Happy holidays to you and your family! I hope you’re having a wonderful week. Today I’m coming to you solo to share a super exciting, big announcement about a project I have been working on for over a decade and can finally share with you! I recently co-founded a new company called Wellnesse, and we’ve created a line of personal care products based on the recipes I’ve been making and perfecting in my kitchen for a decade. Most importantly, I want to take this opportunity to say how grateful I truly am that you spend your time with me as part of the Wellness Mama community. Many of you have been listening or reading since I started this journey, and I’m so honored. From my family to yours, Merry Christmas and our warmest wishes for the New Year! Episode Highlights: Wellnesse & the Best of 2019 Why what you put on your body is as important as what you eat What I learned about the personal care product industry: what’s in our products & whether the FDA can really protect you Why I choose toothpaste as one of the first Wellnesse products (and why it doesn’t contain fluoride) The ingredients we chose for our toothpaste, shampoo, and conditioner… and what is coming next! Earth-safe packing options and why this is so important Why 2019 was a bit of a rollercoaster for me, and how it ended up A look back at Finland and what I learned from my icy plunge! My surprise 50-lb weight loss and what I attribute it to (hint: it’s not diet or exercise!) The personal motto that carried me through this year And more! Resources We Mention Wellnesse.com Just Thrive Probiotics Favorite Podcasts of 2019 290: Braving Dark Night of the Soul and Learning to Own Yourself With Kelly Brogan 294: Using Targeted Nutrition to Alleviate Hormone Related Issues With Dr. Chris Masterjohn 289: Stoic Wisdom for Modern Life and Parenting With Ryan Holiday 267: Solving Joint Pain & Why Sports Aren’t Good for Kids With Hunter Fitness 245: Ari Whitten on Fighting Fatigue and Anxiety With Sauna, Hormesis, NRF2 & Sun Exposure 227: Using the Metabolism Reset Diet to Support Liver Health With Dr. Alan Christianson 226: Science-Backed Reasons to Ditch the Pill (& What to Do Instead) With Dr. Jolene Brighten Best Books I’ve Read in 2019 Anything by Ryan Holiday (The Daily Stoic) The Four Agreements The Art of Learning The Untethered Soul The Align Method: 5 Movement Principles for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life What do you think of my big announcement? What are you most excited to try? 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 episode is brought to you by Four Sigmatic, my source for superfood coffees, teas and elixirs that contain powerhouse mushrooms for better performance, sleep and health. I’ve been asked several times what the name means and it’s a cool story. Basically, if you put all the foods in the world on a scale from bad to good, many would fall in the middle as average. The farther you get away from the average, the more rare it is, and the more “sigmas” it has. Only 50 superfoods in the world qualify as four sigmas away from the average… these are the best of the best, the highest quality, and the products Four Sigmatic uses in their products. My favorites are the coffee with lions mane in the morning, reishi elixer or reishi cocoa at night to wind down, and any of their other products in between. My kids love their chai and superfood hot cocoa but I’d recommend all of their products. Save 15% on any order with the code wellnessmama at foursigmatic.com/wellnessmama This podcast is brought to you by Radiant Life Catalog. Radiant Life is a woman-owned, family-run online health and wellness company specializing in food-based supplem
