Episode 700: Life Lessons, New Directions, and Letting Go

Youngster: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast.

This podcast is dropped at you by ARMRA, which is a brand new Colostrum I’ve been experimenting with and needed to let you know about. As a result of I’m all the time looking out for brand spanking new methods to enhance immunity, intestine well being, health, metabolism, and improve my pores and skin and hair. And I’ve been liking this new Colostrum product.Colostrum is the primary vitamin we obtain in life, and it comprises all of the important vitamins our our bodies want as a way to thrive. However the ARMRA one particularly is a proprietary focus of bovine colostrum that harnesses over 400 residing bioactive vitamins that rebuild the boundaries of your physique and gasoline mobile well being for a number of research-backed advantages. It strengthens immunity, ignites metabolism, and it has anti-inflammatory gut-fortifying properties. It might enhance hair development and pores and skin radiance. I’ve been utilizing it for health and restoration, and it additionally has a number of well-studied anti-aging advantages.And this one is a premium one, not like different ones I’ve tried. It’s pure, sustainable, and so they’ve performed analysis and testing from begin to end. Not like most colostrums, which use warmth that depletes their nutrient efficiency, they leverage their proprietary chilly chain biopotent know-how, which is an revolutionary course of that purifies and preserves the integrity of the bioactive vitamins whereas eradicating issues like casein and fats to ensure that it’s extremely potent and bioavailable and extra so than every other one in the marketplace. So that they go above and past business requirements and so they put money into costly auditing and third-party testing to make sure that they all the time meet the very best calls for of purity and efficacy and are glyphosate-free. And for you, for listening, they’ve a particular supply simply so that you can obtain 15% off your first order by going to tryarmra.com/mama15 and utilizing the code “mama15” to say 15%.

This podcast is dropped at you by Wellnesse. And it is a firm that I obtained to assist co-found and formulate the merchandise for and one which I care deeply about. Oral well being has been a enjoyable analysis matter for me for properly over a decade. Once I found I had some cavities and began studying concerning the means of remineralization and the way our enamel have the power to remain stronger and more healthy, depending on lots of components, together with our vitamin, our oral microbiome, and the setting of our mouth. And because of this we use one thing referred to as hydroxyapatite, which is a naturally occurring mineral that’s used within the enamel of our enamel. And there’s some fascinating research that present that that is actually efficient at serving to preserve enamel robust and wholesome. And that is additionally why I selected to not use fluoride in my merchandise. Hydroxyapatite has lots of the similar upsides with out the potential downsides that include fluoride and is definitely a lot safer for youngsters as properly.I actually delved into the analysis across the oral microbiome. And I like that that is now an rising space of dialog and analysis. However when our oral microbiome is powerful, that helps us keep away from each ends of the spectrum. One could be issues like strep mutans, which is the micro organism linked to cavities, in addition to the host of micro organism which might be linked to issues like gingivitis. Each of these might be combated by having a very wholesome oral microbiome.So we’ve just lately launched probiotic mints which have 4 probiotic strains that assist improve the oral microbiome and by selecting microbiome protected components, in addition to hydroxyapatite for tooth enamel within the toothpaste. So you’ll be able to try these in addition to our full line of haircare merchandise and different oral well being merchandise as properly by going to wellnesse.com.

Katie: Hiya and welcome to the 700th episode of the Wellness Mama podcast. It’s onerous to imagine that it has been 700 episodes since I started in 2014. And I’m so honored that I’ve gotten to talk to so many unbelievable individuals on this podcast and to share these conversations with you. And I assumed it might be becoming on this episode to speak by way of very briefly some life classes, some new instructions and shifts, and a few issues of letting go which have occurred for me within the final couple of years.

I do know I’ve been slightly extra faraway from the net world as I’ve gone by way of some private transitions. And that’s additionally led to some potential transitions in how I present up as Wellness Mama on-line. And so I needed to simply vulnerably share from that at this time. And I additionally requested you guys on Instagram any questions you had, and people have been really those that got here up probably the most round life shifts, the latest divorce that’s occurred in my life, how co-parenting goes, lots of issues associated to that. Additionally how or if that can have an effect on Wellness Mama. So that’s my focus on this solo episode at this time.

I might say beginning broadly with a the place we’ve come from form of chapter. I really feel like the previous couple of years have been a journey to extra built-in well being. I, at first, spoke rather more solely concerning the bodily well being facet as a result of that’s the place my vitality and intention have been going. And I do assume that that facet is crucial however I even have come to imagine it’s extra nuanced than I assumed. Actually extra individualized and personalised and rather more impacted by psychological and emotional well being than I used to assume.

Like I mentioned, for years, that was the one piece I’ve actually centered on. And as I’ve shared some in different episodes, nothing even in bodily well being shifted considerably for me till I additionally addressed the interior facet, the psychological and emotional points and actually labored on letting go and resolving these after which noticed these shifts manifest in my bodily life as properly.

I really feel like I’ve personally modified considerably, even within the final 100 episodes. And like I mentioned, I’ve taken some private time to undergo these large changes in my life and to simply be current with my children. And my private lesson and theme for the previous couple of years has concerned an entire lot of letting go and of studying consciously domesticate peace. And it’s been stunning, definitely generally difficult, and it’s nonetheless a journey in progress. However I’m excited to have the ability to share extra of it with you, together with right here on the podcast and on wellnessmama.com, as a result of I’ve realized in the previous couple of months particularly that in some methods I’ve stored massive components of myself out of Wellness Mama for years, partially for concern of judgment and in addition partially as a result of I fearful that some components won’t be relatable or fascinating to different individuals.

So particularly, I haven’t talked actually a lot publicly about my divorce and the large and investing that I’ve been doing for over a decade and actually having fun with as a result of I fearful that these wouldn’t be, like I mentioned, useful or relatable. And after I actually thought it by way of, I spotted that most individuals will undergo some kind of large life or relationship transition of their lives and that almost all ladies I do know are literally concerned in finance or enterprise or have some kind of enterprise or hustle that they do on their very own. And so I’m really actually excited to get to begin opening up extra to different points of my life that I’ve beforehand been slightly bit extra personal about. That doesn’t imply I’ll in all probability share particulars of my children’ lives on-line as a result of I nonetheless really feel these are theirs to share. However I’m excited to open up and discuss extra matters and hopefully a extra holistic strategy of all that goes into motherhood and of being a girl.

Actually the opposite matters will not be going away both and neither is the content material. However I do hope this can carry some new and fascinating course and visitors.

Now on a private degree. The largest life shift for me personally, after all, has been the divorce. And like I mentioned, I’ve shied away from speaking about this publicly for 2 causes. First, that it felt like a failure and I had some large feelings round that. And it was powerful to face personally with out public opinion for some time. And so I took a while to do this. However secondly, I needed to verify earlier than I did that I might maintain my very own boundary about not ever saying something damaging about him publicly, which was a vow I made throughout the course of, during which I deliberate to uphold. And I really do assume that regardless of some powerful patches, we have been really capable of navigate it very respectfully and whereas staying principally actually form even towards one another and making an attempt to maintain the children and their transition in it in addition to the main target.

I really feel like for me personally, it was an excellent instance and observe of understanding that I actually solely do have the power to manage my very own ideas and actions and feelings, and that I might nonetheless select kindness towards the opposite one who was possible additionally hurting and experiencing his personal feelings round every little thing.

And for anybody else who’s navigated this life change or is likely to be navigating it now, two issues I discovered particularly useful have been vowing to by no means let him make an enemy out of me. Regardless of how troublesome the method obtained, I used to be very agency in not letting it ever escalate and never letting him make an enemy out of me as a result of I might at the very least management my facet of that equation and in addition to by no means communicate negatively about him, particularly to our youngsters, however to anybody outdoors of remedy.

One piece of recommendation that we discovered useful that got here from a therapist was we every designated a small checklist of protected those that we have been capable of discuss by way of our emotions about with them, which included therapists and shut pals, however we determined to not vent or communicate poorly about one another outdoors of that. And I really feel like that was useful to us personally and in addition to our youngsters, as a result of I do assume it may very well be hurtful for them to listen to damaging issues about both of their mother and father. And I solely know my facet of that, but it surely appeared to assist my feelings to have these boundaries and to decide on kindness even after I was actually pissed off.

We additionally managed to navigate a comparatively sophisticated logistical and authorized course of with out opposing legal professionals or courtroom dates or combating. The truth is, we pre-negotiated and even pre-organized all of the belongings in a means that appeared truthful and type to each of us. And we have been capable of simply have a choose log off on every little thing. And it looks like that is maybe uncommon, not the way in which it usually goes. And it’s one thing I would share extra about sooner or later if anybody’s .

I learn the e book, Acutely aware Uncoupling, and I discovered that recommendation useful, however I additionally would possibly find yourself releasing a e book sooner or later that’s slightly bit extra in depth about the way in which we went by way of the method, as a result of I do assume we discovered some distinctive methods to navigate it that appeared to restrict the emotional and monetary turmoil that may usually accompany an uncoupling. So like I mentioned, that’s one thing I would share extra of sooner or later. I do know it gained’t apply to everybody, however I additionally know from all of the individuals who confirmed as much as assist me that it does apply to lots of people in at this time’s world.

And for me now, that additionally signifies that I’ve transitioned to life as a single guardian and all that goes with that. He now lives in one other state and he comes again to see the children about as soon as a month, however I’m largely answerable for basically all the child logistics and care throughout the month for more often than not. And it’s really solely been a fairly small adjustment, particularly with older children who can drive now. And I’ve tried to simply preserve the concentrate on being current with them. I reread the e book, Be Right here Now, and I attempt to use that as a kind of motto of kinds for myself, is simply be right here now and benefit from the moments as a result of it’s unbelievable how fleeting they’re. And my oldest now turning 17. It’s actually, it’s wild to assume that I solely have a 12 months left with him as a baby.

And on a strictly private degree, solely as a result of I obtained a couple of questions on this on Instagram, I’m positively not centered on coming into the courting scene, I believe is the way it was worded on there. And I definitely acknowledge that preferences can shift in main methods, however I don’t at present see myself ever desirous to get married once more. I obtained married very younger. I had six children fairly shortly all by the point I used to be 28. So I’m really simply actually having fun with having the ability to sleep alone, having a tiny little bit of solitude and leaning into peace and simply being current as a lot as attainable that may occur in a busy home with six children.

And I additionally obtained lots of questions on that be aware concerning the children and the way they’re doing and assist children navigate onerous modifications that may be painful and really feel out of their management. And this was, after all, one of many fundamental issues throughout this course of as properly, I believe, for each of us. And whereas I definitely don’t assume a change like this comes with out some degree of adjustment for everybody concerned, I do assume that we have been each capable of put our personal egos apart and have the ability to assist the children navigate it fairly properly, too.

The large piece of recommendation I might return to right here is actually simply holding agency to that boundary of not talking or appearing negatively towards or about one another. This was a bit of recommendation that we each obtained in remedy very immediately. And we have been even informed in no unsure phrases that when one guardian speaks negatively concerning the different to the youngsters, it’s not solely painful for them, but it surely’s really a type of baby abuse. And so we each labored and did lots of work internally to verify we had our personal emotional assist buildings and folks in place in order that we weren’t counting on our youngsters for emotional assist and as an alternative may very well be there for them and present up as a protected and non-judgmental house as they course of their feelings as properly.

And positively there have been feelings to course of on all fronts. For me, a few of the feelings I felt and processed throughout that have been issues like my disgrace about it being a failure and being in opposition to the opinion of essential individuals in my life, like my mother and father or the faith I used to be raised in. I confronted disappointment, which was a giant childhood set off for me. That was form of my worst-case state of affairs was ever disappointing anybody. And likewise guilt as a result of I spotted that working by way of my previous trauma, I spotted that I used to be positively an element that led to shifts in me that contributed to the wedding ending. I additionally had anger and frustration and plenty of different feelings at totally different occasions that I set to work by way of and hopefully launch and that appear rather more peaceable now. And I hope the identical for him. Now we have been capable of keep amicable and have common conversations concerning the children and each present up for them. And I’m extraordinarily grateful to have a co-parent who was prepared to place apart the anger and the large emotions and to work collectively for the children, even now as co-parents. So I do know that not each state of affairs that is ready to occur, however definitely I’m grateful that we have been each ready to do this on this time.

On the co-parenting facet, we do nonetheless test in with one another and have conversations concerning the children. And the most effective recommendation I may give right here is goes again to maintain that focus of by no means making enemies of one another, utilizing form phrases and retaining the children’ wants as a spotlight. We did map out a fairly complete co-parenting plan collectively, and fortunately we’re nonetheless aligned on most kid-related issues. And when disagreements do come up, which is fairly uncommon, we’ve been capable of have conversations and determine an answer. And we each, I believe, keep the concept we’d fairly put our personal delight apart and make choices which might be greatest for the children fairly than get the courtroom system concerned. And I do know that does require each individuals being prepared to do this, and I’m tremendous grateful that we have been capable of.

And I’m additionally, as I mentioned, prepared to open up much more about these matters. So please let me know within the feedback or on Instagram if it is a matter you wish to hear extra about sooner or later, or I’d love to listen to really your ideas and recommendation for those who’ve navigated one thing comparable as properly.

I’m nonetheless, I really feel like in some methods, as cliche because it sounds, making an attempt to determine who I’m on this part of life and who I’m going ahead. However aye. Have been journaling quite a bit. And I’m, like I mentioned, I’m nonetheless making an attempt to pinpoint it, however I had a stream of consciousness journal that appeared to love contact on at the very least a few of the locations I’m proper now.

And I wrote this the opposite day that I’m in my peace period, my unashamed period, my interior hearth period, my candy and savory period, my generally salty period, my ingesting espresso in mattress period, my would possibly get a pet tiger period, my home crops in every single place period, my blankets and pillows period, my harem pants period, my unbrushed hair and salty pores and skin period. My put on garments I really love and never care what different individuals assume period. My artistic period, my studying issues that talk to my soul period, my journey period, my run by way of the forest barefoot period. My ravenous period, my wild period, my untamed period, my fierce period, my rebellious period, my mild and nurturing period, my lioness period, my embracing the female period.

And as you may think, that many private life shifts additionally led to some enterprise shifts as properly. And on the Wellness Mama facet. I had a few of these tied into my private ones. And as I mentioned, I spotted I used to be solely exhibiting floor degree components of myself as Wellness Mama and it began to really feel inauthentic. And I misplaced a few of the ardour I had within the early days. The truth is, I just lately additionally journaled and wrote an obituary for the individual Wellness Mama was prior to now and I used to be absolutely ready to let it go. And as soon as I had, I spotted that maybe it is a caterpillar loss of life of kinds, and that the brand new model rising is one which I’m enthusiastic about once more. I believe that is going to contain, like I mentioned, speaking extra overtly about matters that I’ve talked about. Getting again to nurturing the guts of neighborhood and connection prefer it was within the earlier days. And I needed to share simply as a private be aware, the obituary I wrote as I’m sharing my journey by way of this to make clear no precise people died within the making of this obituary. Simply my on-line persona, Wellness Mama is just not going away. It’s simply shifting into hopefully a extra dynamic and genuine place. And I spotted simply as motherhood is a homeland and loss of life, we lose who we have been earlier than motherhood. It seems like maybe a rebirth into a brand new period for Wellness Mama as properly. And I’m excited for that. However what I wrote within the midst of the large shifts within the turmoil was.

In loving reminiscence of Wellness Mama…… Wellness Mama, the enigmatic mom of six, whose children’ names nonetheless stay undisclosed on the web, the mastermind behind wellnessmama.com, and the voice behind the Wellness Mama podcast has gracefully taken her remaining bow with a bittersweet mix of gratitude, tears, and a sigh of aid. She transitioned to the cloud principally peacefully, surrounded by the nameless avatars of her six beloved kids, all of whom, for the report, proceed their epic battle for the coveted favourite baby crown.

Wellness Mama is survived by her trusty laptop computer, the unbelievable staff that has been the spine of her on-line neighborhood for years, by hundreds of thousands of phrases, hundreds of weblog posts, lots of of podcasts, a number of books, and an unwavering love for the numerous souls she had the privilege of connecting with throughout her 16-year cyber lifetime. Born in 2006, proper after her first baby arrived, Wellness Mama launched into a quest to decode her personal well being struggles, and in doing so, had the unbelievable privilege of sharing her journey with hundreds of thousands. This odyssey took her by way of 5 extra pregnancies, numerous physician’s appointments, lots of of spreadsheets, many loopy dietary experiments, and the occasional second of soul-searching despair.

It seems that shedding the pores and skin of attachment that was the precise supply of the struggling was the important thing to her transformation, main her on a path that finally resulted in her digital demise. In her digital existence, she juggled parenting duties with the finesse of a circus ringmaster, all whereas navigating the perilous waters of on-line opinions from nameless commenters. A feat worthy in a Nobel Prize in Persistence, had there been a class for collective maternal endurance, which after all, if there have been, all moms would declare yearly.

Her on-line journey additionally led to serving to her nurture and develop value-driven corporations, incomes her nationwide and worldwide recognition, and granting her the privilege of touring throughout the globe. Because the host of her podcast, Wellness Mama engaged in riveting conversations with lots of of exceptional visitors and cast friendships that have been a few of her best treasures. Her surviving weblog posts and social media profiles stand as a testomony to her life chapters. From the start of her kids to the wild experiment she launched into within the identify of well being, from uncooked liver to arctic chilly plunges to 10-day water fasts to espresso enemas and a lot extra.

She had a gentle houseplant habit, an affection for honeybees, and actually for all animals, which she all the time referred to as child, a knack for spontaneous costume events, and a shocking reconciliation with bananas earlier than her digital demise. Wellness Mama’s hobbies embody studying scientific journals as bedtime tales, absorbing sunshine like a photo voltaic panel, embarking on DIY tasks that inevitably took twice so long as anticipated, cooking with out a lot as a measuring spoon, touring, scuba diving, and attaining world data in each strolling on Legos and the limitless answering of the query “why” by her kids. She departs with profound gratitude to all who’ve shared their Most worthy sources of their time, their vitality, and their consideration together with her over time, and a reminder that we’re every our personal main healthcare supplier and healer. In lieu Digital Bouquets, she implores you to honor her reminiscence by being absolutely current together with your family members, sharing laughter over a home-cooked meal, spontaneously breaking into dance, and embracing the boundless energy of unconditional love.

Like I mentioned, Wellness Mama isn’t going away, however I really feel just like the model of me, each in actual life and on-line that has lived for the previous 16 years has so drastically modified that it felt like. An essential letting go and an essential rebirth for me personally. And I additionally thought that maybe a extra genuine introduction could be an excellent place to begin on this podcast particularly. And so that is one really that I modified from a model I wrote to a buddy who I hadn’t seen in a very long time or talked to shortly and within the effort of making an attempt to be extra all the way in which myself on-line. I needed to reintroduce myself.

Hello, I’m Katie. Final identify nonetheless be to be decided. I’m a divorced single mother of six who by no means plans to be legally married once more on this lifetime. Spending time with my children is my greatest pleasure and time in solitude may very well be a detailed second most days. As of this 12 months, I’m additionally a volunteer observe coach for highschool. It doesn’t pay, but it surely lets me have nice time with my daughter whereas driving to meets and I like attending to work with these children. I by no means thought I’d be Coach Katie or be sprinting with youngsters for enjoyable, but it surely has been a very joyful expertise.

I don’t care a lot about accomplishments anymore, however getting an official certification for teaching felt like an honor as a result of it means I get to spend extra time with my children of their teenage years as they develop. And I’m honored that they nonetheless wish to spend time with me too.

I’ve 25 tattoos and can possible find yourself with much more. My favorites are stars that my children drew which might be down my backbone, a Valkyrie image I tattooed by myself forearm after I felt like I’d survived the interior battle and journey to hell and again. Others embody references to quantum physics and geometry, my Japanese identify Hikoko, which implies hearth empress, and small reminders that there’s extra to my story and to query every little thing.

I’m now not afraid of gluten or EMFs or gaining weight or a lot of the different issues I used to fret about. I don’t comply with a eating regimen or a plan, and I don’t take dietary supplements on a regular basis. Sunshine and lifting weights have turn out to be my fundamental drugs. I firmly imagine that our interpretation of issues and our vitality round them carries extra weight than the issues themselves. I’m nonetheless an enormous fan of espresso. I really feel a deeper, deeper religious consciousness than I ever have, although I’m much less non secular than I ever have been. I don’t get offended anymore, however not for the explanations I used to, of avoiding anger out of concern of emotion, however as a result of it simply doesn’t appear to come back up anymore.

I’m in a serious houseplant and pillow period. And after not likely having the ability to enable to have it both for years, I in all probability have 50 houseplants and 12 pillows on my mattress that I sleep in alone. I’m operating a heptathlon throughout the subsequent 12 months as a result of it seems I really am an athlete. I’ve gotten to witness and maintain palms and assist from each start and loss of life this previous 12 months and I used to be awed by the sweetness in each. I got here away with a robust feeling that whereas we cease inhabiting our physique in the future, the true self all the time stays. I don’t concern loss of life anymore and although I’ve no robust certainty of what would possibly come subsequent, I’ve rather more peace about it. And I’m additionally okay and excited by being stunned by no matter occurs subsequent. I was very cerebral and use statements that began with I believe or I see, and now I usually hear myself beginning with I really feel. It’s a studying course of.

I nonetheless massively overuse ellipses and asides. And after I stripped away different individuals’s opinions and folks pleasing, it seems I’m not an enormous fan of baseball or jeeps or tenting or most Italian meals, boats or chilly climate. Some days, I’d fairly be a contemplative monk than a profile on the web, and I would find yourself considerably nomadic and monastic when my children are grown.

I’ve many extra questions on life than solutions lately, and I like it that means. I’m solely concerned with genuine relationships, the place there’s freedom to say the onerous issues, to point out up imperfectly, and to apologize when issues don’t go properly, to be actually seen, and I’m okay with that being a really small variety of relationships. I’ve a better capability to like lately. As a result of my love earlier than might solely come by way of the lens of how I handled myself. And I judged others with out that means to, as a result of the fixed judgment I had for myself. I’m fully imperfect, and that’s completely okay with me.

This podcast is dropped at you by ARMRA, which is a brand new Colostrum I’ve been experimenting with and needed to let you know about. As a result of I’m all the time looking out for brand spanking new methods to enhance immunity, intestine well being, health, metabolism, and improve my pores and skin and hair. And I’ve been liking this new Colostrum product.Colostrum is the primary vitamin we obtain in life, and it comprises all of the important vitamins our our bodies want as a way to thrive. However the ARMRA one particularly is a proprietary focus of bovine colostrum that harnesses over 400 residing bioactive vitamins that rebuild the boundaries of your physique and gasoline mobile well being for a number of research-backed advantages. It strengthens immunity, ignites metabolism, and it has anti-inflammatory gut-fortifying properties. It might enhance hair development and pores and skin radiance. I’ve been utilizing it for health and restoration, and it additionally has a number of well-studied anti-aging advantages.And this one is a premium one, not like different ones I’ve tried. It’s pure, sustainable, and so they’ve performed analysis and testing from begin to end. Not like most colostrums, which use warmth that depletes their nutrient efficiency, they leverage their proprietary chilly chain biopotent know-how, which is an revolutionary course of that purifies and preserves the integrity of the bioactive vitamins whereas eradicating issues like casein and fats to ensure that it’s extremely potent and bioavailable and extra so than every other one in the marketplace. So that they go above and past business requirements and so they put money into costly auditing and third-party testing to make sure that they all the time meet the very best calls for of purity and efficacy and are glyphosate-free. And for you, for listening, they’ve a particular supply simply so that you can obtain 15% off your first order by going to tryarmra.com/mama15 and utilizing the code “mama15” to say 15%.

This podcast is dropped at you by Wellnesse. And it is a firm that I obtained to assist co-found and formulate the merchandise for and one which I care deeply about. Oral well being has been a enjoyable analysis matter for me for properly over a decade. Once I found I had some cavities and began studying concerning the means of remineralization and the way our enamel have the power to remain stronger and more healthy, depending on lots of components, together with our vitamin, our oral microbiome, and the setting of our mouth. And because of this we use one thing referred to as hydroxyapatite, which is a naturally occurring mineral that’s used within the enamel of our enamel. And there’s some fascinating research that present that that is actually efficient at serving to preserve enamel robust and wholesome. And that is additionally why I selected to not use fluoride in my merchandise. Hydroxyapatite has lots of the similar upsides with out the potential downsides that include fluoride and is definitely a lot safer for youngsters as properly.I actually delved into the analysis across the oral microbiome. And I like that that is now an rising space of dialog and analysis. However when our oral microbiome is powerful, that helps us keep away from each ends of the spectrum. One could be issues like strep mutans, which is the micro organism linked to cavities, in addition to the host of micro organism which might be linked to issues like gingivitis. Each of these might be combated by having a very wholesome oral microbiome.So we’ve just lately launched probiotic mints which have 4 probiotic strains that assist improve the oral microbiome and by selecting microbiome protected components, in addition to hydroxyapatite for tooth enamel within the toothpaste. So you’ll be able to try these in addition to our full line of haircare merchandise and different oral well being merchandise as properly by going to wellnesse.com.

So all that to say. I’m excited for the brand new instructions. I’m extremely grateful to these of you who’ve been with me on this journey for therefore a few years and for the years to come back and what it can seem like.

And I additionally, like I mentioned, it’s not about bodily well being to me anymore, however there have been some recurring themes of the final 100 episodes that I needed to simply briefly spotlight earlier than I finish this podcast. So these might be kind of my prime takeaways that have been recurring in variety of the previous 100 episodes. Actually, the widespread thread right here is that the easy and free issues are sometimes probably the most impactful however usually neglected as a result of they’re so easy. Recurring themes are issues just like the significance of sleep and of getting morning daylight. And there’s lots of element and nuance that goes inside these and plenty of podcasts on these matters. However getting morning daylight particularly is one which I like to recommend actually because I believe that is really good for physique, thoughts and soul to get outdoors as quickly as attainable after waking up, even on a cloudy day, even for simply 5 minutes and get pure gentle in our eyes, not by way of a window. And the science says this really does assist our circadian rhythm and enhance sleep and melatonin manufacturing as properly. It’s additionally very useful for youths in case your children have hassle sleeping. And it’s fully free. So it’s one which I and plenty of visitors have advisable.

One other theme you guys are in all probability bored with me saying by now could be that we’re every our personal main healthcare supplier. And I might just lately add Healer to the checklist. And that whereas we are able to work with wonderful medical doctors and practitioners, and I hope that we do once we want them, that on the finish of the day, the accountability all the time lies inside us. However the magnificence is that we have already got inside us every little thing we’d like. And form of puzzle piece along with that. Is the thought I’ve talked quite a bit about, about our physique is all the time on our facet. Dr. Cassie Huckaby talked about this as properly in her episode. I believe particularly for these of us who’ve skilled autoimmune illness, it’s simple to really feel like our physique is out to get us. And he or she had an excellent reminder that our physique is all the time on our facet. It’s all the time making an attempt to heal. It’s all the time making an attempt to dwell its greatest life. And that if it needed to kill us, it might do it in lower than a second. It will be immediate. And it’s not, it’s all the time making an attempt to be on our facet. And so we are able to work with it to seek out the issues that it wants that it doesn’t have, or to take away the issues which might be retaining it from having the ability to heal.

After all, in that there’s the theme of addressing stress, which is a shifting goal in at this time’s world definitely, and one which I’ve skilled fairly acutely the final couple of years, however a really worthwhile and worthwhile pursuit as properly. There’s been plenty of discuss within the final 100 episodes of the significance of protein particularly, however in adequately fueling our our bodies with sufficient vitamin. And statistically, that is particularly an element for ladies that we’d like extra protein than many people are getting. We want extra vitamins than many people are getting. And in at this time’s world, it’s very simple to get a eating regimen that’s doubtlessly sufficient energy, however not sufficient vitamins, which sends stress alerts to our physique and might make it troublesome to steadiness hormones or to succeed in a wholesome weight or to sleep properly. And it is a shifting goal for me as properly. I’m untraining years of not consuming sufficient and studying correctly gasoline my physique and hearken to what it desires.

In parallel with my very own journey, there’s been a recurring theme of the significance of addressing the psychological and emotional points of well being. And like I mentioned, whereas I ignored these fully for many years, I’ve now come to see them as at the very least equal or doubtlessly extra essential components of the general well being equation as a result of they tie in so on to bodily well being. And I’ve many episodes on this already and plenty of extra coming sooner or later as properly. I’ve additionally talked quite a bit about minerals and had many visitors discuss these as properly. I take advantage of ones like Eidon and upgraded formulation and LMNT, however I do assume that many people may benefit from much more minerals than we’re getting as a result of our our bodies are literally not 60% water, however 60% saltwater. And lots of us are merely not getting sufficient minerals to adequately replenish. That is very true for those who sweat quite a bit, whether or not it’s within the sauna, whether or not it’s athletics, whether or not it’s residing in a sizzling local weather. I learn the statistic which you can lose extra minerals in 5 years in these situations than the typical individual can in a lifetime. So I’ve seen firsthand how rather more vitality can come once we get the mineral equation proper, and it’s one I usually encourage now.

After which ending with the concept our physique is all the time on our facet and is all the time there to be our buddy. This was a tough realized lesson for me and one which I’m glad has come up in so many podcast episodes. And as we transfer on to the subsequent 100 and hopefully 300 and hopefully many extra podcast episodes, I might actually love to listen to from you and nevertheless you wanna attain out, whether or not it’s by way of electronic mail or Instagram messages or feedback on the positioning, which I do learn. I might love to listen to from you about what you wish to hear about, what could be most helpful in your life, in your kids’s lives, the struggles that you simply’re having and what visitors I might carry on to assist with any of these. I like listening to suggestions from you guys and I’ve missed in my couple of years of isolation, the neighborhood facet of Wellness Mama and I’m very excited to reengage there. And as I’m glad I’m attending to say once more, and never fully let Wellness Mama go, I’m so grateful for all of you for being right here, for caring about your loved ones’s well being, for being the grassroots motion that’s really gonna make modifications for the long run, and for sharing your Most worthy sources of your time, your vitality, and your consideration with me at this time and all the time. I’m so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be a part of me once more on the subsequent episode of the Wellness Mama podcast.

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