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Heather Sumlin: How to Build Inner Strength as a Mom with Mental Coach Jul 22, 2020

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Heather Sumlin is the Director of Performance Programs, and is a master level instructor with Mental Management. She specializes in self image training, goal setting and interview preparation. Her clients have received top level recognition in their respective sports and industries. Heather supports her clients with an upbeat and motivating manner. She works to bring out the best in each of her clients!

Today she joined us to give advice to woman, and moms in particular, about how to boost our confidence and improve the way we see ourselves. Heather shared great wisdom about how we can better navigate these tough times in our country, especially as many parents are currently facing major changes with their children's schooling. She spoke about improving our moods, how trading frustration for joy builds energy, how to stop worrying about things outside of our control, and how to use directive affirmation to develop new habits and mindset. We discussed how to navigate the negativity of social media these days, and she gave us guidance about how to own our decisions as parents.

Heather's words are gentle and full of grace, yet motivating and promote positive change. We are so grateful to have learned from her!

Heather's Instagram: @heathersumlin

Heather's Email: heather@mentalmanagement.com

Mental Management Systems: https://mentalmanagement.com/

Mental Management Store: https://www.mentalmanagementstore.com/

"Parenting Champions" Lanny Bassham

"With Winning in Mind" Lanny Bassham

"Freedom Flight: The Origins of Mental Power" Lanny Bassham

"The 13 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make and How to Avoid Them" Steven Anderson

Charlotte Restauranteur Jamie Brown on Tackling Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Leaky Gut Without Medication Apr 21, 2020

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We were incredibly inspired after today's interview! Jamie Brown is a lovely Charlotte local who co-owns several popular restaurants in town. She and her husband have 3 kids, they both have their MBAs, and they own Haberdish, Crepe Cellar, Growler's Pourhouse, Reigning Doughnuts, and Supper.Land, which is opening soon. In the midst of their food and beverage success, Jamie started noticing signs of a possible autoimmune disease in the form of anxiety and debilitating panic attacks. She radically changed her diet, took a functional medicine approach, and was willing to do whatever was needed to stop the anxiety from affecting her life in such a negative way.

Jamie provides insight about her experience of chasing dreams alongside her husband, and what it is like to form a team of employees and build a community. She poured out her heart when she shared about the fear she experienced due to panic attacks. Through dedication to a strict elimination diet, a visit to the Cleveland Clinic, and a whole lot of perseverance, she got to the root cause, is reversing leaky gut and the inevitable onset of an autoimmune disease. She tells us about the AIP diet, what it was like to quit sugar, and tips about how to identify food triggers when it comes to anxiety. Real food is her medicine, and she has found JOY again through this healing process! This episode is enlightening and encouraging! We are so thankful to Jamie for being vulnerable with us, and we know that her story can help others!

Jamie's Instagram: @jamie_making

Their restaurants: Haberdish; Crepe Cellar; Growler's Pourhouse; Reigning Doughnuts; Supper.Land

**Their restaurants are currently doing take-out orders during the Shelter In Place rule with Covid-19. Their food is wonderful! We highly recommend trying their take-out if you are in the Charlotte area!

Ingredients for a Successful Marriage with Therapist Monica Mouer MS, LCMHCS, CSAT-C, Certified EMDR Therapist Apr 07, 2020

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Today's episode is all about marriage! This episode of Well + Nourished does contain some sensitive discussions about pornography use and sexual language. Please listen to this one without little ears around.

Monica Mouer was a teacher in private and public schools as well as serving with her husband in youth ministry around the country. She saw the need for families and individuals to be helped on a deeper leave. She became a counselor, and specializes in therapy with teens, adults, families, and couples. She has a passion to see individuals live to their fullest potential with a peace of mind, purpose in action and joy for everyday living! Monica answered our questions about which problems are the biggest for couples, when couples should seek therapy, some methods for reconnecting with your spouse, how pornography affects marriages, finding joy, and more.

One way to find a therapist is to visit psychologytoday.com

The book Monica recommended: The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages

Pharmacist with a Holistic Mindset on Risks of Antibiotics and Commonly Used Drugs, and How to Prevent Disease from the Inside Out: Meg Kilcup of A Whole Health Life Mar 24, 2020

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Meg is a doctor of pharmacy and director of safety, but she considers herself a FARMacist as well. She is a wife and a mom to three boys! She works as a pharmacist for patient safety in a hospital system, but she believes that prevention over pills is key. Meg takes a holistic approach to health and believes in finding the root cause of disease and that food is medicine. Her expertise is in antibiotics and their effects on gut health. We discuss different classes of drugs, including anti-anxiety and anti-depression medications, opioids, ADHD medicines, frequently used antibiotics, cholesterol drugs, and PPIs. Meg shares with us about black box warnings and defines informed consent and how to discuss prescriptions with your doctor. We also share how we can do our own research at home and how to be a better medical advocate for yourself and your family. Meg explained more about antibiotic resistance and its consequences, how much of our body is made up of bacteria, and why antibiotics are still in such heavy use. She tells us what actually happens to our gut after one round of antibiotics, and why we should save antibiotic use for emergencies whenever possible. Our hope with this episode is to bring awareness to the effects of medications, and to promote health and immunity naturally.

Meg's Information:

Instagram @awholehealthlife

Blog: A Whole Health Life

Information and FAQs about Covid-19, Coronavirus with Dr. Ana Maria Temple Mar 19, 2020

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This is a special episode of the Well + Nourished podcast to discuss Covid-19/coronavirus. Today we are welcoming Dr. Ana Maria Temple back to discuss this virus and it's impact on our world. Currently, it is March 19th, 2020, and we are in a phase of social distancing and quarantine. Schools are cancelled for now, businesses are closing temporarily, and the anxiety is high. This is a very serious time, and we want to get as much information out to you as possible! Dr. Temple is a holistic pediatrician and leader in the functional medical community. She has been researching coronavirus nonstop, has appeared on the news many times already, and is trying to get as many facts out there as possible. There has been some panic and misinformation in the mainstream media, and people have (of course) felt extreme fear around this. Our goal with this episode is to give you truth and answers to questions in the midst of a scary time.

Dr. Temple's instagram posts have been extremely helpful as well. She has shared a wealth of information there, including lots of supplement and healthy food information.

Where you can find Dr. Temple:

Instagram: @dranamariatemple

Her Practice: Integrative Health Carolinas

Her Blog: Family Wellness Tips

Here are the non-profits that we mentioned during the show, who are helping supply meals to families who typically rely on breakfasts and lunches provided by the public school system:

(These are the branches local to the Charlotte area, but Second Harvest Food Bank has locations around the country. You can also check with your local public school, and churches, to see how you can help).

Second Harvest Metrolina - you can donate money online to help pay for a week or more of meals for a family!

Bags of Hope

*One question we did not get to during the episode is whether or not the change of seasons, and hot weather, could help reduce the spread of coronavirus. Dr. Temple said that if it was going to behave like influenza, it would seem like the numbers would go down as the temperatures increase outside. However, so far it is behaving differently than the flu, so we cannot say for sure.

Metabolism, Gut Health, Stress, Toxins, Fitness, Fasting and More with Holistic Health Coach, Organic Blondie: Courtney Bursich Mar 10, 2020

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Courtney Bursich is a wife and mom to two girls! She recently moved from the Charlotte area to Charleston and is exploring and adapting to a new life there. She is a certified Primal Health coach with her own online courses, an expert in clean living, and a still a super fit stay at home mom to her daughters. Courtney is a wealth of information, and she shared so much during this episode. We discussed how toxin overload affects fat storage, the realities of how our metabolism works, how saunas can impact our immunity, and her take on intermittent fasting, or what she calls time-restricted eating windows. She teaches us how to better listen to our bodies, what stress actually does to us, and how important it is to have margin in our lives. And listen for the fascinating snacks she always carries in her purse! We loved learning from Courtney!

Courtney's Website: Organic Blondie Life

Instagram: @organicblondie

Online Courses

Kasandrinos Olive Oil Packets use code organicblondie10 for 10% off!

Courtney's Recipe Guides

Fitness and Mom Life with Crossfit Games Athlete, Bootcamp Leader, and Charlotte's Beloved Trainer: Emily Breeze Feb 25, 2020

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Emily Breeze is well-known in Charlotte and beyond for fitness and also as a joyful mom of three children under the age of three! She is always smiling, always working out, and almost always rocking a sports bra! Her authenticity and drive motivate thousands of men and women through her online programs and local boot camps. in 2015, she started a free boot camp with Stax Fitness and Randy Moss, which has grown to include over 500 people participating.

Breeze is as real as can be, and we loved chatting with her about Crossfit, the body shaming she has experienced, working out during pregnancy, her approach to dieting (or not), how she plans to teach her daughters about body image, and how every woman should feel comfortable in the gym - no matter their shape or size. She shares a glimpse into her personal life, including their move out of the city and how she and her husband balance 3 young kids and active careers.

Emily Breeze Website

Online Training Programs

Stax Charlotte Boot Camps

Emily's Instagram: @emilybreeze

Natural Fertility Solutions with Sarah Clark, Owner of Fab Fertile Feb 11, 2020

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Sarah Clark is the owner of Fab Fertile, which offers coaching for people experiencing infertility. Her team takes a functional, whole body approach to infertility. Her passion for the functional medicine approach stems from personal experience, and she uses her story and her knowledge to help women get pregnant.

Sarah is a certified life coach, a health coach with training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and the author of Fabulously Fertile; Fabulously Fertile Cookbook, and the Fertility Preparation Program. Her coaching program helps couples navigate the infertility journey, and she shares a wealth of information on her Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast!

This episode covers how Sarah's team works to heal hopeful parents from the inside out so that they can get pregnant, how diet affects fertility, the intimacy aspect of trying to conceive, self-care tips, and how to be sensitive to friends and family who are going through infertility.

Sarah's Book and Cookbook

Fab Fertile Website

Fab Fertile Coaching Program

Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast

Sarah's Instagram: @fabfertile

Resolve Infertility Support Group

Bone Broth and a Heart for Human Trafficking Victims with Brave Broth Owner, Joanna Reule Feb 04, 2020

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Today we have the privilege to share an interview with you that warmed our hearts and left us encouraged. Joanna is the owner of Brave Broth, a Charlotte-based bone broth company. 20% of her proceeds go directly to organizations that help the victims of human trafficking.

Joanna is a mom of four who changed her own life by starting this business, and is using it to help benefit others! She shared with us how she gave up her iPhone for a year in order to clear her mind and find her purpose. She had her eyes opened to the needs of those in our city and beyond who have been trafficked and abused. Joanna also explains the benefits of collagen and bone broth, how she makes it and when and how to eat or drink it.

You can find her on Instagram at @brave_broth. Brave Broth is sold at two places in Charlotte: Reid's Fine Foods and Green Brothers Juice Co. She also started shipping her bone broth! Here is the link to her website, and you can find more information about that on the Reid's site.

Her company gives to the following organizations:

International Justice Mission

Present Age Ministries

Addiction to Redemption with Lindsay's Brother, Patrick Link Jan 28, 2020

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Today on the Well + Nourished podcast, we were joined by Lindsay's brother, Patrick Link. His story of addiction to redemption is a powerful one. Patrick has experienced the struggle and hardships that come along with years of drug abuse and dealing, but he is now clean and has been working in the rehab ministry that helped him turn his life around. He has spoken at high schools, colleges, and in churches. His story is impactful and we hope that his sharing can help families who are dealing with addiction. Patrick also shares some advice for parents who want to be more informed as they raise their kids in a world where alcohol and drugs are powerful strongholds on so many. The verse that helped him tremendously during his journey to health was Romans 8:18, which says "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us."

This episode is heavy, and not appropriate for younger ears. Please keep that in mind by either listening without your young children around, or maybe wearing headphones.

We would truly appreciate your feedback after this episode. To help us, you could rate, review, and subscribe. You can also email Ashley (wonderandwear@gmail.com) or Lindsay (sevenlayercharlotte@gmail.com).

Where to find more info and follow Patrick:

Instagram: @patlink13

If you know someone who is in need of a rehab program, please reach out to Adult and Teen Challenge. This is the rehabilitation ministry that helped Patrick, and who he ended up working for to help other men. He was on staff there for 6 years.

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