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Welcome back to Fully Nourished! In Season 1 we took a deep dive into Female Physiology and its connection with Feminine Energy. I am excited to continue our work in peeling back the layers to find the way back to ourselves in Season Two of The Fully Nourished Podcast. We will continue to honor our hunger for more and nourish our bodies, minds, and spirits to become fully nourished. Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

Last week I shared about my spiritual journey and when we left off, I was entrenched in my bitterness and overwhelming disappointment with the church. I had lost all trust in myself as well as in this institution that had been a huge part of my life.Which leads me to this week and the resources I’d promised to provide for how I dug myself out of that place. First of all, it took a while, but as my body and soul started to heal, I realized that God had never left me.  God did not leave me when I was in the deepest dark night of my soul. He was there holding me and waiting for me to reach back out. My path to healing was a ton of time spent trying to better understand who God is. My constant companion was the request that He reveal himself to me. For me, that revelation happened as I dug deeper into the words of the Bible and the history surrounding the events that are depicted. He is. In His own words, He simply is. Which means that He is energy and matter and He is in everything that we see and experience around us. The Bible actually says that quite frequently but it’s more than this great being in the sky lording His will over us. He is truly within us and is teaching us through our own experience and intuition. Not quite sure what I mean? Listen to hear all about what I learned and why our greatest resource when trying to heal from trauma is to relearn how to listen to our gut. In this episode:[00:00:35] Welcome back to part two of my spiritual journey. [00:03:33] Before anything else, allow yourself space to surrender and find your trust. [00:05:42] When you’ve been brainwashed you have to relearn how to feel and follow your gut.[00:10:10] Experiencing life is experiencing God. [00:12:05] Why I call God, “he”. [00:18:54] Have you really studied Jesus’s life and understand what it means to follow Him? [00:22:00] Learn more about the history of Zoroastrianism and the correlation with Christianity. [00:28:42] Magi were people who were committed to the worship of one God and they bowed down to Jesus as their God and king. [00:35:54] Then comes Jesus born in the lowest of low positions but meant to be so much more.[00:38:49] As Jesus grows up you see that he stands out because he’s a boy who survived mass slaughter. [00:41:40] Leadership of the day is extremely threatened by Jesus and His message. [00:53:58] Because you live you are a temple for the spirit of the Lord. [00:57:15] Wherever you’re at in your spiritual journey, you already have the truth within you. [01:05:07] One last story to leave you with as we close out season one.Links and Resources:Check out Kossma Beauty and get 10% off your order: https://kossma.com?sca_ref=3234045.RbRkbQw19uNourished Circle - https://programs.jessicaashwellness.com/nourished-circleConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

I’m going to shoot it to you straight. I struggled with what I wanted to say for the next couple of episodes. I had this vague idea of a topic and it just felt wrong. So instead of going with it, I went with my gut and posted one of those “True or False” posts on Instagram. One of you wrote, “True or False: You used to be a Christian and now your beliefs are more New Age” and I think so many people were surprised when I said False. Throughout this season we’ve touched on my spiritual journey, but I wanted to go a little deeper because my health and my beliefs have truly walked hand in hand. I have never been more sick than when I was wholly focused on the church and I’ve never been more well than when I focused on my faith. Even when I was at the height of my inner turmoil and felt so bitter, so lost, so confused, and so jaded, I never once felt as if God had left me. He was there and held me through the pain and the turmoil and gave me the space to come back the root of my beliefs and faith. In this episode:[00:36] The time change has really messed me up this week. What about you?[04:01] True or False: You used to be a Christian and now your beliefs are more New Age. Hear the answer. [06:27] This episode is about trusting your gut and my spiritual journey. [12:36] I’m taking you back to the beginning and providing more about my history and upbringing. [19:42] Learn the first red flags I saw as I was growing more involved in this new church. [23:18] Denying your intuition over time causes true division in your body and brain. [30:50] Why do we feel like we need to revel in our suffering? [32:23] I got to a point where I was so shut down, so sick, and I was falling apart. [33:44] The straw that broke the camel’s back. [37:11] When I left the church I lost everything about my identity at that time, but it all changed when I gave myself permission to not go to church if I didn’t want to. [40:48] Even through the time when I was so over church, God was still there holding me. [42:00] Come back for the next episode to hear more about how I got from despising everything about the church to where I am in my faith now. Links and Resources:Check out Kossma Beauty and get 10% off your order: https://kossma.com?sca_ref=3234045.RbRkbQw19uCheck out Araza Beauty Here: https://arazabeauty.com/?rfsn=5696612.7d62e3 Use code fullynourished for 15% off your orderConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

The results are in from the poll on social media! I asked, and you answered, and I'm diving in today to talk about social media and how it shapes the way we view our health. It will come as no surprise based on our discussions about social media in episodes past, but there is an overwhelming majority of women who feel that they are the farthest they have ever been from their health, even amidst the flood of health and wellness information that inundates social media platforms.So why is that, and what is causing us to steer even farther away from healthy practices? Social media can cause major shifts in our physiology, not just in our habits and our behaviors, but it even impacts our hormones and our neurotransmitters. The constant desire for new information and the need for a constant dopamine fix can leave us feeling entertained for a period of time but ultimately unsatisfied and worse than we were before.The competition and comparison that comes with social media are also of great detriment to our feminine energy. When we are constantly comparing ourselves against an image of someone else, we shift away from viewing others as part of a community, and we can begin to feel flawed if we are not meeting a certain perceived standard.These practices are not healthy, but there are ways that we can still leverage the power of social media without letting it control us. Tune in today to hear more about the impact that social media is having on our physiology and how we can use it intentionally to better ourselves!In this episode:[01:13] The results are in from the poll on social media, and the results may surprise you.[05:38] The majority of us have gained a fear of missing out from our social media consumption.[10:05] The need for the dopamine fix in social media consumption.[12:10] The role of hormones and the behaviors they can drive in our physiology.[17:01] Seeking constant newness is a result of estrogen dominance.[19:54] How social media causes shifts in our neurotransmitters.[21:51] The layer of comparison and competition on social media and how it shifts us away from our feminine energy.[27:18] The sense of accomplishment from learning via social media content and the illusion of success[29:21] There is power in lingering on information and researching as opposed to jumping straight to social media for information without context. [30:51] We have become uncomfortable with being bored.[34:32] Social media has the power that we give it based on how we use it.[38:56] Ways to put up healthy barriers around your social media usage.[43:40] Tapping into a physical community as opposed to the social media community.[45:55] Thanks for listening to the Fully Nourished Podcast!Links and Resources:Check out Kossma Beauty and get 10% off your order: https://kossma.com?sca_ref=3234045.RbRkbQw19uAmazon Phone Stand: https://amzn.to/47kNtxnConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

As we near the end of the season, I wanted to touch on the importance of macro minerals in our bodies and what can happen when they fall out of balance. Minerals are key to our cellular functions and are tightly woven into our hormones for regulation. The combination of water, minerals, hormones, and cofactors all work together seamlessly and require a delicate balance to function appropriately.So what happens when our macro minerals are out of balance? And what impact can stress play on our mineral absorption and mobilization? What is happening in so many women who are in states of chronic stress or burnout is something that is known as the calcium shell.The calcium shell occurs in our bodies as a defense mechanism, serving to harden our tissues as a way of protecting us. We can feel the effects of this hardening in various places in our physiology, and it can even be seen in our emotions.Working through calcification is not only about balancing our macro minerals but also working through the mineral patterns that have been imprinted in our emotional patterns. When breaking out of our calcium shells, we may be confronted with emotions and feelings that we were not able to feel and process before. To appropriately work through your calcium shell, you must ensure that you are nourishing yourself completely on the physiological, emotional, and spiritual levels as you find the appropriate balance within your cells and bring yourself into alignment.Tune in today to hear more about the best ways to balance your macro minerals and how awareness is the key to working through the calcified women phenomenon!In this episode:[01:38] We are talking about the Calcified Woman Phenomenon today.[03:49] There is an intricate connection between hormones and mineral regulation. [08:01] The interaction between the water in our bodies with electrolytes and other minerals. [12:35] How our mineral patterns align with emotional and spiritual patterns.[16:28] The impact of chronic stress on our mineral regulation.[21:59] The role of calcification in our bodies and how it presents in our physiology and emotions.[26:14] Calcification can pull calcium from our hard tissues, causing us to become more brittle. [30:40] Finding the delicate balance to correct the calcium shell.[32:34] Feeling the things that we ignored while we had the calcium shell and moving through the patterns as the shell breaks down.[34:11] Easy ways to make sure you’re getting the appropriate amounts of macro minerals.[40:16] Avoiding calcium in response to a calcium shell is not the answer.[44:53] Awareness of our mineral patterns can help us be more aware of calcification.Links and Resources:Checkout Jigsaw here- use code Jess10 for $10 off your orderhttps://www.jigsawhealth.com/?rfsn=5551016.9830c5&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5551016.9830c5Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

We talked last time about balancing our blood sugar, what an important role it plays in the nourishment of our bodies, and the impact it has on how we manage our stress. Glucose is key to the body’s function, and we need carbohydrates for our cells to function appropriately to allow us to go deeper in our journey to healing.Nourishment is an initiation. It is just the beginning of the healing that our bodies need to experience, but we can’t begin to heal without being in a place of nourishment. Sometimes, these healing experiences can feel like a roller coaster. Sometimes, we feel better; other times, we feel worse. But you have to trust the process, trust your body, and surrender to the healing that your body is crying out for.Tune in today to hear more about where our nourishment can take us and what you can expect as you begin your path to healing. You’re not alone on this journey!In this episode:[00:46] Welcome back to the Fully Nourished Podcast! [01:19] We’re continuing our discussion on blood sugar and nutritional nourishment.[04:01] You must nourish on a cellular level to be able to go deeper.[07:12] The practice of anchoring your blood sugar.[09:06] Nourishment is the beginning of healing.[12:00] Healing is a journey, not a destination. [14:11] The messages that our bodies are sending us and the work that change requires.[19:20] True healing can feel very uncomfortable as you transition away from a hypometabolic state.[24:01] Your body is constantly telling you what it needs; you just have to decipher the language it uses.[26:03] The journey to healing can sometimes start with chaos as you disrupt the current system, but you have to trust the process.[28:33] Nourishment is the beginning of inviting your body to address some of the functions that have been neglected. [32:38] Healing is not about fixing the individual broken pieces but trusting our bodies as it takes us on the healing journey. [34:13] The realization of healing in your physiology and what it looks like. [38:08] Life will push you out of your comforts to find growth.[40:08] Nourishment is the initiation of your healing journey, and you’re not alone.[42:26] Thanks for listening to the Fully Nourished Podcast!Links and Resources:Araza Beauty https://arazabeauty.com/ Use promo code fullynourished for 15% off your next purchase! Check out Kossma Beauty and get 10% off your order: https://kossma.com?sca_ref=3234045.RbRkbQw19u  Episode 2: My Health Hourney & having a Meaningful Nutrition Philosophyhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7imvHxMvlx9pJhWCQwfnOc  Burnout Episode: How to Get Out of a Rut: Let’s Talk About Burnouthttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6tPdgftY514D0ixqHyIrR7Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

With the rise in diet fads such as fasting and ketogenic diets, it is crucial to understand the role that glucose plays in our bodies and how nourishing our cells at a metabolic level is the key to moving away from stress and burnout.Balancing your blood sugar appropriately on a cellular level is different from how social media trends tell you to manage your blood sugar. They almost want you to think of blood sugar and insulin as bad. But there are no bad hormones! Insulin is responsible for helping our cells use glucose for metabolic function - which is necessary for survival.Listen in today to hear more about the key to managing your low blood sugar and how it can help you manage your stress, step away from burnout, and get back to a place of healing!In this episode:[00:41] Welcome back to the Fully Nourished Podcast! [05:16] We are diving into blood sugar in this episode and how managing your blood sugar can help you manage your stress.[10:26] While low blood sugar is a large component to stress, it’s not the only factor.[15:15] The physiology behind balancing your blood sugar and the actions that take place in your liver.[21:32] Glycogen storage in your muscles is not used for blood sugar metabolism.[22:37] The impact of fasting and exercise on glycogen stores. [24:51] Our Central Nervous System uses more glucose than any other system in our bodies, and the impact of low blood sugar on the brain.[28:18] This is what happens in your body when it has to make its own glucose in response to low blood sugar and why it’s metabolically destructive.[35:13] How the keto diet actually impacts your physiology. [36:49] Insulin and glucose in your cells.[38:26] Our state of being impacts our utilization of food.[39:59] These are the factors that impact our carbohydrate tolerance. [41:23] Healing must occur both physically and spiritually because our structure and energy are intertwined.[44:42] Thanks for listening today! Join us in part 2, where we talk more about nourishment as we begin to balance our blood sugar.Links and Resources:Checkout Jigsaw Health and use code Jess10 for $10.00 of your order: https://www.jigsawhealth.com/?rfsn=5551016.9830c5&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5551016.9830c5  Episode 2: My Health Hourney & having a Meaningful Nutrition Philosophy:https://open.spotify.com/episode/7imvHxMvlx9pJhWCQwfnOc Episode 3: Energy is Everything: An Introduction to Bioenergetics:https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kA0lwKdIh8P1MM6nta2u1 Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

We’re back for Part 2 of our discussion on Beautiful vs The Beauty Standard, and today, we’re talking about Vanity vs Wisdom and how the beauty standard has upended our values as a society. In many of my episodes, I talk about social media and the damage it has on us as women for many reasons, and the standard of beauty is absolutely one of them. The culture of vanity that we see from influencers on social media is one that shapes our perspectives of ourselves. These influencers genuinely believe that their following and their social appearance are what defines their value, and they put themselves on a pedestal, with their followers worshiping them as such. When we are engaged with these followers and are trying to mimic their looks and behaviors, we are allowing someone else to shape our vision and perspective of ourselves, and it significantly impacts our values and life trajectory. If we can begin to celebrate ourselves for who we are and bask in the wisdom that we bring to society as a privilege of aging as opposed to chasing after youth, we will find the true meaning of beauty and redefine our values. Tune in today for a deeper dive into vanity and wisdom and the shift that the women in our society need to make to begin to truly value themselves and define what beauty is to them. In this episode:[00:51] Welcome back to the Fully Nourished Podcast! [01:25] We’re jumping into Part 2 of Beautiful vs The Beauty Standard and how it relates to Vanity.[02:41] Social Media is at the core of vanity culture.  [05:39] The signs of rapid aging and how the beauty standard exacerbates rapid aging in women. [10:16] Our vision is being shaped by other people’s lives and impacting our values and life trajectory.[13:30] It’s not new to care about beauty. The difference is the way we embody the pressures of society’s standard of beauty.[18:28] Why youth is truly sought after.[20:35] Societal values have shifted to vanity as opposed to the wisdom that comes with age.[24:11] Stress shapes your skin and body, and much of our struggle for beauty is trying to hide the impacts of our stress.[25:56] The opportunities and power that your thoughts hold.[30:01] Negative thinking and the impact it has on the mind and body. [31:18] The real link to beauty is nourishing and replenishing and shifting our perspectives to shape a new reality for ourselves. [36:24] Thanks for joining me today as we redefine beauty!Links and Resources:Check out Kossma Beauty and get 10% off your order https://kossma.com?sca_ref=3234045.RbRkbQw19u  Links for thought studies:https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/discovery-thought-worms-opens-window-mind  https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/how-many-thoughts-per-day/ Facial Diagnosis of Cell Salt Deficiencies by David Card: https://amzn.to/3FqscGxConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

The pressure to be beautiful has been a battle that women have been fighting for the last century. Beauty standards have shifted in so many different ways over the last several decades, and women have always been searching for ways to fit the standard that society has created for them to be identified as “beautiful.”Tune in today to dive deeper into what true beauty is and how it contrasts with the beauty standard of society. You are beautiful, regardless of how you align with today’s beauty standards. Own it! In this episode:[01:30] Welcome back to the Fully Nourished Podcast! [02:06] I share a glimpse of living life from our RV. [06:15] We dive into the beauty and body image standards that social media places on us and the impact it has on our perception of ourselves and our worth. [08:49] The history and background of society’s beauty standard for women.[15:28] In the past 10-15 years, women have been leaning on enhancements to meet the beauty standards of society because it is impossible to achieve naturally. [18:10] Beauty standards are not true beauty.[20:09] Hurting yourself and manipulating your body is not beautiful. [21:14] Comparison in a state of masculine energy becomes unhealthy competition and mass conformity.[22:51] The women who identify as “average” are typically the most beautiful because they have not conformed to the social norms of beauty. [25:47] We, as women, can internalize what men find beautiful and let men’s beauty standards shape our worth and value. [27:07] The necessary amount of body fat for optimal ovulation cycles and how our fat percentage impacts our overall health.[30:37] The role of pheromones and hormones in beauty and attraction. [32:36] Fat is a source of safety to the body.  [33:47] We must define what beauty is for us and set it apart from society’s standard of beauty. [38:25] Thanks for joining me today! Come back for part 2 to dive deeper into beauty with me!Links and Resources:Araza Beauty https://arazabeauty.com/ Use promo code fullynourished for 15% off your next purchase! Beauty Standards: See How Body Types Change Through History. https://www.scienceofpeople.com/beauty-standards/ Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

 We’re back for part two of our discussion about feminine libido!In our last episode, we touched on many of the spiritual factors that need to be taken into account when we’re looking at our libido. If we are not in a state of feminine energy, we will struggle with our libidos. This is a constant struggle with the pressures that have been pushed on us by society over the past several decades. In order for us to truly understand our libido, we must first nourish ourselves on a nutritional level to support our metabolism and the role it plays in our ovulation. For women who find themselves in a state of burnout and masculine energy, we must shift back into our feminine energy to truly experience the vulnerability and surrender that is necessary for sexual pleasure. Join me today as we get down to the nitty-gritty of the feminine libido and the steps that you can take to get back on track with your nourishment, your feminine energy, and your partner. In this episode:[03:00] The tissues of the female physiology, how they retain tension and stress, and the hormones responsible. [07:43] The different drivers between male and female libidos and the impact of pheromones.[11:02] A breakdown of the infradian rhythm and its impact on the female libido.[13:40] The differences between male and female arousal and the role it plays in the female pleasure in sex. [19:38] Understanding the impact of ovulation on the female libido and the hormones that are involved.[23:58] Estrogen imbalances and the impact it has on sex and libido.[26:17] Our bodies must be nourished for our physiology to perform appropriately and contribute to our libido.[30:57] The relationship dynamic between men and women and some of the factors that may be impacting our libido and sexual relationships with our partners. [34:00] Women being in a state of masculine energy can often be the catalyst for relationship breakdowns. [36:20] Thanks for joining me today on the Fully Nourished Podcast! Links and Resources:Check out Jigsaw Health Use code Jess10 for $10 offCheck Out Kossma BeautyThis is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah HillEpisode 2: Energy is Everything: An Introduction to BioenergeticsEpisode 5: Unleash the Rhythm: How to Respect and Optimize Your Unique PhysiologyEpisode 6:Trading Fertility for Fantasy Part 1: History of Female Physiology and Forging a New Path for our DaughtersEpisode 7:Trading Fertility for Fantasy Part 2: The Prosperous Power of Progesterone & the Double-Edged Sword of EstrogenConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

The female libido is one of the most requested topics in this community, so we’re diving in head-first today to look at the deeper intricacies of the female libido and the different physiological factors that influence it. It’s no secret that hormones play a huge role in our physiology and, likewise, in our libido. While much of society is experiencing difficulties with sex drive and libido, they are often looking for a band-aid fix rather than diving deeper to understand the “why” behind our troubles with libido. In our society, it’s easier to take a pill or a supplement to “fix” our libido than it is to take a good hard look inward to see where our bodies are out of balance and the necessary steps that we need to take to bring ourselves back into alignment, not just with our sense of self, but to allow us to be vulnerable and soft with our partners. Societal pressures have steered us away from understanding feminine physiology on a deeper level, and they have blurred the lines between lust and female libido and natural sexuality. Join me today in this episode, where we dive deeper into the roots of the feminine libido and the changes we need to make to re-align our bodies with our feminine energy. You won’t want to miss it! In this episode:[00:00] Welcome back to the Fully Nourished Podcast![00:35] We are diving into the Female libido today and the roles that hormones and physiology play in our libido. [03:06] The question for boosting our libido isn’t in the “how” but needs to be shifted to the “why.”[05:16] You have to define what “libido” means to you and how it coincides with your feminine energy. [08:23] The female body is spiritual in essence, with a driving reproductive life force. [10:57] The phases of our reproductive cycle are a reflection of the life/death/rebirth cycle.[13:51] The dominant female hormones and the role they play in libido and your feminine energy.[17:40] How the male and female physiologies complement each other and mirror libido.[20:08] Societal pressures that impose on libido and the confusion between libido and lust. [26:44] We must remove the societal beliefs and confusion surrounding sex and libido to truly understand our physiology and experience vulnerability and pleasure.[29:34] Your libido is a reflection of your feminine energy.[31:14] Thanks for listening today! Come back on Thursday for more talk about the female libido!Links and Resources:Episode 2: Energy is Everything: An Introduction to BioenergeticsEpisode 5: Unleash the Rhythm: How to Respect and Optimize Your Unique PhysiologyEpisode 6:Trading Fertility for Fantasy Part 1: History of Female Physiology and Forging a New Path for our DaughtersEpisode 7:Trading Fertility for Fantasy Part 2: The Prosperous Power of Progesterone & the Double-Edged Sword of EstrogenConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

Boundaries have been a hot topic for quite a while in the health and wellness space. One of the ways that we misunderstand boundaries is that, rather than imposing our feelings on someone else under the guise of a “boundary,” boundaries should really be more about understanding where the line lies between one person and another.A prime example of having a firm boundary is when it comes to our feminine power. There are so many mixed messages on social media that portray femininity that do not represent what true feminine power is. Enforcing a boundary is drawing a line between how you interpret your feminine power and how someone else is portraying it.We can still acknowledge and respect someone else’s view of what feminine power is without embodying it ourselves. Ultimately, nobody but you can define your feminine power, and what is right for you may not feel right for someone else. So much of our feminine power comes from us being in alignment with ourselves, and that requires kind but firm boundaries. Boundaries may also be something that you will have to identify within yourself. We need to begin to hold each other accountable when we see one another acting in ways that would cross the boundaries that we’ve identified for ourselves. If there are actions or behaviors that we exhibit that knowingly induce stress, we must hold ourselves accountable for those behaviors and the impact they have on our overall physiology.Tune in today to hear more about what it really means to have boundaries that go beyond just saying no and help us truly tap into our feminine power and potential. In this episode:[00:00] Welcome back to the Fully Nourished Podcast![01:09] A recap on the discussions in previous episodes surrounding burnout, lack of nurturance, and mother wounds.[02:52] We are all so different, and yet, still the same. [05:28] We need to draw a boundary around what true feminine energy is and not confuse it with what social media attempts to portray it as.[10:20] Understanding our boundaries and how we impose them with vulnerability in our lives. [15:41] What does true femininity mean, and how is it different from the “wild woman” behavior?[19:55] You must hold yourself accountable for behaviors that induce stress or physiological consequences.[25:08] Feminine boundaries in different cultures and beliefs. [32:19] We need to use our feminine power to build a better future for our men and our families.[37:52] We have to decide what natural womanhood looks like for ourselves and set healthy boundaries around our feminine power. [39:44] Thanks for joining me today!Links and Resources:Episode 5: Unleash the Rhythm: How to Respect and Optimize Your Unique PhysiologyConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

In our last episode, we talked about this overarching, deep, insatiable hunger for nurturance, guidance, and presence. So many of us desperately needed that growing up, but we lacked the mothering or community that was necessary for us to learn how to nurture ourselves.As women, we often struggle with the fundamental feeling that we are not good enough or we are not doing enough. We operate and behave from what we have learned from previous generations or society, and it puts us on a deeply ingrained autopilot of the things we believe that we should be doing. With the influence of mothers on social media, we may find ourselves feeling the pressure to have children. When we are operating in a state of masculine energy, social media can put us in a state of competition. When we see other mothers having babies, we might feel like we should too. Instead, we should be reflecting inward and asking ourselves if we truly want to be a mother.Tune in to this episode to hear more about the needs we have for community, guidance, and nurturing and how we can find our way back to our feminine energy by focusing on being present and focusing on what truly matters. In this episode:[00:35] We continue our investigation into the deep burnout we find ourselves in and what’s driving this intense need to stay in our masculine energy.[02:14] So many women have an insatiable hunger for nurturance, and we lack the patterns or behaviors that are necessary to nurture ourselves. [05:20] Women lack the community that we need for guidance and nurturance that then teach us how to nurture ourselves, and it is a huge gap in our society.[11:04] Generational ideas and beliefs warp our sense of reality and must be reprogrammed to what is true. [16:20] Our communities are shaped by the women that we are seeing on social media who are leading extremely shallow lives and do not deserve to influence our sense of reality. [20:52] The roles that our hormones play in our physiology when we are in an active state of masculine energy.[26:05] Living within the rhythms of your body allows you to feel fulfilled and in alignment.[27:16] We need to seriously ask ourselves if we want to be a mother or if we are choosing to have children because we feel that we are supposed to.[30:48] Stop glorifying shallow womanhood and stop allowing social media to shape your perception of yourself.[34:16] How do we come into our feminine energy?[38:00] Nurturing someone or something else can help bring you out of the hyper-focus on yourself. [40:13] Showing up present and focused on what matters can make a huge hormonal impact on our physiology. Links and Resources:Episode 5: Unleash the Rhythm: How to Respect and Optimize Your Unique PhysiologyMother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel: https://amzn.to/3REryfY*Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton: https://amzn.to/45bpW0j**Some of the links above are affiliate links. Your purchase may provide a small commission at no extra cost to you.Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

Healing from trauma is a process that requires a nourished body and a shift into your feminine energy. Many women are finding themselves in a state of burnout in high masculine energy and are struggling to heal from their trauma as a result. We have to shift back to our core nature as women to truly process and heal from our traumas. As women, we desire to feel safe and secure and to have stability in our lives.  We often look at our symptoms, such as thin hair, dull skin, and infertility, and we do not see the underlying issue that our metabolism is out of whack. We’ve been stuck in burnout, and we are not nourishing our bodies to operate at the capacity that they should. Our relationship with our mothers has taken the main burden of shaping how we interpret feminine relationships and how we shape our sense of self. For those of us who are struggling with generations of mother wounds from abandonment, it can be difficult to find and embrace your feminine energy to nourish ourselves.This episode is such a deep cleansing dive that can help us take a deeper look at why and how we operate the way that we do and start to lean into the importance of nurturing ourselves, even if we never really learned how to. In this episode:[02:35] There is a connection between burnout and your identity and sense of self.[05:10] Healing our trauma is a physical process and requires nourishment to accomplish.[09:19] There are lasting effects of chronic adrenaline and cortisol on your fat and muscle tissues. [15:57] At our core, women desire to feel safe and to have stability.[19:12] The deep Mother Wound in our generation and the role it plays in our metabolism and how we nourish our bodies.[28:56] The relationship we have with our mothers shapes our sense of self.[37:55] We need to listen to our bodies and understand the consequences of ignoring what feels right in our bodies and the impact it can have on our children. [39:32] The metabolic process and symptoms of the mother wound and where we see it in society.[42:15] Thanks for listening today. Join us next week for Part 2!Links and Resources:Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel: https://amzn.to/3REryfY*Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton: https://amzn.to/45bpW0j**Some of the links above are affiliate links. Your purchase may provide a small commission at no extra cost to you.Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

Over the last few years, trauma healing has come to center stage and gotten a lot of attention. So much so that we’re beginning to label any experience that proved to be difficult as ‘trauma.’ And for experiences that we’ve had that are traumatic, we aren’t healing from it or processing it appropriately. Because of this, our trauma starts to become part of our identity, and instead of moving on, we hold it with us as we move through life. When we are in a state of burnout, we think that healing from our trauma is the magic fix to our problems, when we actually have to be in a different state of mind entirely to heal from our trauma. You can not heal from your trauma while in burnout. You have to nourish yourself first. You also can’t recover from something you haven’t removed yourself from. Part of nourishing our bodies is considering the environment that surrounds us and the relationships we are in. Tune into this week’s episode to hear more about the mistakes we often make while we try to heal from our traumas while surviving in a state of burnout and the steps you can take to nourish yourself through it! In this episode:[00:00] Welcome to the show![07:23] Why is the way we heal from trauma causing us to become less resilient? [12:37] How trauma becomes part of our identity when we don’t heal from it properly.[14:59] Establishing a strong sense of self is crucial to being healthy. [22:08] Balancing your nervous system is the first step to healing from trauma.[24:25] You must nourish your body to appropriately heal from your trauma. [29:01] You can’t heal in a toxic environment, and you can’t recover from what you haven’t removed yourself from. [32:47] Thanks for tuning in today! Come back on Thursday to dive deeper into this topic! Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

I dive head first into burnout this week and break down what burnout is and what it does to our bodies on a deeper level. Burnout puts us in a state of fight or flight, and for those of us who have been experiencing burnout for several years, the physiological effects can be extreme. For women, burnout comes as a consequence of operating in a state of masculine energy for a prolonged period of time. For some of us, this goes back years and years into our pasts, where we have been trying to achieve the narrative that has been put before us ever since we were little girls.Stepping away from a place of burnout is difficult because, as we remove the layers of masculine energy, it takes some of our identity with it. The things that we were using to identify ourselves were defined by our ability to continue in a state of energy that does not come naturally to us.The best way out of this season is to look within. Sometimes, our body has to turn inward in order to be able to expand outward. If you’re experiencing burnout, I encourage you to surrender to the process of finding rest and acceptance in this journey. Tune in to this episode to hear more about burnout, how we can navigate it, and how we can build ourselves back up after we’ve taken the time to recover.In this episode:[00:00] Welcome to the show![03:25] What is burnout, and how does it impact the feminine physiology?[07:53] I share my most recent bout of burnout, the impact it had on my body, and how I navigated it. [14:42] What it really means to step into your feminine nature. [23:11] The types of messages that women are exposed to that keep us in a state of masculine energy.[28:34] What is the next step after stepping out of burnout?[32:28] The body is a vehicle for your soul.[34:28] Finding the balance between feminine and masculine energy. [36:40] The ups and downs to healing after burnout. [44:04] Health, healing, and nourishment can’t be confined to a timeline. [48:29] The role of trust, surrender, and acceptance in stepping out of burnout. [55:40] Acknowledging your burnout as an opportunity to change your perspective and begin to take the steps to feel fully nourished. [57:20] Thanks for joining me today! Links and Resources: *This is an affiliate link that provides Jessica Ash Wellness with a small commission at no additional cost to you :)Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

I’m answering YOUR questions from the first few episodes of the Fully Nourished podcast and sharing some of my current favorite things. How movies and social media have warped our understanding of balance and self-careClarifying confusion and misconceptions about femininity My favorite resources on masculinity and femininity What does a Fully Nourished life really mean?How to prioritize what your body needs as a professional working womanWhat I’ve learned as I’ve nourished and healed, and how I’ve adjusted over timeWhat would I change if I recreated the Fully Nourished courseIn this episode I mentioned:·         One Degree Organic Foods Sprouted Oats*·         Promix Casein Protein*·         Promix Whey Protein*·         Mother Hunger, by Kelly McDaniel* ·         Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes*·         The Optimized Woman by Miranda Gray*·         Wild Power by Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer*·         Mastery by Robert Green*·         Seduction by Robert Green*·         48 Laws of Power by Robert Green*·         Art of War by Sun Tzu**This is an affiliate link that provides Jessica Ash Wellness with a small commission at no additional cost to you :)Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

In this second part of our look back at the history of women’s health, we explore the history of estrogen and hormonal birth control as well as the crucial role progesterone plays in our physical and emotional health.How progesterone plays a very important role in channeling energy and focusHow estrogen and progesterone work in harmonyHow hard it is to create progesterone vs. estrogenThe danger of having estrogen without progesteroneThe isolation and marketing of synthetic estrogenThe history hormonal birth controlHow hormonal birth control really works and the impact it has on the female bodyHow to protect our progesteroneIn this episode I mentioned:The Business of Birth Control Brain to Uterus ConnectionUterus and Memory History of diethylstilbestrol (DES) in cattle History of Estrogen History of DES in womenEffects of DES in womenEstradiol valerate used to induce PCOS in ratsProductions & Actions of Estrogens Estrogen & Lack of Progesterone Makes Us Fat:PubMedDaily MailChamberlain-Kahn Act/The American Plan: History.com Chamberlain-Kahn Act Women in PsychiatryConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

We examine the double-edged sword of being in our feminine power and look back at key points in history that have deeply impacted female physiology, health, and hormones.· How our physiology can work against us when it’s not in harmony· Our great power and responsibility as deeply feeling, sensitive, intuitive beings.· The four archetypes of survival and protection· Hysteria and the deep misunderstanding of women’s emotions and hormones· The discovery of PMS and using nourishment to alleviate symptomsIn this episode I mentioned:· Documentary About Female Psychiatry “The Lobotomist” https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/lobotomist/Connect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/

Jessica Ash shares the characteristics of masculinity and femininity, and how these energies go far beyond gender and stereotypical gender roles. What happens when masculine and feminine energy is in and out of balanceThe physiological cost of women living in masculine energyResilience to stress in female vs. male physiologyThe difference between circadian vs. infradian rhythms The different male and female archetypesConnect with Jessica:Have Sunday tea with me! Sign-up for my Sunday newsletter where I share what’s on my brain from the nutritional to spiritual: https://www.jessicaashwellness.com/email-subscribe. Join the Fully Nourished community! Follow me @jessicaashwellness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaashwellness/