Would you like to be more productive? Stumped on how to overcome things that are preventing you from living a healthy and abundant life?

This week, Mama Z will share with you how her childhood helped her develop a highly productive work ethic. We'll talk about the benefits of hard work, discipline, and productivity – and how to foster those skills if they are not your strong suit.

Dr. Z, who was raised without this work ethic, will share tips on how he learned to be productive as well. They'll discuss tackling your to-do list and maintaining your health in the face of a hectic life, fatigue, illness, and even laziness.

Finally, they'll share tips on how to fit exercise into your busy schedule and avoid "stinkin' thinkin.'" This week's natural living tip can even help bring positivity into your everyday life. Ready? Let's go!

Episode Highlights:

• Topic introduction and what's in our diffuser (2:21)
• How Mama Z grew up to develop a productive work ethic (5:17)
• Mama Z's parent's garden urban homestead, family support, and discipline (14:40)
• How Dr. Z stays productive (17:33)
• Mama Z's work ethic (19:22)
• How to avoid being a slave to your schedule (23:02)
• Overcoming fatigue, illness, and laziness (27:43)
• Incorporating exercise into a busy life (32:08)
• Freedom, temporary "crutches," and dependence/addiction (36:13)
• Using scriptures to support an abundant life (38:16)
• Overcoming negative thinking (41:16)
• Natural living tip, wrap up and upcoming topic (47:17)

People always say, "All things in moderation." But Is this true? In this podcast, Dr. Z and Mama Z share why you need GOOD things in moderation in your life, and examine the pitfalls of having even a little bit of something harmful.

We'll learn why "cheat days" can actually sabotage your journey to abundant living and get a sneak peek of Dr. & Mama Z's new book.

Mama Z shares how variety and flexible routines are key to finding balance in food and fitness and discusses with Dr. Z the importance of gradually transitioning to a natural living family lifestyle.

Learn how to avoid fad diets and eat properly, and listen to Dr. Z's challenge - and promise - to you.

Episode Highlights:

• What's in our diffuser and Dr. Z's sleep deprivation story (1:31)
• All "good" things in moderation: what it means (7:50)
• The dangers of "all things in moderation" (10:46)
• The Essential Oils Diet book sneak peek (16:58)
• The importance of variety in finding balance (19:36)
• Moderation in fitness, thoughts, and more (23:12)
• "A little bit of leaven": Transitioning gradually to a natural lifestyle (28:33)
• We reap what we sow: good health vs. "cheating" (33:15)
• Navigating diet fads and eating for your body (37:29)
• Learning about food, Dr. Z's promise, and final thoughts (40:39)
• What's coming on the podcast (48:44)
• Natural living tip (50:13)

Even though living naturally is “en vogue,” you will still encounter stigma, judgment, and criticism along the way. This week, we share more tips on how to overcome negative reactions to natural choices in everything from flu shots to home birth. Finally, we share how you can handle social eating situations, whether at the office or on holidays or for social functions. We’ll wrap with a tip on how to help your kids eat healthy around their social events as well. Join us to learn to tackle these uncomfortable situations with grace, patience, and kindness. You just might end up being someone’s go-to healthy living guru!

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Avoiding the flu shot (06:02)
• Finding a doctor that supports your lifestyle (13:08)
• Dealing with your family and an “uninvited” unvaccinated child and the battle over vaccines (16:09)
• Mama Z’s home birth story (21:19)
• Eating healthy at work and social functions alongside friends, family, and co-workers (35:14)
• Dr. Z’s immune boosting “shot” recipe (44:33)
• Natural living tip (45:32).

Green is the new black: healthy, natural living is in fashion today but some of you may still feel pressured to return to "the dark side" of unhealthy practices. Some may even call you "crazy." But what if you could use that label to your advantage? Today, we'll be talking about how to overcome the stigma associated with natural living.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Overcome objections & stigma of natural living (2:50)
• How we shopped for natural living products and foods (8:36)
• The 5 P's and Dr. and Mama Z's shopping hacks (11:58)
• How to comparison shop for healthy foods (16:27)
• Tips for nursing in a restaurant, airplane, and more (24:34)
• Using the "crazy green people" label to your advantage (36:35)
• Tips for eating out (41:34)
• Mama Z's "infamous" lice story (48:25)
• Mama Z's lice protocol (01:00:34)
• What's coming up on the podcast and final thoughts (01:07:21)
• Natural living tip (01:07:25)

People are curious about how we got our start at Natural Living Family. We get questions about how we met the Lord, how we met each other, and how we were introduced to Bible health, essential oils, and natural living. We're not perfect. On this podcast, we'll share our personal stories and how we each faced serious health challenges along the way. You'll hear how we met - and discover what happens when an eating disorder meets a health fanatic. We'll share how we began our journey to health, as well as how we overcame the idealism of finding the "perfect" marriage partner. We're going to tell you about some of our bumps along the road and how we learned to balance our marriage. Join us to find out how we got became a Natural Living Family and how you can get started being part of the family, too.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• How Dr. Z and Mama Z met and all this came to be (3:43)
• How Mama Z got started with natural living and essential oils and how she met the Lord (12:38)
• Mama Z's health issues and how they were resolution (16:50)
• Eating healthy and fad diets (22:20)
• Dr. Z's story – how he met the Lord and how he dealt with his challenges (23:32)
• Becoming a healthy family (30:03)
• Why listen to Natural Living Family podcast (33:07)
• Idealism, reality, and finding balance (35:55)
• Be patient with others during your transformation (43:06)
• Final thoughts (46:20)

What's a Natural Living Family & Why We Started this Podcast... Everything has a beginning, and we're so excited to welcome you to the beginning of our podcast, the very first episode of the Natural Living Family Podcast. We like to think of this first episode as an introduction to who we are and an invitation for you to join us on this journey. So come on in and make yourselves comfortable. Let us introduce ourselves and tell you a little bit about who we are and how everything – the online ministry, the summits, the books, all of it – has led us here to the launch of our podcast. We welcome you all to our family – our Natural Living Family.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What is a natural living family? (07:00)
• The 7 pillars of abundance (spoiler: it's not what you think) (10:28) How to become a part of a natural living family (15:20)
• Why did we start this podcast? (17:24)
• In the very beginning: how Dr. Z and Mama Z got started (21:37)
• How the Essential Oils Revolution Summit began (25:22)
• Becoming NaturalLivingFamily.com and how this podcast came to be (32:04)
• How to become part of a natural living family (33:53)
• Final thoughts (38:40)

Dr. Z and Mama Z give you a sneak peek into their new show, Natural Living Family Podcast, premiering February 4, 2019!