Welcome to Becoming Natural, the Go-to Podcast for Moms Who Want to Clean Up their Lifestyle & Get Control of their Health!

Today, we're tackling a fascinating topic: Why do essential oils work? Man made drugs have been around for roughly 85 years while essential oils have been used for thousands of years.  Why have we become skeptical in their benefits? From the healing powers of lemon oil over fluid in my lungs to using Thieves to combat bleeding gums, these little bottles pack a punch. But what's actually happening when we inhale their scents or apply them to our skin? Is it chemistry, psychology, or both? In this episode, we’re breaking down the science behind essential oils, exploring how they interact with our bodies and minds, and how this skeptic became a believer.  

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Article Cited:

🖥️Plant-derived natural products for drug discovery: current approaches and prospects

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9579558/

Books Mentioned:

📘"Healing Oils of the Bible" by David Stewart

📗"The Chemistry Of Essential Oils Made Simple: God's Love Manifest In Molecules" By David Stewart

Essential Oils Mentioned:

🍋Lemon Oil- lungs/cyst

🛢️Thieves Oil- mouth swish

Resources:

🛒Purchase Botanical Wellness products with $10 off your first order

🌱Take the Botanical Health Assessment🍄‍🟫

📈 FREE Candida Yeast Quiz

📚Buy our devotional book, More Than Enough: The Silent Struggle of a Woman's Identity

WHERE TO FIND ME:

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.

Welcome to the Go-to Podcast for Moms Who Want to Clean Up their Lifestyle & Get Control of their Health!

Do you ever wish your day wasn’t dictated by your chronic illness? Are you tired of being tired all the time or is pain holding you back from enjoying your time with your family? Would you like to manage your symptoms holistically but you just don’t know where to begin?

This podcast will help you understand how natural remedies work so you can relieve your symptoms and live a fuller life!

I’m Penny. I am a mom, wife, Occupational Therapist and past Pharmaceutical Rep with a strong faith. For 25 years I battled thru debilitating Crohn’s Disease.  I took all the medicine and did all the surgeries that stole so much of my time with my family but never truly healed me. I was tired of feeling bad all the time, missing out on my kids’ activities and spending my life in doctor’s appointments.  I finally realized if I was going to get healthy, I needed to open my stubborn eyes to alternative solutions. I embraced a new lifestyle that actually made sense physically, spiritually and emotionally. I researched how perfectly our bodies work with plants and found solutions that made my health less of a burden to my family and aligned so beautifully with my faith and my medical training.

If you are ready to reclaim your life with holistic options that are inexpensive, easy to implement as a busy mom, and provide relief that lasts…This is the podcast for you!

Specific Notes to this podcast: 

🎙️Episode 3 (Part 1): 03 | Are Your GI/ Stomach Symptoms Actually caused by a Candida Yeast Overgrowth and How you can Heal Your Gut Naturally 

📚 The Ultimate Candida Diet Program

🛒To purchase Botanical Wellness products with $10 off your first order:  https://pennysampler.com 

📈 FREE Candida Yeast Quiz

WHERE TO FIND ME:

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.

Welcome to the Go-to Podcast for Moms Who Want to Clean Up their Lifestyle & Get Control of their Health!

Do you ever wish your day wasn’t dictated by your chronic illness? Are you tired of being tired all the time or is pain holding you back from enjoying your time with your family? Would you like to manage your symptoms holistically but you just don’t know where to begin?

This podcast will help you understand how natural remedies work so you can relieve your symptoms and live a fuller life!

I’m Penny. I am a mom, wife, Occupational Therapist and past Pharmaceutical Rep with a strong faith. For 25 years I battled thru debilitating Crohn’s Disease.  I took all the medicine and did all the surgeries that stole so much of my time with my family but never truly healed me. I was tired of feeling bad all the time, missing out on my kids’ activities and spending my life in doctor’s appointments.  I finally realized if I was going to get healthy, I needed to open my stubborn eyes to alternative solutions. I embraced a new lifestyle that actually made sense physically, spiritually and emotionally. I researched how perfectly our bodies work with plants and found solutions that made my health less of a burden to my family and aligned so beautifully with my faith and my medical training.

If you are ready to reclaim your life with holistic options that are inexpensive, easy to implement as a busy mom, and provide relief that lasts…This is the podcast for you!

Specific Notes to this podcast: 

FREE YEAST QUIZ

📚 "Good Energy" by Casey Means Hardcover/Audible/Kindle Book

🖥️Sources: https://www.mitchellmedicalgroup.com/services/candida/about-candida/

🖥️https://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/crohns-disease-antibiotics

🖥️https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20700115/

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Anxiety and PTSD can leave you feeling overwhelmed and isolated. In this in-depth post, I open up about my own emotional struggles and how I discovered I unknowingly had unresolved trauma and PTSD from my previous health experiences.   Anxiety and overwhelm left me paralyzed and an emotional wreck--until I discovered EMDR therapy.   Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helped me bridge the gap between my rational thoughts and overwhelming emotions, allowing me to heal in ways I never thought possible. EMDR not only helped me overcome the darkest moments of my past but also restored balance in my life.

In this podcast, I share my personal story, explain how EMDR works, and provide seven essential tips for finding the right EMDR therapist, along with personal insights on healing, faith, and transformation. If you're looking for a powerful tool to break free from anxiety and past trauma and find emotional freedom and mental wellness,  this is a must-listen.  

WHERE TO FIND ME:

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.

Thank you for joining my journey—let's keep becoming natural together! 🌱💖

Welcome to the Go-to Podcast for Moms Who Want to Clean Up their Lifestyle & Get Control of their Health!

Welcome to Episode One of Becoming Natural! In this inaugural episode, I introduce myself and share the raw, honest story of my transformation—from battling chronic illness and navigating early health challenges to embracing a holistic lifestyle rooted in faith and clean living. As a regular mom with three amazing teenage boys, two playful dogs, and a supportive husband, I reveal how my experiences in the hospital and in life reshaped my approach to health. Tune in for inspiring personal insights, simple food swaps, natural healing tips, and practical advice designed especially for moms who want to reclaim control of their health. Let’s start this journey together toward a happier, healthier life!

WHERE TO FIND ME:

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.

To purchase Botanical Wellness products with $10 off your first order

In the inaugural episode of Becoming Natural, the host—a regular mom, wife, and Occupational Therapist—introduces herself and her journey from skepticism to embracing a holistic lifestyle. With a background in the medical field and a personal battle with Crohn’s Disease, diagnosed in her 20s, she shares how her health struggles, including multiple surgeries and a life-threatening sepsis episode in 2015, transformed her perspective. Once a firm believer in the medical model, she worked in a Level One Trauma Center, sold pharmaceuticals, and relied heavily on medications—until they weren’t enough.

Her turning point came when conventional treatments failed, prompting her to explore natural remedies, which defied her scientific skepticism by delivering results. This sparked a deep dive into plant-based healing and the divine design of the body, aligning with her faith. Now, as a mom of three teenage boys, she’s on a mission to help other women—especially moms—take control of their health by eliminating toxins, making cleaner choices, and trusting the body’s ability to heal.

This podcast lays out her “why”: to share her redemptive story, practical tips, and faith-driven insights. Future episodes will cover topics like simple food swaps, natural chronic illness management, emotional health, and preventative care—all aimed at living clean in a “dirty world.” With humor, humility, and a relatable tone (she admits to her daily Coke habit), she invites listeners to join her on this sustainable, faith-infused journey toward wellness.

WHERE TO FIND ME:

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.