Today you get the real inside scoop as I sit down with my husband Seth for a long-awaited podcast chat. He’s the mastermind of all things tech behind the Wellness Mama website and podcast, an avid outdoorsman, and I couldn’t do what I do without him! Obviously and most importantly we also tackle the business …

353: A Chat With My Husband: Healthy Living, Working Together, Parenting & Random Things in the Name of Health

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Episode Highlights With VeronicaHow we can befriend our bodies and nervous systems to help create the life we wantThe pitfalls that women especially can fall into when it comes to nervous system healthHow this relates to reproductive health, especially for womenDeeper nervous system healing that goes beyond just affirmations and talkingHow to make amends with your body and start to signal safetyWays to build a nervous system healthy environment in our homes and teach our kids good nervous system habits from a young ageHow to integrate nervous system health into your whole dayWhat co-regulation is and how to create it with your partner and kidsResources We MentionVeronica Rottman - websiteVeronica Rottman - Instagram

How Your Nervous System Can Help Create the Life You Want With Veronica Rottman

Episode Highlights With VeronicaWhat somatic healing isThe way this ties into nervous system healingSomatics is a broad term that includes all things that mean healing through the bodyModalities that are included in somatic healing What somatic experiencing isHow we can use the body to help resolve trauma and promote mental wellnessWhat polyvagal theory is and why it is important 80% of thoughts, emotions, and experiences are moving from the body upWhy nervous system healing isn’t just deciding not to be stressed… we have to show our bodies that we are safeWhat the “four Fs” are and why they matter: Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn A ventral vagal state is a state of safetyHow to build capacity for safety in the nervous systemResources We MentionVeronica Rottman - website

Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System Healing with Veronica Rottman

Episode Highlights With Dr. MinaHow hormone changes affect the skinWhy the skin changes at menopause and what to do about itThe reason menopause isn’t a bigger part of the conversation Why acne can happen again in menopause The reason hair loss happens sometimes during menopauseWhat to know about different skincare procedures Procedures that can be helpful and what to avoid (plus risks and downsides)At-home devices that work and ones to avoidResources We MentionThe Skin RealMito Red Light

How to Take Care of Your Skin During Menopause and As You Age with Dr. Mina

Episode Highlights With Dr. MinaWhat a minimalist skincare routine is and why keeping it simple can be best Skincare is self-care but it doesn’t have to be elaborate or expensiveThe basics of a skincare routine that works and what you don’t needProducts that can help you age gracefully without any extreme proceduresOver-the-counter products that can workHow a vitamin A cream can be beneficialVitamin C serums and if they can be helpfulWhat different skin types actually need and the real truth about skin typesHow to build skincare habits around your skin type and skin goalsAn inside-out approach to good skinSkincare is whole body careResources We MentionDr. Mary Alice MinaEidonOneSkin

Simplify Your Skincare Routine for Better Results with Harvard Dermatologist Dr. Mina

Episode Highlights With Diane DucarmeYou have about 100 billion nerve cells in your body and they're all orchestrated by the vagus nerveThe vagus nerve was discovered in 1872 in medicine but is still not understood in the Western worldVagus comes from the Latin vaga, which means to wander, and it wanders throughout the bodyThe things that get in the way of the vagus nerve working optimallyHow emotions come into play hereWhat brain freeze teaches us about the vagus nerveWhere Western medicine recognizes the connection of emotions to the vagus nerveLiver toxicity can lead to wakeups from 1-3 a.m.Ways to support the vagus nerveHow we can sometimes intuitively avoid foods that are harmful to the vagus nerveResources We MentionMigraine TestNectar Health

353: A Chat With My Husband: Healthy Living, Working Together, Parenting & Random Things in the Name of Health

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