The Wellness Mama Podcast
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The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com
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It’s no secret that our bodies are exposed daily to more chemicals and negative inputs than previous generations, by a large margin. Enter Dr. Shayne Morris, a biochemist and molecular biologist whose life’s work is how the body can achieve detox and rid itself of toxins at a cellular level.. Today, Dr. Morris will explain …
I seriously cannot wait to dive into this episode because we’re going deep on a topic near and dear to every mom’s heart (and sanity)… how to get better sleep! Whether it’s due to kids, working late, electronics addiction, or you plain just can’t sleep… too many of us are skipping precious hours of shut-eye. …
Dr. Mark Hyman just might be a genius. Do you know why? His latest book title puts into words exactly what health-conscious moms in grocery aisles everywhere are thinking… “What the heck should we eat?!” It’s certainly easy to get discouraged when sorting through all the conflicting health information out there. One health book says …
Episode Highlights With David What sound healing is and why he’s sensitive around the term healing His invitation through his music is for people to feel deeply Science and spirituality and how they can meet in the realm of sound The universe is full of things that vibrate, and while humans can only see and hear a small part of the visible and audible spectrum, we can feel moreHis albums are two hour explorations of non-ordinary states of consciousness through soundHow sound ca...
Episode Highlights With David Where the name The Human Experience came from and how he realized that creativity came through him and not from himHis incredible journey with creativity and why the world doesn’t innately reward creatives How experiences of guilt, blame, or shame kill our creativity as children and how to remember and tune back into it Ways to access the creative spirit and how we all can in some form Facing our edges without needing to be perfect and leaning into...
Episode Highlights With Katie Why chronic fight-or-flight is not an emotional problem but a physiological state driven by your biologyHow the nervous system decides whether you’re safe or unsafe — often without your conscious awarenessThe specific ways stress, trauma, overwhelm, and modern life keep the body stuck in survival modeWhy you can’t heal digestion, hormones, immunity, energy, or inflammation until your body feels safeHow your brain, vagus nerve, mitochondria, and hormones respond w...
Episode Highlights With Melissa Her story that led to the work she does nowWhat she means by you’re not broken, just misaligned Her journey through Lyme and Mold toxicity How two-minute micromoments can shift the whole baseline of our livesDifferent brainwave states and how they affect our mood and other parts of lifeA short tool that she uses daily that shifted her brain waves dramatically How to align with our brainwaves to be able to be more present in the moments that matte...
Episode Highlights With Andrew His health crisis that led to a spiritual journey and the work he does nowWe are not just electromagnetic beings but truly beings of lightScience and history show that we are light beings and can transition with our bodies into a higher dimensionWhat he means when he talks about ascention and the two types he encountered in his researchExamples of this light ascension from various religious traditionsHow our bodies have more energy in them than nuclear power pla...
Episode Highlights With Katie Drama triangle roles and the language that sustains eachFamily and relationship examples: how roles rotate and recruit each otherSneaky savior behaviors and why they keep the cycle spinningThe Law of Request and why consent protects dignity and growthLanguage shifts: identity, experience, should, choice, fixing, witnessingRole-specific practices to move toward Creator, Challenger-with-care, and Coach/CompanionRepair scripts and weekly check-ins for real-life chan...
Episode Highlights With Katie Perimenopause vs menopause vs post-menopause (high level)Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): estrogen, progesterone ± testosterone, different delivery methodsWhy hormone replacement is such a hot topic right nowWhat the new HRT label changes do and don’t meanMy core philosophy – foundations before hormones and why I’m cautious about jumping straight to HRTThe light & mitochondria lensCell danger response & safety signals and what that means for perimenopau...
Episode Highlights With Miki Her amazing story, growing up half Indian and half Japanese and the winding journey of her entrepreneurial successHow she went from being a professional athlete to opening a gluten-free restaurant in NYC, to other start-ups as wellEvery baby goes through up to 6,000 diapers that take hundreds of years to break downHer revelation with diapers and baby poop and how this led to a product that's helping address the plastic problemThe unique way that fungi can break do...
Episode Highlights With Jessica Menopause is not a pause but a biological evolutionHer perspective to give women the information to make informed and empowered decisionsThe dichotomies that we set up that are not helpful to women and the gray area in betweenMisconceptions that still exist around menopause and hormone shiftsDoes hormone therapy actually cause breast cancer? What the data actually saysWe no longer use the synthetic progestin that was used in the study that showed harm What...
Episode Highlights With Jessica What the gender health gap is and how this negatively impacts women The reason women weren’t included.. It wasn’t necessarily malicious, just assumed that the physiology was the same and just adjust based on height and weightWomen and men’s physiology is very different and this impacts a lot in medicine and fitnessHow hormones come into play in fitnessWhy functional training is especially important for women and how to strength train in functional ways&nbs...
Episode Highlights With Phoenix Most people aren’t stuck, they’re predictable and they’re playing it safeHow to break the pattern of predictability Presence helps break the predictability issue and the overwhelm and how to do itAnxiety comes when you’re living in the future or the past, not the present Why motherhood is perhaps the biggest identity shift a person can go throughHow to surrender without losing ourselves as momsWhy the perfect balance is a farce for momsHow to surrende...
Episode Highlights With Katie What photobiomodulation (PBM) is and how red/NIR light affects cellsCore mechanism in plain English: cytochrome-c oxidase, nitric oxide displacement, ATP boost, secondary ROS and Ca² signalingWavelengths and depth: red (630–660 nm) for skin/surface; NIR (810–850 nm) for deeper tissues; why 980 nm behaves more thermallyEvidence overview: where PBM helps most (pain, recovery, tissue healing, some skin outcomes) and where data is still emerging“Free” red/NIR from su...
Episode Highlights With Christina Her ten-day silent retreat and what she learned from this experience (and my four days in a dark cave, also in silence, and what I learned)Why she loves playing truth or dare as a social hack, and why she uses it at eventsPeople also actually love being told what to doThe four pillars of conscious relationships and the paradigm shifts they offerMastering conscious aloneness and how to actually cultivate this Growth first, without attachment to outcome&nb...
Episode Highlights With Katie What enzymes are, how they differ with and without food, how to read activity units, when and how to use them, and cautions.Action steps: 7-day digestive trial, 14-day systemic trial (if appropriate), meal hygiene checklist, post-meal walk habit.Resources: enzyme unit guide, timing cheat sheet, meal hygiene checklist.Timing cheat sheet (for your recording notes)Digestive enzymes: at first bite or mid-mealSystemic proteolytics: 45–60 minutes before meals or 2–3 ho...
Episode Highlights With Paul His journey to get to the work he does now The metaphor of dance and how it relates to everythingSomatic healing and how it comes into play“It’s sacred, not serious.”What the Habit Finder is and how this gives different information than regular personality testsInductive assessments vs deductive assessment like the Habit Finder Identity is very fluid and trauma can often become a core element of identity Trauma is not what happened to you, its what'...
Episode Highlights With Katie What the liver actually does How the liver is a metabolic hub: carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism; glycogen storage and release.Bile production: emulsifies fats, carries out bilirubin, cholesterol, and conjugated toxins via stool (enterohepatic circulation).Signs the liver or biliary system may be struggling and red flags to quickly check out.Labs you need to know aboutDetox myths vs the realityEvidence-backed nutrition for liver heath and the lifesty...
Episode Highlights With Katie Why your home environment influences your nervous system more than any supplement, diet, or protocolHow light, sound, temperature, clutter, and even colors communicate “safety” or “threat” to your biologyThe difference between a home that keeps you in fight-or-flight and one that supports calm, digestion, sleep, and resilienceHow to create circadian-friendly lighting without expensive devicesWhy clutter, overstimulation, and visual noise stress the nervous system...
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I'm trying to listen to episode 92 about ear infections but I think a lot of your older podcast links are broken. Is there another source where I can listen to it?
such good sense!
My cousin! wow 👏
"If you take the 1.4 billion people around the world, which now is less, thank goodness....." Michael said, just after praising Bill Gates who has committed his life to depopulating humanity. Is this how Michael is committed to decreasing poverty - helping depopulate? Yikes!!
Thank you for all the information. I am looking into it.
hey girl, love the podcast! I always assumed you would never struggle with your weight, because the podcast is so spot on with health. It is very refreshing to hear a raw truth. makes you very relatable for me. I have also had some struggles. I started dieting last year and began to hate myself. in a way I never felt before. this year I am doing the deep emotional work to heal and physical changes are happening. I threw away the scale but I can feel it. you cannot hate yourself into health. so powerful. thank you for the great info always provided on wellness mama.
To answer your question in the description, I don't feel good about eating meat at all. It's an ethical standpoint that I don't want to kill something when I have a plethora of other plant based options available that are cheaper, tastier and better for the environment. From an environmental standpoint people need to eat less meat and buy from sustainable sources. From an ethical standpoint, I personally can't back eating meat since it's proven to be unnecessary in having a healthy life for me.
I appreciate the fact that you allow your guests to talk. So many podcast hosts do too much talking when it's the guest that we really want to hear from. Thank you
My trusted resource of a wealth of holistic medicine for mind body and soul. Love her and appreciate her thorough research and her authenticity and intentionally.
I feel like my phone just spoke to me by this popping up. I'm already in tears and haven't even listened yet. I am struggling with the fact I can't afford explant. Thank you for getting the word out about this illness. Can't wait to listen...
this was so interesting!!! I would love to try these games before investing or hear from others who have used it but can't seem to find anything online! do you know where I could get some more information?
39:40 #mitochondria that are fragile and overwhelmed can't handle additional stress and will shut down, contributing to #chronicFatigue 54:00 #supplements to help with #anxiety etc
So glad you finally talked about vaccines! It is a controversial topic but you're so brave.
Fantastic podcast. Really enjoyed it.
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I love the picture book for each child. Kudos to you! I am going to start that for my kids
I though she sounded off a little as well, but then I listened to it again. I think she just has a lot of energy and passion for what she does. I took a lot away from the episode, including a desire to have half of her energy!
Hi Katie! I think you may have the wrong audio linked to this podcast - would love to hear about mushrooms! thanks for all you do!!