The Wellness Mama Podcast

By Katie Wells

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The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com

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Mental Health, Time Managem...

06.07.2023

Episode Highlights With SaraHow she got into the work of creating resources to help kids through something toughThe importance of talking to our kids about the hard stuffWhy we need to have the real conversations with them or they will ...

The Wellness Mama Podcast episodes:

06.07.2023 Mental Health, Time Management and Learning Together With Our Kids With Sara Olsher Episode Highlights With SaraHow she got into the work of creating resources to help kids through something toughThe importance of talking to our kids about the hard stuffWhy we need to have the real conversations with them or they will ...
06.05.2023 Why Most of Us Are Mineral Deficient, How to know, and What to Do About It with Barton Scott Episode Highlights With BartonWhy we are all facing a lack of nutrients in our food supply and why this is a new phenomenonThis issue is important because we are getting 50% less minerals in food but can’t easily take in ...
05.31.2023 Must Listen if You Drink Wine + Conscious Consumption & Longevity With Todd White Episode Highlights With ToddThe problems with most wines todayWhy most wines are not natural and the unsavory things added to most wines todayWhat we don’t know about wine may be hurting usAlcohol is objectively toxic and why Todd, as the ...
05.29.2023 Toxic Mold Recovery Guide to Take Back Your Home and Health With Bridgit Danner Episode Highlights With BridgitHer experience living in a rice farming village for a yearWhat toxic mold is and how it developsMold is a natural part of the world and it serves a purpose but can be problematic when it thrives ...
05.24.2023 Silica, Salt, and Minerals for Collagen and Overall Health With Eidon Minerals Episode Highlights With RickWhat we are made of and how minerals come into playWhere do you think you came from?We are a combination of minerals and water (among other things)Why the Germ Theory of Disease is inadequateThe reason western medicine ...
05.22.2023 Stop Trying to Lose Weight and What to Do Instead With JJ Virgin Episode Highlights With JJWhy we should all stop trying to lose weight and why she says this after decades as a weight loss expertThe problems with some of the weight loss trends right nowThings that have helped her thrive and ...
05.17.2023 Meditations of Parenting, Love and Raising Great Kids With Ryan Holiday Episode Highlights With RyanHow he shifted from just talking about stoicism to bringing this into parentingThe imbalance in the domestic load that often exists between moms and dads and what he views as paths forward to help balance thisWhy there ...
05.15.2023 Reasons to Let Our Kids Be Free Range Kids With Lenore Skenazy Episode Highlights With LenoreHow she initially rose to fame by letting her child ride the subway alone and how she got the title “America’s worst mom” because of itThe way we got to a point where we're afraid to let ...
05.10.2023 What You Don’t Know About Water, It’s Job, and Revitalizing It for Best Interaction with Our Bodies with Natural Action Tech Episode Highlights With JonathanWhy his favorite thing to do is walk and how he cultivated this habitThe basic foundational building blocks of understanding water and the real definition of waterHow water can communicate and how to help it communicate betterWhy ...
05.08.2023 Importance of Sexuality & Pleasure for Nervous System Health and Wellbeing With Foria Episode Highlights With KianaHow she is also a doula and how she got into female sexual healthHer work as a somatic therapistThe importance of pleasure in our lives and how it impacts wellbeing and relationships beyond just physical pleasure or ...
05.03.2023 Metabolism Makeover and How Your Subconscious Mind Impacts Weight With Megan Hansen Episode Highlights With MeganHow she got into the world of dietetics and metabolismHer own experience with nutrition, weight loss, and metabolismTeaching over telling, and how she has helped hundreds of women with this approachWhat metabolism actually is and what we ...
05.01.2023 Built to Move: 10 Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully With Juliet and Kelly Starrett Episode Highlights With Juliet and KellyHow Juliet survived a run-in with a hippo… the most dangerous animal on earth after the mosquitoTheir journey into the work they do now and the world of movementThe ten key techniques to enhance your ...
04.26.2023 Building Your Family Culture and How Strong Families Change the World With Family Brand Episode Highlights With Chris and MelissaHow they got into the work of helping families and doing family brandThe biggest challenges families face today and how they navigate those challenges“More is caught than taught” - importance of modelingHow to keep values ...
04.24.2023 Navigating Family Dynamics Around Food Choices and Health With Functional Medicine Coach Dr. Sandi Episode Highlights With Dr. SandiHow she once taught disco dancingHer different approach to clinical psychology and why she doesn’t like focusing on the “what's wrong with me” but on what the strengths areWhy positive psychology is not happyology and why ...
04.19.2023 Dr. Izabella Wentz on the Adrenal Transformation Protocol to Reset the Body’s Stress Response Episode Highlights With Dr. Izabella WentzThe thyroid adrenal connection and why it is important to understandWhat exactly adrenal dysfunction is and how to know if you have itHow adrenal issues can lead to other hormone imbalances in the body and ...
04.17.2023 The Parenting Map to Consciously Create the Ultimate Parent-Child Relationship With Dr. Shefali Episode Highlights With Dr. ShefaliWhy she wrote this parenting book and how this one is the how-to for parentsHow we can move away from control and into connection with our kidsThe chaos and nonsense we can create as parents without ...
04.12.2023 How to Get the Best Sleep Ever ( From Someone Who Spent $45K on Sleep) With Matt Gallant Episode Highlights With MattHow he was shot in a robberyHe spent $45k on sleep and these are his main lessonsInexpensive things related to sleep that anyone can do: light, sleep environment, temperature, food timingHow temperature drastically affects sleepWays to improve ...
04.10.2023 Dr. Aaron Hartman on Functional Medicine and Biohacking to Rewire the Brain and Heal the Body Episode Highlights With AaronHis own amazing story with adoption and using functional medicine to help his childrenHow he was able to use these techniques to help his daughter who they were told would never walk or talk or even crawlFascinating ...
04.05.2023 Dr. Jolene Brighten on Is This Normal: Hormones, Sex, Periods, and Using Your Cycle to Your Advantage Episode Highlights With Dr. JoleneThe things women are told are normal that aren’t when it comes to health and hormonesWhy many of the things women are told about our bodies are wrongWhat period symptoms are common but not normal and ...
04.03.2023 Secrets to Longevity and Healthy Skin with Alessandra Zonari of OneSkin Episode Highlights With AlessandraHow her biological age is 15 years younger than her actual age and what she attributes that to! (sleep, movement, and meditation)Hydration tips both internally and keeping your skin barrierAnother reason to avoid sugar for the sake ...
03.29.2023 The Sleep Lady on Sleep Coaching Your Baby Without Leaving Them to Cry It Out Episode Highlights With KimHow she became “The Sleep Lady”Her gentle approach to sleep with babiesWhy she's concerned about some of the common advice given to parents about getting babies to sleep through the nightA different approach than “cry it out” ...
03.27.2023 The Holistic Psychologist on How to Meet Your Self Episode Highlights with Dr. NicoleThe fun random thing that she and I share (it likely isn’t what you think)Why do so many of us feel stuck? And what to do about itThe importance of habits and why we keep repeating ...
03.22.2023 Dr. Dana Cohen on How to Hydrate Correctly for Health and Longevity Episode Highlights With Dr. DanaHow much water do we actually need?The reason low level dehydration ages us and increases instances of chronic disease according to a new study from the NIHHow not hydrating can increase the chance of diabetes and ...
03.20.2023 Magdalena Wszelaki on Breast Issues, Hormones, and Finding Balance Episode Highlights With MagdalenaWhat breast issues occur and how common they areHow breast health can be an insight into overall health and how these correlate to hormonal changes with menses or menopauseEven benign lumps in the breast can be an ...
03.15.2023 Morley Robbins on A Deep Look at My Labs and My Life (What I’m Deficient In) Episode Highlights With MorleyWhat my labs say about what’s going on in my body and in my lifeWhy he did a hair test and a blood test and what the results say togetherWhat showed up… surprise! I have some stress ...
03.13.2023 Dr. Chris Masterjohn on Understanding Key Nutrients: Biotin, Sodium, Potassium, and Omega-3s Episode Highlights With ChrisWhat biotin is and why it is important in the bodyImportant things to understand about supplemental biotin and what to look forHigh dose biotin supplementation- why people are doing this and what is considered a high dosePros ...
03.10.2023 The One About Cold Exposure and Ice Baths - Short Episode Episode HighlightsWhat is cold therapy and what are the different typesThe known benefits of cold therapy (improved recovery, reduce inflammation, increased energy, better mood, etc)What the research and studies show on the health impacts of cold exposureThe anti-aging benefits of ...
03.08.2023 Dr. Jeffrey Gladden on How We’ll Make 100 the New 30 and Longevity + Aging Research Episode Highlights With Dr. GladdenHis own amazing story that led him into longevity work after working as a cardiologist for yearsAn important tip when talking to a healthcare provider and some context to understandAsk better questions: How good can I ...
03.06.2023 Dr. Christopher Palmer on Is Mental Illness a Metabolic Disorder of the Brain? Episode Highlights With Dr. PalmerHis amazing story of almost not finishing high school and eventually becoming a Harvard professorWhy mental health issues are on the rise and what’s wrong with what we currently understand about mental healthMental health disorders are ...
03.03.2023 The One About Sauna Use and Benefits - Short Episode Episode HighlightsHow sauna use has the potential to reduce risk of all cause mortality, heart disease and many other issues. The history of sauna use and how many cultures have used heat therapy since 2000 B.C.What the different types of ...
03.01.2023 How Kids Can Build Better Brain Habits in Five Minutes a Day Using Martial Arts With HomeDojo Episode Highlights With AlexHow martial arts benefit the brain, what this particular type is, and why it’s especially beneficialWays martial arts can teach self regulation and calm for kidsThe rare forms of martial arts we are talking about and why ...
02.27.2023 Dr. Amy Shah on Food Creates Mood, Dopamine Pathways, and Improving Your Gut Episode Highlights With Dr. Amy ShahA life lesson she learned from growing up in rural India and riding a horse carriage to schoolWhy the gut works with the principle of: take action first and motivation follows. And how to support ...
02.24.2023 The One About Oils and Fats (and Why I Avoid Vegetable Oils) - Short Episode Episode HighlightsWhat oil and fats are, why we need them, and how much we need of eachExamples of vegetable oils and why I personally avoid themThe difference between unsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats, and polyunsaturated fatsWhat I eat as my main ...
02.22.2023 John A. Lieurance on Understanding Melatonin, Methylene Blue and MitoZen Episode Highlights With JohnHow his own health struggles led to his research on some very specific topicsHis health problems that happened before he was even bornWhy he recommends high-dose melatonin at timesMelatonin… a master antioxidant? And why he says melatonin ...
02.20.2023 Dr. Sam Berne on Vital Vision: Your Eyesight Might Just Be a Symptom and How to Protect Vision As You Age Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam BerneHow he did dolphin assisted therapy for trauma patients in the pastWhy reading the eye chart is not vision, it's eyesight which is just a skillsetA vision problem is more than in the eyeballWhy he ...
02.15.2023 Dr. Cassie Huckaby on Your Life is Your Medicine & The Power of Belief Episode Highlights With Dr. CassieHer personal story with healing and how she got into the work she doesWhy curiosity is one of the most potent medicines there is and why to approach everything with childlike curiosityA different way to think ...
02.13.2023 Jim Stephenson on Vitamin D Deficiency: Deconstructing the Deception & Stop Fearing the Sun Episode Highlights With JimIs Vitamin D harmful?Most of the work done on Vitamin D has been associative dataThe difference between D3 (intermediate molecule) vs storage form vs active formDifferent forms of Vitamin D we can test for and why these ...
02.10.2023 The One All About Protein and Amino Acids - Short Episode Episode HighlightsTo start off, what is protein, and where it's found (and used) in the bodyWhy I eat higher protein and what health benefits I feelHow the nine essential amino acids play a roleWhat is the difference between a complete ...
02.08.2023 Tallene Hacatoryan on PCOS: Addressing the Root Cause & Resolving Symptoms Episode Highlights With TalleneHer own personal experience with PCOS and how she overcame itHow PCOS is diagnosed: 2 out of 3 common symptomsPCOS is linked to blood sugar issues, insulin resistance, higher incidence of thyroid problems, and other issuesFactors that ...
02.06.2023 Andrew Pudewa on Any Family Can Homeschool (& Why You Should Consider It) Episode Highlights With AndrewWhy the pandemic led to an increase in homeschooling but why this is still happening even with schools open nowHomeschooling vs other alternative education optionsDo homeschooled kids actually not get enough opportunities for socialization?Why homeschooling can take ...
02.01.2023 Thomas Seyfried on Cancer Is a Metabolic Disease Episode Highlights With Thomas SeyfriedWhat cancer actually is and why it isn’t just geneticHow mitochondria function is a big factor in the cancer equationWhat the Warburg study is and what it shows us about how cancer happensWhy cyanide kills healthy ...
01.30.2023 Dr. Molly Maloof on Supercharge Your Batteries for Limitless Energy and a Fitter, Stronger, More Resilient Future Episode Highlights With Dr. MollyWhy biohacking is different for women and how to be carefulHow to use current technology to improve your mitochondriaThe way stress changes metabolism and why weight gain or trouble losing weight can actually be a symptom ...
01.25.2023 The One About Morning Sunlight - Short Episode Episode Highlights From KatieWhy morning sunlight is receiving so much attention lately and how light is a very important signaling mechanism for the bodyDr. Amy Shah's simple rule of “sky before screens” in the morningHow light impacts areas of health ...
01.23.2023 Micah Lowe on How to Use Ozone Therapy at Home Episode Highlights With MicahWhat ozone is and the difference between oxygen and ozoneOzone therapy - what it is and how it is available at home nowHow Micah got into ozone therapyDifferent types of ozone therapies and which ones can be ...
01.20.2023 The One About Habits and Habit Stacking - Short Series Episode Highlights From KatieThe ultimate question is, how do we form habits and get them to stickAs much as 40% of what we do in a day isn't the result of decisions, but of habitsWhat the research says about habit ...
01.18.2023 Kelly Rompel on ADHD, Anxiety, and Don’t Tell Me to Relax Episode Highlights With KellyWhy she transitioned from a pharmacist to a functional medicine specialist and why she now works with ADHD and anxiety patientsThe common root causes she sees for these chronic issuesDopamine connection and why ADHD is not just ...
01.16.2023 How to Become the Conscious Parent You Never Had With Bryana of Conscious Mommy Episode Highlights With BryanaWhat makes conscious parenting different from other approachesHow focusing on ourselves and our own emotional reactions and behaviors as parents is a more effective long term approach and is relationship firstFocusing on “how am I managing myself” ...
01.13.2023 The One About Magnesium - Short Series Episode Highlights From KatieWhat is magnesium and why is it importantWhy are so many people deficient in this important mineralWhat are the many benefits of magnesiumHow magnesium plays a role in workouts, power, and recoveryOther benefits of optimal levels include: ...
01.11.2023 Dr. Robert Waldinger on the Science of Happiness and What Makes a Good Life Episode Highlights With Dr. WaldingerHow he became a zen master who teaches meditation around the worldThe science of meditation and the science of why it is beneficialWhat the Harvard study of adult development is- the longest study on the same ...
01.09.2023 Morley Robbins on Thyroid Health, Retinol, Magnesium, and the Real Story of Aging Episode Highlights With Morley RobbinsWhat might be going on if you are told you have low iron or low ferritinWhy what’s going on in the blood isn’t always indicative of whats going on in the tissue and what to know ...

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