Untamed & Unfiltered Wellness

Ep 60: How Late Is Too Late for Caffeine?

We know caffeine wakes us up, but do you know what it's doing to your sleep later that night?

This episode is about why timing matters with caffeine, that five-hour half-life, how it works the same way whether it's coffee or an energy drink and how your body's sleep signal are affected.

If you love coffee, tea, refreshers or anything with caffeine, this episode is for you.

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EP59: Can Holistic Wellness Help With Stress and Anxiety?

Can holistic wellness actually help with stress and anxiety? The short answer is yes, but probably not in the way you're expecting.

This week's episode drops on the June 29th full moon and if you've been feeling more anxious than usual, more emotionally activated, less able to settle there's a reason for that. 

In this episode, I'm breaking down what holistic wellness actually looks at and why zooming out on the whole person changes everything. And I'm explaining the full moon connection: not as mysticism, but as biology because when you understand why your nervous system is more activated right now, the knowing itself is regulating.

If you've been doing everything right and still feel like something's missing, this episode is for you.

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Ever find yourself 47 tabs deep into health research, more confused than when you started and doing absolutely nothing as a result? You’re stuck in exactly the place the internet was designed to leave you.

In this episode, I’m sharing a real story about someone I love who got hit with scary news and immediately turned to Google for answers. What happened next is something most of us have lived through, the spiral, the overwhelm, the freeze.

We talk about why more information makes you more anxious (not less), what decision paralysis actually is and why it’s not a character flaw, and why your body already knew something your browser tabs couldn’t tell you.

Plus: three concrete steps to actually break the freeze and start moving without overhauling your entire life overnight.

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Episode 57: Three Reasons You Wake Up Exhausted That Have Nothing To Do With Sleep

You're sleeping but you're not resting. You're waking up exhausted and you can't figure out why. 

In this episode I'm sharing something personal, I had a string of terrible sleep and when I looked back at what was actually going on, it wasn't one thing. Three different nights, three completely different causes. And chances are at least one of them is happening to you too.

We're breaking down the three most overlooked reasons you wake up tired and none of them are "you didn't sleep enough." Plus I'm giving you three simple things you can do before bed tonight that actually make a difference.

If you're done waking up exhausted and ready to understand what your body is actually telling you, this one's for you.

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Eating has become way more complicated than it needs to be.

Calories, macros, tracking apps, food rules, restriction, meal plans and somewhere along the way, we turned eating into a complicated formula. Our bodies don't just respond to what we eat, it also responds to when we eat too.

In this episode, we’re talking about chrono-nutrition, circadian rhythm, sleep and why meal timing may matter more than we’ve been taught to notice.

This isn’t about perfection or adding another set of rules to your life. It’s about understanding how your body responds to consistency, daylight, sleep-wake cycles and simple meal timing shifts that can support steadier energy, better digestion, fewer cravings, and more restful sleep.

We’ll talk about why late-night eating may affect sleep and digestion, how blood sugar instability can show up as brain fog, irritability, cravings and energy crashes, and why a simple 12-hour overnight break between dinner and breakfast may be a realistic place to start.

Eating doesn’t have to be this complicated. Sometimes the next step isn’t more tracking. Sometimes it’s rhythm.

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Episode 55: Intermittent Fasting After 40: What You Need to Know

Intermittent fasting became one of the biggest wellness trends on the internet, but is it actually healthy for everyone?

In this episode we break down the difference between intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating and why that distinction matters far more than most influencers want you to believe.

This conversation dives into:

• why fasting exploded in wellness culture
• why men and women respond differently
• fasting during perimenopause and post-menopause
• men, testosterone, and fasting over 40

If you’re tired of one-size-fits-all wellness advice and wondering why your body responds differently than everyone online claims it should, this episode is for you.

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Episode 54:  Why Silence Feels Uncomfortable Now

Ever notice how the second things finally get quiet at night… your brain suddenly gets louder?

In this episode, we talk about why so many people struggle to mentally shut down at night and how constant stimulation, scrolling, noise, notifications and nonstop input are affecting our ability to truly rest.

This conversation explores:

• why silence feels uncomfortable now
• how distraction became a coping mechanism
• nervous system overload and mental exhaustion
• the connection between overstimulation and poor sleep
• why your brain needs a transition period before rest
• practical ways to help your body actually downshift at night

This is not a “throw your phone away and move into the woods” conversation. It’s a realistic look at modern life, stress, sleep and what happens when the nervous system never fully gets a chance to recover.

Referenced Sources:

• Harvard Health – Blue light has a dark side
• PNAS – Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep
• American Psychological Association – Multitasking: Switching Costs

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Episode 53:

You can understand your stress intellectually and still feel completely overwhelmed physically.

In this episode, we’re talking about EFT tapping, what it is, why people use it and why body-based tools are becoming more important in a world where most of us are overstimulated, overbooked, emotionally overloaded, and constantly “on.”

This is not the weird internet version of tapping.

We’re talking about nervous system regulation, stress physiology, emotional overwhelm, and why sometimes your body needs more than another mindset shift.

I’m breaking down:

• what EFT tapping actually is
• why it may help interrupt stress patterns
• the connection between stress and the nervous system
• why modern life keeps us stuck in survival mode
• and a simple tapping exercise you can try yourself

If your brain never shuts off, your body feels tense all the time, or you’re tired of feeling wired and overwhelmed… this episode will make a lot of sense.

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Episode 52:  Why Your Brain Was Never Meant for This Much Noise 

Constant noise has become normal. TVs in the background, nonstop notifications, podcasts during every quiet moment, scrolling before bed, multitasking through meals and conversations. But what is all of this constant stimulation actually doing to our nervous system?

In this episode, we explore overstimulation, sensory overload, cognitive fatigue and why so many people feel mentally exhausted even when they are “doing everything right.” This conversation looks at how modern life keeps our brains in a constant state of input and why silence now feels uncomfortable for so many people.

You’ll learn:

• What overstimulation actually is
• How constant input affects the nervous system
• Why small things suddenly feel overwhelming
• The difference between stress and nervous system overload
• Simple ways to reduce mental clutter and create recovery moments throughout the day

This is a grounded conversation about modern life, nervous system health and why many of us do not need more information, we need less noise.

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Episode 51: Mental Clutter | Why You Can’t Focus and What to Do About It

If you’ve ever sat down to do something simple and ended up doing nothing, this episode is for you.

We’re not calling this procrastination anymore. What you’re dealing with is mental clutter. Just like your computer with too many open tabs, you're brain has too much input and a nervous system that’s completely maxed out.

In this episode, I break down why your brain feels overloaded, how decision fatigue builds, and what’s actually happening when you shut down instead of taking action.

This is about getting out of your head, reducing the noise and taking one clear step forward.

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