Be Well by Kelly Leveque

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254. Zero Acre Farms Is Giving the World an Oil Change with Jeff Nobbs #WellnessWednesdays Jun 07, 2023

Show notes

In today's episode, I interview my friend, the founder, and CEO of Zero Acre Farms, Jeff Nobbs. Jeff is on a mission to create a food company that will replace destructive, inflammatory vegetable oils with healthier, more sustainable oils and fats made through fermentation.

Not only has Jeff created a low Omega-6 cooking oil that's neutral in taste with a high smoke point and low oxidation, but it also is more environmentally friendly – just the kind of win-win we look for and love in the food and nutrition space.

In this episode, we talk about how widespread the use of seed oils has become, especially in industrial kitchens throughout the country. We also cover the destructive nature of industrial and vegetable seed oils, detail their negative impact on human and environmental health, learn about the toxic aldehyde that comes only from Omega-6 fats, called HNE, discuss why fermented oil is a better choice than Avocado and Olive oils, and so much more.

Tune in and learn how you can improve the ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 in your body and for your family. This is definitely one to take notes on – let's make a change!

Go to zeroacre.com/KELLY or use code KELLY at checkout for an exclusive offer.

We also cover…

00:01:00 — Replacing Inflammatory Seed Oils with a Healthier, More Sustainable Option

• The mission Zero Acre Farms is on to create a one-to-one replacement for seed oils

• What are the dangers of seed oils and their impact on our health and the planet?

• The difference between Omega-3 and 6 fats

• Why linoleic acid is so bad for us

• What 4-HNE is really doing on a chemical level in our body

• The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz

00:23:00 — How Fats Impact Health: Misconceptions vs. Research

• Breaking down pitfalls in observational studies

• Misconceptions around eating fats

• Seed Oils 101: Nutrition Fact or Fiction with Dr. Cate Shanahan #210

• How seed oils are created

• What HNE is and how it impacts health

• White paper on HNE: zeroacre.com/obesity

• Snacks for kids that are loaded with industrial seed oils

00:43:00 — How to Use Cultured Oil in Your Kitchen

• Comparing Zero Acre oil to other healthy oils that we may use in our kitchen

• Tips for using cultured oil in salad dressing

• How I manage eating out with kids and limit certain foods

• Research comparing the amount of HNE in seed vs. cultured oil

• How cultured oil is created, smoke point, and oxidative stability

• Ziki in Austin, TX

Resources:

• Website: zeroacre.com

• Instagram: @zeroacrefarms

• Facebook: facebook.com/zeroacrefarms

• Twitter: twitter.com/zeroacrefarms

• Research: Cell death and diseases related to oxidative stress

• Research: 4-hydroxynonenal in the pathogenesis and progression of human diseases

• Research: On the role of 4-hydroxynonenal in health and disease

Connect with Kelly:

• kellyleveque.com

• Instagram: @bewellbykelly

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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253. You’re Not Alone: How Brittany Snow & Jaspre Guest Promote Healing through Connection with September Letters #WellnessWednesdays May 31, 2023

Show notes

In today's episode I'm welcoming friend, prior client, and mental health advocate Brittany Snow, along with her co-founder of September Letters, Jaspre Guest to the podcast.

They graciously share insights from their new book, September Letters, an inspirational collection of letters, notes, and conversations among friends, celebrities, experts, and the September Letters community. It is a guide to help us clearly see that we are not alone, and that sharing your story is powerful and healing – a welcoming, embracing resource for anyone seeking to feel more connected with themselves and others.

In this episode, we talk about how they came up with the idea of September Letters, their goal with the book to promote connection and healing, and their favorite tools for supporting their mental health. I'm so excited to welcome them both so you can learn more about this movement.

We also cover…

00:01:00 — Finding Connection & Resilience through September Letters

How Jaspre and Brittany met and started September Letters
The initial vision of the September Letters cause
Jaspre and Brittany share their experiences with their mental health
Confronting the stigma of sharing mental health struggles
Embracing vulnerability
How social media does a disservice to someone going through mental health challenges

00:21:00 — Tools for Supporting Your Mental Health

Their favorite tangible tools from experts in the book
Creating your hype list
Combating cultural pressures to be perfect and tools to fight negativity
Bob Roth transcendental meditation
The Joy Strategist by Grace Harry
How transcendental meditation can impact your mental health
How stillness and boredom lead to greater calm and creativity

00:39:00 — Healing through Feeling Your Feelings & Community

Glennon Doyle podcast: We Can Do Hard Things
Building the capacity to sit with emotions and build resilience
How they decided to incorporate letters in the book and categorized stories by emotion
Feel your feelings so that you can heal
The most helpful tools in their toolboxes to help with anxiety or depression
The way community and connection can heal
How to know how to ask for help and be comfortable with receiving
Creating the connection that we need

Resources:

September Letters Website: septemberletters.com
Read: September Letters
Brittany’s Instagram: @brittanysnow
Jaspre’s Instagram: @jaspre
September Letters Instagram: @septemberletters
Love is Louder Website: loveislouder.org

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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252. You Don’t Have to Be A “Good Girl” – Exploring the Cultural Impacts of Patriarchy with Elise Loehnen #FabulousFriends May 24, 2023

Show notes

Today’s amazing guest is Elise Loehnen, brilliant writer, editor, and podcast host of Pulling the Thread, a podcast focused on pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are and then putting those threads back together. Ultimately, Elise is a seeker and synthesizer pulling together wisdom, traditions, cultural history, and a deep knowledge of healing modalities to unlock new ways to contextualize who we are and why we're here.

While she's also co-written 12 books, including five New York Times bestsellers, her first book under her own name is here, and it's called On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and The Price Women Pay To Be Good. The book weaves together history, memoir, and cultural criticism to explore the ways the patriarchy lands in our bodies and embeds itself in our consciousness and what we then police in ourselves and in each other.

With awareness, we can begin to recognize these patterns of self restriction, break the story, and move ourselves and each other towards freedom and balance. It is such a pleasure to welcome my friend, the brilliant Elise Loehnen to the show.

We also cover…

00:01:00 — Reprogramming the “Good Girl” Mentality

The impetus for Elise writing this book
Why do we think we aren’t “good”?
Uncovering systemic misogyny in our subconscious
How envy can be information
To Be Magnetic by Lacy Phillips
How the ”good girl” mentality has permeated our society
The history of how the patriarchy came to be

00:21:00 — Diving into the History of the 7 Deadly Sins & Debunking the Fear of Laziness

Read: Find Your Unicorn Space by Eve Rodsky
Learning to reprogram embedded double standards in our culture and history
Historical examples of women turning on each other like the witch hunts
When and where the 7 deadly sins were created
Sloth: a fear of laziness and how to support women in self-policing this instinct
What happens when we can’t set and hold boundaries

00:45:00 — Tuning into Our True Selves: How to Confront Cultural Pressures & Noise

How greed can mislead us towards things we don’t really want or need
The wage gap between men and women & discrepancy in how we think about money
The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist
How pride keeps us small
Sticking to your gifts and your dharma
Gluttony: Why we don’t trust ourselves to not be out of control with food
The problematic complexities of how lust is suppressed in women for self protection

Resources:

Website: eliseloehnen.com
Instagram: @eliseloehnen
Read: On Our Best Behavior, the Seven Deadly Sins and The Price Women Pay To Be Good by Elise Loehnen
Podcast: Pulling the Thread

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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251. Prioritizing Connection & Joy: Tools for Longevity & Well-being with mindbodygreen's Jason & Colleen Wachob #WellnessWednesdays May 17, 2023

Show notes

On today's podcast, I welcome back Jason and Colleen Wachob, the co-founders and co-CEOs of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being with 15 million monthly unique visitors. I'm welcoming them back on the show to talk about their newest book, The Joy of Well-Being: A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life.

I look up to them both, not only in the business they've built, but more importantly, the balance they've created for themselves and their family. On today's podcast, we'll talk about achieving 80% of your maximum health and eight practices that will help you get there. We'll also explore how spirituality and human connection have a major impact on your longevity and your health.

Let's welcome Jason and Colleen back to the show.

We also cover…

00:01:00 — Finding The Joy In Your Wellness Journey

Not getting caught up in wellness trends
What Jason and Colleen’s days look like and how they’ve evolved from their early twenties
The importance of connection, sleep, and movement
Easy ways to incorporate wellness into your daily routine
Scientific reasons why you need to do resistance training
Why it’s so important to eat enough protein and nutrition advice for longevity
Sarcopenia: causes, rates and prevention
Thinking about wellness as how you want to feel as you age

00:29:00 — The Impact of Connection & Community on Longevity

8 practices that can help you achieve 80% of your maximum health
Nasal breathing and how it affects your sleep
Filtering which wellness trends work for you and bring you joy
Creating rituals to manage stress and anxiety
The Roseto study and importance of community
What Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan

00:49:00 — Spirituality As An Antidote To Depression

Spiritual practices Jason and Colleen participate in with their kids
Their experience of moving their family from New York to Miami
Science of spirituality and studies by Dr. Lisa Miller
Redefining purpose and a higher calling
The pressures of social media and its impact on mental health
Identifying your personal mission statement
Homework for implementing some new practice for your well-being

Resources:

Website: mindbodygreen.com
Book: thejoyofwellbeing.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mindbodygreen
Facebook:.facebook.com/mindbodygreen
Twitter: twitter.com/mindbodygreen
Pinterest: pinterest.com/mindbodygreen
YouTube: youtube.com/mindbodygreen
Episode 32: Creating a Personalized & Holistic Approach to Wellness - with mindbodygreen's Jason & Colleen Wachob #FabulousFriends

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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250. Mitochondria & Mental Illness: Finding Hope & Healing in Our Cells with Dr. Chris Palmer #WellnessWednesdays May 10, 2023

Show notes

Dr. Chris Palmer is taking the internet by storm and for good reason. He's a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher, and his new book, Brain Energy, proposes a comprehensive theory of what causes mental illness, integrating existing theories and research into one unifying theory, the brain energy theory of mental illness, in which he argues that mental disorders are really metabolic disorders of the brain.

In today’s conversation, Dr. Palmer shares the science behind how the mitochondria functions in the body, and ultimately affects brain health. He shares how we can support healthy mitochondria and what the recent research in the last 20 years tells us about healing mental illness with metabolic interventions, like the ketogenic diet, and lifestyle strategies like exercise, a good sleep routine, reducing inflammation, and more.

It is really amazing to think about the healing and regeneration that can happen for your mitochondria when you use these metabolic interventions, and hearing the life-changing impacts of implementing these practices with amazing stories like he shares in this episode brings so much hope for the future.

I can’t thank Dr. Palmer enough for concisely putting this theory into a book that anyone can read. It is such an important message, affirming our ability to really have control over our life and live the best version of it.

We also cover…

00:02:00 — An Introduction to How Mitochondria Functions in the Body

Why Dr. Palmer became a psychiatrist and his mother’s struggle
How the mitochondria can influence mental illness
The role of mitochondria in the body: Neurotransmitters and hormones
Why women are more susceptible to mental illness
The new research backing up his theory

00:22:00 — How Metabolic Interventions like the Ketogenic Diet Impact Brain Health

What we can do proactively support mental health
Metabolic strategies for improving mitochondrial health
How COVID can cause mental health challenges
Case study: Recovering from chronic schizophrenia using metabolic treatments
Why the ketogenic diet is so effective at treating seizures and other brain illnesses
How the brain can use ketones as a fuel source to support and regenerate mitochondria

00:46:00 — Lifestyle Strategies That Support Mental Health

Dangers of prescription medications that harm metabolism
Mitochondrial biogenesis through exercise
The importance of a good sleep routine
Dr. Palmer’s perspective on supplements
Effects of the ketogenic diet on women’s hormones
Dr. Palmer and Kelly’s experiences with the ketogenic diet

Resources:

Website: brainenergy.com
Website: chrispalmermd.com
Website: The Mental and Metabolic Health Assessment
Instagram: @chrispalmermd
Twitter: @chrispalmermd
Facebook:.facebook.com/ChrisPalmerMD
YouTube: Chris Palmer MD
Read: Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More by Dr. Chris Palmer

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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249. 168-Hour Week: Take Control of Time & Upgrade Your Life with Laura Vanderkam #WellnessWednesdays May 03, 2023

Show notes

Today's guest is Laura Vanderkam. She's the author of several time management productivity books, and her TED Talk garnered over 13 million views. Her newest book, Tranquility by Tuesday, gives us nine ways to calm the chaos and make time for what matters most.

In today's podcast episode, you are going to learn how to look at your time in weeks, in the 168 hours you have in a week, versus your days. This allows us to prioritize the things that are most important to us, make meaningful memories and take time for ourselves. Laura also shares the research and data behind her nine rules for time management, and provides tangible ways we can upgrade our lives by being more intentional with our time.

When you think about women who have multiple hats to wear, whether they're at their job or with their family life and friends, it’s easy to become reactive throughout the day. Taking control of your schedule and living the life that you want to is so important to so many of us, and yet we don't have the tools to do it. I love everything that Laura teaches and I'm so excited to have her on the show to give us what we want most, and that is time.

We also cover…

00:02:00 — The Biggest Time Management Life Hack

How time management became Laura’s speciality
Key takeaways for time management early on in her career
Thinking about time in terms of weeks instead of days
Tips for being intentional and mindful of how you spend your time
Recommendations for how to plan out your week in advance

00:17:00 — Benefits of Having Blank Space & Fun in Your Schedule

Laura’s 9 rules for time management
How to commit to making time for yourself, especially when you have a family
Benefits of having a backup time slot or open space in your calendar
How many hours of your day should be scheduled for productivity?
Tips for entrepreneurs who feel like they’re pouring from an empty cup

00:32:00 — How to Make Time Memorable & Intentional

The importance of planning things in your week that are memorable
How to have fulfilling and nourishing leisure time
Tips for winding down before bed
Motivational science and data behind time management and productivity Laura’s learned

Resources:

Website: lauravanderkam.com
TED Talk: How to Take Control of Your Free Time
Read: Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters by Laura Vanderkam
Read: Laura Vanderkam
Instagram: @lvanderkam
Twitter: @lvanderkam
Podcast: Best of Both Worlds
Podcast: Before Breakfast

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

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248. Calm Your Cravings and Support Your Mood with Dr. Amy Shah #WellnessWednesdays Apr 26, 2023

Show notes

Dr. Amy Shah is back to talk about her new book, I Am So Effing Hungry, and her five step method for conquering cravings, boosting your mood, and making peace with your body. Dr. Amy Shah is a double board-certified MD with training from Cornell, Columbia, and Harvard, nutritionist, and best-selling author. Dr. Shah focuses on gut health, inflammation, and intermittent fasting.

In today's episode, we'll talk about how today's food system is hijacking your brain and your cravings. You'll learn about how the gut microbiome impacts your hunger and what exactly psychobiotics are. She'll explain the psychology and neuroscience behind hunger and cravings, and she'll give us some hacks and small changes we can make every day to calm our cravings and take control over our health.

We also cover…

00:01:00 — Why We Feel Out of Control When Eating Processed Foods

How being an Indian immigrant led Amy to learn about nutrition
Contributors to chronic lifestyle diseases like diabetes
The impacts of feeding kids processed foods
Feeling a lack of control when eating processed foods
The difference between hunger vs cravings
Breaking a food/dopamine addiction and self-soothing with food

00:19:00 — How to Improve Your Gut Microbiome

How the gut microbiome impacts our hunger
The mental health connection to gut health
How quickly we can remedy our microbiome
What changes to expect when you move to a whole food diet & where to start
High dopamine foods
The biggest thing you can do to improve your gut health

00:33:00 — Hunger Hacks & Cravings Crushers

How to tame cravings
The importance of circadian rhythms
Day in the life of Dr. Amy and how she takes control of her hunger
Dr. Amy Shah’s favorite breakfast foods for curbing cravings
Kelly’s pregnancy craving

Resources:

Website: amymdwellness.com
Instagram: @fastingmd
Twitter: @amyshahmd
Read: I’m So Effing Hungry by Dr. Amy Shah
Read: I’m So Effing Tired by Dr. Amy Shah
Podcast: 16. Intermittent Fasting for Women with Dr. Amy Shah

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

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247. Rachael's Good Eats’ Nutrient-Rich Recipes & Whole Food Philosophy #WellnessWednesdays Apr 19, 2023

Show notes

Today's episode is with my friend Rachael DeVaux of Rachael’s Good Eats. She's a Registered Dietician, personal trainer, and has a cult following on Instagram. She grew up in Washington and graduated from Oregon State University where she started the @rachaelsgoodeats Instagram account as a college student. She now shares recipes, intuitive eating strategies, and simple workouts with more than 645,000 followers. She's such an easy, laid back lady and her first cookbook, Rachael’s Good Eats, is out now. It’s full of easy, laid back, nutrient rich recipes for you and your family to try. This is definitely a cookbook I'll be using throughout the year and know you’ll love it too!

Rachael is such a breath of fresh air. In this episode we talk about what inspired her interest in healthy eating, how she launched and grew her online business, the behind the scenes of her fitness programs and the process of writing her new cookbook, her favorite recipes and tips to share for people new to cooking, and her overall philosophy on nutrition, creating authentic content, and finding what’s best for our bodies. I'm so excited for you guys to get to know her.

We also cover…

00:02:00 — Following Your Gut & Building an Authentic Brand

What sparked Rachael’s interest in eating healthy
How Rachael’s family dinners growing up inspired her
Butcher Box
What Rachael learned in RD school that she has applied & abandoned
What it was like for Rachael to build her online business and Instagram account
How Rachael has built and launched her fitness programs
Following your gut and intuition with business & personal decisions

00:27:00 — A Beginner’s Guide for Making Easy, Healthy Meals at Home

How her new book came to be
What it’s like behind the scenes of creating a cookbook
Some of Rachael’s favorite recipes from her new cookbook
Staples that Rachael always has in her kitchen
Tips for people who are new to cooking

00:36:00 — Rachael’s Food Philosophy & How to Find What’s Right for You

Rachael’s food philosophy being gluten and dairy free
How Rachael healed her gut completely
How Rachael came to create her 7-day sugar detox and benefits of reducing sugar intake
Rachael’s personal eating preferences and style
Experimenting with foods and finding what works best for you
What foods really make Rachael feel her best

Resources:

Website: rachaelsgoodeats.com
Read: Rachael's Good Eats: Easy, Laid-Back, Nutrient-Rich Recipes
Instagram: @rachaelsgoodeats
Facebook: Rachael’s Good Eats
Tik Tok: @rachaelsgoodeats

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

LMNT | Go to DrinkLMNT.com/Kelly to order a free sample pack of LMNT electrolytes. Just pay shipping (only $5 if you're in the US)!

Primal Kitchen | Visit primalkitchen.com and use the code KELLYSFAVORITES at checkout for 15% off your order of $40 or more.

Hiya Health | Get 50% off your first order at HiyaHealth.com/Kelly.

246. Tips for Optimal Thyroid Health & Adrenal Support with Dr. Izabella Wentz #WellnessWednesdays Apr 12, 2023

Show notes

Dr. Izabella Wentz is an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and a licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root cause of autoimmune thyroid disease after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2009. She's the author of three books on Hashimoto's and is a New York Times bestseller. Her new book, Adrenal Transformation Protocol, is available now.

In today's episode, you're going to learn about the thyroid gland, the adrenal glands, how they play together in the body to balance hormones. Our hormones play such a huge role in how we feel, and it’s so important to understand how our diet and lifestyle choices influence them. We get into everything from how to have better sleep, manage your caffeine intake, and natural ways to balance your circadian rhythm, to how your workouts and work-life balance can impact your hormones. You're also going to get some tips on supplements to take and blood markers to ask your doctor to call for if you think you may have any type of thyroid disease, specifically looking out for Hashimotos.

I'm so excited for the book to come out and for people to get their hands on this protocol because it has already helped and impacted thousands of women. I love that Dr. Wentz’s lifestyle recommendations really push back against intermittent fasting and over-caffeinated hustle culture so you can live with more peace and alignment from the inside out. It's a form of self-care and it doesn't happen overnight, but if you can really dedicate your time and energy to it, you can get relief and begin healing. I hope you enjoy this conversation and Dr. Wentz’s new book, The Adrenal Protocol.

We also cover…

00:05:00 — Identifying & Healing Thyroid Disease

Dr. Wentz own experience being diagnosed with thyroid disease in her twenties
Why women are misdiagnosed or not diagnosed with Hashimotos
Symptoms of thyroid disease
Markers to test for if you think you have Hashimotos
What’s happening in the body to the thyroid gland with Hashimotos
Lifestyle and diet changes to help those with thyroid disease heal and feel better

00:19:00 — How to Support Healthy Hormones

How blood sugar impacts our thyroid hormones
Explaining adrenals and what their role is in our bodies
How hypothyroid and cortisol are linked
What a healthy thyroid and adrenal function will look like
How intermittent fasting can impact your hormones
Do you need to quit coffee and caffeine to balance your hormones?
Ways to naturally balance your cortisol and support your circadian rhythm

00:35:00 — Recipes, Tips & Protocols for Optimal Adrenal Health

How to turn down danger signals & increasing safety signals in your environment
A day in the life of the Adrenal Protocol
Adrenal kickstart drink recipe
Tips for having a restful sleep
How work and workouts impact the adrenals
What a healthy cortisol curve looks like throughout the day
Lifestyle changes that make the biggest impact on healing adrenals
The tired mommy protocol and tips for new and nursing moms

Resources:

Website: thyroidpharmacist.com
Read: Adrenal Transformation Protocol by Dr. Izabella Wentz
Instagram: @izabellawentzpharmd
Tik Tok: @izabellawentz
Facebook: Thyroid Lifestyle
Youtube: Thyroid Pharmacist

Connect with Kelly:

kellyleveque.com
Instagram: @bewellbykelly
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

Be Well By Kelly is produced by Crate Media.

Mentioned in this episode:

Athletic Greens

AG1 | Get 1 FREE year of Vitamin D immune support along with 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/BEWELL.

BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.

245. The Parenting Map: A Guide to Building the Ultimate Parent-Child Relationship with Dr. Shefali #WellnessWednesdays Apr 05, 2023

Show notes

Today's guest is New York Times bestselling author and clinical psychologist, Dr. Shefali. She's an expert in family dynamics and personal development and teaches courses around the world. She's written a multitude of books, including The Conscious Parent, The Awakened Family, and her newest book, The Parenting Map, with step-by-step solutions to consciously create the ultimate parent-child relationship. Dr. Shefali offers a profoundly practical and groundbreaking parenting solution that helps parents actualize their deepest desires for their children. This step-by-step guide disrupts toxic inherited patterns and replaces them with authentic connections that allow us to see and respond to our children for who they are, and who they can become.

The book is a minimalist approach to parenting, which is truly getting to the basics, knowing they are good enough, and actually more important than all the other things that we've built up to be important milestones for our children. Focusing on healing ourselves, letting go of control, and allowing for the playful, fun of childhood will lead to the most resilient adults. In this conversation, Dr. Shefali opens my eyes to the incredible opportunity in ditching the rules and need for control.

Thank you to Dr. Shefali for spreading this message to parents that doing a good job doesn't mean being perfect, it really just means getting the basics right. I took lots of notes during this conversation, and I know other parents out there will get a lot of value from it as well. I’m so excited to welcome Dr. Shefali to the show!

We also cover…

00:04:00 — The Key Principles for Conscious Parenting

What’s different about her latest book, The Parenting Map
Reviewing the 3 stages of conscious parenting - 1. Frustration to Clarity, 2. From Dysfunctional Patterns to Conscious Choice, 3. From Conflict to Connection
Why we don’t need to have total control over our children
Changing our expectations of our children to create less frustration
What rules matter versus what rules are arbitrary
The thing that will negatively impact a child many parents unintentionally do

00:18:00 — Breaking the Cycle: Inner Child Work & Reparenting