The Wellness Mama Podcast

I’m really looking forward to this conversation today! Angelo Keely is one of my most inspiring and favorite friends, and I admire him so much both personally and professionally. Angelo is the CEO of Kion, a lifestyle supplement and functional food company he founded along with Ben Greenfield. I love their coffee, energy bars, and …

Today we’re going in a different direction but it’s one more closely related to physical health than we often realize. I am here with Dr. Kelly Brogan, MD, whom you have heard from before. (See the show notes below for her first episode.) She’s board-certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative holistic medicine and specializes in root cause resolution as an approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms (not to mention graduating from Cornell and M.I.T.)Dr. Kelly has a lot of fascinating things to say about the anxiety, depression, and mental health struggles so many women face. She’s reframing the entire conversation and has authored the New York Times bestselling book A Mind of your Own as well as the children’s book A Time for Rain. She’s also co-editor of the landmark (and much-needed) textbook Integrative Therapies for Depression.In this conversation, we get super vulnerable about life changes that come with being a mother and something she calls a dark night of the soul. We all have a lot to share with each other on this topic I’m sure, so please chime in and let me know if you can related and what you think in the comments.Learning to Own Yourself: Episode HighlightsWhy we might need to reframe the stories we’ve learned about birth, mothering, and the emotional realmWhat the dark night of the soul isHow to know if this is what you’re facingWhy symptoms can be a beautiful invitationThe things we all have things where we love to be “right about being wrong”How emotions get coded physically in the bodyWhether men experience anything similarAnd more!Resources We MentionKellyBroganMD.comBooks by Kelly BroganOwn Your Self: The Surprising Path beyond Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue to Reclaiming Your Authenticity, Vitality, and Freedom A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their LivesA Time for Rain (A Book for Parent and Child)Other ResourcesBooks by Byron KatieAnatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker

Today’s guest, Ryan Holiday, has been on my dream list of interviews for a long time. He is the best-selling author of many books including Ego is the Enemy, The Obstacle is the Way, and his newest Stillness is the Key, along with the Daily Stoic, a book I read one page from each morning. …

I’m going to go ahead and say it: this is one of my favorite interviews I’ve ever done to date! You definitely need an open mind for this one. We’re talking about how a breakthrough technology could change the way we manage, treat, and actually fix things like anxiety, treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and other conditions. I’m here with Dr. David Rabin, the chief innovation officer, co-founder and co-inventor at Apollo Neuroscience. Apollo is the first wearable system to improve focus, sleep, and access to meditative states by delivering gentle layered vibrations to the skin.Since Dr. Rabin has also spent the last 10 years studying the impact of chronic stress in humans, I figure he’s a great person to also brainstorm with about ways to improve your own sleep, your children’s sleep, and your heart rate variability, which is one of the things most linked to health.Episode Highlights With David RabinWhy Dr. Rabin became so interested in mental health and the topic of stress in particularThe single biggest factor in any type of recovery and healingHow he figured out a way to “trick” the body into feeling safeWhat heart rate variability (HRV) is and why we are coming to know it as an important health markerThe risks associated with low HRV… and ways to raise itWhy pyschedelics might be the answer for stopping PTSD and other pyschiatric conditions for goodMDMA and what it does for the brain and the emotionsWhat the FDA trials show so far about these controversial medicinesHow the Apollo wearable balances the nervous system in real time (without drugs!)Why Dr. Rabin thinks psychiatrists are not just for the mentally illAnd more!Resources We MentionApollo (wearable device)David Rabin, MDOura RingIn Search of Memory by Eric Kandel More From Wellness Mama470: Amy Emerson of MAPS on the Future of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy & Research454: Dr. Jennifer Tippett on Trauma Therapy, Never Wasting Triggers, and Psychedelic Research447: Kambo Frog Medicine for Detox, Healing, and Trauma Release With Todd Shipman162: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics & How to Be 10% Happier147: Using Heart Rate Variability With HeartMath to Stop Stress & Improve Nervous System Health110: How Vibrational Frequencies Affect Our Daily Lives262: Dr. Andrew Weil on Integrative Medicine, Reducing Inflammation & Most Important Factors for Health190: The Easiest Way to Track HRV, Sleep, and Movement With Oura RingTips to Naturally Reduce Stress… Starting Now!

Today we take a bit of detour from the usual topics to one that is deeply personal and probably not talked about enough. We’re discussing sex, libido, and intimacy, all rolled into one… and I think we all know this can be an interesting area to navigate post-motherhood! If you don’t already know about my …

Dr. Dan Pardi is a researcher at Stanford University in California and at Leiden University in the Netherlands who specializes in studying lifestyle factors like sleep, exercise, and diet. He is the CEO of Human OS, an app designed to take a healthy lifestyle to the next level, hour by hour. This is not your typical health tracker. When I checked it out after meeting Dr. Dan at Paleo FX this year, I knew I had to share it with you!Part of the reason Human OS succeeds is it operates on a behavior model called the Loop Model, which not only measures activity against your goals, but helps you tap into the “why” and the “how” to keep you motivated and overcoming obstacles. Human OS even takes into account the light (or lack of light) you’re exposed to during the day, memory retention, and other details other apps miss.Episode Highlights With Human OSHow Human OS creates highly credible, easy to understand, referenced courses on health topicsWays that light affects our bodies and the ideal pattern for exposureWhy friendship may be the #1 health hackA simple way to manage stress betterFive key development objectives: brain development, mind development, wisdom development, personality development, and real world skillStrategies for education in a fast-changing worldAnd more!Resources We MentionHumanOs.me (use code WELLNESSMAMA to get the first month for $1)LIFX lightsBlog post on friendshipDeeper Sleep Hacking (interview with Dan Pardi)Book: Thinking, Fast and SlowTED Talk on Optimizing Light for Health:Did you enjoy this episode? Please drop a comment below or leave a review on iTunes to let us know. We value knowing what you think and this helps other moms find the podcast as well.Read TranscriptChild: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast.This podcast is brought to you by Joovv. You’ve heard me talk about them before but their red light therapy or photobiomodulation lights are a part of my daily routine. Here’s why: There’s evidence that certain wavelengths of light are beneficial to the body in various ways. On a cellular level, they may help improve mitochondrial function and increase production of ATP, or cellular energy. This can manifest in clearer skin, more energy, quicker recovery and even increased hair growth. I use red light on my thyroid as part of my protocol along with a low

I am a huge believer in the power of a story, and my guest today has several almost unbelievable chapters to share. Hal Elrod is known for his incredible ability to shine light on even some of the darkest tragedies, of which he’s experienced several in his own life. His book The Miracle Morning has made …

There is a huge range of opinions when it comes to discussing the current state of healthcare, but one opinion seems almost universal: something needs to change! My guest today, James Maskell, is a true innovator for positive change in the health community. He has spent over 10 years now innovating at the cross-section of functional …

I have a feeling today’s episode will be especially personal and eye-opening for all of us. My guest today is my good friend, Razi Berry, who is the founder and publisher of the journal Naturopathic Doctor News & Review as well as the premier consumer-based website of naturopathic medicine, NaturalPath.net. Razi is also the host of …

Today’s fascinating guest is Garrett Salpeter, dubbed a “health engineer” by many. He invented a patented device that makes the benefits of neuro bioelectric stimulation more accessible to everyone. His system for improving the body (starting with the brain) is called NeuFit (think “neurological fitness”). This device and his program has helped people in chronic pain …