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The Wellness Mama Podcast
Hosted by Katie Wells · EN
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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Raising Whole Humans: The Power of Horizontal Parenting With Paul Blanchard
Apr 2701:15:58Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With PaulWhat horizontal relationships are and why they matterHow vertical dynamics create shame and resistanceThe nervous system connection in parenting and how this can help us be more connected and effective in relationship with our children How Freud and Richard Adler differed on the topic of horizontal relationships and traumaPractical examples for shifting into horizontal parentingThe flaw with superior positions in relationships and how this robs us of our confidence and autonomy “Self sacrifice” and how it's a nobler term for self abandonment and how we program this into our kidsHow the vertical side uses extreme circumstances to argue for vertical relationshipsWhy connection > control in raising autonomous adultsHow repair builds lifelong trustHow this approach makes you a better leader everywhere else in your lifeUtility verticality vs relational verticality Reputation and the puppet strings it has on us as human beings and how this comes into play in parentingIt isn’t that the strong survive.. It is the connected that survive Punishment: So much of punishment is laziness on the parents part and the fear of reputationIt isn’t about just changing the behavior but addressing the underlying reason and capacity Forgiveness isn’t the letting go of what happened but the softening of the blame There are over 400 unique characteristics that will emerge in your child regardless of how you parent themHow this can create space for a both/and instead of an either/or in parenting Guilt perpetuated by reputation and verticality After age 7, our role as a parent is to be a safe place for a child's exploration of themselvesResources MentionedPaul's website and his InstagramWhat Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and HealingThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Paul LevineKiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art by Gene WilderBioptimizersI love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium and digestive enzymes. Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama and use wellnessmama15 at checkout to get the best dealBONCHARGEI like so many of their products - from their red light products to their sauna blankets. Red light has been so helpful for me during my recovery from Hashimoto's. To find out more, go to boncharge.com/wellnessmama and use code wellnessmama for 20% off!
Transcribe →The Environmental Cost of Conventional Sunscreens (And Better Alternatives) With Kevin Gianni and Rachel Pachivas
Apr 2200:29:40Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With Kevin Gianni and Rachel PachivasThe environmental implications of chemical sunscreen and how these impact oceans and waterwaysWhy certain countries have banned certain sunscreens because of their impact Over 14,000 tons of sunscreen enter waterways every year and why this is so problematicHow chemical sunscreens can also interact with pool sanitizers to create really toxic byproductsWhat does reef safe indicate on a sunscreen and what to actually look for Why to look for non-nano zinc and titanium dioxide in sunscreenLesser known ingredients in sunscreen that are really beneficial to the bodyThe plastic equation and why they choose plastic freeResources MentionedSalt + Blue sunscreenAnnmarie Gianni BioptimizersI love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium and digestive enzymes. Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama and use wellnessmama15 at checkout to get the best dealJust Thrive:Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order.
Transcribe →Sunscreen: Myths, Misconceptions and What Studies Actually Say With Salt+Blue
Apr 2000:36:25Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights with Salt + BlueThe fear messaging around the sun and around sunscreenCommon misconceptions about sunscreen and when it isn’t actually beneficial and can be harmfulHarmful ingredients found in many sunscreens Chemical vs mineral sunscreen and how these impact the body differently Why our culture has become so afraid of the sun and how we got hereQuestioning the sunscreen prevents skin cancer narrative and what the data actually saysWhy many sunscreens on the market aren’t actually broad spectrum and don’t block the damaging parts of UVAWhat does broad spectrum mean in sunscreen and why to look for thisPhysical sunscreen like zinc are naturally broad spectrumWhat does the term waterproof on sunscreen actually meanThe problems with petroleum in sunscreenWhy I don’t wear sunglasses almost ever!Resources MentionedSalt + BlueDminder appAnnmarie Gianni HiyaHiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama for 50% off your first order.LMNTI talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.
Transcribe →How Face Mapping Can Completely Transform Your Face Naturally With Savannah Alalia
Apr 1500:38:32Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With SavannahWhat face mapping is and her journey that led her to develop this fascinating modality She cracked her sacrum and sternum and was having 5 migraines a week and how she resolved itYour face speaks to what is happening in the bodyWhat different things in the face represent in other parts of the body The pelvic floor tension connection for many women and how this also shows up in the faceHow the jaw can often be connected to hip and pelvis imbalance (it was for me)Pain is our friend, numb is our enemyResources MentionedSavannah's website and her InstagramFace tools and face programs from SavannahFree face mapping toolBook: It Didn't Start With YouLMNTI talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.Just Thrive:Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order.
Transcribe →Is it Aging? or Is It Stuck Fascia? With Savannah Alalia
Apr 1300:40:17Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With SavannahWhat fascia is and where it is in the bodyFascia is the web of connective tissue that covers the entire body and is an incredible electrical substance It's made up of collagen fibers and is very hydration dependentFascia has more nerve endings than the skin!How fascia gets stuck and how age and hormones affect it Ways to ideally support the fascia for its best function The key to fascia is speed and why movement is so important - the slower you go, the more you engage the nervous system Why we can’t force the fascia to do anything and how to help it “melt” insteadYour fascia responds to your emotional state! Fascia has over 250 million nerve endings, which is over 25% more than the skin.Pain is a language that we need to learn to understand and when pain can be a teacherEmotions and pain are really only around for about 12 seconds if we are present with themStuck fascia and aging and how this might be the most powerful non-invasive solution we haveHow to release fascia and remobilize areas that have been stuck You can mobilize fascia in as little as ten minutes a day!Fascia might be the interface between the physical body and the emotional/energetic bodyResources MentionedSavannah's website and her InstagramFace tools and face programs from SavannahFree face mapping toolJill Miller's Fascia work on InstagramLose Your Mind: The Path to Creative InvincibilityBioptimizersI love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium and digestive enzymes. Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama and use wellnessmama15 at checkout to get the best dealJust Thrive:Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order.
Transcribe →The Power of Sound & Music: How Sound Shapes the Nervous System With David Block
Apr 800:35:55Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With DavidWhat 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 can impact the nervous system and induce non-ordinary states of consciousness with our internal neurotransmitters What he inadvertently discovered about the nervous system through data of his listeners Hypnogogic states- the states between sleep and wakefulness and how sound can help us enter themResources MentionedThe Harmonic series imagesDavid's LinktreeDavid's websiteLMNTI talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.BONCHARGEI like so many of their products - from their red light products to their sauna blankets. Red light has been so helpful for me during my recovery from Hashimoto's. To find out more, go to boncharge.com/wellnessmama and use code wellnessmama for 20% off!
Transcribe →Accessing the Creative Spirit: A Conversation With David Block (The Human Experience)
Apr 600:36:56Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With DavidWhere 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 the creative spirit Accept and allow and release guilt, blame, and shame The two parts of his creative process: the mind and the no mind Mind= toolbox, no mind = feeling not thinking “We don’t play music, music plays us.” - David BlockCreativity as an intrinsically spiritual process, like birthing a childResources MentionedDavid's websiteDavid's LinktreeHiyaHiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama for 50% off your first order.LMNTI talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.
Transcribe →Getting Out of Fight or Flight: The Physiology of Safety (Solo Episode)
Apr 100:31:28Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With KatieWhy 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 when your body is in a threat stateThe difference between “danger physiology” and “safety physiology” — and how each shapes your symptomsWhy mindset alone can’t regulate your nervous system (but the right habits can)The real role of light, minerals, hydration, movement, and sleep in telling your body it’s safeHow to recognize when your body is signaling overwhelm vs. when it’s ready for expansionDaily practices that help shift your system from fight-or-flight into repair, digestion, fertility, and resilienceHow rewriting internal language (“I am sick” ? “I am healing”) sends safety cues at a cellular levelWhy expanding your capacity is more effective than trying to “eliminate stress”Practical steps to build a physiology of safety — one that supports long-term health, joy, and adaptabilityResources MentionedJaspr air scrubberWater filters I love and recommend HiyaHiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama for 50% off your first order.Just Thrive:Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order.
Transcribe →You’re Not Broken: You’re Just Misaligned- The Connection Code with Melissa Sonners
Mar 3000:48:47Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With MelissaHer 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 matterSelf-care needs a rebrand How lighting affects brain wavesThe power of play and how it can be so effective for shifting overwhelm What regulation reps are and how this 2-minute activity can make a huge difference How to access theta brain states and why this is so importantResources MentionedThe Connection Code BookSelf-With ChecklistUrgency Reset Masterclass: Real Time Nervous System Downshifts For High-Capacity WomenDr. Melissa's websiteFollow her on Facebook and InstagramBe Inspired Mama podcastHealthy home lightingLMNTI talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.BioptimizersI love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium and digestive enzymes. Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama and use wellnessmama15 at checkout to get the best deal
Transcribe →Bodies of Light: How to Embody our Greatest Potential with Andrew Molnar
Mar 2500:49:18Tap to summarizeEpisode Highlights With AndrewHis 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 plants. We are mostly space with frozen light that has incredible potential powerThe observer theory and our thoughts/emotions creating reality and how this relatesWe know from quantum physics that everything is connectedHow we can each apply some aspects of this into our lives to shift into our greatest potential The “holistic diet” of everything we encounter with food, information, interactions, etc.We know scientifically that our emotion's wellbeing and our physical health depend on our emotional feelings, especially ones like love and gratitudeResources MentionedIllumine ConsultantsAndrew's websiteBodies of Light - Andrew's bookLMNTI talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.
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