The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Degree Free
The shocking data around college now, and how many jobs actually require a degree
What has shifted in the last couple of decades, and why new data is important to consider
Most people who are employed in the US do not have college degrees
Less than one in five jobs even mention a degree as preferred 
How is this a simple supply and demand problem 
The real deal with student loans and the college industrial complex 
The Social cost of criticizing certain areas of society and why questions are important
A large percentage of careers that require a degree are marketed to women
Debt will close more doors than a degree will open
Physicians have the highest suicide rates of any profession
The most important career conversations to have with your teenager
Why teens struggle to answer "What do you want to be?"
Important reason not to ask or have these conversations with your teens in a public forum or even around other people
Where the majority of jobs are that are outside of traditional degree jobs or even trade jobs
Why college grads are actually having trouble getting jobs because they don’t have work experience
College grads actually churn at a higher rate in jobs and are sometimes not considered because of their degrees
The very real way having a college degree can now make getting a job more difficult 
We are 11 years into the trend of companies down credentialing and not requiring degrees
Resources Mentioned
Follow Hannah Maruyama on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and on X
Degree Free website and podcast 
Degree Free Way workbook set
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!
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 Scott
How we track so many things, but often don’t know what’s going on with bowel and urinary health
His path into this- both of his parents are doctors
Is there something we can learn from our poop that we are missing?
How stress comes into play with gut health
The big factors related to gut health that people don’t always get right
We know gut health affects the whole body, but we miss some big warning signs with gut health
70% of our calories come from ultra-processed foods, and we are the first generation to experience this
The staggering numbers he sees on gut health-related things
52% of Americans think it is normal to have abdominal pain on a daily basis (it isn’t)
62% of people surveyed said they had some digestive issue that week
The stats on colorectal cancer show that it is now the most deadly cancer in Americans under 50
Colon cancer is the only cancer that is on the rise right now! 
1 in 20 people will get colon cancer at some point in their lives
Interesting reason that the DOD funds colon cancer research 
Why veterans were at higher risk for colon cancer decades later 
How throne is improving hydration levels
Resources Mentioned
Throne Science use code Katie for a discount
Follow Throne on Instagram, on X, and on Facebook
Follow Scott on Instagram, and X
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.
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 Mindy
Cutting through the myth… can women fast and what we need to do differently
How to navigate fasting with a female hormone cycle and why it is so important 
The three types of women and how each fasts differently 
There are times when women shouldn’t fast and times when it can be a game changer
We have two metabolisms: glucose and ketones and how to use them differently 
Somewhere 8-12 hours after food we shift to ketones 
The healing switches that turn on when we fast
What flex fasting is and how she helps people find what works best for them
Perimenopause and menopause specific fasting guidelines
The cortisol component and how to pay attention to this part
Can fasting be brain protective post menopause 
When to fast and when not to, and the most important meal you eat after fasting 
The important nutrients to focus on after fasting and the story about leucine 
Let’s stop making beans the enemy! And her take on sardine fasting 
Supplements she most often recommends and why 
The one food group that kills our ability to make our own GLP (it might surprise you)
Order of food matters, not just the amount and type! 
Important concerns with GLPs and how to make your own and not lose muscle!
Resources Mentioned
Mindy's books - Fast Like a Girl, Age Like a Girl and Eat Like a Girl
Mindy's YouTube channel
Stress questionnaire
Live like a girl podcast
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 Stef
His work with gold medalists, special forces soldiers and elite entrepreneurs and the wound that always shows up
What people call chemistry is actually nervous system dysregulation
We move toward what feels familiar even if it is dysfunctional
The nervous system is a hidden matchmaker often operating in the background
Why do we want to create situations that feel familiar 
These circumstances are the body’s attempt to have a re-do and move from disempowerment to empowerment 
We heal relationally and we are relational beings
The somatic aspect of integrating and processing this
Big T vs little t trauma 
Why this process doesn’t start with logic or cognition and must involve all parts including the body
We avoid our truth because we make it mean something 
Curiosity not judgement
Resources Mentioned
Tuned In and Turned On by Stef Sifandos
Follow him on Instagram, Facebook, and on X
Stef's website

Episode Highlights With Katie
Why healing often requires unlearning more than learning
The invisible beliefs, identities, and patterns that kept me stuck … even when I was doing “all the right things”
How clinging to control, perfection, and certainty created more stress than peace
The surprising nervous-system science behind letting go (and why your biology resists it)
How my identity as a “fixer,” “caretaker,” and “high achiever” held me back from true healing
How rewriting internal stories (“I am responsible for everything” ? “I am allowed to live with ease”) transformed my health, business, parenting, and relationships
How grief, loss, and major life transitions became openings rather than endings
Why releasing old stories frees up enormous energy, creativity, and resilience
Practical ways to start letting go in your own life … without fear, force, or overwhelm
The difference between surrender and giving up, and how to tell which one you’re doing
How to trust yourself, your body, and your path even when it doesn’t fit the old rules
Resources Mentioned
Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R Hawkins, MD
Awareness: Conversations with the Masters by Anthony De Mello
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. 
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.