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**The Wellness Mama Podcast**

The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com

Latest Episodes:

Minerals Part 4: Humic & Fulvic Minerals: The Missing Layer for Cellular Signaling (Solo Episode) May 20, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Katie

What humic and fulvic minerals actually are ... and why they’re not electrolytes
The difference between fulvic (small, cellular) and humic (larger, gut-supportive)
Why these minerals used to come from rich soil… but don’t anymore
How humic minerals bind toxins gently without stripping nutrients
How fulvic minerals improve mineral absorption & mitochondrial signaling
Their role in gut health, microbiome balance, and gut lining repair
How they help move sodium, potassium, magnesium into the cell
Why they’re crucial for detoxification in a modern environment
How humic/fulvic increase cellular voltage and hydration
How to take them: liquids, drops, powders & when they’re most helpful
Why these aren’t “either/or” ... they are a both/and with electrolytes

Resources Mentioned

BEAM Minerals

Bioptimizers
I love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium and digestive enzymes. Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama and use wellnessmama15 at checkout to get the best deal

Minerals Part 3: Potassium: Blood Sugar, Hormones, Mood, and the Sodium–Potassium Pump (Solo Episode) May 18, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Katie

Why potassium is the #1 most underconsumed mineral today
How potassium runs the sodium–potassium pump that powers the entire body
Why potassium is the mineral of calm electricity and inside-cell stability
How potassium affects insulin sensitivity, blood sugar, and metabolism
The role of potassium in heart rhythm, muscle relaxation, and digestion
Why low potassium mimics anxiety and hormone imbalance
How potassium balances sodium and helps magnesium work better
The best food sources ... fruits, roots, coconut water, beans, greens
Why low-carb and RO water increase potassium needs
Practical ways to add more potassium without supplements
Why potassium is essential for cell voltage, hormone signaling, and nervous system safety

Resources Mentioned

LMNT electrolyte drinks

BONCHARGE
I like so many of their products - from their red light products to their sauna blankets. Red light has been so helpful for me during my recovery from Hashimoto's. To find out more, go to boncharge.com/wellnessmama and use code wellnessmama for 20% off!

LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.

From Imbalance to Alignment: Natural Hormone Support for Women With MenoPLUS May 13, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Meno Plus

Hormone shifts beyond just menopause and understanding the other shifts outside of just menses stopping
Sometimes up to ten years before menses stops, hormone shifts can be more
What is happening in the perimenopause state and what changes women tend to notice first
This particular phase can have big estrogen swings and women can feel this in a big way
Late 30s and early 40s are often when this shift starts
The average age for menopause is around 52
Hormone replacement therapy can be a less than ideal therapy for some women
Why we don’t necessarily absorb nutrients as well as we get older and how to support the body in this
Nutrients women especially need in times of hormonal shifts
What Meno Plus is and how it can provide support through hormone changes
A beautiful reframe of why women go through menopause and viewing this as a positive shift

Resources Mentioned

MenoPLUS- use code WELLNESSMAMA40 for a discount

LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.
Bioptimizers
I love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium and digestive enzymes. Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama and use wellnessmama15 at checkout to get the best deal

Minerals Part 2: The Real Story on Magnesium: Electricity, Relaxation, and Repair (Solo Episode) May 11, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Katie

Why magnesium is the master mineral your body burns through fastest
The real reason magnesium powers 700+ reactions in the body
How magnesium activates ATP and mitochondrial energy
Why stress, pregnancy, and modern life create chronic depletion
The difference between forms like glycinate, citrate, malate, threonate, taurate, etc.
Why I personally use Magnesium Breakthrough (7 forms)
How topical magnesium oils, lotions, and baths work & when to use them
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency (that don’t look like deficiency!)
How magnesium interacts with sodium, potassium, calcium, and hormones
How magnesium supports sleep, digestion, blood sugar & nervous system calm
Why magnesium is a primary safety signal for the body

Resources Mentioned

Magnesium Breakthrough supplement (use code wellnessmama for 15% off)
Magnesium lotion
Magnesium oil

Awaken the Healer Within With Frank Elaridi May 06, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Frank

Frank's personal journey from journalist to healer
Why manifesting is his biggest pet peeve word
Manifesting was the most used word in Webster’s dictionary in 2024
How spirituality is getting hijacked and what to watch for
What his energy clearing is and how it works
Real-time example of an energy clearing live on the podcast
A real time energy clearing for all mothers and the feminine
Herb recommendation for all mothers listening (check with your doctor)
An emotion cleared from the energy of motherhood: love unrecieved
Allergy that came up in the clearing: an allergy to the idea of success for moms
The final emotion cleared for motherhood: worthlessness

Resources Mentioned

Frank Elaridi's website
Awaken the Healer Within course - use code MAMA for 10% off
A Course in Miracles online free workbook
The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness by Dr. Bradley Nelson
Tulsi tea

Proven Technique to Reframe Negative Thoughts With Frank Elaridi May 04, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Frank

What is happening in the brain when we have negative thoughts
Pain is experienced in the body, and the mind is what creates suffering
One of his favorite lessons from A Course in Miracles: Love is real, everything else is an illusion. "You need not defend against illusion.”
Common categories of negative thoughts and how to identify them: mind filter, jumping to conclusions, mind reading, and fortune telling
What to do if you catch yourself in these negative thought patterns
A simple three step process for questioning negative thoughts
How to learn to question our own stories and assumptions about things
What “A Course in Miracles” is and how this profoundly impacted him (link below)
Pleasure is of the body and happiness is what you are
Pleasure always has a cause, happiness is of essence

Resources Mentioned

Frank Elaridi's website
Awaken the Healer Within course - use code MAMA for 10% off
A Course in Miracles online free workbook
Awareness: Conversations with the Masters by Anthony de Mello

LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.

Minerals Part 1: Sodium: The Safety Mineral – Why Your Body’s Electricity Depends on It (Solo) Apr 29, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Katie

Why sodium is the most misunderstood mineral
How sodium runs your body’s electrical system, nerves, and muscles
The surprising connection between sodium and safety signals
Why many health-conscious women are quietly under-sodium-ed
Symptoms of low sodium that look like stress or anxiety
How sodium interacts with potassium and magnesium
Why sodium needs to come from mineral-rich salts, not processed foods
Microplastics in sea salt and better alternatives
How to increase sodium safely in a real-food lifestyle
Practical ways to hydrate with electrolytes without overdoing water
Why sodium is essential for sauna, exercise, pregnancy, and stress recovery

Resources Mentioned

LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.

Raising Whole Humans: The Power of Horizontal Parenting With Paul Blanchard Apr 27, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Paul

What horizontal relationships are and why they matter
How vertical dynamics create shame and resistance
The nervous system connection in parenting and how this can help us be more connected and effective in relationship with our children
How Freud and Richard Adler differed on the topic of horizontal relationships and trauma
Practical examples for shifting into horizontal parenting
The flaw with superior positions in relationships and how this robs us of our confidence and autonomy
“Self sacrifice” and how it's a nobler term for self abandonment and how we program this into our kids
How the vertical side uses extreme circumstances to argue for vertical relationships
Why connection > control in raising autonomous adults
How repair builds lifelong trust
How this approach makes you a better leader everywhere else in your life
Utility verticality vs relational verticality
Reputation and the puppet strings it has on us as human beings and how this comes into play in parenting
It isn’t that the strong survive.. It is the connected that survive
Punishment: So much of punishment is laziness on the parents part and the fear of reputation
It isn’t about just changing the behavior but addressing the underlying reason and capacity
Forgiveness isn’t the letting go of what happened but the softening of the blame
There are over 400 unique characteristics that will emerge in your child regardless of how you parent them
How this can create space for a both/and instead of an either/or in parenting
Guilt perpetuated by reputation and verticality
After age 7, our role as a parent is to be a safe place for a child's exploration of themselves

Resources Mentioned

Paul's website and his Instagram
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Paul Levine
Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art by Gene Wilder

The Environmental Cost of Conventional Sunscreens (And Better Alternatives) With Kevin Gianni and Rachel Pachivas Apr 22, 2026

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Episode Highlights With Kevin Gianni and Rachel Pachivas

The environmental implications of chemical sunscreen and how these impact oceans and waterways
Why certain countries have banned certain sunscreens because of their impact
Over 14,000 tons of sunscreen enter waterways every year and why this is so problematic
How chemical sunscreens can also interact with pool sanitizers to create really toxic byproducts
What does reef safe indicate on a sunscreen and what to actually look for
Why to look for non-nano zinc and titanium dioxide in sunscreen
Lesser known ingredients in sunscreen that are really beneficial to the body
The plastic equation and why they choose plastic free

Resources Mentioned

Just Thrive:
Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order.

Sunscreen: Myths, Misconceptions and What Studies Actually Say With Salt+Blue Apr 20, 2026

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Episode Highlights with Salt + Blue

The fear messaging around the sun and around sunscreen
Common misconceptions about sunscreen and when it isn’t actually beneficial and can be harmful
Harmful ingredients found in many sunscreens
Chemical vs mineral sunscreen and how these impact the body differently
Why our culture has become so afraid of the sun and how we got here
Questioning the sunscreen prevents skin cancer narrative and what the data actually says
Why many sunscreens on the market aren’t actually broad spectrum and don’t block the damaging parts of UVA
What does broad spectrum mean in sunscreen and why to look for this
Physical sunscreen like zinc are naturally broad spectrum
What does the term waterproof on sunscreen actually mean
The problems with petroleum in sunscreen
Why I don’t wear sunglasses almost ever!

Resources Mentioned

Hiya
Hiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama for 50% off your first order.
LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.

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