconceptions that still exist around menopause and hormone shiftsDoes hormone therapy actually cause breast cancer? What the data actually saysWe no longer use the synthetic progestin that was used in the study that showed harm What...

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Jessica What the gender health gap is and how this negatively impacts women The reason women weren’t included.. It wasn’t necessarily malicious, just assumed that the physiology was the same and just adjust based on height and weightWomen and men’s physiology is very different and this impacts a lot in medicine and fitnessHow hormones come into play in fitnessWhy functional training is especially important for women and how to strength train in functional ways&nbs...

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Phoenix Most people aren’t stuck, they’re predictable and they’re playing it safeHow to break the pattern of predictability Presence helps break the predictability issue and the overwhelm and how to do itAnxiety comes when you’re living in the future or the past, not the present Why motherhood is perhaps the biggest identity shift a person can go throughHow to surrender without losing ourselves as momsWhy the perfect balance is a farce for momsHow to surrende...

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie What photobiomodulation (PBM) is and how red/NIR light affects cellsCore mechanism in plain English: cytochrome-c oxidase, nitric oxide displacement, ATP boost, secondary ROS and Ca² signalingWavelengths and depth: red (630–660 nm) for skin/surface; NIR (810–850 nm) for deeper tissues; why 980 nm behaves more thermallyEvidence overview: where PBM helps most (pain, recovery, tissue healing, some skin outcomes) and where data is still emerging“Free” red/NIR from su...

Transcribed - Published: 2 March 2026

Episode Highlights With Christina Her ten-day silent retreat and what she learned from this experience (and my four days in a dark cave, also in silence, and what I learned)Why she loves playing truth or dare as a social hack, and why she uses it at eventsPeople also actually love being told what to doThe four pillars of conscious relationships and the paradigm shifts they offerMastering conscious aloneness and how to actually cultivate this Growth first, without attachment to outcome&nb...

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie What enzymes are, how they differ with and without food, how to read activity units, when and how to use them, and cautions.Action steps: 7-day digestive trial, 14-day systemic trial (if appropriate), meal hygiene checklist, post-meal walk habit.Resources: enzyme unit guide, timing cheat sheet, meal hygiene checklist.Timing cheat sheet (for your recording notes)Digestive enzymes: at first bite or mid-mealSystemic proteolytics: 45–60 minutes before meals or 2–3 ho...

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Paul His journey to get to the work he does now The metaphor of dance and how it relates to everythingSomatic healing and how it comes into play“It’s sacred, not serious.”What the Habit Finder is and how this gives different information than regular personality testsInductive assessments vs deductive assessment like the Habit Finder Identity is very fluid and trauma can often become a core element of identity Trauma is not what happened to you, its what'...

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie What the liver actually does How the liver is a metabolic hub: carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism; glycogen storage and release.Bile production: emulsifies fats, carries out bilirubin, cholesterol, and conjugated toxins via stool (enterohepatic circulation).Signs the liver or biliary system may be struggling and red flags to quickly check out.Labs you need to know aboutDetox myths vs the realityEvidence-backed nutrition for liver heath and the lifesty...

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Why your home environment influences your nervous system more than any supplement, diet, or protocolHow light, sound, temperature, clutter, and even colors communicate “safety” or “threat” to your biologyThe difference between a home that keeps you in fight-or-flight and one that supports calm, digestion, sleep, and resilienceHow to create circadian-friendly lighting without expensive devicesWhy clutter, overstimulation, and visual noise stress the nervous system...

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Grounding basics: the Earth is an electron reservoir; skin contact equalizes your body’s electrical potential and lowers body voltage.Native vs non-native EMFs: native = Schumann/geomagnetic background; non-native = wiring and wireless sources. Aim to increase exposure to native signals (nature time) and reduce unnecessary non-native exposure, especially during sleep.Physiological effects discussed in studies: improved blood rheology (less RBC clumping), shi...

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Divya Fertility is one of the most natural aspects of being human, and we are seeing it significantly declineThe male fertility factor that comes into play in as much as 70% of cases, and 1 in 6 couples face infertilityThyroid disorders affect 20 million Americans, with women 5-8x more likely to be affectedWe're exposed to over 80,000 chemicals daily, with less than 1% tested for reproductive safetyIt isn’t just about age.. But what has changed: the environment has cha...

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Katie Your body has more lymph than blood — and why that mattersThe critical role of the lymphatic system in detox, immunity, and energyPractical ways to boost lymph flow daily (walking, rebounding, breathwork, massage, hydration, natural light)Lesser-known supports for lymph health, from vibration plates to castor oil packsSigns your lymph may need support and how to reset flow naturallyResources Mentioned RebounderVibration PlateCastor oil packDry brushing setClearli...

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 2026

Episode Highlights With Devon The challenges of modern parenting and how to navigate themWays to simplify our routines, environments, etc.How to cultivate a calm environment in the home that helps support parentingCreating a “yes space” for younger kids where they can play without any safety concernsHow can we encourage movement in children rather than restrict it? And how this helps regulate their nervous system.Ways to meet our child’s needs within our boundaries to keep the peace at homeHo...

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2026

Episode Highlights With Devon What is happening mentally and biologically when a child is not calm and feeling triggeredThe lower part of the brain is more developed in young children and they aren’t as strong in impulse control and other skills yetAll parenting moments are opportunities for learning and growthHow to start asking questions from a place of a growth mindset vs a fixed oneAwareness is the first step in creating change and how to cultivate it in parentingLearning the pause ...

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2026

Episode Highlights From Katie Why controlling kids’ food often backfires and leads to power strugglesThe surprising research on kids’ natural ability to self-regulate food intakeHow to create structure without micromanaging mealsWhy removing “good” and “bad” food labels helps prevent negative food relationshipsPractical strategies I use to raise intuitive eaters at homeResources Mentioned Commonsense Childrearing by Thomas Cowan MD

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2026

Episode Highlights With Robyn How she came to question supplements and how this led to a deep expose bookWhy what we call “vitamin D” as a supplement isn’t actually vitamin D and why she questions taking itIt isn’t just about good supplement vs bad supplement, but how to evaluate to know what's helpful and what's notWhy some vitamin D supplements have poison control warnings for pets When supplements are not just not helpful but directly harmfulThings to know about fish oil, rancidity, a...

Transcribed - Published: 19 January 2026

Episode Highlights With Leedia Why sugar isn’t the only problem when it comes to kids' oral health and it isn’t even the main thingIt's the microbiome, not the sugar, and what to know about this in kidsThe things that are just as bad as sugar for our kids' teethSafe forms of toothbrushes and oral care for babies and kidsHow to reverse early dental cavities The one most important thing she would tell new moms (hint: it’s about breathing)Breastfeeding is the first orthodontic treatmentWhat...

Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2026

Episode Highlights With Leedia The incredible links between the oral cavity and the womb, from physical to energeticWhy this connection is so strong and what to know about itHer own story with oral health during pregnancy and how it led to her researchOver 65-70% go through reversible dental issues in pregnancyVaginal tissue and oral tissue are very similar tissues with quick cell turnover and progesterone and estrogen receptorsHow relaxin affects oral healthWhy tooth movement can occur durin...

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2026

Episode Highlights With Bradley What led to his most recent work, The Heart Code, and what makes it different than his other booksHow emotional energies can become stuck in the bodyOur bodies are made of nothing but energy, and we are beings of pure energyEverything is energy, including emotionsWhat a trapped emotion is and how these can happen in three ways: we bury it, unchecked big emotions, and an overwhelming circumstance we can’t processThe single biggest common denominator for all his ...

Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2026

Episode Highlights With Nagina What changes in metabolism during midlife and why a different approach is neededWhy the body needs more nutrients as we get olderSwitches to turn on in the body so we can burn more fat in midlifeWhy we become more insulin resistant during the midlife yearsOur hormones shift in midlife as women and what these hormone changes do in the bodyWhy muscle mass declines at this phase of life and what to do about thisThe real reason restriction doesn’t work and what does...

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2026

Episode Highlights With the Holistic Kids The problem with ultra-processed foods and how these are destroying kids' healthWhy they consider ultra-processed foods to be fake foods and a science experimentWhat actually is an ultra-processed food?How kids get addicted to ultra-processed foods created in labs for this reasonThe “global diet of doom”These foods are linked to dozens of chronic health conditionsResources Mentioned The Teen Health Revolution: Unlocking Lifestyle Secrets for the Mind,...

Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2025

Episode Highlights With Holistic Kids What the current generation of kids is facing, without even always realizing itHow mindfulness applies to kids todayWhy they started their podcast and why this topic is so important to themTheir insight into why kids and teens don’t want to open up to parents and what parents can do to create a more open environmentParents should listen to learn, not listen to reply and give adviceProblems from not being mindful and the benefits to kids and teens of mindf...

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2025

Episode Highlights With Tyler How often he talks about stress with patients and why this is such an important factorWomen handle stress differently than men, and why this doesn’t have to be a bad thingWhat our cycle and our digestion directly tell us about our healthWhy women and men handle stress differently (hint: there’s an adrenal reason)What happens when we are stuck in fight or flight long termThe effects on gut health and gut lining when we have chronic stressTop steps to support the g...

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

Episode Highlights With Tyler How he got into gut and skin health work and his personal story with itPeeling skin on his fingertips led him to a deep dive into this topic Gut health shows up on the skin - if there are skin issues, something is going on underneathThe autoimmune connection and how almost everything can be resolved Looking at gut and diet and what IGG food allergies areA lot of people are constipated and don’t realize it Key signs that an issue is more than just s...

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2025

Episode Highlights From Katie The concept of the “Four Horsemen” of chronic disease and why 85% of people over 50 die from one of these conditions.What these diseases share in common: long, silent development over years or decades before symptoms appear.Why traditional screening often catches disease too late. And how new data and AI tools can identify risk far earlier.The difference between 10-year risk scoring and lifetime risk (and why most people never receive the latter).Why cancer scree...

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2025

Episode Highlights With Cristi Her incredible story with breast implant illness, fibroids, and autoimmune issuesWhy she was so interested in health conferences and what this led to for herWhat she learned through bodybuilding, getting sick, and uncovering her underlying autoimmune issuesHow the “no pain, no gain” mindset is harming women and how we can shift to something more positiveIf we're in sympathetic nervous system dominance we will break down muscle even if we're doing everything righ...

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025