The Wellness Mama Podcast Katie Wells

Episode Highlights With Mira Dessy
The problem with fragrances and why she calls the cleaning product aisle "the aisle of death"How chemicals and fragrances affect the body and why it mattersWhy fragrance-free isn’t always a better alternativeFragrances can have a lot of harmful compounds involved and they aren’t required to list them The easiest and most important first things to swap out in your houseWhy dryer sheets are terrible offenders for home air The biggest offenders in personal care productsWe can reset our olfactory senses when we avoid artificial fragrances Why laundry is often the worst offender Resources We Mention
The Kitchen TableBranch BasicsFontana CandlesiMOM PodcastIf you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Episode Highlights With Mira
Why preparedness is a growing trend How financial concerns are leading to more interest in having preparedness pantriesThe problem with most long-term food storage — highly processed foods Why access to clean water is so important with stored foodsHow much food and water do we need to store aheadA reason to have a regular pantry and a preparedness pantry How to figure out what your family eats over a two-week period to know what to storeFreeze-dried vegetables and fruits are a good optionWhat canned goods to consider for food storageWhy you should keep a few things in your car to be preparedResources We Mention
The Kitchen TableThe Kitchen Table membershipTheingredientguru.comThrive MarketiMOM PodcastIf you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olivia Lesslar
The science of the mind-body connection and why it matters so muchWays foreign things enter the body and why understanding this is importantWhat guardian sites are and how to support themHow to get the mind, body, and emotions in alignment It is only within a parasympathetic state that the body will healYour nervous system responds to the neurochemicals you pump out in relation to your emotionsThe biggest needle movers for supporting the nervous system and spending more time in parasympathetic The real deal about blue light and how it impacts the nervous systemGetting light exposure right for nervous system healthEasy things you can do at home to manage your light exposure at night and help your body get ready for sleepThe importance of melatonin and how it helps address inflammation in the bodyWhy shift work is now considered a carcinogen How animal products in the diet are a signal of safety to the body and nervous systemResources We Mention
Dr. Olivia Lesslar - WebsiteDr. Olivia Lesslar - InstagramiMOM PodcastIf you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olivia Lesslar
What psychoneuroimmunology is and how understanding it can help improve our healthHow everything relates to everything and why understanding this is importantWhat polyvagal therapy is and how addressing nervous system health is beneficialThe dorsal vagal response of fawn and how this affects the nervous systemHow she looks at hormones differently than her peersGetting to the why of hormone imbalancesSymptoms as messengers and how to learn how to listen to your bodyWhat a food matrix is and why it is important Why we actually get more nutrients from food than from the same amount in a supplementHow to send safety signals to your bodyYet another reason to get morning sunlight and what photo prevention isResources We Mention
Dr. Olivia Lesslar - WebsiteiMOM PodcastIf you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Episode Highlights With Katie Kimball
Why life skills are still important (and maybe more so) in today's world How life skills foster confidence and relate to mental healthThe reason for the rise in anxiety and depression in kidsChore wars and balancing responsibility and life skills with kids doing too much workRequire the work, not the resultsThe downside of being overprotective and giving kids the idea that they need someone else to keep them safe How the correct level or risk for kids is a way to build resilience against fearNavigating the progression of toddlers to teens and handing off responsibility Ways to encourage critical thinking with kidsWhy young kids are wired for critical thinking and how to nurture itResources We Mention
Life Skills Now - summer campKids Cook Real Food courseiMOM PodcastIf you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

Episode Highlights With Dane Maxwell
Ways to create more space and sanity, especially as a momSanity is available right now if you can figure out what your mind is doing or needing How to figure out what your mind is doing and say yes to itWhy women are often not told things that are in alignment with the complexity of who we areThe unconscious scripts running in our minds at all timesIt isn’t necessarily what we think, but what we think about what we thinkLearning to ask, "What is the invisible thought happening that is creating the pain?”How to say yes to your mind and to your pain in order to release itThe process of becoming best friends with your own mindWhy women are wired for success as entrepreneurs and how to tap into this if you want toCommonalities of the most successful businesses and why women innately do these things through building community and solving painResources We Mention
Dane's business course for women (limited time opportunity!)Start from Zero: Build Your Own Business. Experience True Freedom by Dane Maxwell Start from Zero PodcastStartfromzero.comiMOM PodcastIf you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify