The Wellness Mama Podcast
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
Episodes
920 episodes
My Protein + Micronutrient Theory of Health (& What I Do)
Episode Highlights With KatieThe common focus on calories in, calories out—why this approach is incompleteOvereating often stems from undernourishment, not just willpower issuesThe body has nutrient-seeking craving...
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Episode 913
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44:38
Mindset Shifts & Releasing Self Sabotage for Sustainable Weight Loss with Lisa Goldberg
Episode Highlights With Lisa GoldbergEarly lessons on mindset around food that can turn into trouble later in lifeThe downfall of the dieter's mindset and how it leads to self sabotage How these early patterns...
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Episode 912
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48:20
Unconventional Parenting and Homeschooling (Solo Episode and Unstitute Update)
Episode HighlightsMy unconventional path into homeschoolingHow my parenting theory has changed over the years and how it looks in application with kids of different agesBalancing state requirements with child led l...
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Episode 911
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1:00:23
Creating a Sleep Sanctuary: The Role of Environment and Eliminating Stimulants with Essentia
Episode HighlightsThe biggest mistakes people make when setting up a sleep sanctuary A reason not to have a TV in the bedroom!Factors to think about when it comes to your sleep environment How to...
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Episode 910
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38:44
How Sleep Impacts Mental and Physical Resilience with Jack Dell’Accio
Episode Highlights With JackWhy sleep is so vital for both mental and physical health and resilienceThe reason sleep is becoming a much bigger part of the conversation How the body resets physically during sle...
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Episode 909
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34:26
Cortisol Deep Dive: How to Balance and Support It Naturally (Solo Episode)
Episode Highlights With KatieTackling cortisolPopular on social media latelyLots of cocktails and miracle cures floating aroundCan certainly be helpful, but not a silver bullet… a great jumping-point for u...
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Episode 908
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40:51
Natural Living Tips for Avoiding Heart Attack & Stroke by Reducing Inflammation with Dr. Z
Episode Highlights With Dr. ZielinskiHis ten year journey creating Natural Living Family to help other familiesWhy heart attack and stroke are such big killers and tied to chronic inflammationThe easiest and most i...
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Episode 907
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57:22
Circadian Alignment Using Light, Food, Fasting and Sleep (Solo Episode)
Episode HighlightsHow I caused quite the stir by posting about stopping eating when the sun goes downApparently, the internet needs to come with terms and conditions, and I can understand the confusionThis episode ...
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36:13
Healing Hair Loss and Alopecia Naturally & for Life with Johanna Dahlman
Episode Highlights With Johanna DahlmanHer wide-ranging travels and life living in five other countries The experience with alopecia that led to the work she does todayHow she lost over half of her hair and le...
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Episode 905
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48:20
How I Healed My Metabolism, Gained Muscle, and Finally Lost Fat (Solo Episode)
Episode HighlightsWhat finally worked for me in healing my metabolism and thus losing weight, and it isn’t the conventional approachI had trouble learning to trust my body, and it was a slow dance I learnedYes, and...
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Episode 904
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43:05
What Every Parent Should Know Before Having Their Kid (Or Themselves) Take a Genetic Test with Dr. Erika Gray
Episode Highlights with Dr. Erika GrayUnderstanding privacy concerns with genetic testing, especially in light of the security breach with a major DNA company recently Samples sent to testing companies are de-identifie...
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Episode 903
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31:56
How Knowing Your Child’s Genetics Can Make Parenting Easier with Dr. Erika Gray
Episode Highlights With Dr. Erika GrayImportant perspective about genetics and how to use this information for the biggest advantageThe nuance when it comes to children and genes Genes do not exist in isolatio...
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Episode 902
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39:12
How to Fix Your Gut & Learn Your “Gut Type” with Dr. Michael Ruscio
Episode Highlights With Michael RuscioHis own journey into the work he does now and the tough lessons he learned about gut healthAll disease begins in the gut but how to know what is going on What gut types ar...
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Episode 901
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1:03:22
900th Episode Q&A: Healing, Trends, Regrets, Detox and Other FAQs
Episode Highlights With KatieKatie answers reader questionsWhat have been the best/favorite forms of healing I’ve triedHabit stacks and best routinesWellness trends I regret, if anyWhat I could ch...
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Episode 900
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48:50
How to Eat More Protein from Clean, Real Food Sources with Clean Eating Couple
Episode Highlights with LizThe importance of eating enough protein, especially as a mom and in familiesTips for incorporating protein at different times of dayWhy protein at breakfast is so important ...
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Episode 899
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34:03
Time-Saving Tips for Eating Healthy (Affordably!) with Liz Marino
Episode Highlights With Liz MarinoHer journey into real food and the strategies she’s learned to do it affordably and with time constraintsThe three big things that help with time and money when eating healthierFoc...
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Episode 898
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29:51
Wellness Trends I’m Predicting in 2025: Solo Episode
Episode HighlightsTrends I expect to become more popular in 2025 and my take on them, with one easy action step for each (that is free)Minerals: Why I feel they're important and what I take (key takeaway, salt water in the ...
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Episode 897
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34:10
The Pitfalls of Modern Technology, Nature Deficit Disorder & A Better Computer with Anjan Katta
Episode Highlights With Anjan KattaHis own experience with the pitfalls of modern technology The downside of so much blue light at all times of day and nightWhat the designer of LCD screens thought they would ...
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Episode 896
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48:07
Healing Perception: Developing Primal Trust, Personal Responsibility and Healing with Dr. Cathleen King
Episode Highlights With Dr. Cathleen KingWhat happens when we get to a place where our set operating mode is that things are chronically unsafeHow the immune system comes into play herePerception is key for retrain...
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Episode 895
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41:49
Cell Danger Response and the Link to Chronic Disease with Dr. Cathleen King
Episode Highlights With Cathleen KingHer journey with mysterious symptoms and what finally helped her healWhat the cell danger response is, and why we have to understand this Her realization and paradigm shift...
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Episode 894
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35:14
Morning Walk: My Thoughts on Fasting & What I Do (Solo Katie Episode)
Episode Highlights With KatieThe reasons I started to do a yearly water fastMy own experiences with fastingWhat I think about fasting in general, for women, and what I doMy longest fasts and what this one ...
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Episode 893
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34:15
The Liver & Gallbladder Connection to Hashimotos with Divya Gupta
Episode Highlights With Divya GuptaHer own story of having her gallbladder removal linked to her thyroid What’s going on biologically with the liver and gallbladder connection to thyroid issuesNothing in the b...
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Episode 892
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29:26
Breaking the Family Health Code: How to Rewrite Your Genetic Story with Divya Gupta
Episode Highlights With Divya GuptaHer own incredible story and how she broke the cycleWhen she started to notice something was wrong with her health and how she started to change the storyDifferences between growi...
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Episode 891
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32:07
Warning Signs: Collagen Deficiency as We Age and What to Do About It With Everbella
Episode Highlights With EverbellaWhy collagen declines with age and why just taking it alone won’t fix it Her dramatic story with collagen, biotin, hair loss Does collagen really work? What it might mean ...
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Episode 890
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42:39
Reducing Inflammation and Addressing Autoimmunity With Heather Gray
Episode Highlights With Heather GrayHer experience with many chronic issues and how this led to the work she does nowIf you don’t recognize an ingredient on a label, neither does your body Your lifestyle of co...
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Episode 889
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27:55