The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Joseph His amazing story that led to his bestselling book and how great books often come from the author's great painThoughts vs thinking and why this is importantThe core questions he asked himself were: Who am I? Why am I here? Why do I have so many negative thoughts?Learning to question the root of negative thoughts and ask if they're trueHow to separate yourself from the thoughts you haveThoughts don’t control us, beliefs do, so thoughts don’t affect us unless we b...

Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2025

Episode Highlights With Jessica Why does cardiovascular disease risk rise in menopause to match the rate of men?What happens to hormones and the heart when a woman goes through menopause?45% of women have some marker of cardiovascular diseaseHow the loss of estrogen in menopause is the tipping point1 in 3 women will die of cardiovascular disease which is more than all cancers combinedWhat to monitor and look out for starting in our 20s50% of people in the US have high blood pressure and this ...

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025

Episode Highlights With Jessica She was a surprise twin and she and her sister could communicate in their own language before they could even talkWhat reparenting is and how we have the ability to give ourselves what we might not have gottenACE scores and what we know about how highly traumatized people suffer from diseases at much higher ratesThe difference in how women and men respond to stressful events. Women don’t respond with fight or flight, but men doHow do women respond to trauma? Us...

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025

Episode Highlights With Shefaly The difference between soluble and insoluble fiber and what they each doMost plant foods that are fiber rich have a mix of both soluble and insoluble fiberWhat fiber does in the body and its roles in the bodyHow fiber benefits gut ecologyWhat resistant starch is and how it works differently in the body and are connected to short chain fatty acids and gut and systemic healthWhat bitters are and why bitter foods are importantDark chocolate is a bitter food, let i...

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2025

Episode Highlights With Shefaly What Vitamin J is and why it is a crucial nutrient in our life (and not a typical nutrient)Vitamin C, which stands for community and why it is so importantHow these in particular can have such a profound impact on our healthThe downstream effects of joy and community on so many aspects of physical healthHabit stacking in a way that builds joy and community into daily lifeThe benefits of gratitude journaling and just writing 7 things per dayWhy it is hard for us...

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Tiffany What stress actually is and how it is more far-reaching than you might expectYour body can be experiencing stress even if you don’t “feel” stressedEven things like nutrient deficiencies are a form of stress for the bodyIf we are in fight or flight, we can’t rest, digest, and healWe actually need stress, and not all stress is bad- how to get it in balanceExercise is an example of good stress, and why we do not want to avoid all stressThe stress factors we can ad...

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Tiffany Her first home birth story was also a breech birth, a connection she and I share!What is happening in the body when someone is diagnosed with autoimmunityWhen the immune system gets confused and attacks part of your bodyAutoimmune diseases are treated as different problems, but they share a common component and causesWhy are women affected by autoimmunity more than men, and some reasons whyThe rise of autoimmunity in kids and factors that may contribute to this...

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Gina How our relationship with food is a mirror into our inner world and how this starts the day we are bornEvery single person on the planet develops a relationship with food and how this impacts usAssociations we can develop around food, like food being a source of love and affectionKnowing how to eat healthy is only about 5% of our drive and decision making when it comes to behaviors95% of what influences our behaviors comes from the subconscious mindSomething impor...

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Dani Her own story and dramatic experience with adverse childhood experiencesThe childhood trauma she had and how her health problems started in high school from those experiencesData on ACE (adverse childhood experiences) and how a score of 4 or more is linked to a 20 year reduction in life expectancyHow she addressed her own trauma and what she recommends to her patientsMany people who come see her have never addressed or even considered childhood traumaShifting the ...

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Dani Her 24 years spent with chronic lifestyle diseases like IBS, Lupus, urticaria, and othersShe was 24 years in before a doctor asked what she was eating If you were born healthy… you do not have to live sick!How quickly the body can adapt when given the right inputsHealing is incredibly simple, but not easyShe starts with diet first and then builds from there… the importance of single-ingredient foodsReal food goes bad… auditing your food choices, and cooking i...

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Roudy The fun way that drinking cacao at night leads to him being super energetic and extroverted while usually an introvert How he incorporates dance into his lifeWhat he learned by living with no artificial light and how it drastically changed his lifeYou can’t get healthy in the same light environment that got you sickThe quality of our life is entirely dependent on the quality of light that enters our eyesHow light impacts us at a cellular levelWhy most blue l...

Transcribed - Published: 11 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Sharon A massive reframe in understanding fevers and the approach to handling themWhat homotoxicology is and how understanding this response is helpful Supporting vs repressing the body’s natural immune and detoxification responses What a fever actually is and why it is so helpfulReasons to consider not bringing down a feverWhat happens when we don’t let our bodies have a natural fever responseChronic inflammation vs acute inflammation, which can be helpfulTh...

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Sharon Why we can forget the pause part of menopause and why this can mean much more than just the pause or end of the menstrual cycleThis is a physiological process and also an important emotional and spiritual inflection pointWhy she suggests women write their eulogies at this age as a way to recenter How to reverse engineer the life we want to have as we go through menopauseThe different ways that other cultures approach menopause and how this even impacts the ...

Transcribed - Published: 9 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie Why baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) helps regulate your body’s pH and CO2 levelsHow it boosts endurance and athletic performance (and why it was once banned in sports!)The surprising ways baking soda supports kidney health, inflammation, digestion, and moreSafe dosing guidelines and how to use it for energy, recovery, and even oral healthWhen and how to take it for maximum benefits—and who should be cautiousResources Mentioned Baking soda BiOptimizers Magne...

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Meg The eight pillars of women’s health and the connections between themOrder matters when it comes to these pillars, especially with things like detoxificationWhy starting with detox can be counterproductive and a helpful order to work throughMost women are living in fight or flight and the importance of balancing the nervous systemA two minute practice that can really help your nervous system and make health changes more effectiveUnderstanding hormones, nutrient defi...

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Meg What histamine is and how it can be causing symptoms you may not even realizeThe different parts of the immune system and how they're important to understandLink to stomach acid and digestionWhat’s happening when histamine is out of balanceSometimes anxiety and insomnia might be the only responses and symptoms of histamine issuesWhy histamine purposefully causes inflammation We have four different types of histamine receptors in our bodiesHow hormone shifts ca...

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2025

Episode Highlights With Jonathan How he almost opened a pie shop- a wild story and his journey into the world of chocolate What the real story of chocolate is, and all of the components that can be in chocolate The dark side of chocolate and how it can be a healthy food when it’s done rightHow heavy metals can be in chocolate if it isn’t sourced wellWhy you crave chocolate and why this might not be a bad thingWhat true chocolate is and why raw, fresh cacao beans actually taste horri...

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Erica The role of the fascia in the pelvic floor and deep core musclesWhy this is important, especially if we’ve been pregnant and had vaginal or c-section birthsAn at-home test and analysis of the pelvic floorAn alternative viewpoint on kegels and what might be more effectiveWhat to do for optimal pelvic floor function and how this involves our deep coreHow using your feet more can actually help your pelvic floorGetting started with incorporating breath + movement and...

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Erica What fascia is and why it's so importantWhy fascia is our body’s superpower and how we create more and stronger fasciaMuscular strength vs fascial strength and how these are differentFascia will form the way our body movesBody-mind vs mind-body connection Ways to support fascia to elongate it and help get us out of painHow to wake up the deep core and support inner fascia Fascia and low back pain…. What to knowHow breathing supports fascia when we know ...

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie Which test I took that showed my biological age substantially lower than my actual ageDifferent ways to test biological age and how they're calculatedThe things this particular test looks at and things I think helped me in each categoryFactors I think contributed to my biological age being so lowResources Mentioned Just ThriveEidonBeam MineralsCarolyn Dean's MineralsFunction Health for testingMethylated B- vitaminsCholineCollagenMagnesium BreakthroughLevels for b...

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Betsy The microbiome you might not have even known you have! How the gut and brain microbiome connection comes into playUnderstanding the vaginal microbiomeThe feedback loop to the vagus nerve. If vaginal microbiome is off this can affect fertility and libido as wellHow the vaginal microbiome is connected to birth and the baby’s healthThe direct fertility connection and how understanding this can help women improve fertility A connection between microbiome an...

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Shay The common problems with most conventional diet models What’s going on when we feel like we're doing everything right but nothing is changing We start losing muscle in our 30s if we aren’t working to increase it. How this affects metabolism and what to do about itThe problems with calories in and calories out and why there's more to the storyMindset shifts away from restriction to fueling the bodyWhat a reverse diet is and how it can be so helpful!Why pr...

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Darin Why the mind is the most powerful healing tool we have and how mindset comes into play with healingYou have more nerve endings in the gut than in the brain, and the gut/brain connection comes into play here in a big wayHow to utilize the brain to influence what happens downstreamPrimal trust and other programs that can help with the mindset pieceThe subconscious mind doesn’t respond as much to words as to imagesHow to hold an image of yourself when you are ...

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Darin Lyme disease is actually a bacterial infectionThe mysterious collection of symptoms associated with Lyme diseaseThere are over 100 symptoms associated with Lyme and why it's often misdiagnosedCan Lyme be transmitted in other ways beyond just ticks?About 20% of people who do antibiotic therapy still go on to have chronic LymeHis own journey and how he actually got worse on antibiotic therapyBug vs terrain theory and how we can become more resilient to any in...

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie Why your body needs safety, not just supplements, to healThe difference between stress signals and safety signals—and how your body is always listeningHow under-eating, poor sleep, and even loneliness send silent danger signals to your nervous systemSimple, free ways to tell your body “you’re safe now”—starting todayWhy nourishment, movement, and sunlight are more than habits—they’re messagesHow to reframe your wellness journey as a remembering, not a projectA ne...

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Dr. Anne Marie Fine What happened with autism and why rates have risen from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 31Some of the multi-faceted reasons that it might be on the riseWhat the literature actually says… you might be surprisedBeyond the genetic theory… the interaction between genes and environment Genes load the gun, environment pulls the triggerWomen with the highest BPA exposure had the highest risk of having children with autismThe CDC is actually keeping track of Ameri...

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie Dim lights, not willpower, is the best sleep hackCreating a nighttime ritual helps your nervous system feel safeSleep is a multiplier—optimize it and everything else gets easierYou don’t need perfection—just presence and intentionResources Mentioned ChiliPad Doc ProCacao CalmMagnesium supplementUblockout shadesFull spectrum and red light bulbsAnnmarie Gianni skincareMagic Molecule serumJaspr air filter use code wellnessmama for a discountEMF canopyPectaSol M...

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Deborah When to consider hormone testing and symptoms to be aware ofOne big clue that your hormones could be the issue Symptoms of too much or too little estrogen and progesterone How thyroid hormones come into play What to look for in hormone testing The different types of hormone testing available and the pros and cons of each oneHow timing matters, especially for hormone testing Why a lot of doctors will refuse to manage hormone levels and h...

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Deborah Why testosterone is important for women and often not talked about as muchWomen can have up to 10x as much testosterone as estrogenTestosterone is important for sexual health, bone health, and how we feelBirth control pills can lower testosterone and why this mattersStress and cortisol can lower testosterone as wellHow testosterone protects bones and muscles and is linked to energyWhat kinds of testosterone testing are available and which ones to getThe diet an...

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie Why sunlight and salt first thing supports energy and hormonesThe oral detox ritual that supports your microbiome and immune systemWhich supplements to take on an empty stomach (and why)The movement hack that supports lymph, fascia, and moodWhy protein before caffeine is the ultimate hormone hackHow to time your supplements for max absorptionThe no-screen morning boundary that protects your mental clarityResources Mentioned Bioptimizers Magnesium and MasszymesPec...

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Robyn Common misconceptions about nutrition and skin healthFood fears around skin health: i.e., dairy/gluten is bad for the skinTop ways to support skin from the inside outFixing the environment the food is landing in vs restrictive diets forever When it is helpful to avoid certain triggers for a short term and how to then retrain and be able to eat them againThe mindset and emotional shifts and how they are so important How psychoimmunology comes into play h...

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Robyn Her own journey with acne and all the extreme things she tried before discovering what workedThe functional approach to healing that changed her lifeWhat to understand about the conventional methods of targeting acne and why things like steroids and birth control don’t work long term The foundational things that support skin healthFoundational diet and minerals for supporting the skin The surprising problems with too much iron in the bodyWhat to know ab...

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Sarah What AMH is and how it comes into play with fertility Her own journey with fertility AMH does not predict your ability to get pregnant naturally and it doesn’t test egg qualityIt's really just looking at how well you’ll do with IVFHow AMH levels can actually improve and why women aren’t told thisMost people are able to get pregnant naturally, and women aren’t given the tools for thisThe downsides to IVF if you don't actually need itTop labs for understa...

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Ashley What are the foundational differences between Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine? It’s all about constitution in TCM and what the differences are hereWhat it might mean if you wake up at 3 am each morning The way TCM looks at taste and temperature of foods and supplements The elements and how they pertain to organs in TCM- and how they all show upHow to know what element/constitution you might be in TCMA lot of women tend to be more ea...

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie What the research actually says about the benefits of walkingIs there any magic in the 10K steps a day number?Timing considerations for maximum benefitThe physiological benefits of walkingWhen adding a weighted vest can be usefulHow much to walk for the most benefitHow to build the habit of walkingResources Mentioned Weighted vestMy Take on the Weighted Vest TrendVivos barefoot shoesXero shoesAnya's barefoot shoe reviews and shop

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Jill Foos Her background in equestrianism as a kid and how she has five kidsShe essentially grew up in a barn How she took charge of her own health by age 16 after deciding she wanted a different outcome than others in her family Finding your “why” for changing your healthWays to help our kids find their own equationsStepping into the active vs passive role in your health and kids' healthWho we need on our health team as we go through perimenopause and menopa...

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie My recovery journey from Hashimoto'sWhat my most recent labs show with no medication for over two yearsAll of the factors I feel contributed to my healingHow long this approach took and what I wish I’d learned earlierThe uncommon factors that made a big difference for meResources Mentioned Just Thrive probioticsMasszymesPectasolKion AminosEidonBeam MineralsFunction Health for testing

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025

Episode Highlights with McCall McPherson Why we can’t put our blind trust in practitioners when it comes to thyroid health and the tools to step into being your own primary healthcare provider for thyroid healthIf you have thyroid symptoms, TSH is not enoughLabs to get: TSH, Free T3, T4, Reverse T3 (full thyroid function panel)Women also need to be screened for Hashimotos with TPO There is not a standardized “normal” range for thyroid labs… it's just based on what the lab dictates as nor...

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

Episode Highlights with McCall McPherson How GLPs were developed and how they became popular for weight lossWhat GLPs actually are and how they work The inflammatory pieces related to GLP use and her theory that they may reduce inflammationInflammation is a common factor in chronic disease but tough to pinpoint and affect, though easy to testShe measures HS-CRP on labs to check inflammation How she is seeing a consistent reduction in autoimmune antibodies with GLPsWhat to know about...

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie Teen athletes need lots of protein—one gram per pound of body weightHow a protein-packed breakfast boosts energy and recoveryCreatine helps muscles, the brain, and ATP energy productionWhy electrolytes like sodium and magnesium are essentialSunlight and vitamin D aid hormones and injury preventionSleep is key—teens need 9-10 hours for recoveryRecovery drives strength and speed, not just trainingTeens thrive when they choose how to fuel their bodiesResources Menti...

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Dr. Brandy Cummings What toxic burden is and all the factors that can contribute What pleomorphism is in the body and how this can impact usBig factors in toxic burden: mold, mycotoxins, parasitesThe real deal on parasites and why a simple parasite cleanse isn’t necessarily a miracle solutionParasites are toxin sponges How our inner language can really impact our nervous system and how to pay attention to thisResources Mentioned Dr. Brandy Cummings - WebsiteD...

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025

Episode Highlights with Dr. Brandy A fun fact about her fear of whalesWhy there's a common experience of women not feeling the same after having kids and some common underlying factorsCommon isn’t necessarily normal… the unrealistic expectations often put on moms What microchimerism is, how this can affect women, and how it happens more in c-section birthsWhat to keep an eye on to early identify some of these things going onHow keeping a journal can be really helpful Things we can d...

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Tina How health topics are now entering the mainstream conversation, and how this can be a net benefit for so many of us, separate from podcastsWe are each our own primary healthcare provider and CEO of our healthHigh-impact changes we can make in supporting our healthHow the gut and brain are connected and how this two-way communication can support both gut and brain health when we understand itMost of our serotonin and many other neurotransmitters are produced in our...

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Steven How he was a histamine denier and what he found out that changed everythingThe equation of this… histamine isn’t a bad thing. You don’t want too much or too littleHistamine must be balanced with an enzyme called DAO. When it gets out of balance, we can have symptoms.Signs and symptoms of histamine intolerance and how they overlap with seasonal allergies and stressYeast and histamine connection Histamine and autoimmune connection and how they overlap. The li...

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie What is creatine and how does it work to support the body?How it helps regenerate ATP, the body's main energy currencyCreatine is naturally found in foods, so we're already likely getting someThere are plenty of research studies that focus on muscle performance, but also brain health and hormone benefits Can reduce mental fatigue and improve focusWhy it won't make you bulky but supports lean muscle recoveryWhat the research says about dosing and who can bene...

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Mandy Patterson Her own hormone and fertility journeyHow she almost died with her first child at age 22 and was told she couldn’t have any more kidsThe things within our power to change when it comes to hormonesIt's common and normal for periods to be irregular for the first couple of years after menstruation begins Understanding minerals and how they relate to fertility and hormonesPrimary, secondary, and tertiary minerals and how to optimize themA myth about min...

Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Katie The common focus on calories in, calories out—why this approach is incompleteOvereating often stems from undernourishment, not just willpower issuesThe body has nutrient-seeking cravings—if we lack key nutrients, hunger signals persistWhen the body lacks protein and key micronutrients, it perceives scarcity and stressHow this approach support safety signals and hormones rather than just calorie restrictionWhy prioritizing protein and micronutrients leads to bette...

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

Episode Highlights With Lisa Goldberg Early lessons on mindset around food that can turn into trouble later in lifeThe downfall of the dieter's mindset and how it leads to self sabotage How these early patterns form our relationship with foodThis often ties into low self esteem and low self worth Examples of the dieter's mindset and how this is counterproductive What to be aware of in parenting to create positive patterns around foodHow to avoid creating food as a rewardLearnin...

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

Episode Highlights My unconventional path into homeschoolingHow my parenting theory has changed over the years and how it looks in application with kids of different agesBalancing state requirements with child led learningMy parenting philosophy and how it differs a lot from common parenting adviceHow this approach can lead to less stress and more connection over timeResources Mentioned Agatha Christie booksKhan Academy

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

Episode Highlights The biggest mistakes people make when setting up a sleep sanctuary A reason not to have a TV in the bedroom!Factors to think about when it comes to your sleep environment How to keep your sleep environment for sleep in your mind The substances and chemicals in our sleep environment that can disrupt sleepMattresses are often the highest concentration of toxins in the household and we are exposed to them the entire time we're sleeping How heat and temperat...

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2025