The Wellness Mama Podcast

Katie Wells
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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

  1. 1D AGO

    How to Stay Calm When Your Child is Not With Devon Kuntzman

    Episode Highlights With Devon  What is happening mentally and biologically when a child is not calm and feeling triggeredThe lower part of the brain is more developed in young children and they aren’t as strong in impulse control and other skills yetAll parenting moments are opportunities for learning and growthHow to start asking questions from a place of a growth mindset vs a fixed oneAwareness is the first step in creating change and how to cultivate it in parentingLearning the pause and why it is easier in theory than in practice, plus, what to try insteadHow to disrupt the stress response and create safety physically and emotionally Ways to validate our own emotions and find inner calm again How to ground yourself in stressful parenting momentsHolding space for your child’s emotions and not sending subtle messages that their emotions aren’t okWhy not to punish a child for feeling upset or not having control of their feelings and not to distract with screens when they get upset either A subtle thing to think about before encouraging a kid to stop crying and how to help them put words and context while accepting the feeling (not always condoning the action)Her recipe for effective discipline and how to align discipline with their development How to create a connection with children at all ages and connection is the balm that can soothe feelings Ways to create awareness as a parentResources Mentioned Transforming Toddlerhood by Devon KuntzmanFollow Devon on Instagram

    37 min

  2. 6D AGO

    Why I Let My Kids Eat Whatever They Want (Solo Episode)

    Episode Highlights From Katie Why controlling kids’ food often backfires and leads to power strugglesThe surprising research on kids’ natural ability to self-regulate food intakeHow to create structure without micromanaging mealsWhy removing “good” and “bad” food labels helps prevent negative food relationshipsPractical strategies I use to raise intuitive eaters at homeResources Mentioned Commonsense Childrearing by Thomas Cowan MD

    34 min

  3. JAN 19

    Take Daily: How Supplements Hijack Our Health with Robyn Openshaw

    Episode Highlights With Robyn How she came to question supplements and how this led to a deep expose bookWhy what we call “vitamin D” as a supplement isn’t actually vitamin D and why she questions taking itIt isn’t just about good supplement vs bad supplement, but how to evaluate to know what's helpful and what's notWhy some vitamin D supplements have poison control warnings for pets When supplements are not just not helpful but directly harmfulThings to know about fish oil, rancidity, and what the metadata saysUnderstanding B vitamins and why many aren’t what they seem eitherB vitamins don’t exist in isolation in nature or in the body and most supplements are not made of any food substance but of chemicals Questioning vitamin C and iron Are minerals one of the few deficiency stories that's true due to overfarming?The one supplement she actually takes and whyResources Mentioned Take Daily: How Supplements Hijack Your Health - Book Follow Robyn on Facebook, Instagram, and X

    1h 2m

  4. JAN 14

    Raising Cavity-Free Kids: A Holistic Approach to Children’s Oral Health With Dr. Leedia Riman

    Episode Highlights With Leedia Why sugar isn’t the only problem when it comes to kids' oral health and it isn’t even the main thingIt's the microbiome, not the sugar, and what to know about this in kidsThe things that are just as bad as sugar for our kids' teethSafe forms of toothbrushes and oral care for babies and kidsHow to reverse early dental cavities The one most important thing she would tell new moms (hint: it’s about breathing)Breastfeeding is the first orthodontic treatmentWhat it means if your baby or child is grinding their teeth and what to do about itSigns to pay attention to early on for kids that are related to mouth breathing and airway obstructionWhat the proper position for the tongue is and what to do if yours isn’t naturally thereHer top tips for parents and special tips for teens What to know about ADD and ADHD medications, related concerns, and a lesser-known possible dental link. Check for mouth breathing. The symptoms are often similar.Resources Mentioned Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James NestorSleep Wrecked Kids by Sharon Moore7 Essential Tips for Optimal Oral Health For Ages 0-18Reversing Dental Cavities In Kids CourseDr Leedia's website and her Instagram

    38 min

  5. JAN 12

    The Oral-Womb Connection: How Oral Health Shapes Fertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Healing With Dr. Leedia Riman

    Episode Highlights With Leedia The incredible links between the oral cavity and the womb, from physical to energeticWhy this connection is so strong and what to know about itHer own story with oral health during pregnancy and how it led to her researchOver 65-70% go through reversible dental issues in pregnancyVaginal tissue and oral tissue are very similar tissues with quick cell turnover and progesterone and estrogen receptorsHow relaxin affects oral healthWhy tooth movement can occur during or after pregnancyThe link between periodontal disease and prenatal risks and poor birth outcomesWhat we can do before, during, and after pregnancy to protect oral healthAll of this actually starts in puberty Your oral microbiome is responsible for 60-70% of your gut microbiome, and that gets passed on to babySugar isn’t the biggest problem for oral health. Acidity is a big problem and how to find the balanceResources Mentioned Dr Leedia's website and her InstagramNutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. PriceCopper tongue scraper

    37 min

  6. JAN 7

    The Heart Code: Releasing Trapped Emotions and Breaking Down Heart Walls With Dr. Bradley Nelson

    Episode Highlights With Bradley What led to his most recent work, The Heart Code, and what makes it different than his other booksHow emotional energies can become stuck in the bodyOur bodies are made of nothing but energy, and we are beings of pure energyEverything is energy, including emotionsWhat a trapped emotion is and how these can happen in three ways: we bury it, unchecked big emotions, and an overwhelming circumstance we can’t processThe single biggest common denominator for all his patients, and what he learned from this90% of his patients' physical pain was linked to emotional baggageWhat is a heart wall, and how can we address these?About 93% of people put up a wall of some sort Ancient civilizations all believed that the heart was the core of the soul and of our beingWhat heartache actually is, and what is happening in the body during thisMore communication goes from heart to brain than from brain to heartHow can we test our own subconscious mind to see if we have a heart wallOur bodies communicate with us through symptoms. As an example, migraine headaches How to do this work on yourself or find a practitioner who can help release heart walls on youHis parting grandfatherly advice for everyoneResources Mentioned Get the Heart Code book and special gifts hereDiscover HealingDr. Bradley's Books

    54 min

  7. JAN 5

    How to Boost Your Metabolism in Midlife by Adding, Timing, and Pairing Foods With Nagina Abdullah

    Episode Highlights With Nagina What changes in metabolism during midlife and why a different approach is neededWhy the body needs more nutrients as we get olderSwitches to turn on in the body so we can burn more fat in midlifeWhy we become more insulin resistant during the midlife yearsOur hormones shift in midlife as women and what these hormone changes do in the bodyWhy muscle mass declines at this phase of life and what to do about thisThe real reason restriction doesn’t work and what does work sustainably for womenOne of the most important things we can do to prevent weight gain in midlife is to eat enough food!How this ties into thyroid health as wellWhat gut changes happen in midlife and how to avoid theseThe real deal about sugar in the body and why it's especially bad during midlifeIngredients you can add to your diet that help your blood sugar be more stableThe best metabolism-boosting foods that help support metabolism Why protein is especially important for women in midlife and how much we actually needThe thermic effect of protein and how to use this to your advantageTop carb choices that boost metabolism and why skipping them entirely leads to cravingsKey nutrients we need and have trouble getting from food in the modern worldResources Mentioned Sweet spice cheat sheetFat burning food framework FREE 5-Day Metabolism Boost Workshop (starts January 12!)Masala Body website and on Instagram

    49 min

  8. 12/17/2025

    The Teen Health Revolution: Getting Teens to Eat Real Food With The Holistic Kids

    Episode Highlights With the Holistic Kids The problem with ultra-processed foods and how these are destroying kids' healthWhy they consider ultra-processed foods to be fake foods and a science experimentWhat actually is an ultra-processed food?How kids get addicted to ultra-processed foods created in labs for this reasonThe “global diet of doom”These foods are linked to dozens of chronic health conditionsResources Mentioned The Teen Health Revolution: Unlocking Lifestyle Secrets for the Mind, Body, and Soul - bookThe Holistic Kids Show podcast

    43 min
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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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  • Creator
    Katie Wells
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1K
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Wellness Mama
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    The Wellness Mama Podcast

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