The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Katie
The real story behind baby #7 and the hardest year of my life — not the polished version, but the honest journey of what it looked like behind the scenes.
The unexpected prayer that changed everything and what happened when I asked life to shake up anything that wasn’t rooted in love and kindness.
What it felt like to walk through a season where I couldn’t fix, plan, or control my way out — and the lessons I learned from finally letting go.
Navigating an unexpected pregnancy, the emotions I wrestled with, and how this season transformed my relationship with trust, surrender, and acceptance.
My experience with a darkness retreat and what facing my deepest fears taught me about becoming a different version of myself.
Why this was emotionally my hardest pregnancy but physically my easiest, and the health practices that supported me through it, including nutrition, movement, circadian rhythms, and stress reduction.
Redefining what it means to be alone, finding deeper support through family and community, and discovering that a full life doesn’t require everything to look the way I once imagined.
What I learned about hard seasons: don’t judge the story from the middle. 
How sometimes the things that feel like they’re breaking us are making space for something new.
Hiya
Hiya 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.
Bioptimizers
I love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium (Magnesium Breakthrough) and digestive enzymes (Masszymes). Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama to get the best deal!

Episode Highlights With Connie
What makes infrared different than traditional saunas 
How infrared combines light energy with heat
What infrared actually is (we also get this from the sun!)
Light and heat as energy medicine
How this can help with emotional resilience
What we know about the sympathetic nervous system and how sauna can influence this
FIR specifically for entering a parasympathetic state
Mood benefits and how infrared helps specifically with depression 
The cardiovascular benefits specific to far infrared heat 
Japan uses FIR sauna as a first line for cardiovascular problems 
Why you can get benefits from an infrared sauna as soon as you turn it on, even before they heat 
Does it matter what time of day we sauna?
Finnish vs infrared and which is best? (data and my take)
Consistency is more important than intensity with infrared 
What the pulse sauna is and what makes this super unique
Resources Mentioned
Sunlighten Saunas
Hiya
Hiya 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.
LMNT
I 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.

Episode Highlights With Jessica
What tapping or EFT actually is and how it is such a powerful nervous system reset
Understanding the nervous system and what a lot of sources get wrong 
Tapping has over 300 peer-reviewed studies behind it
Why always being calm isn’t the goal of nervous system regulation
How quickly the nervous system can respond to safety signals through tapping
Tapping meditations that can reduce stress by 30% in a few minutes
The results they've seen with the millions of people who have learned tapping from the app
Free part of the tapping app for first responders they can use anytime
How I use tapping as a mom to help postpartum
What inspired her to write her new book, Rewired 
Her own tapping routine and what she recommends for moms 
Walk through a tapping practice you can use right away
Resources Mentioned
Rewired: The Breakthrough Tapping Method to Stop Overthinking, Calm Your Body, and Finally Feel at Ease
The Tapping Solution app
Tapping cards
BONCHARGE
I 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
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.

Episode Highlights With Michael
Why he thinks synthetic fragrance is the new secondhand smoke and how he can back this up with data
Secondhand smoke was such a brilliant marketing push and why fragrance needs this now
The worst offenders and what to look for
What “fragrance” actually is when you see it on a package
Safe swaps that actually work
Having safe and beneficial indoor air quality 
The air freshener industry is a 7 billion dollar industry. The air filtration industry is less than half of that
People are spending double the money to pollute their air than to clean it
Fragrance = chemicals
They work by hijacking your ability to smell
What to know about candles and which to avoid- some can be great!
Turning your home into a sanctuary 
The 80/20 of health: sleep sanctuary, scrub sleeping air, filter water.
Resources Mentioned
Jaspr air scrubber - use the link for a discount
Organic bedding
Healthy mattress I love
Water filters
Healthy lighting
Non-toxic dishwasher and laundry detergent
Branch Basics non-toxic cleaner
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. 
Bioptimizers
I love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium (Magnesium Breakthrough) and digestive enzymes (Masszymes). Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama to get the best deal!

Episode Highlights With Michael
What he learned from years in working on mold remediation
When he learned that the mold industry had a serious integrity problem 
Mold remediation - what does this actually mean
What companies are doing wrong that leaves families sicker than before
Lessons learned from 8 years of doing mold testing
The Mold Rush (or Mold is Gold) in the industry
At its core, mold remediation is demolition with more precaution
What the actual best testing is and which ones are not as accurate
Why some people are impacted more by mold than others 
The way we build today is one of the biggest culprits with mold
Mold is not a problem outside where you have nature’s air scrubber: sunshine, wind and trees
The sandwich only gets mold when you put it in tupperware. Your home is a tupperware
Air scrubbers vs air purifiers and why this matters
Resources Mentioned
Jaspr air scrubber - this link gives a discount
Under sink waterproof mat
Thermal imaging camera 
Moisture meter
BONCHARGE
I 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
LMNT
I 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.