The Wellness Mama Podcast

I may be a few years away from menopause, but this is the time to start learning about it and how to approach it in a natural way. Today’s episode is jam packed with really direct, practical resources on menopause, from dietitian and women’s coach Esther Blum. Esther’s helped thousands of women permanently balance their …

This episode goes deep on things like PANS and PANDAS, which I don’t have any firsthand experience with but get many questions about. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is the founder of the Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and has been recognized as a thought leader in children’s mental health by Forbes. She’s worked with thousands of …

This episode is all about getting your hormones into balance, a topic that’s so important to us as moms. I’m here with Aviva Romm, a world-renowned midwife and herbalist who also happens to be a Yale-trained MD and a board-certified family physician. Her specialties are integrative gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics. Aviva has an incredible new book …

I’m here with Randy Newberg, the host of popular TV shows and podcasts focused on self-guided public land hunting, conservation, and environmentalism. We discuss some misconceptions around these topics and really delve into the difference we make when we source our food as locally and as sustainably as possible, whether it be through gardening, fishing, …

I’m here with Mike Bayer, who is all about curating a strong mindset in ourselves and in our kids. Mike is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, founder and CEO of the leading mental health treatment center in Los Angeles, and one of the top life coaches in the world today. Mike works with …

If you follow my Instagram, you already know that I’ve tried Kambo, a secretion from a poisonous Amazonian frog that actually has positive health benefits for humans. Understandably this raised a lot of questions from all of you, like “why would you do that?” and “what does it do?”. This episode goes deep on all …

Welcome back to Ted Achacoso, one of the smartest doctors and human beings on the planet, for the second part of last week’s episode. In our first interview, we talked about consciousness, suffering, ego, and a lot of other topics related to that. Today we take it a step further into some controversial waters, the substances called psychedelics and their possibilities from a medical and neurological perspective.I would encourage you to listen to this episode with an open mind, not only because you’re hearing from one of the smartest people in the world, but because these substances, while often misunderstood, have truly life-changing potential. I know this firsthand from my own experience with several of them, which were instrumental in healing some personal trauma in my past.Episode Highlights With Dr. Ted AchacosoWhat ketamine is and how it can be used therapeuticallyHow ketamine can do a DNM resetThe way ketamine inhibits the inhibitor by taking away from the task positive networkHow psychedelics calm the default mode network to allow for emotional recoveryHow the 5HT2a receptor affects mood and why these substances can be a great alternative to other depression medicationsWhat psilocybin, DMT, and MDMA are and how they affect the brain, body, and consciousnessHow psychedelics are to the mind what a telescope is to astronomy and a microscope is to biology“Meditation is like a mental gym and psychedelics are like steroids for your mental gym”What psychedelic therapy is and how it is being used in research for things like PTSDThe research happening at Johns HopkinsHow they are so safe that we can say that no one has actually died from certain psychedelicsWhy psychedelics are by their nature non-addictingWho should be very cautious or not use psychedelicsThe importance of being in therapy when considering using these substances (and the importance of integration after)Important safety notes related to all of these substancesThe science of how psychedelics affect and can benefit the body too!Why ketamine has been approved for treatment-resistant depression (and where to find it)And more!Resources We Mentionhttps://www.homehope.orghttps://biobalanceinstitute.com445: Understanding Consciousness, Ego & How to Reduce Suffering With Polymath Dr. Ted Achacoso437: Health Optimization Medicine, Nootropics, and Anti-Aging With Polymath Dr. Ted AchacosoTroscriptions– Use code WELLNESSMAMA for 5% offSanta Sold ShroomsRyan Holiday books on Stoicism

Dr. Ted Achacoso is, in my opinion, one of the smartest physicians in the world, and he’s back today to share more from his depth of knowledge about human consciousness and wellness. I think this conversation is so important for moms, since our awareness around this topic affects the next generation. We start by delving …

Dr. Stephen Cabral is a board-certified doctor of naturopathy and founder of the Cabral Wellness Institute. He has been through his own life-altering illness diagnosis. After recovery, he discovered a passion for helping other people do the same through naturopathic and functional medicine. In this episode, we talk about the common root causes he looks …

I am here today with Dr. Manasa Mantravadi, a pediatric hospitalist who is also a mom. We sit down to talk about something I’ve taken some heat for in the past: my stance on the problems with plastic chemicals. Years later, with the benefit of new studies and a 2018 paper from the American Academy of …