The Modern Ancestral Mamas Podcast
Corey Dunn and Christine Muldoon
Bringing ancestral food, cooking, eating, and living to the everyday, modern mom.
Episodes
Kamut, Gluten, and Sourdough: Bob Quinn on Ancient Grains
📍 Unsifted Freshly Milled Flour: Enjoy $10 off your first purchase of $100 or more (Code: MAM10) https://unsifted.com In this conversation with Bob Quinn, a plant biochemist, organic farmer, and founder of the Quinn Institute in Big Sandy, Montana, we get the farmer’s side of the grain story. Bob grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch, earned his PhD at UC Davis, and came home to turn his farm into a laboratory. After a trade show visitor thanked him for growing food for her family, he stopped growing commodities and started growing food. That shift led him to Kamut, the ancient grain he brought to market and spent decades researching. This is the “farmer” episode in our new grain series, where we look at wheat through the eyes of the farmers, the millers, and the bakers. Bob shares why so many people struggle with modern wheat, how breeding for yield changed the grain, what the difference is between ancient, heirloom, and modern grains, and why he believes the whole system, from seed to soil to processing to the bread aisle, shapes what ends up in our bodies. We also talk about sourdough, glyphosate, fresh milling, the true cost of cheap food, and what it takes for farmers to transition to regenerative organic practices. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Unsifted (freshly milled flour): $10 off your first purchase of $100 or more https://unsifted.com 📍 The Quinn Institute: https://quinninstitute.org/ 📍 Bob’s book, Grain by Grain (co-authored with Liz Carlisle): available at bookstores and online 📍 Kamut brand grain, pasta, cereal, and flour: Bob’s Red Mill https://www.bobsredmill.com 📍 The Food Nanny (Kamut flour and grain): https://thefoodnanny.com 📍 Montana Flour & Grains (bulk orders): Fort Benton, Montana 📍 Our first grain series: episodes with Unsifted, Sue Becker of Bread Beckers, Courtney Queen of Butter for All, and Bill Schindler of the Modern Stone Age Kitchen 📍 Join our Patreon Community (extended episode with more of this conversation): https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website: https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Bob’s path from Montana wheat ranch to PhD scientist to organic farmer ✔️ The “rainbow trail” to good health: seed, soil, harvest timing, minimal processing, and honest labeling ✔️ The story of Kamut, from a county fair handful of giant grain to a 100,000 acre crop ✔️ Ancient grains vs. heirloom grains vs. modern wheat ✔️ What changed in modern wheat after World War II, and why nutrition was never part of the breeding goal ✔️ Why flavor and aroma are clues to nutrient density ✔️ Why Kamut contains gluten but is often tolerated better, and the role of glyphosate, processing, and fast-rise yeast ✔️ How long fermentation with sourdough breaks down gluten ✔️ What Bob’s research found, including the rat study on inflammation and the human clinical trials ✔️ Fresh milling and how quickly flour loses nutrients after grinding ✔️ The high price of cheap food for farmers, rural communities, the environment, and our health ✔️ Whether regenerative organic farming can feed America ✔️ Advice for new and transitioning farmers ✔️ How a large bread manufacturer could make better bread, from hard white wheat to golden whole grain flour ✔️ The Noah’s Ark legend behind “the prophet wheat” 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
How Freshly Milled Flour Healed My Colitis, Psoriasis, and Cholesterol
📍 Unsifted Freshly Milled Flour: Enjoy $10 off your first purchase of $100 or more (Code: MAM10) – https://unsifted.com In this conversation with Jen, a registered nurse of nearly 40 years, we hear her story of chronic illness and how she came back to bread. After years of microscopic colitis, psoriasis, and a long list of autoimmune diagnoses, Jen tried nearly every protocol out there, including carnivore, GAPS, and low FODMAP, and stayed gluten-free for close to a decade. Then she felt led to eat bread again, and what happened next surprised her, her doctors, and her family. This is the "healed" episode in our new series on grains, where we look at wheat through the eyes of the farmer, the miller, the baker, and the healed. Jen shares why sourdough made with store-bought flour didn't work for her, what changed when she started milling her own grain, how her labs and digestion responded, and what she experienced in the first few weeks. We also talk about choosing a grain mill, how she bakes six loaves a week, and why she believes the real issue is not gluten but what has been stripped from our flour. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Unsifted (freshly milled flour): $10 off your first purchase of $100 or more – https://unsifted.com 📍 Jen Mama Hen – @Jenmamahen "Jen Mama Hen" on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok 📍 Bread Beckers (Sue Becker) – https://breadbeckers.com/ 📍 Sue Becker's Essential Homegrown Flour cookbook – available on Amazon 📍 Alex Clark's Culture Apothecary podcast, episode with Sue Becker: "What If Gluten Isn't the Enemy?" – search on your podcast app 📍 NutriMill grain mills – https://nutrimill.com/ 📍 WonderMill grain mills – https://wondermill.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Jen's health journey, from a root canal and a colitis diagnosis to a head-to-toe psoriasis flare ✔️ Why she tried carnivore, GAPS, low FODMAP, and herbal protocols, and what each one taught her ✔️ How she came to eat bread again after nearly a decade without it ✔️ Why sourdough, einkorn, and spelt didn't work for her, and what did ✔️ Discovering freshly milled flour through Sue Becker and the Culture Apothecary podcast ✔️ What she experienced in the first weeks of eating freshly milled bread, including the detox-like reaction she pushed through ✔️ Changes she saw in her digestion and her lab work, including her cholesterol ✔️ How freshly milled bread has affected blood sugar for people in her family with type 1 diabetes ✔️ Her take on gluten, food fear, and why the wellness world is still skeptical of bread ✔️ Choosing a grain mill, why she skipped the cheap options, and why she warns against using a KitchenAid attachment ✔️ How she bakes six loaves a week, and how she freezes and stores them ✔️ The role of peace and quiet time in her healing 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Your Period Is Telling You Something — Are You Listening?
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com Your period is not just an inconvenience. It is a vital sign. In this conversation with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack of Fertility Friday, we break down why your menstrual cycle deserves the same attention as your blood pressure or heart rate, and why so much of what we were taught about birth control leaves out the parts that matter most. Lisa shares the history behind the pill's 28-day design, what hormonal contraceptives actually do to your ovaries and nutrient stores, and why "unexplained infertility" is so often a knowledge gap rather than a mystery. We get into the recent PCOS to PMOS rebrand and what it reveals about the real root of the condition, why you are only fertile a handful of days each cycle, and what couples trying to conceive need to know about both her cycle and his sperm. Lisa also walks through the nutrient depletion of pregnancy and breastfeeding, and why preparing your body beforehand matters as much as the pregnancy itself. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Lisa Hendrickson-Jack / Fertility Friday – https://www.fertilityfriday.com/ 📍 The Fifth Vital Sign (Lisa's book) – linked at fertilityfriday.com 📍 Real Food for Fertility (Lisa and Lily Nichols, RDN) – https://realfoodforfertility.com/ 📍 Fertility Friday Podcast – search "Fertility Friday" on your podcast app 📍 Lisa on Instagram – instagram.com/fertilityfriday 📍 Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship – linked at fertilityfriday.com 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why your menstrual cycle counts as a vital sign, and what a "normal" cycle actually looks like ✔️ The real history behind the pill's 28-day sugar-pill week, and why it was never a medical necessity ✔️ What hormonal birth control does to ovulation, uterine lining, and your natural estrogen and progesterone ✔️ The nutrients the pill depletes, from B vitamins to zinc, and why that matters if you plan to conceive ✔️ PCOS's rename to PMOS, and why the root issue is metabolic, not just ovarian ✔️ Why you are not fertile every day, and how to actually identify your fertile window ✔️ What "unexplained infertility" usually leaves out, for both partners ✔️ How long it takes for your cycle to normalize after stopping the pill ✔️ The nutrient "withdrawals" of pregnancy and breastfeeding, and how to prepare for them in advance ✔️ What sperm health has to do with a couple's fertility timeline, and why it is rarely discussed Timestamps: 0:00 The Truth About The Pill 2:05 What High School Health Class Missed 7:28 From Painful Periods To Fertility Advocacy 12:46 The Hidden Reality Of Hormonal Contraceptives 22:49 Nutrient Depletion And The Pill 29:11 Why A Regular Cycle Is A Vital Sign 36:56 Decoding The New Name For PCOS 47:25 Addressing Infertility With Ancestral Wisdom 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | @ModernAncestralMamas
A Doctor's Honest Guide to Surviving Perimenopause
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com Addressing stress is the critical first step for your health. In this conversation with Dr. Jen Pfleghaar, we break down the reality of using testosterone therapy for women and why it is rarely the first answer for hormonal issues. Dr. Pfleghaar shares her clinical experience with patients who sought out quick fixes, only to face negative side effects when their underlying physiology was ignored. We discuss why focusing on hormone health requires a foundational approach rather than just adding hormones to a stressed system. True healing often starts with effective stress management. If you feel depleted or are considering hormone replacement, this episode helps you understand what to look for and why your nervous system health is the non-negotiable starting point for natural hormone balance. We get into the risks of aggressive dosing and why slowing down to heal your body is the most sustainable path forward. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dr. Jen Fleger / Healthy by Dr. Jen – https://healthybydrjen.com/ 📍 The Perimenopause Reset (Dr. Jen's book) – https://www.amazon.com/Perimenopause-Reset-Energize-Weight-Peace/dp/1969338911 📍 Healthy by Dr. Jen Podcast – search "Healthy by Dr. Jen" on your podcast app 📍 Dr. Jen on Instagram & YouTube – https://www.instagram.com/integrativedrmom/ 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ PCOS's quiet rebrand to "PMOS" and the insulin resistance root cause behind it ✔️ Why blood sugar, not willpower, drives most perimenopause hormone chaos ✔️ What a continuous glucose monitor reveals about your stress, sleep, and food sensitivities ✔️ Cycle syncing: eating differently in your follicular phase vs. your luteal phase ✔️ The patient who overdosed on testosterone outside Dr. Jen's care, and how they recovered ✔️ Why alcohol tolerance crashes in your 40s, and what it's actually doing to your liver ✔️ Topical vs. oral hormones, and the two years before menopause when bone loss accelerates ✔️ How postpartum and breastfeeding hormones mimic perimenopause ✔️ The surprising fertility marker Dr. Jen looks for that has nothing to do with weight ✔️ Why Dr. Jen's family now takes a full digital Sabbath every week, and what changed for her 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Rethinking Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness with Dr. Bob Sears
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com Please note that we have removed all occurrences of the word v*ccine because of concerns about censorship. You can listen to the full episode without censoring or ads at: https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas Rethinking vaccine safety with Dr. Bob Sears. We discuss the shifting medical beliefs around pediatric care and infection. This conversation with Dr. Bob Sears, pediatrician and author, digs into how his views on childhood vccination have changed after 30 years in practice, and what he thinks "safe and effective" should actually mean. If you've ever felt confused by conflicting messaging on this topic, or wondered how to navigate it with your own pediatrician, family, or friends, this episode is for you. We talk about Dr. Sears' biggest misconceptions he's since corrected, what he's observed comparing vccinated and unv*ccinated patients over three decades, and how to approach these conversations without losing relationships. Getting clarity on this topic is not about picking a side and shutting down the conversation. It's about asking better questions, understanding what the research can and can't tell us, and giving yourself permission to slow down and think it through. Dr. Sears breaks down the difference between disease risk and v*ccine risk, tackles the transmission question head-on, and gets honest about what he tells his own patients. Subscribe for weekly ancestral motherhood conversations, and comment below with your biggest takeaway from this episode. 0:00 Reevaluating Past Medical Beliefs 3:40 Defining Safe and Effective 11:22 A Family Legacy in Pediatrics 24:40 The Reality of Medical Injuries 29:18 Observing Health Outcomes in Practice 33:36 The Misconception of Transmission 48:42 Navigating Prenatal Medical Choices 55:38 How to Talk to Your Pediatrician 1:21:26 Behind the Scenes of the Medical Industry 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dr. Bob Sears – https://www.drbobsears.com/ 📍 The V*ccine Book by Dr. Bob Sears 📍 Dr. Sears' Book Companion Podcast 📍 A Tale of Two Sides (novel) – available on Dr. Sears' website 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Dr. Sears' biggest misconception, corrected: does vccination actually stop transmission? ✔️ His own family history with the polio vccine and his grandfather ✔️ What changed his mind after 30 years of comparing vccinated and unvccinated patients ✔️ How common are severe reactions, really — and why the data is so hard to pin down ✔️ V*ccines during pregnancy: what's actually been studied, and what hasn't ✔️ How to talk to your pediatrician (and actually get a real answer) ✔️ Navigating daycare, school, and travel requirements state by state ✔️ How to stay in relationship with friends and family who see this differently ✔️ What Dr. Sears considers a truly healthy child #MomBurnout #ChristianMotherhood #FaithAndHealth #InformedConsent #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralWisdom #MomLife #HolisticMotherhood #ChristianWomen #PediatricHealth 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
The Biblical Health Framework Every Mom Needs
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Wholestix 100% Grass-Fed Organ Meat Sticks: use code MAM5 to try 5 Stix for $15 – https://wholestix.com/mam?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=modern-ancestral-mamas 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com This conversation with Heather Brown, host of the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast and author of the upcoming book The Sunday Reset, digs into why so many Christian moms are running on empty, and what the Bible actually says about it. If you have ever felt like "self-care" and "dying to self" are pulling you in opposite directions, this episode is for you. We talk about Heather's own postpartum depression story, the framework she uses to rebuild health from the ground zero, and why almost none of it starts with a workout plan. Getting to a healthier, less frantic season of motherhood is not about overhauling your whole life on a Monday. It is about identifying your rocks, protecting a few non-negotiables, and bringing your stress to God instead of white-knuckling through it. Heather breaks down her Triple Threat Triangle for spiritual, physical, and mental health, tackles the "you can't pour from an empty cup" debate head-on, and gets honest about whether a clean home and a peaceful mom can actually coexist. Subscribe for weekly ancestral motherhood conversations, and comment below with the mom trend you think is most overhyped right now. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Heather Brown / Healthy by Heather Brown – https://mylifewellloved.com/ 📍 Pre-order The Sunday Reset (releases January) for free bonuses, including a 30-day meal plan and meal-planning masterclass – https://mylifewellloved.com/reset 📍 Church of the Highlands' 21 Days of Prayer – search "21 Days of Prayer" on YouTube for past years' content 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, Spice Blends, and Tidal Hydrate/Perform – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The most overhyped and underhyped mom trends right now, from barrel jeans to morning sunlight ✔️ Heather's raw story: a fourth-degree tear, postpartum depression, and the identity crisis that followed ✔️ The Triple Threat Triangle: a simple framework for spiritual, physical, and mental health ✔️ "You can't pour from an empty cup" — is that even biblical? Heather weighs in ✔️ What chronic stress is silently doing to your body, your marriage, and your faith ✔️ A different reset for every season: newborn to 5, elementary years, and high school ✔️ Can you have a clean home AND a peaceful mom? Heather's honest answer ✔️ The hair-tie trick Heather uses to stop complaining about her husband ✔️ Why Heather calls Church of the Highlands' 21 Days of Prayer one of the most revolutionary habits in her faith walk ✔️ How Heather's years in meal planning (including writing a plan for Publix) shaped her new book ✔️ Inside The Sunday Reset: what's in it, and the free bonuses for pre-ordering ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why Weight Loss Is Harder After 35 (It's Not Your Metabolism)
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Wholestix 100% Grass-Fed Organ Meat Sticks: use code MAM5 to try 5 Stix for $15 – https://wholestix.com/mam?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=modern-ancestral-mamas 📍 Vintage Traditions Whole-Food Skin Care: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://www.vintagetradition.com This conversation with Megan Lyons, a doctor of clinical nutrition, functional medicine practitioner, and one of the top-ranked nutritionists in Dallas, unpacks why losing weight feels so much harder after 35, and what is actually going on underneath. If you have been told your metabolism just falls off a cliff at 40, this episode is for you. We get into the five real reasons weight loss gets harder as women move through their late 30s, 40s, and 50s, stress and the nervous system, shifting hormones, declining sleep, everyday movement, and the slow loss of muscle, and why almost none of it is about willpower. Getting stronger and leaner in this season is not about crash diets or four a.m. workouts. It is about fueling your body well, protecting your muscle, and working with your hormones instead of against them. Megan breaks down how much protein women really need, why breakfast is the missed opportunity of the century, whether cheat days help or hurt, and how to think about fasting as a woman. Subscribe for weekly ancestral nutrition breakdowns, and comment below with the health "rule" you would like us to put to the test next. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Megan Lyons / The Lyons' Share website – https://thelyonsshare.org/ 📍 Megan Lyons on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thelyonsshare/ 📍 The Lyons' Share Wellness Podcast – https://thelyonsshare.org/podcast/ 📍 Mary Ruddick – researcher on indigenous cultures and the nervous system 📍 Bill Schindler – "the diet that heals you is not the diet that sustains you" 📍 HYROX – the fitness race Megan trains for 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, spice blends, and Tidal Hydrate – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why your metabolism does not actually "crash" at 40, and what really changes after 35 ✔️ The five real reasons weight loss gets harder: stress, hormones, sleep, movement, and muscle ✔️ Why lifting weights will not make you bulky, and how to know a movement is actually working ✔️ The breakfast mistake costing women all day, and how much protein to aim for ✔️ Sprints, HIIT, and "exercise snacks" — who they help and who they hurt ✔️ Why walking and dancing may be the best medicine for a stressed nervous system ✔️ The best and worst time of day to work out ✔️ Why "cheat days" backfire, and a saner way to enjoy the brownie ✔️ How sugar rewires your taste buds and gut in as little as three days ✔️ The BURP diet: a gentle gut reset for after the stomach flu (or vacation) ✔️ How much protein women really need, and whether it shifts with age and your cycle ✔️ Intermittent fasting for women: who should, and who definitely should not ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why I Cut Seed Oils Out of My Family’s Diet (And Why You Should Too)
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ This conversation with Dr. Cate Shanahan focuses on what industrialized seed oils do inside the body at the cellular level. If you have heard that seed oils are bad but never understood why or how, this is for you. We discuss how these oils are made, why oxidation and free radicals damage cell membranes, and what that means for pregnancy, metabolic health, and your children's development. Avoiding seed oils is about making informed choices with the food you already buy. By learning to read a label and recognize the worst offenders, you can reduce your family's exposure without turning every meal into a project. Understanding the difference between a saturated fat, a monounsaturated fat, and a polyunsaturated fat gives you the confidence to trust your own judgment at the grocery store. Subscribe for weekly ancestral nutrition breakdowns, and comment below with which food myth you would like us to take apart next. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dr. Cate Shanahan's website and newsletter – https://drcate.com/ 📍 Dark Calories by Dr. Cate Shanahan – https://drcate.com/ 📍 Deep Nutrition by Dr. Cate Shanahan – https://drcate.com/ 📍 Dr. Cate on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/drcateshanahan/ 📍 Weston A. Price Foundation – https://www.westonaprice.org/ 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt, spice blends, and Tidal Hydrate – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The Hateful Eight, the three C's and the three S's you need to memorize ✔️ Why not all seed oils are bad, and why peanut and sesame get a pass ✔️ Saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats explained simply ✔️ The oxygen and double bond connection, and how seed oils plasticize cell membranes ✔️ What actually happens inside the factory, from crude oil to the bottle on the shelf ✔️ Why cold pressed and organic labels do not mean what you think ✔️ The smoke point myth, and whether you can really cook with olive oil ✔️ Seed oils, insulin resistance, and why sugar cravings are metabolic, not a willpower problem ✔️ Toddler tantrums, blood sugar crashes, and early signs of metabolic dysfunction in kids ✔️ Palm oil, avocado oil, and how to pick the better option in a normal grocery store ✔️ Why Dr. Cate does not believe children can thrive on a vegan diet ✔️ Bone broth, connective tissue, and the sports injuries she predicted years ago ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #SeedOils #DarkCalories #DrCateShanahan #RealFood #AncestralNutrition #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralWisdom #MomLife #holisticmotherhood #MetabolicHealth 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | @ModernAncestralMamas
Perimenopause and Anxiety: How to Transition With Ease
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ Learn how to support your hormonal balance for a smoother transition. Get practical steps to age gracefully and feel grounded. This conversation with Ali Miller focuses on how to optimize your body during significant life shifts. If you are navigating changes in hormone levels and want to enjoy the process of womanhood rather than just managing symptoms, this is for you. We discuss how to nurture your system to minimize the common side effects that often occur when your biology shifts. Achieving hormonal balance is about creating a sense of ease as you move through these different stages of life. By focusing on how we support our bodies, we can reduce the intensity of fluctuations and maintain energy. Understanding these rhythms allows you to feel more in control of your health during this pivotal time. Subscribe for weekly women's health breakdowns, and comment below with which aspect of aging gracefully you would like us to cover next. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Ali Miller RD website, clinic, and supplement line – https://alimillerrd.com/ 📍 Ali Miller RD on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/alimillerrd/ 📍 Use code ancestral10 for 10% off Ali's supplement line – https://alimillerrd.com/collections/all 📍 Relax and Regulate – https://alimillerrd.com/products/relax-and-regulate 📍 Calm and Clear – https://alimillerrd.com/products/calm-and-clear 📍 Functional lab panels with customized review, including the DUTCH – https://alimillerrd.com/collections/labs 📍 Work with Ali in her virtual clinic – https://alimillerrd.com/pages/our-clinic 📍 The Anti-Anxiety Diet by Ali Miller – https://alimillerrd.com/collections/books 📍 Our first episode with Ali, Ep 99: How to Nourish Your Kids Naturally – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvaj1bXDXwY 📍 Our episode on adrenal fatigue with Kristen Files – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA2jvOA8Its 📍 Weston A. Price Foundation – https://www.westonaprice.org/ 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt and new spice blends – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Is perimenopause real, and is it made worse by diet and lifestyle ✔️ Why perimenopause is not linear, and how it can span 10 to 15 years ✔️ The HPA axis explained, hypothalamus to pituitary to adrenals ✔️ Ali's own story, from a vegan diet and Hashimoto's to steak, oysters, and balanced hormones ✔️ Four foundational supports Ali reaches for, vitamin C, magnesium, green tea, and red meat ✔️ Why the form of your magnesium matters more than the label ✔️ Leptin, insulin, and how to tell whether fasting is actually right for your body ✔️ Morning light, evening light, and simple circadian shifts ✔️ Mood swings, sleep, weight gain, brain fog, and hot flashes, what is driving each one ✔️ Vaginal pH and the vaginal microbiome in the perimenopausal years ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #AdrenalHealth #WomensHealth #RealFood #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralWisdom #MomLife #holisticmotherhood #AntiAnxietyDiet 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why the Church Won't Talk About Food w/ Christian Nutritionist Kat Owens
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ Overcoming fear of legalism allows us to apply faith to everyday life. Learn why avoiding topics not explicitly commanded limits your growth. Many Christians struggle with a fear of legalism that keeps them from discussing relevant cultural or practical topics. This hesitation often prevents us from applying our faith to areas of life that fall outside of strictly commanded biblical mandates. We discuss why this mindset can be a hindrance to spiritual maturity and how to expand your perspective on integrating faith into daily decisions. By moving past the fear of legalism, you can begin to see how biblical principles apply to broader life choices. This conversation helps you identify where you might be limiting your worldview and encourages a more robust application of scripture. We address the tension between strict adherence to rules and the freedom to pursue wisdom in all areas, ultimately helping you navigate complex topics with confidence. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Kat Owens website – https://www.eatbyfaith.online/ 📍 Kat Owens on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/eatbyfaith_biblicalnutrition/ 📍 Eat by Faith, available for pre-order from Founders Press – https://founderspress.org/products/eat-by-faith?srsltid=AfmBOooR2ZiNWH708aeJhVx4R_RsCcGR86d5GjhSgPsXP7EtToY4wXTo 📍 Our episode with Andy Felton – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTeg1-r0WRI&t=1s 📍 Our episode with Charles Mayfield on pork – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_B-v4O5tnQ&t=393s 📍 Bonus episode on the biblical perspective on pork – https://www.patreon.com/ModernAncestralMamas/posts/exclusive-with-154464560 📍 Weston A. Price Foundation – https://www.westonaprice.org/ 📍 Nourishing Junk Food – https://www.fornutrientssake.com/shop/p/nourishing-junk-food-cookbook 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why the fear of legalism keeps Christians from talking about food at all ✔️ The keto argument that contradicts itself, cholesterol versus glucose ✔️ Ancestral eating without evolution, and why Weston A. Price lands closer to a Christian worldview ✔️ Dominion over creation as the foundation for food quality ✔️ What the Daniel fast actually teaches, and why it takes a miracle to thrive on a plant-based diet ✔️ The spiritual picture in eating meat, and why you cannot avoid death in a fallen world ✔️ Gluttony, appetite, and why restriction is what makes us feel out of control ✔️ Seed oils, endocannabinoids, and how low quality fats hijack normal hunger signals ✔️ Trusting kids' intuition without letting them run the kitchen ✔️ Donuts in the foyer and goldfish in children's church, what we can actually do about it ✔️ Bread, alcohol, and pork, quality over prohibition 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
How To Actually Strength Train Without A Gym Or A Babysitter w/ Strength Trainer Kelsey Moore
📍 Baja Gold Signature Minerals: use code MAM10 for 10% off – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ Is eating before working out actually necessary? Learn how food manages exercise stress and balances your hormones. Many people view physical training as the primary stressor on the body, but the reality is that your nutrition dictates the response. Eating before working out acts as the critical first step in a cascade that helps your body handle physical exertion. By focusing on proper pre-workout nutrition, you provide the fuel necessary to manage the physiological impact of training. When you give your body food, it signals that resources are available, which is key for cortisol management. This approach allows you to keep progesterone levels stable rather than spiking stress hormones unnecessarily. If you are struggling with balancing hormones while maintaining a fitness routine, understanding this relationship is essential to long-term health. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Kelsey Moore on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crunchystrengthcoach/ 📍 Kelsey's website and training programs – https://www.kelseemoore.com/ 📍 Episode 96 with Kelsey, Nourishing Young Athletes – https://youtu.be/WBLjPPUjSC4 📍 Training for Two by Gina Conley – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760387540?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback 📍 MamasteFit on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mamastefit/ 📍 Dr. Stacy Sims, women's exercise physiology – https://www.drstacysims.com/ 📍 Creatine Supplementation in Women's Health: A Lifespan Perspective, Abbie Smith-Ryan et al. – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7998865/ 📍 Thorne Creatine Monohydrate – https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/creatine?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23086295444&gbraid=0AAAAADLUbJURmPCjEkY6SYs_6OpRSvqVw&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm8bTBhDWARIsAC9Hi8kgqbSAZcxZ8atNRkHNTzsf6tnBvARlOFk6rxtKejh4bJAO37tyEA0aAq_BEALw_wcB 📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt and new spice blends – https://bajagoldminerals.com/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Food loads the gun and exercise pulls the trigger, the reframe that changes everything about training stress ✔️ Why fasted workouts hit women differently, and the cortisol to progesterone connection ✔️ What 20 grams of protein and 20 grams of carbohydrate before training actually looks like on a plate ✔️ Why hauling water, kneading bread, and carrying babies was always strength training ✔️ Type one versus type two muscle fibers, and why women lose their power muscles first ✔️ The exercise regimen that heals you is not always the one that sustains you ✔️ Muscle mass as the biggest buffer for your quality of life at 60, 70, and 80 ✔️ Getting 12,000 to 15,000 steps a day when you are home with kids, and the walking pad case ✔️ The $50 home gym ✔️ Bringing your kids into your workout ✔️ Creatine monohydrate, protein powder, and why collagen is not doing what you think ✔️ Pelvic floor as a barrier to entry, and what to do when a PT is not accessible ✔️ Cycle syncing, or just a well written program with a de load week already built in ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Less Than 20% of Kids Diagnosed With ADHD Actually Have It w/ ADHD Expert Dana Kay
📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas Are you questioning child medication side effects? We discuss finding alternatives to standard pediatric prescriptions. In this episode, we tackle the difficult reality of navigating pediatric health and the pressure to conform to conventional treatments. We share our personal journey of looking beyond the prescription pad to find sustainable wellness strategies. Whether you are curious about natural parenting or simply looking for a community that prioritizes long-term vitality over quick fixes, this discussion provides a space to rethink your options. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dana Kay on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/adhdthriveinstitute/ 📍 ADHD Thrive Institute on YouTube – @ADHDThriveInstitute 📍 Dana's website – https://www.adhdthriveinstitute.com 📍 The Soaring Child Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soaring-child-thriving-with-adhd/id1619834565 📍 ADHD Thrive Institute Facebook community – https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdhdAnxietyParentSupport 📍 Medicating Normal (our earlier episode on the documentary) – https://youtu.be/4aNoSDf9lYM 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Four medications by age five, and the Costco meltdown that became a turning point ✔️ Why Dana sees ADHD symptoms as signals that the body is under stress ✔️ The overdiagnosis question, and how many kids in her program she believes have true ADHD ✔️ What genetic testing actually showed about ADHD tendencies, methylation, and detox pathways ✔️ The trash can analogy, and why cumulative load matters more than any single root cause ✔️ The gut brain connection, and the kids with no digestive symptoms at all ✔️ Gluten, dairy, and artificial colors: the three she sees come up most often ✔️ Blood sugar crashes that look like attitude, and the no naked carb rule ✔️ Why a tired brain can look a lot like an ADHD brain ✔️ Screens, dopamine, and adding brain regulating activities instead of only cutting screen time ✔️ The medication conversation without the guilt, and asking how healthy the body receiving it is ✔️ Skipping the gimmicks and using lab data instead of guessing ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #ADHD #ADHDkids #guthealth #rootcausehealing #bloodsugarbalance #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MomLife #holisticmotherhood #ancestralwisdom 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why Doing Less Might Be the Best Thing for Your Family w/ Hilda Labrada Gore
📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas Understanding a women's cycle is a superpower that helps you align your daily energy with your natural rhythm. Most school and work systems are built around a 24-hour productivity model, which mirrors the male cycle. This creates a disconnect for women who operate on a longer, more dynamic internal clock. Learning to recognize how your body changes throughout the month allows you to stop fighting against these shifts and start leaning into them for better performance. We discuss why standard 9-to-5 expectations often fail to account for female physiology and how menstrual cycle awareness can change your approach to daily tasks. By acknowledging these natural patterns, you can plan your workload more effectively and reduce burnout. Integrating cycle syncing into your routine is about working smarter, not harder, by respecting your biology rather than ignoring it. Subscribe for weekly hormonal health breakdowns, and comment below: how do you adjust your work schedule when your energy levels shift? 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Hilda Labrada Gore on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/holistichilda 📍 Holistic Hilda on YouTube – @HolisticHilda 📍 Hilda's website – https://www.holistichilda.com 📍 The Mother Code (course + free Sunshine module) – https://www.holistichilda.com/mothercode 📍 Wise Traditions Podcast / Weston A. Price Foundation – https://www.westonaprice.org/wise-traditions-podcast/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=415527510&gbraid=0AAAAADiY3lqR0IYmH9rCmcfU79-qA9AA6&gclid=CjwKCAjwsfzSBhB5EiwAOGyqSWqstm-iv73YF5g7c7dxgVBC2hQLfCJrdo5Zcw4Jq853PMUM1JCM4RoCAi8QAvD_BwE 📍 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A. Price – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0916764206?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback 📍 Farm Match (find local farms near you) – https://www.farmmatch.com/ 📍 Dr. Jack Kruse (quantum biology) – https://jackkruse.com/ 📍 Knead Your Cure Conference, Mississippi, August 14 to 15, 2026 – https://www.kneadyourcure.com/general-8 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why mothering across generations, not just with same-age friends, is the village we are missing ✔️ Doing less in a healthier rhythm, and releasing the pressure to perform ✔️ Sunrise before screen rise, and getting outside before you touch your phone ✔️ Polyphasic sleep, and why broken nights can still be restorative ✔️ Light hygiene after dark: red bulbs, blue blockers, and candlelight rhythms ✔️ Becoming a qualitarian and eating the LOST way: Local, Organic, Seasonal, Traditional ✔️ How "nutrient dense" got hijacked, and how to find real nutrient density ✔️ Trusting your body over the endless food trends and the algorithm ✔️ Living cyclically as a woman in a world built around a 24-hour "man's cycle" ✔️ Getting ahead of the meltdown with mealtime rhythm and family routine ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
The Sunrise Habit That Changed My Metabolism w/ Biohacker Thaddeus Owen
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dream Walkers glasses & circadian lighting – https://dreamwalkerz.ai/ (code: MAM10 for 10% off) 📍 Dream Walkers on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dreamwalkerzai 📍 Primal Hacker on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@primalhacker 📍 The Ketogenic Hibernation Diet by Thaddeus Owen – https://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Hibernation-Diet-survival-anti-aging/dp/B0BSFYR3MQ/ 📍 Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by T.S. Wiley – https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Sleep-Sugar-Survival/dp/0671038680 📍 The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore – https://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Days-of-Night-audiobook/dp/B01JSJ6QJW/ 📍 f.lux blue light software (free) – https://justgetflux.com/ 📍 GembaRed red & infrared light panels – https://gembared.com/ 📍 Daylight Computer – https://daylightcomputer.com/ 📍 Episode 124 with Heidi Sime – https://youtu.be/KZHAgB6FS9E 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) What if the single most powerful thing you could do for your hormones, your metabolism, and your mood is free, takes five minutes, and is waiting outside your front door every morning? Corey and Christine sit down with Thaddeus Owen, co-founder of Dream Walkers and the other half of this two-part husband-and-wife series. Thaddeus is a chemical engineer who spent seven years in pharmaceutical research before walking away from the industry, then earned a master's in holistic nutrition while trying to solve his own decades-long insomnia and anxiety. Nothing worked until he put on a pair of blue-blocking glasses in 2009 and got his light environment right. He has been teaching light, EMF, and cold since 2015, and between him and Heidi they have raised six kids. In this episode he makes the case that light is not just something you see. It is an actual drug your body is metabolizing all day long. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why the first hour after sunrise turns on testosterone and estrogen ✔️ How dawn light sets your metabolic rate and your cravings for the entire day ✔️ Why blue light at night tells your body winter is coming, so store fat ✔️ "Malilluminated" and why we do better lighting for tomatoes than for humans ✔️ You do not have to see the sun, or even have clear skies, for morning light to work ✔️ Why sunglasses, contacts, and some eye surgeries block the signal your body needs ✔️ Biphasic sleep, the Prussian school system, and who really invented Daylight Saving Time ✔️ Sleeping less in summer and more in winter, and why that is biologically correct ✔️ Nightlights, teenagers, screens, and what parents can realistically do ✔️ Rolling down your car window on the school run actually counts ✔️ Why working out at 5am under artificial light may be working against you ✔️ Meals at dawn, noon, and sunset, and letting the sun program your amino acids ✔️ How to wear blue blockers in public without feeling like a weirdo ✔️ The red refrigerator, revisited, and why never to put red bulbs in your kitchen ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #ancestralliving #circadianrhythm #morningsunlight #bluelight #metabolichealth #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #hormonehealth #MomLife 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why Morning Sunlight Fixes Your Sleep, Mood, and Hormones
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Dream Walkers glasses & circadian lighting – https://dreamwalkerz.ai/ 📍 Dream Walkers on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dreamwalkerzai 📍 Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés – https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype/dp/0345409876 📍 The Queen's Code by Alison Armstrong – https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Code-Alison-Armstrong/dp/B01DAYC348/ 📍 Alison Armstrong's work – https://www.understandmen.com 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) Christine sits down with Heidi Sime, co-founder of Dream Walkers and a circadian living coach who has worn blue-blocking glasses every single night for over eight years. Heidi didn't come from science. She's an artist with a Master of Fine Arts degree, a former welder, a mindset coach, and a mama of four who stumbled into the biohacking world through her husband Thaddeus and never looked back. In this first half of a two-part husband-and-wife series, she makes the case that light is information your body is reading every second, and that getting it right is the lowest-hanging fruit in all of health. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why the first light you see each morning sets your hormones for the entire day ✔️ "Sunrise before screen rise" and the cortisol crescendo that wakes your body gently ✔️ Why the sun is not the enemy, and how to build a "solar callus" ✔️ The surprising history of sunglasses, invented for movie sets, not the sun ✔️ What blue light after dark does to your melatonin, thyroid, and sleep ✔️ Why we're diurnal, not nocturnal, and what night-shift living costs you ✔️ The "10 before 10" morning walk and why it works ✔️ Red light in the evening, and yes, the story of the red refrigerator ✔️ How to bring your family along without going guns blazing ✔️ Standing your ground as the mama duck of your home ✔️ Why the phone in your hand is stealing the oxytocin from your arms ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #ancestralliving #circadianrhythm #bluelight #morningsunlight #sleephealth #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #hormonehealth #MomLife 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why Women Need Safety and Men Need to Provide: The Hormonal Truth w/ Mary Ruddick
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas What if almost everything draining you as a mother, the isolation, the touched-out exhaustion, the sense that you were never meant to do this alone, isn't a personal failing but the predictable cost of a world built against your biology? Corey and Christine sit down with Mary Ruddick, an ancestral nutritionist and experiential anthropologist often described as a modern-day Weston A. Price. Mary never set out to work in health at all. She was training to be a marine biologist when an infection reached her brain and left her with severe nervous system damage, a condition called dysautonomia, which trickled into full disability and organ damage for roughly twelve years. After years of conventional medicine brought her close to kidney failure, she found the anthropological medical writings of the early 1900s, changed her diet and lifestyle, and slowly reversed a condition she'd been told was permanent. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why connection and safety matter more than the food on the plate ✔️ Flipping Maslow's hierarchy: relationship before food and shelter ✔️ What "peak health" actually looks like in uncolonized cultures ✔️ Why perimenopause, PMS, and painful periods are largely absent in traditional communities ✔️ Family structures where no one, ever, sleeps alone ✔️ The hormonal reason women need safety and men need to provide ✔️ Testosterone as the "statesman hormone" and why men need daily action ✔️ Vasopressin: why men bond by working for something ✔️ How babies bond differently to mothers and fathers through oxytocin ✔️ The isolation of modern motherhood and its link to postpartum depression ✔️ Rites of passage for boys and girls, and what initiation really means 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Mary Ruddick's website – https://www.maryruddick.com 📍 Cows for Kids (Mary's foundation project) – https://www.maryruddick.com/cows4kids 📍 Mary on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/maryqueenofheart 📍 The Weston A. Price Foundation & the Wise Traditions Conference 📍 Nourished by Deborah McNamara – https://www.amazon.com/Nourished-Connection-Food-Caring-Everyone/dp/0995051240 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #ancestralliving #hormonehealth #traditionalcultures #femininehealth #ancestralwisdom #community #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #MomLife 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
You Are What You Eat: The Ancient Theology of Food
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas What if every meal you sit down to is meant to be a rehearsal of your faith, and the church has completely missed it? In this episode, Corey and Christine kick off a brand new series on biblical eating and how physical health is treated in the church, starting with Andy Felton, author of Nourished by Design: A Christ-Centered Approach to Nutrition. Andy isn't a doctor or a theologian. He began his career as a nuclear submarine officer, where seeing the sun through a periscope every few days was the norm and circadian rhythm was an afterthought. When he started battling anxiety and he and his wife faced fertility struggles, he went looking for answers, and found that nearly every health book was either secular or, on the Christian side, theologically skimpy. So he wrote the book he couldn't find. Together they ask the questions the church has gone 2,000 years without really answering: Are Christians called to care about what they put in their bodies? Why is scripture so saturated with food, hunger, and feasting from Genesis onward? Andy makes the case that food is one of God's great object lessons, a physical thing pointing to a spiritual reality, and that our daily hunger is ultimately a hunger for God. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ How physical health is (and isn't) represented in the church, and why it dropped the ball ✔️ Whether Christians are actually called to care about what they eat ✔️ Why scripture is a story about a hungry people, from manna to the bread of life ✔️ Food as object lesson: physical things pointing to spiritual truths ✔️ The "just eat junk and meet your maker faster" objection, answered ✔️ Three meals a day as three daily reminders of our hunger for God ✔️ Fasting as a both/and practice, spiritual first and physical second ✔️ Old manna, the dietary laws, and what clean vs. unclean really meant ✔️ Are the dietary laws still binding? Hebrews 8, Romans 14, and the new covenant ✔️ What Weston A. Price's traditional cultures reveal about "unclean" foods ✔️ Blood, the Council of Jerusalem, and a surprising take on Acts 15 ✔️ New manna: Jesus as the bread of life in John 6, and the temple parallel 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Nourished by Design (Andy's book) – available on Amazon 📍 Andy's website – https://www.nourishedbydesignbook.com 📍 Earlier episode with Deborah McNamara on why humans eat three times a day 📍 Corey's Christian women's book club – message her to join 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #biblicaleating #christianhealth #theologyoffood #ancestralliving #wholefoods #faithandfood #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #MomLife 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas Corey | @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ Christine | @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Weight Loss and Fat Loss Are NOT the Same Thing
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust.Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas What if the reason you can't lose weight isn't your willpower, but the wrong goal entirely? In this episode, Corey and Christine continue their weight loss series with Brenna Kennedy, a strength and conditioning coach who has spent over a decade in the fitness industry helping women, especially women over 40, break free from stubborn fat loss. Brenna grew up rough-and-tumble between two brothers in Oklahoma, started working in gyms the day she turned 16, and was three and a half years into a dietitian degree when a personal health crash sent her in a new direction. Navigating multiple autoimmune disorders of her own, she pivoted to exercise physiology, interned at Equinox in Boston, and eventually built her own coaching practice so she could help people the way the gym-floor model never let her. Together, they get into the difference almost nobody explains: weight loss means getting the scale number down, no matter where it comes from, while fat loss means strategically holding onto muscle and shedding fat. Brenna walks through why the scale can drop six pounds and more than half of it be muscle, why "eating clean" and high-fat ancestral eating can quietly stall fat loss, and why so many women feel healthier than ever but still don't look the way they hoped. The conversation gets honest about what it really takes after 30, why most trending workouts won't preserve your muscle, and how to navigate all of it as a mom without passing diet culture on to your kids. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The real difference between weight loss and fat loss, and why it changes everything ✔️ Why you lose 3 to 8% of your muscle every year after 30 if you're not strength training ✔️ How "eat less, move more" oversimplifies what's actually happening in your body ✔️ Why "eating clean" means a hundred different things and none of them guarantee fat loss ✔️ The high-fat ancestral trap: too much fat, not enough protein or carbs, and dropping muscle ✔️ How to find your real maintenance baseline before trying to lose fat ✔️ Protein, carbs, and why cutting carbs too low costs you muscle ✔️ Body composition vs. the bathroom scale, and what DEXA and BIA scans actually measure ✔️ Why Pilates, swimming, rucking, and mobility training won't preserve muscle on their own ✔️ Strength training, bone density, and protecting against osteoporosis ✔️ Doing fat loss postpartum and breastfeeding, and how to navigate it with grace ✔️ Feeding your family nutrient-dense food without modeling diet culture at the table 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Limited Edition Training (Brenna's website) – https://www.limitededitiontraining.com 📍 Brenna on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/coachbrennak/ 📍 Brenna's second handle – https://www.instagram.com/le_coachbe/ 📍Listen to the first episode in the weight loss series with Deanna DeWitt 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas #fatloss #strengthtraining #womenshealth #musclemass #ancestralliving #postpartumfitness #bodycomposition #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #MomLife 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Food Freedom Starts in the Soil: An Ancestral Asian Approach
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com What if everything your garden needs is already sitting in your kitchen? In this episode, Corey and Christine welcome back Sophie Eng, author of The Nourishing Asian Kitchen and the forthcoming The Nourishing Asian Homestead. The daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Sophie grew up beside her grandfather's garden, learning to ferment, compost, and work with the land long before she knew it had a name. She and her husband Tim traded Silicon Valley for six acres in California and now homestead on 40 acres off the side of a mountain in East Tennessee, where they're raising their two daughters in the traditions their family carried across an ocean. Together, they dig into Korean Natural Farming (KNF), the centuries-old Asian approach Sophie and her whole family got certified in, built on one deceptively simple idea: feed the soil, not the plant. Sophie shares how she turns rice rinse water, leftover milk, fish scraps, and fast-growing weeds like kudzu into free, truly organic fertilizers, the same "liquid gold" her grandfather made on a tiny scale in Vietnam. The conversation gets honest about food freedom in a fragile supply chain, why a single ton of fertilizer nearly doubled in price overnight, how community is the missing half of self-sufficiency, and the real challenge of raising grounded kids in a Doritos-and-Monster world. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ What Korean Natural Farming (KNF) is and how it differs from regenerative agriculture ✔️ The core principle: healthy soil grows healthy plants, animals, and people ✔️ How to make free fertilizer from rice rinse water you'd normally pour down the drain ✔️ Lactic acid bacteria (LAB): one ferment for your gut, garden, coop, and laundry ✔️ Fermented plant juice and fish amino acids, and why kudzu is perfect for it ✔️ Indigenous microorganisms (IMO 1 through 5) and collecting wild soil microbes ✔️ Why grocery-store produce isn't as nutrient-dense as it used to be ✔️ Food freedom and breaking free from imported, supply-chain-dependent inputs ✔️ Trading milk, butter, and yogurt for hay and honey instead of cash ✔️ Simple starting points: bone broth, one daily ferment, and stretching protein with soup ✔️ Raising mature, grounded kids who choose real food over fitting in 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Sprinkle With Soil (Sophie's family blog) – https://sprinklewithsoil.com 📍 Pre-order The Nourishing Asian Homestead & shop The Nourishing Asian Kitchen – https://sprinklewithsoil.com 📍 Joy and Jolie (her daughters' organic pho spice mixes) – https://joyandjolie.com 📍 Call to Farms Podcast – https://calltofarms.com 📍 The Homesteading Agent (find & fund your homestead) – https://thehomesteadingagent.com 📍 Sophie on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sprinklewithsoil/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What's one kitchen scrap you'll never throw away again? #koreannaturalfarming #homesteading #soilhealth #foodfreedom #ancestralliving #fermentation #regenerativeagriculture #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #MomLife 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why Weight Loss Gets Harder After 35 — And How to Fix It Naturally
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com You're eating clean. You're working out. So why is the scale still going up? In this episode, Corey and Christine welcome functional nutritionist Deanna DeWitt, a women's hormone specialist who spent her late 20s and early 30s battling gut issues, anxiety, and hormone chaos before the conventional medical system left her with little more than an IBS label and a handful of prescriptions. After healing herself, she traded her fast-paced LA career for functional nutrition school and has now spent nearly a decade helping women lose weight without starving themselves, over-exercising, or counting a single calorie. Together, they take apart the "eat less, exercise more" advice that fails most women after 35, why chronic stress signals your body to store fat for safety, and how cortisol quietly spikes blood sugar even when you're eating the cleanest diet imaginable. Deanna explains metabolic flexibility, the sugar-burner vs. fat-burner switch, and why your thyroid actually needs carbs. The conversation gets honest about calorie restriction, the keto and carnivore crash so few are talking about, 4am workouts that backfire, and how to start syncing your nutrition and movement with your cycle. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why "eat less, exercise more" stops working after your mid-30s ✔️ How chronic stress puts your body into fat-storage survival mode ✔️ The hidden link between cortisol and blood sugar (even on a clean diet) ✔️ Metabolic flexibility and the sugar-burner vs. fat-burner switch ✔️ Why your thyroid needs carbs, and the keto/carnivore crash no one talks about ✔️ Calorie restriction and why 1,500 calories may be keeping you stuck ✔️ The truth about 4am workouts and how they backfire on your hormones ✔️ Strength training vs. HIIT vs. Pilates for women's hormones ✔️ Cycle syncing your food, fasting, and movement throughout the month ✔️ Why morning sunlight is a non-negotiable metabolic reset ✔️ Blue light, circadian rhythm, and evening snacking ✔️ Navigating perimenopause and menopausal belly fat naturally ✔️ The body's "whispers" — early signs your hormones need support 🧠 More About This Episode: This episode is for every woman who's doing everything "right" and still feeling stuck, frustrated, and betrayed by her own body. It's for the mom in her late 30s and 40s wondering why the rules suddenly changed, and for anyone navigating perimenopause, weight-loss resistance, or the exhaustion of chronic stress. Practical, validating, and full of micro-habits you can start tomorrow morning. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Deanna's Nourish Program & Website – https://deannadewitt.com/ 📍 Deanna on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/deannadee/ 📍 The Minnesota Starvation Experiment (referenced study) 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What's one piece of weight-loss advice you've stopped believing? #weightloss #perimenopause #hormonehealth #ancestralliving #cyclesyncing #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #MomLife #functionalnutrition 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas Website | https://www.modernancestralmamas.com
Why This Homesteader Is Questioning Everything She Built
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com The crunchy movement has a dogma problem, and even the homesteaders are starting to question it. In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Sarah Stutsman of Wellfolk Revival, a homesteading mom of three teen daughters in Pennsylvania who has spent nearly two decades raising chickens, milking cows, fermenting everything, and teaching community classes in her renovated garage. But Sarah comes to the conversation with a confession: she's been holding her ancestral lifestyle a little too tightly. She's reading *The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry*, taking candle-light showers, and just last week, she bought cereal at the regular grocery store. Not the organic kind. And she's wondering if some of what she's been doing has cost her joy. Together, they unpack the trap of "perfect" ancestral living, why Sarah is rethinking the high-fat carnivore-leaning approach as she enters her mid-40s, the truth about perimenopause (and whether the word itself is a pharmaceutical invention), and how chronic stress may be spiking our blood sugar without a single bite of food. Corey and Christine also get into the cultural addiction to busyness and self-sabotage, the power of effort-based dopamine, and why Sarah installed a landline in her farmhouse to fight the constant phone reach. ✨ *Topics Covered in This Episode:* ✔️ Why ancestral living can become its own form of diet culture ✔️ Sarah's countercultural rhythms: candle-light showers, dry brushing, castor oil packs ✔️ Installing a landline in 2026 (and why more families are doing it) ✔️ Cory's no-baby-containers approach with her newborn ✔️ The truth about perimenopause and whether it's a modern construct ✔️ Why indigenous women historically didn't experience perimenopause ✔️ How stress alone can spike blood sugar without food ✔️ Effort-based dopamine vs. instant gratification (and why your brain needs the hard stuff) ✔️ "Power-down hours" for the whole family, including teens ✔️ Raising three daughters with one shared phone ✔️ Why busyness is its own addiction and self-sabotage is a cultural pattern ✔️ The lost art of doing hard things together (canning, processing, putting up food) ✔️ Why your friends actually want to be your burden ✔️ Sarah's Wellfolk Revival community classes and how she built them from scratch 🧠 *More About This Episode:* This episode is for any mama who's deep in the crunchy world and starting to feel the weight of it, anyone questioning whether perfect ancestral living is actually serving her family, and every mom navigating the messy middle of hormonal shifts, teen daughters, and modern motherhood. It's honest, reflective, and a little bit of a permission slip. 📚 *Resources & Links Mentioned:* 📍 *Wellfolk Revival* (Sarah's website, classes, and upcoming hormone guide) – https://www.wellfolkrevival.com 📍 *Sarah on Instagram* – @wellfolkrevival 📍 *The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry* by John Mark Comer 📍 *Join our Patreon Community* – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 *NEW Website* – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 *Knead Your Cure Conference* (August 2026 in Oxford, MS) - https://www.kneadyourcure.com/ 📍 *Earthley* – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ✨ *Support the Show!* 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What's one part of crunchy living you've started to question? #homesteading #perimenopause #ancestralliving #crunchymom #slowliving #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #MomLife #WellfolkRevival 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
I Did My First Three Postpartums Alone. Here's What Changed With #4
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com The fourth trimester is a lie, and your body knows it. In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down for a long-overdue catch-up after Christine's maternity leave from the podcast. Now six weeks postpartum with baby #4, Christine shares the realization that's reshaped how she thinks about motherhood: humans aren't built to bounce back. We're "carrier mammals," biologically wired to hold our underdeveloped babies for months after birth, and the cultural expectation to return to "normal" in 12 weeks is working against every instinct our bodies have. Together, they unpack the three types of mammals (and why it matters for new moms), why Christine says it took her three full years to feel like herself after her last baby, and how doing postpartum #4 with real support, including family, a postpartum chef, and extra help in the home, opened her eyes to what previous postpartums had cost her. Corey and Christine also push back on mommy wine culture, talk about why the most chill moms they know are the ones with the biggest families, and reflect on six years of doing this podcast together. ✨ *Topics Covered in This Episode:* ✔️ The three types of mammals (nesting, carrier, and follower) and why humans are carriers ✔️ Why babies are essentially "born three months early" and need to be held ✔️ Christine's six-week postpartum update with baby #4 ✔️ Why the fourth trimester is closer to two or three years than three months ✔️ What it's like to do postpartum with a real village vs. completely alone ✔️ Hiring a postpartum chef and why nourishment matters more than restriction ✔️ Why big-family moms are often the most joyful and relaxed ✔️ Pushing back on mommy wine culture and motherhood-as-drudgery ✔️ Corey's new cookbook *What Do I Feed These Kids?*, a real food cheat sheet ✔️ The launch of the Modern Ancestral Mamas website ✔️ Upcoming conferences in 2026, including Need Your Cure in Oxford, MS and Weston A. Price in DC ✔️ Why women were never meant to do postpartum alone 🧠 *More About This Episode:* This episode is for any mom in the trenches of postpartum, any mother who has ever wondered why she didn't feel like herself for years after having a baby, and anyone who needs the reminder that motherhood is a calling worth celebrating, not a chore to survive. It's warm, honest, and a little nerdy about mammal biology. 📚 *Resources & Links Mentioned:* 📍 *What Do I Feed These Kids? A Real Food Cheat Sheet* by Corey – https://www.fornutrientssake.com/shop/p/4xp1fet4qsg0260nqneem6ahlpkq54 📍 *Join our Patreon Community* – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas 📍 *NEW Website* – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com 📍 *Knead Your Cure Conference* (August 14-15, 2026 in Oxford, MS) - https://www.kneadyourcure.com/ 📍 *Weston A. Price Foundation Conference* (October 2026, Washington DC) - https://www.westonaprice.org/get-involved/conferences/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=415527510&gbraid=0AAAAADiY3lq80cXhgOfdh2V-vU5CtgjOj&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlLDQBhDjARIsAPlIefHdvKOKIxAO69qxYuEjEKK1IvRjeA0k2V-qnS4C5pnW3p4Y8IOy3pIaAoxHEALw_wcB#gsc.tab=0 📍 *Masienda* – nixtamalized masa for homemade tortillas - https://masienda.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoq1OGBPk3ti3xPzBeHk167J8DKl1hBkJa4H0xcWfFPQNUm-sNCz 📍 *Vitamin T* cookbook by Masienda - https://masienda.com/products/vitamina-t?srsltid=AfmBOop82fVnQmXWMFdXjoehRWzJm_m68M8jT74Zf1R-2qUb6lWUzaYC 📍 *Earthley* – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ✨ *Support the Show!* 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What's one thing you wish someone had told you about postpartum? #postpartum #fourthtrimester #carriermammals #AncestralLiving #MotherhoodWellness #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #PostpartumSupport #MomLife #NewMom 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Gen Z Is Changing the Food System (And It's Working)
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com The generation raised on ultra-processed food is starting to fight back. In this episode, Corey and Christine welcome Bishaka Chowdhury, a Gen Z health advocate and content creator behind @foodlicious444, for the third installment of their series: Gen Z and How One Generation Is Changing the Future of Food. Born in Bangladesh and raised in the U.S., Bishaka shares how growing up between two food cultures, going vegan and watching her health crash at 80 lbs, and finally returning to nutrient-dense, ancestral eating shaped her mission to wake up her generation to what's really in their food. Together, they unpack why Gen Z is fed up with ultra-processed everything, how Bishaka's parents developed diabetes after moving to the U.S., and why her mom still drives hours to source real ingredients from her home country. Bishaka gets honest about the cultural pressure to grab fast food on every corner, the "cheat day" mindset that keeps her peers stuck, and why she thinks millennials were "the guinea pig generation" — raised on the food experiment Gen Z is now refusing to continue. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Bishaka's journey from vegan health crash to nutrient-dense eating ✔️ Growing up between Bangladeshi food culture and the standard American diet ✔️ How her parents developed diabetes after moving to the U.S. ✔️ Why traditional fats like ghee are being replaced with seed oils — even in cultural cuisine ✔️ The Seed Oil Scout app and finding real food when you eat out ✔️ Why Gen Z is "fed up" and demanding better food quality ✔️ How millennials became the guinea pig generation for ultra-processed food ✔️ Why convenience culture and fast food on every corner keep Gen Z stuck ✔️ The "cheat day" mindset and why it's keeping people sick ✔️ How to date and find like-minded partners outside the club scene ✔️ The rise of Botox, fillers, and plastic surgery in girls as young as 18 ✔️ Practical first steps for parents and teens transitioning to real food 🧠 More About This Episode: Bishaka Chowdhury is a Gen Z health advocate and content creator who shares nutrition and ancestral eating content with her growing community on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook under the handle @foodlicious444. Born in Bangladesh and raised in the U.S., Bishaka studied health sciences in college and quickly realized how little emphasis is placed on real nutrition in mainstream education. After a vegan diet left her depleted and underweight, she returned to nutrient-dense, whole-food eating and now uses her platform to help others — especially her peers — reclaim their health through real food. This episode is for any parent raising Gen Z or Gen Alpha kids, anyone curious about how the youngest generation is reshaping food culture, and anyone who needs a reminder that whole food living doesn't require a degree — just the willingness to start. It's honest, hopeful, and a little bit feisty. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Follow Bishaka – @foodlicious444 on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Facebook 📍 Seed Oil Scout app – for finding restaurants that don't cook with seed oils 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What's one ancestral food tradition from your family or culture that you want to bring back? #genzhealth #RealFood #AncestralLiving #WholeFood #AntiProcessedFood #MotherhoodWellness #ModernAncestralMamas #SeedOilFree #GuineaPigGeneration #NutrientDense 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
She Lost 160 Lbs at 17: A Gen Z Transformation
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com The generation raised on ultra-processed food is starting to fight back. In this episode, Corey and Christine welcome Penelope, a Gen Z health advocate and co-founder of both the MAHA Girls account and the Step It Ups natural weight loss program, for the second installment of their series: MAHA Girls Gen Z and How One Generation Is Changing the Future of Food. From weighing 320 lbs at 15 and hiding pizza boxes from her health-conscious mom to losing 160 lbs naturally without Ozempic, surgery, or starvation, Penelope's story is a raw look at what ultra-processed food addiction really does to a teenager's body, mind, and family. Together, they unpack how doctors and therapists told a 320 lb teenager she was "totally fine and healthy," why her therapy sessions served Swedish Fish and gummy bears to kids with anxiety and depression, and what it actually took to break free. Penelope gets honest about stealing money for DoorDash binges, the friends who enabled her eating, and the moment during lockdown when she looked in the mirror and didn't recognize herself. She also shares the simple but powerful approach that changed everything: cut the sugar and flour, make your favorite junk food at home with real ingredients, and move your body every day. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Penelope's journey from 320 lbs and pre-diabetic at 15 to losing 160 lbs naturally ✔️ How ultra-processed food addiction mirrors drug and alcohol addiction ✔️ Why her doctors, therapists, and friends all told her she was healthy at 320 lbs ✔️ The role body positivity culture played in keeping her stuck ✔️ How therapy sessions fed junk food to kids with anxiety and depression ✔️ The hidden dynamics of friends enabling food addiction ✔️ What withdrawal from sugar and flour actually looks like ✔️ How her PCOS, pre-diabetes, and depression disappeared with whole foods ✔️ Why moms speaking negatively about their own bodies deeply impacts daughters ✔️ The Ozempic Chronicles: concerns about GLP-1s being given to children ✔️ Practical advice for college students eating in campus cafeterias ✔️ How to teach kids to read ingredient labels and cook with what they have ✔️ The founding of MAHA Girls and what gives her hope for Gen Z 🧠 More About This Episode: Penelope is a Gen Z health advocate who lost 160 lbs naturally after years of ultra-processed food addiction. Born in Switzerland and raised in California, she went from being unable to walk up stairs at 15 to becoming a passionate voice for whole food living and natural weight loss. Alongside her mother Helen, a nutritional psychology expert, Penelope co-founded the Step It Ups program, helping women lose weight naturally and titrate off GLP-1 medications. She is also a co-founder of the MAHA Girls account alongside Grace and Lexi Noel, where they empower young women to ditch processed food and reclaim their health. Penelope has testified before the Arizona legislature to ban ultra-processed foods from public school lunches. This episode is for any mom navigating a child's relationship with food, any parent wondering what the body positivity movement is really teaching their daughter, and anyone who needs to hear that dramatic health transformation is possible without drugs or deprivation. It's deeply personal, brutally honest, and full of hope. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Follow Penelope & Step It Ups – @stepitups on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube 📍 Follow MAHA Girls – @mahagirls on Instagram & TikTok 📍 Book – Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Morell 📍 Upcoming Series – The Ozempic Chronicles on the Step It Up Podcast 📍 Earthley – https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Have you or your kids ever experienced what it feels like to cut out processed food? What changed? #genzhealth #MahaGirls #RealFood #AncestralLiving #WholeFood #AntiProcessedFood #MotherhoodWellness #ModernAncestralMamas #NaturalWeightLoss #NoOzempic #ProcessedFoodAddiction #StepItUps 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Gen Z vs. Ultra-Processed Food: Meet the Girls Fighting Back
🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off → https://www.earthley.com The generation raised on ultra-processed food is starting to fight back. In this episode, Corey and Christine welcome Lexi Noel, a 19-year-old Gen Z health advocate, baker, and co-founder of the MAHA Girls account, for the first installment of their new series: MAHA Girls Gen Z and How One Generation Is Changing the Future of Food. From being diagnosed with anorexia at 13 to healing through real, whole foods, Lexi's story challenges everything we've been told about what "healthy" looks like for young people. Together, they explore what Gen Z actually grew up eating, why protein greenwashing is the new fat-free era, and how a generation glued to social media is both the problem and the solution when it comes to nutrition education. Lexi gets honest about navigating social events with her own food, the accusations that promoting real food "creates eating disorders," and what it's actually like to be the only one in your friend group who cares about ingredients. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Lexi's journey from anorexia to healing through real food ✔️ Why eating disorder clinics may be getting recovery wrong ✔️ What Gen Z actually grew up eating vs. what millennials ate ✔️ The protein greenwashing trend and why labels like "organic" aren't enough ✔️ How to navigate social situations when you eat differently ✔️ Practical swaps for going from standard American to real food ✔️ Budget-friendly tips including Dollar Tree real food finds ✔️ How teens living at home can talk to parents about healthier eating ✔️ Advice for college students in dorms with no kitchen ✔️ Why peer-to-peer health advocacy matters for Gen Z ✔️ The MAHA movement and what gives Lexi hope for the future 🧠 More About This Episode: Lexi Noel is a Gen Z health advocate and the founder of Divine Eats, a paleo and keto bakery rooted in real, single-ingredient foods. After being diagnosed with anorexia at 13 and healing through whole food nutrition, Lexi began sharing grocery store swap videos and ingredient education on social media, building a following across Instagram and TikTok. She is also a co-founder of the MAHA Girls account alongside Grace and Penelope, where they empower young women to reclaim their health through real food and non-toxic living. Lexi and the MAHA Girls were recently featured on CNN. This episode is for any parent raising kids in an ultra-processed world, any Gen Zer trying to eat better on a budget, and anyone who wants to understand what's actually shifting in the youngest generation's relationship with food. It's honest, practical, and full of hope. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Follow Lexi – https://www.instagram.com/lexinoelv 📍 Book – Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Morell 📍 Book – Deep Nutrition by Catherine Shanahan 📍 Book – Eat Like a Human by Dr. Bill Schindler 📍 Book – Good Energy by Casey Means 📍 Earthly – https://www.earthly.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What's one food swap you've made that changed everything? #genzhealth #MahaGirls #RealFood #AncestralLiving #WholeFood #AntiProcessedFood #MotherhoodWellness #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why People Are Walking Away From Alcohol with a Holistic Nutritionist
The way we drink is shaping how we feel… more than we realize. In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Blair Horton, creator of Holistic Rendezvous and author of Everyday Elixirs, to explore the growing shift away from alcohol and what’s replacing it. From college party culture to intentional, ingredient-driven drinks, this conversation challenges the assumption that alcohol is the only way to relax, celebrate, or connect. Blair shares her journey from studying nutrition science to creating herbal mocktails and “elixirs” rooted in real food and seasonal ingredients. Together, they unpack why so many modern drinks are overloaded with sugar, what alcohol actually provides (and what it doesn’t), and how simple ingredients like herbs, citrus, and tea can create depth, ritual, and satisfaction without the crash. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why more people are drinking less alcohol ✔️ The difference between mocktails and intentional beverages ✔️ How alcohol impacts energy, stress, and daily rhythms ✔️ Why most non-alcoholic drinks are still just sugar bombs ✔️ The role of herbs, teas, and bitters in creating depth ✔️ How to build a “drink ritual” without caffeine or alcohol ✔️ Simple ways to elevate drinks using real ingredients ✔️ The surprising audience embracing these drinks (hint: kids) ✔️ Why labeling trends like “sober curious” miss the bigger picture ✔️ How to make drinks that feel special, not restrictive 🧠 More About This Episode: Blair Horton is the creator behind Holistic Rendezvous, where she shares beautifully crafted, ingredient-focused drinks designed to elevate everyday rituals. With a background in holistic nutrition and a passion for seasonal living, Blair’s work blends wellness, creativity, and practicality, helping people rethink what they reach for in their glass. This episode reframes the role of alcohol entirely. Instead of asking what to remove, it focuses on what to replace it with. For anyone feeling burnt out, overstimulated, or simply wanting something better, this conversation offers a more grounded, intentional approach to how we drink. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Blair’s Book – Everyday Elixirs - https://a.co/d/0h83IsxG 📍 Minerals and Chill – Live Healthillie - https://livehealthillie.com/products/live-healthillie-minerals-chill 📍 Follow Blair – https://www.instagram.com/holisticrendevous 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Postpartum Chef Explains What Moms Actually Need | Ep. 113
What most moms are eating after birth is actually making recovery harder. In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with postpartum chef Alana Speed to unpack one of the most overlooked pieces of postpartum recovery: nourishment. From surviving on snacks and skipping meals to the pressure to “bounce back,” this conversation challenges the modern approach to postpartum and reveals why so many moms feel depleted, exhausted, and unsupported. Alana shares her experience working directly with postpartum women and explains why eating enough, especially in those first 40 days, can make or break recovery. Together, they explore the role of warm, nutrient-dense foods, the impact of stress on milk supply and healing, and why the cultural loss of postpartum care is leaving women to struggle through one of the most demanding seasons of life. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why most moms are under-eating postpartum ✔️ The connection between calories, milk supply, and recovery ✔️ Why stress may be more harmful than specific foods ✔️ The problem with cutting out foods like dairy or gluten too soon ✔️ What traditional cultures get right about the first 40 days ✔️ The role of warm, easy-to-digest meals in healing ✔️ Why “bouncing back” can do more harm than good ✔️ Simple ways to prepare meals before baby arrives ✔️ How to build community support during postpartum ✔️ What an ideal postpartum experience could actually look like 🧠 More About This Episode: Alana Speed is a postpartum chef based in the DFW area who specializes in preparing nutrient-dense, supportive meals for mothers during the first weeks after birth. With a background in health coaching and a deep focus on women’s health, her work is centered on helping moms recover physically, emotionally, and nutritionally during one of the most critical windows of their lives. This episode reframes postpartum entirely. Instead of something to “get through,” it becomes a season that requires intentional care, nourishment, and support. For moms who feel depleted, overwhelmed, or unsure how to properly recover, this conversation offers both clarity and practical direction. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Wellness with Alana – https://wellnesswithalana.com/ 📍 Follow Alana on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/wellnesswithalana_ 📍 Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Did you feel nourished or depleted postpartum? #PostpartumRecovery #NewMomLife #RealFood #AncestralLiving #BreastfeedingSupport #FourthTrimester #MotherhoodUnfiltered #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
The Real Reason Moms Are Always Exhausted | Ep. 112
What if your exhaustion isn’t just part of motherhood… but a sign your body is asking for help? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Kristen Files, adrenal expert and founder of Forest Creek Wellness, to unpack what’s really behind the constant fatigue so many moms are experiencing. From “mom burnout” to brain fog, low motivation, and that feeling of being only half yourself, this conversation challenges the idea that exhaustion is just something you have to push through. Kristen shares her own story of severe burnout and recovery, and explains how what we often label as emotional or mental overwhelm may actually be rooted in physical imbalances, especially within the body’s stress response system. Together, they explore how modern life, blood sugar swings, lack of rest, and constant low-level stress are quietly draining women’s energy, and what can actually be done to rebuild it. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The difference between “normal tired” and true burnout ✔️ What adrenal dysfunction (HPA axis dysregulation) actually is ✔️ Why you might feel like a “half version” of yourself ✔️ The connection between blood sugar, cortisol, and energy crashes ✔️ How burnout is often misdiagnosed as depression or anxiety ✔️ Why coffee, sugar, and quick fixes can make things worse ✔️ The role of protein, minerals, and whole foods in recovery ✔️ Why walking and nervous system regulation matter more than intense workouts ✔️ The hidden impact of isolation and lack of community on moms ✔️ Why some restrictive diets may harm women long-term 🧠 More About This Episode: Kristen Files is a nutritional therapy practitioner and adrenal health specialist who helps women uncover the root causes of fatigue, hormone imbalance, and burnout. After experiencing severe exhaustion during her own years of motherhood, she dedicated her work to helping others restore their energy through targeted nutrition, lifestyle changes, and functional testing. Through her practice, Forest Creek Wellness, she works with women to rebuild resilience and move from survival mode back to true vitality. This episode reframes burnout entirely. Instead of something to push through or “manage,” it may be a signal from the body that something deeper needs attention. For moms who feel constantly exhausted, overwhelmed, or unlike themselves, this conversation offers both clarity and a path forward. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Forest Creek Wellness – https://www.forestcreekwellness.com/ 📍 Follow Kristen on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/forestcreekwellness/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community -- https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Do you feel “normally tired” or something deeper? #MomBurnout #AdrenalHealth #HormoneHealth #AncestralLiving #RealFood #ModernMotherhood #NervousSystem #HolisticHealth #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
What a Pig Expert Says About Eating Pork | with Charles Mayfield | Ep. 111
What if everything you’ve been told about pork being “unclean” is missing the bigger picture? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Charles Mayfield of Farrow Skincare to unpack one of the most misunderstood foods in the modern health space. From viral claims about pork being toxic to long-standing religious and cultural beliefs, this conversation digs into where those ideas came from and whether they actually hold up. Charles brings a rare perspective as someone who has raised pigs, studied their history, and built a business around their benefits, both nutritionally and even for skin health. Together, they explore what makes pork truly nourishing, what went wrong in the modern food system, and how to think more clearly about the meat you’re feeding your family. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Is pork actually bad for you, or just poorly raised today? ✔️ The real difference between pasture-raised pork and grocery store pork ✔️ Why pigs have been a foundational food source throughout human history ✔️ The truth about parasites, toxins, and “dirty meat” claims ✔️ How modern farming practices changed the quality of pork ✔️ Why our ancestors relied heavily on pork for survival and nourishment ✔️ Proper ways to prepare pork, from curing to cooking ✔️ The surprising role pigs have played in medicine, exploration, and civilization ✔️ Breaking down labels like “organic,” “humanely raised,” and “vegetarian-fed” 🧠 More About This Episode: Charles Mayfield is a father, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and risk management strategist. He is the founder of Farrow Skincare, an animal fat-based skincare brand that launched following his unique experience as a regenerative farmer and health enthusiast. Through his work, Charles has become a strong voice in the movement to restore traditional food systems, challenge modern health narratives, and reconnect families with truly nourishing sources of food. This episode challenges common assumptions and invites listeners to rethink what “clean” food really means, and how much of what we believe is shaped by modern systems rather than ancestral wisdom. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Farrow Skincare – https://farrow.shop/ 📍 Follow Farrow on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/farrowskin/ 📍 Join our Patreon Community -- https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Have you avoided pork, and why? #PorkMyths #AncestralEating #RealFood #RegenerativeFarming #FoodTruth #ModernAncestralMamas #HealthyLiving #PastureRaised 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
The Food Industry Broke Your Instincts: A Conversation with Classically Trained Chef James Barry | Ep 110
What happens when the world of “healthy eating” becomes so confusing that we stop trusting our own bodies? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Chef James Barry of Eat Pluck to unpack one of the biggest problems in modern health: we’ve outsourced our instincts. From carnivore to vegan, keto to “clean eating,” the conversation explores why so many diets seem to work at first, why they often fail over time, and what it actually looks like to come back to a more grounded, human way of eating. Join our Patreon community for ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus conversations with guests. https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas James shares how years in the health and wellness world shifted his perspective from rigid protocols to something far simpler and more challenging: listening. They talk about the breakdown of our natural hunger cues, how ultra-processed foods disrupt our biology, and why “flavor no longer equals nutrition” in the modern food system. The conversation also moves into family life, exploring how parents can navigate food, connection, and boundaries without falling into control, conflict, or confusion. 📚 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why every diet works… until it doesn’t ✔️ How modern food is disrupting our natural hunger and fullness cues ✔️ The difference between real food and engineered flavor ✔️ Why your body may be giving you signals you’re ignoring ✔️ The problem with rigid food rules and diet dogma ✔️ Food vs connection: are we confusing the two? ✔️ How to approach family meals without power struggles ✔️ Why kids need a voice at the table, not control of it ✔️ The role of mindfulness in how we eat, not just what we eat ✔️ Practical ways to simplify food and reduce stress in the home 🧠 More About This Episode: Chef James Barry is a classically trained chef and the founder of Eat Pluck, a seasoning blend designed to make organ meats more accessible. After more than two decades in the food and health world, his approach has shifted away from strict dietary labels and toward helping people reconnect with their body’s natural signals and intuition around food. This episode is for anyone who feels overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, stuck in cycles of trying different diets, or unsure how to feed their family in a way that actually works long term. It’s a grounded conversation about stepping out of confusion and back into clarity. Find James here: https://eatpluck.com/ ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s one food rule you’ve questioned or let go of recently? #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #AncestralLiving #HolisticHealth #NutritionTruth #FamilyMeals #MindfulEating #FoodFreedom #Parenting #HealthJourney 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Chronic Illness, Brain Injury, Blindness, and a Fight to Heal with Bethany Van Der Harst | Ep 109
What happens when a mother is told there may be no hope for her child, and starts looking beyond modern medicine for answers? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Bethany Van Der Harst of Van Der Harst Homestead to talk about trauma, chronic illness, nervous system dysregulation, and the long road of healing. Bethany shares her family’s extraordinary story after her son survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound, lost his sight, later battled COVID, bacterial meningitis, and sepsis, and faced severe neurological and memory challenges that left doctors with few clear answers. Bethany explains how that journey led her deep into the world of microbiome restoration, nervous system support, ancestral nutrition, sunlight, grounding, rhythm, and what she calls the Ancestral Regeneration Protocol. She shares why she believes so many modern health struggles are rooted in a profound disconnection from nature, and why healing often begins by making the body feel safe again. They explore how these ideas apply not only to severe illness, but also to modern motherhood, family rhythms, emotional regulation, and the everyday ways women and children are being shaped by the pace and pressures of modern life. 📚 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Bethany Van Der Harst’s story of walking her son through devastating trauma and complex illness ✔️ What happened after her son lost his sight and later developed major neurological symptoms ✔️ How COVID, bacterial meningitis, and sepsis affected his health and recovery ✔️ The connection between the microbiome, nervous system, and chronic symptoms ✔️ What dysautonomia, POTS, mast cell activation, and chronic fatigue can look like ✔️ Why Bethany believes many modern illnesses are rooted in disconnection from nature ✔️ The nutritional strategies she used, including meat stock, ferments, and cultured dairy ✔️ What “die-off” can look like when changing the microbiome ✔️ How sunlight, grounding, rhythm, reverence, and rest support healing ✔️ Bethany’s Ancestral Regeneration Protocol and why she offers it freely to others 🧠 More About This Episode: Bethany Van Der Harst is the founder of Van Der Harst Homestead and the creator of the Ancestral Regeneration Protocol, a free resource and support community focused on helping people rebuild health through ancestral nutrition, nervous system support, and reconnection with nature. This episode is especially for mothers walking through chronic illness, parents caring for children with complex needs, and anyone who has been told that healing is unlikely or impossible. Bethany’s story is a reminder that even when the road is long, the body was made to move toward repair when given the right support. Find Bethany here: https://vanderharsthomestead.com/ ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Do you think modern life has disconnected us from the foundations of real healing? #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralHealing #MicrobiomeHealth #NervousSystemHealing #Dysautonomia #POTS #ChronicIllnessRecovery #RootCauseHealing #NaturalHealing #MotherhoodAndHealing 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Fired for Questioning the Mandate: Doctor and Bioethicist Speaks Out | Ep. 108
What happens when a doctor raises ethical concerns about a medical policy and loses his job? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with bioethicist and physician Dr. Aaron Kheriaty to discuss what happened after he challenged COVID vaccine mandates at his university. What began as a debate about workplace policy quickly became a national conversation about medical ethics, informed consent, and the role of public institutions during a public health crisis. Dr. Kheriaty shares the story of his dismissal from the University of California system after refusing the COVID vaccine mandate on medical and ethical grounds. Drawing from his experience as a psychiatrist and bioethics scholar, he explains why he believed the mandate raised serious concerns about medical autonomy, natural immunity, and the doctor–patient relationship. This conversation is not about telling people what medical decisions they should make. It is about examining the ethical framework behind modern medicine. What should informed consent actually look like? What role should institutions play in personal medical decisions? And what lessons should we carry forward from the COVID era? Corey and Christine explore how these questions affect families, parents, and anyone trying to navigate a healthcare system that often feels complex and difficult to question. 📚 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Dr. Aaron Kheriaty’s story of being fired after challenging a vaccine mandate ✔️ The role of informed consent in modern medicine ✔️ Why natural immunity became a controversial topic during COVID ✔️ How public health policies are developed and enforced ✔️ The ethical questions surrounding medical mandates ✔️ The relationship between physicians, institutions, and patient autonomy ✔️ Why some doctors spoke out during the pandemic ✔️ How the COVID era reshaped public trust in medicine ✔️ What families should consider when navigating medical decisions ✔️ The broader conversation about medical freedom and responsibility 🧠 More About This Episode: Dr. Aaron Kheriaty is a physician, psychiatrist, and medical ethicist who previously served as Director of the Medical Ethics Program at the University of California, Irvine. During the COVID pandemic, he challenged the university’s vaccine mandate policy and was ultimately dismissed from his position. His experience sparked a broader discussion about medical mandates, natural immunity, and the balance between public health policy and individual rights. Dr. Kheriaty now continues to write and speak about medical ethics, institutional power, and the lessons learned from the COVID era. Whether you are a parent making decisions for your family, someone interested in medical ethics, or simply trying to better understand the debates that emerged during the pandemic, this episode offers thoughtful perspective on a complicated moment in recent history. Find Aaron on substack: https://aaronkheriaty.substack.com/ ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: How did the COVID era change your trust in medicine? #MedicalEthics #InformedConsent #COVIDPolicy #PublicHealthDebate #MedicalFreedom #HealthPolicy #ModernAncestralMamas #HealthcareEthics #PandemicLessons #FamilyHealth 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why So Many Americans Are On Psychiatric Drugs? | Ep 107
What if the symptoms people experience when trying to stop psychiatric medications are not a relapse of mental illness at all, but withdrawal? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Nicole Lamberson and Lynn Cunningham from the film Medicatinɡ Normal to talk about a hidden reality affecting millions of people: psychiatric drug dependence and withdrawal. What begins as a prescription for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, or postpartum struggles can quietly become something much harder to leave behind. Join our Patreon community for ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus conversations with guests. https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas Nicole and Lynn share their personal stories of being prescribed psychiatric medications, the severe withdrawal symptoms they experienced when trying to stop, and why so many patients discover too late that coming off these drugs can be far more complicated than they were told. They also explain how withdrawal symptoms can mimic mental illness, which often leads doctors to increase medications rather than recognize what is happening. This conversation is not about shaming medication or telling people what choices they should make. It is about informed consent. What should patients actually know before starting psychiatric drugs? Why is tapering off them so difficult for some people? And what questions should families ask before beginning treatment? If you or someone you love has ever been prescribed antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, ADHD drugs, or sleep medications, this episode sheds light on a conversation that is only just beginning to reach the public. 📚 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The real experiences behind the documentary Medicatinɡ Normal ✔️ How psychiatric medications are commonly prescribed and why many people stay on them long term ✔️ Why withdrawal symptoms are often mistaken for a return of mental illness ✔️ What patients are rarely told about dependence and tapering ✔️ How quickly medications can become difficult to stop ✔️ The difference between relapse and withdrawal symptoms ✔️ Why medical training often does not include clear tapering protocols ✔️ The emotional and physical toll withdrawal can take on individuals and families ✔️ What informed consent should look like before starting psychiatric drugs ✔️ Why this issue is affecting more people than most realize 🧠 More About This Episode: Nicole Lamberson and Lynn Cunningham are patient advocates featured in the documentary Medicatinɡ Normal (https://medicatingnormal.com), a film that explores the growing issue of psychiatric drug injury, dependence, and withdrawal. Through their advocacy work, they aim to raise awareness about the importance of informed consent and to support individuals navigating psychiatric medication withdrawal. The film brings together patients, doctors, and researchers to examine how psychiatric medications are prescribed, why withdrawal can be so severe for some people, and what changes may be needed in the medical system to better support patients. Whether you are someone who has taken psychiatric medication, a parent trying to make informed decisions for your family, or simply someone interested in understanding this complex topic more clearly, this episode offers perspective and an important starting point for the conversation. ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Have you or someone you know experienced challenges with psychiatric medications or withdrawal? #MentalHealth #PsychiatricDrugs #MedicationWithdrawal #MedicatinɡNormal #InformedConsent #HolisticHealth #RootCauseHealth #ModernAncestralMamas #MentalHealthAwareness #MedicalFreedom 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Homeopathy 101: What It Is, How It Works, and When to Use It | Ep 106
What are those “weird” little pellets at the health food store? They're actually part of a full system of medicine that’s been used worldwide for 200+ years. In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Paola Brown, president and founder of Americans for Homeopathy Choice, to break down Homeopathy 101 in plain English. What is homeopathy, how does it work, and when does it actually make sense to use it with your family? Join our Patreon community for ad-free episodes, early access, and bonus conversations with guests. @modernancestralmamas Paola also shares her personal healing story, including the terrifying “options” she was offered for chronic bladder pain, and why homeopathy became the turning point when everything else fell short. If you’re curious, skeptical, or just tired of feeling like you have to choose between “do nothing” and harsh pharmaceuticals, this conversation will give you clarity and a practical starting point. 📚 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ What homeopathy is (and why it’s not the same as “home remedies”) ✔️ The basic principle behind it: “like cures like” ✔️ What 6C, 30C, and 200C actually mean ✔️ Classical homeopathy vs constitutional remedies vs acute support ✔️ How to choose a remedy by observing symptoms and patterns ✔️ What to keep in a starter homeopathy kit ✔️ When you should consider working with a practitioner ✔️ How Paola used homeopathy through years of chronic illness ✔️ Why access to homeopathy is being threatened in the U.S. ✔️ HR 750 and what it could mean for families 🧠 More About This Episode: Paola Brown is the president and founder of Americans for Homeopathy Choice, a national organization working to protect consumer access to safe, high-quality homeopathic medicines. She also creates family-friendly health science curriculum that teaches kids how to think clearly about health, medicine, and informed consent. Take action: Support HR 750 (quick message to Congress) homeopathychoice.org Paola’s resources + free lessons https://paolabrown.com/free ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Have you ever tried homeopathy, or are you skeptical but curious? #Homeopathy #Homeopathy101 #HolisticHealth #NaturalMedicine #AncestralLiving #ModernAncestralMamas #MedicalFreedom #HR750 #HolisticMotherhood #HealthEducation 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Pediatric Cancer, Nutrition, and Hope: Helping Kids Thrive Through Treatment with Season Johnson | Ep. 105
What if pediatric cancer support did not have to mean choosing between the hospital and the holistic tools that can help your child stay strong? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Season Johnson (https://www.seasonjohnson.com/), functional practitioner, founder of the nonprofit Kick Cancer (https://kickcancermovement.org/), and owner of Biodynamic Wellness (https://biodynamicwellness.com/) in San Diego, to talk about one of the most terrifying realities a parent can face: a childhood cancer diagnosis. Season shares her family’s story of walking her son through acute lymphoblastic leukemia, what she learned inside the conventional system, and the practical ways parents can support nutrition, detox pathways, and quality of life alongside treatment. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas What you get as a member of the MAM family: -- Full Downloadable Cookbooks to help you live your ancestral life -- Full Episodes AD-FREE -- Exclusive Post-Recording Conversations with Guests -- Private Community of Ancestral Mamas Season opens up about the shock of diagnosis as a holistic mom, the emotional whiplash of hospital life, and why so many parents feel powerless, then shows exactly where parents can take their power back. From the foods she prioritized and the hospital food she refused, to gentle at home therapies that support the liver, lymph, appetite, and nausea, this conversation is packed with tangible tools and real hope without sugarcoating how hard this road can be. 📚 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Season’s son’s leukemia diagnosis and what treatment actually looked like ✔️ Why nutrition matters during chemo and what to focus on first ✔️ The ultimate healing food debate: organ meats vs bone broth ✔️ How chemo can change taste buds, cravings, and appetite in kids ✔️ What to do when nausea hits and your child will not eat ✔️ Gentle detox support that can be done at home, including castor oil packs, baths, and red light ✔️ Why supporting the lymphatic system matters, including movement, dry brushing, and rebounding ✔️ Methylation and detox pathways: what parents should understand ✔️ How to advocate in the hospital without getting steamrolled ✔️ The hard truth about pediatric cancer care, compliance pressure, and parent rights ✔️ Kick Cancer and the resources helping families support kids through treatment ✔️ A grounding mindset for survival: live 15 minutes at a time 🧠 More About This Episode: Season Johnson(https://www.seasonjohnson.com/) is a functional practitioner who specializes in root cause support for families navigating cancer, especially pediatric cancer. After her son was diagnosed with leukemia just before his third birthday, Season was thrust into a world she never expected to enter and began building a bridge between conventional treatment and foundational healing support at home. Through Kick Cancer (https://kickcancermovement.org/), she equips families with practical tools to reduce suffering, support resilience, and help kids keep living like kids. If you are a parent facing pediatric cancer, supporting someone who is, or you have ever wondered what integrative care can look like during treatment, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and a stronger sense of what is possible. ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What have you tried so far for eczema in your home? #PediatricCancer #ChildhoodCancer #IntegrativeOncology #HolisticParenting #RootCauseHealth #AncestralNutrition #RealFoodHealing #ModernAncestralMamas #BoneBroth #OrganMeats #DetoxSupport #CancerSupport 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Healing Eczema From the Inside Out (Holistic Pediatrician Explains) with Dr. Ana-Marie Temple | Ep. 104
What if childhood eczema isn’t a skin problem at all, but the body’s first warning sign that something deeper is off? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with holistic pediatrician Dr. Ana-Marie Temple (https://www.dranamaria.com/) to unpack what’s really driving the dramatic rise in childhood eczema. From early antibiotic exposure and gut disruption to food sensitivities, stress, and the cycle of topical steroids, this conversation reframes eczema as a whole-body issue rather than something to simply “manage” on the surface. Join our newly-launched Patreon community for ad-free episodes and early access, plus deeper conversations with our guests. 👉 https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas Dr. Temple shares her journey as a traditionally trained pediatrician who changed the way she practiced medicine after watching her own children struggle with chronic illness. Together, Corey, Christine, and Dr. Temple explore why so many parents feel dismissed, why “they’ll grow out of it” can be a dangerous narrative, and what it actually looks like to support healing from the inside out without chasing every new remedy or playing “eczema whack-a-mole.” 📚 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why eczema is often the first sign of deeper inflammation ✔️ The connection between antibiotics, reflux meds, and eczema in babies ✔️ How gut health, food sensitivities, and sugar impact skin ✔️ Why topical steroids work fast but often don’t resolve the root issue ✔️ The long-term risks of untreated inflammation ✔️ How stress in pregnancy and early childhood affects eczema ✔️ Why many kids don’t truly “outgrow” eczema ✔️ What to do first when eczema shows up ✔️ A realistic, step-by-step approach to healing without overwhelm ✔️ How to bring spouses and skeptical partners on board without power struggles 🧠 More About This Episode: Dr. Ana-Marie Temple is a holistic pediatrician who specializes in identifying the root causes of chronic childhood conditions, especially eczema. In this conversation, she explains why modern approaches often focus on symptom suppression instead of healing, and how parents can create meaningful change through food, lifestyle, and targeted support rather than endless creams and medications. Whether you’re dealing with infant eczema, recurring flare-ups in older kids, or you’ve been told to “wait it out,” this episode offers clarity, validation, and a hopeful path forward for families who want more than temporary fixes. ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What have you tried so far for eczema in your home? #EczemaHealing #HolisticPediatrics #GutHealthKids #AncestralMotherhood #ModernAncestralMamas #ChildhoodEczema #RootCauseHealing #CrunchyMomLife #WholeChildHealth 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Your Kids Don’t Need More Pressure. They Need This | Ep 103
What if the problem isn’t that your kids can’t focus, but that we’re asking them to learn in ways their brains were never designed for? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with homeschooling mentor, educator, and author Julie Bogart to challenge some of the most deeply ingrained assumptions about learning, attention, discipline, and “doing enough.” From the surprising truth about children’s attention spans to why pressure actually shuts learning down, this conversation is both deeply freeing and radically practical for parents navigating education at home or alongside traditional school. Join our newly-launched Patreon community for ad-free episodes and bonus content with our guests. The Real Problem Isn’t AI, It’s How We’ve Taught Kids to Write | Bonus Rapid Fire Conversation with Julie Bogart https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas Julie shares decades of wisdom from raising and homeschooling five children, including why short lessons beat long ones, how to support neurodivergent kids without burning everyone out, and why relationship, not rigor, is the true foundation of learning. Corey and Christine also explore how fear-based schooling, nagging, and performance pressure impact kids long term, and what it looks like to raise curious, resilient learners without constant power struggles. 📚 Books Mentioned! 📍 The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart 📍 Raising Critical Thinkers by Julie Bogart 📍 Help! My Kid Hates Writing by Julie Bogart ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why a child’s true attention span is “age + one minute” ✔️ The myth that longer lessons equal better learning ✔️ How pressure trains kids to disengage and shut down ✔️ Why short, focused lessons work better for ADHD kids ✔️ Homeschooling then vs. now and what’s been lost ✔️ Fear-based education vs. curiosity-driven learning ✔️ Rotating attention between kids instead of doing all subjects, all kids, every day ✔️ How to stop nagging and start building cooperation ✔️ Why relationship is the missing “R” in education ✔️ Helping kids love learning again without lowering standards 🧠 More About This Episode: Julie Bogart is the founder of Brave Writer and a longtime voice in the homeschooling world, known for helping parents trust themselves, trust their children, and build learning environments rooted in connection and curiosity. In this conversation, Julie breaks down why so many modern parents feel overwhelmed and inadequate, and how stepping back, simplifying, and leading with relationship can transform both learning and family life. Whether you homeschool full time, part time, or simply want a healthier relationship with school and learning in your home, this episode offers a powerful reframing of what education can look like when pressure is replaced with trust. ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What subject feels hardest in your home right now? #Homeschooling #Parenting #ADHDKids #GentleLearning #CriticalThinking #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralMotherhood #EducationReimagined #SlowLiving #MindfulParenting 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Non-Toxic Beauty 101: What to Avoid in Makeup and Skincare | Ep 102
Join our newly-launched Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas What if the “clean beauty” aisle is one of the most misleading places in the entire wellness world? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Emilie Toups, founder of Toups & Co., to talk about what is actually hiding in makeup and skincare, why the word “fragrance” is a massive loophole, and how to simplify your routine without sacrificing healthy, glowing skin. Emilie shares her origin story of making tallow skincare at home to help her daughter’s severe eczema, what she learned about healing from the inside out, and the 3 ingredients she believes every family should avoid. They also get into teen skincare trends, pregnancy-safe products, and why stress and perfectionism can be more toxic than the occasional less-than-perfect ingredient. 📚 Books Mentioned! 📍 Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride (referenced as part of Emilie's healing journey) ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The “fragrance” loophole and why it can hide thousands of chemicals ✔️ The top ingredients to avoid: fragrance, parabens, and phthalates \✔️ Why “clean” and “natural” are not regulated terms ✔️ How to read an ingredient label without getting overwhelmed ✔️ EWG ratings: what’s helpful, what isn’t, and how to use it wisely ✔️ Organic ingredients in skincare: when it matters and why ✔️ Seed oils in skincare: the nuance between conventional and organic, cold-pressed ✔️ Pregnancy-safe skincare and essential oils, plus why dilution matters ✔️ A simple skincare routine that actually works for busy moms ✔️ Teen acne, hygiene habits, and how to approach makeup without fear ✔️ Why skin issues can be your body’s “last resort” signal that something needs attention 🧠 More About This Episode: Emilie Toups is the founder of Toups & Co., one of the early non-toxic beauty brands in the US. She started by making tallow skincare in 2013 after her young daughter developed severe eczema, and that journey led her deep into food, gut healing, and ingredient education. In this conversation, Emilie breaks down the greenwashing in modern skincare, explains why ingredient lists are the only thing you can trust, and shares practical ways to clean up your family’s personal care products without spiraling into analysis paralysis. Corey and Christine also talk with Emilie about teens and TikTok skincare culture, what “pregnancy safe” really means, and why a calm, simple approach often wins long-term. ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood wisdom ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What product category feels hardest to “clean up” in your home? #CleanBeauty #NonToxicLiving #HormoneHealth #SkincareTruth #FragranceFree #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralMotherhood #CrunchyMoms #naturalskincare 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas 🛍️ Find Emilie and Toups & Co.: Website | https://toupsandco.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/toupsandcoorganics/?hl=en
The Simple Parenting Shift That Changed Everything for Our Family | Ep 101
Join our newly-launched Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas Why does modern parenting feel so overwhelming, exhausting, and lonely, even when we are doing everything “right”? In this episode, Corey and Christine dive deep into what has quietly changed about childhood, parenting, and family life over the last decade. From screen saturation to over-scheduling, they explore why so many kids are struggling today and how a simple return to nature, play, and trust can radically shift family dynamics. This conversation is a hopeful reminder that small, intentional changes can lead to calmer homes, more resilient kids, and a more enjoyable motherhood. 📚 Books Mentioned! 📍 1000 Hours Outside: Activities to Match Screen Time with Green Time - https://www.amazon.com/1000-Hours-Outside-Activities-Screen/dp/0744063620 📍 Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future - https://www.amazon.com/Until-Streetlights-Come-Brightens-Uncertain/dp/1540903400 📍 Homeschooling: You’re Doing It Right Just by Doing It - https://www.amazon.com/Homeschooling-Youre-Doing-Right-Just/dp/1540903419 📍 How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature - https://www.amazon.com/How-Raise-Wild-Child-Science/dp/0544705297 📍 Balanced and Barefoot - https://www.amazon.com/Balanced-Barefoot-How-Unrestricted-Outdoor/dp/1626253730 📍 Free to Learn - https://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465084990/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 📍 Free to Fly: The Secret to Fostering Independence in the Next Generation - https://www.amazon.com/Free-Fly-Fostering-Independence-Generation/dp/1637633777/ 📍 The Self-Driven Child - https://www.amazon.com/Self-Driven-Child-Science-Giving-Control/dp/0735222525/ 📍 What Time Is Noon? - https://www.amazon.com/What-Time-Noon-Ridiculous-Not-So-Subtle/dp/1682689247/ 📍 Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling - https://www.amazon.com/Dumbing-Us-Down-Curriculum-Compulsory/dp/0865714487 📍 Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling - https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Own-John-Homeschooling/dp/B0080R3NWW 📍 Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World - https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Not-Preparing-Uncertain-Changing/dp/006265778X 📍 Free-Range Kids: How to Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts with Worry) - https://www.amazon.com/Free-Range-Raise-Self-Reliant-Children-Without/dp/0470574755 📍 Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids (and How to Break the Trance) - https://www.amazon.com/Glow-Kids-Screen-Addiction-Hijacking/dp/1250097991 📍 The Comfort Crisis - https://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Crisis-Embrace-Discomfort-Reclaim/dp/0593138767 📍 There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather - https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Such-Thing-Bad-Weather/dp/B087NJ5MFK/ 📍 Outdoor Kids in an Inside World - https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Kids-Inside-World-Radically/dp/B09P8YJMGJ 📍 There are many more we couldn't fit in the description! ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why parenting feels harder now than it did a generation ago ✔️ How lack of outdoor play impacts mental, emotional, and physical development ✔️ The science behind nature, movement, and resilient brains ✔️ Why kids need boredom, risk, and free play to thrive ✔️ The long-term effects of screens on childhood and family life ✔️ How time outside supports nervous system regulation for kids and parents ✔️ Trusting your children and fostering independence in a fearful culture ✔️ Simple ways to reclaim calmer days without adding more to your plate 🧠 More About This Episode: This episode weaves together personal stories, developmental science, and cultural insight to help parents better understand what kids actually need in a rapidly changing world. Corey and Christine reflect on how parenting norms shifted after the rise of smartphones and constant connectivity, and why many traditional approaches no longer serve families well. With a strong emphasis on outdoor time, free play, and relational connection, this conversation offers practical encouragement for parents who want to raise capable, grounded kids without burnout. ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood wisdom ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What feels hardest about parenting in today’s world? 📲 Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Why We Took a Break: Pregnancy Announcement, Big Changes, and What's Next | Ep 100
🧡 Join our newly-launched Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ModernAncestralMamas How are things really going behind the scenes? In this Behind-the-Mic episode, Corey and Christine sit down together (just the two of them!) to share long-awaited updates, a major life announcement, and the future direction of Modern Ancestral Mamas. From homeschooling realities to evolving creative capacity to the surprising story of how the podcast pause happened, this episode is a warm, honest catch-up from two moms navigating a very full season. Christine shares her big news (spoiler: baby #4!), Corey gives an inside look at homeschooling older grades, and together they reflect on what this community means to them, and how they’re restructuring the show so they can continue creating high-quality, meaningful content without burning out. Plus: holiday traditions, Christmas School ideas, their annual Hot Drinks Party, and the new ways listeners can support the show as it grows into the next chapter. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Christine’s pregnancy announcement + navigating low-capacity seasons ✔️ Corey’s real-life homeschooling update: older grades, workload & rhythms ✔️ Why the podcast unexpectedly paused — and what’s changing moving forward ✔️ How hiring an editor transformed the show (and why it’s necessary) ✔️ Why the MAM community has meant so much during their break ✔️ The launch of Patreon + what’s coming for members ✔️ How sponsorships actually work and why they’re selective ✔️ Christmas School ideas: books, crafts, traditions & Advent favorites ✔️ Behind the scenes of their annual Hot Drinks Holiday Party ✔️ Upcoming speaking events + plans for 2026 content 🧠 More About This Episode: This heart-to-heart episode gives listeners a warm, honest look at what Corey and Christine have been navigating personally and creatively this year — from pregnancy and homeschooling, to carving out margin, to dreaming bigger for the podcast. They share why this community matters so deeply, how much your messages have kept the show alive, and their plan to build a sustainable, high-quality podcast for the long haul. If you’ve missed that cozy, real-life MAM energy… this one feels like sitting on the couch with friends. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: ✨ Show Sponsors & Discount Codes 📍 Baja Gold Salt | https://bajagoldsaltco.com – Code MAM10 for 10% off 📍 Masienda (masa, tortilla presses, comal) | https://masienda.com – Code MAM10 📍 Farrow (lard-based skincare) | https://farrow.shop – Code ANCESTRALMAMAS 📍 Wholestix (organ-meat beef sticks) | http://www.wholestix.com – Code MAMA50 for 50% off ✨ Upcoming Events 📍 Hack Your Health (Tampa, FL) | https://hackyourhealth.com/ 📍 Seeking Whole Health Conference (Ohio, April 16–18, 2026) | https://seekingwholehealth.com/conference/ ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood wisdom ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What should we add to the Patreon? What would YOU find valuable? 🧡 Join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/cw/ModernAncestralMamas
How to Nourish Your Kids Naturally: Tips from Dietitian Ali Miller | Ep 99
How do we raise kids who love real food and understand how it shapes their mood, focus, and resilience? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Ali Miller, registered dietitian and author of Naturally Nourished Kids and The Anti-Anxiety Diet, to explore how food truly acts as medicine for both body and mind. From navigating picky eaters to supporting anxious teens, Ali breaks down how nutrient-dense foods can transform the way our kids think, feel, and grow. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Practical tips for feeding picky eaters without becoming a short-order cook ✔️ Why early introduction of savory flavors helps prevent “sweet-only” palates ✔️ Baby-led weaning vs. purees, what the science (and real life) says ✔️ The truth about salt, sugar, and snacks in childhood nutrition ✔️ How chewing impacts jaw development, focus, and brain oxygenation ✔️ Using food to prevent anxiety, mood swings, and burnout in kids and teens ✔️ Creating peaceful, screen-free kitchen spaces that inspire connection ✔️ How to model joyful eating and resilience in your home 🧠 More About This Episode: Ali Miller is a registered dietitian, functional medicine expert, and the author of Naturally Nourished Kids and The Anti-Anxiety Diet. With over a decade of clinical experience and a passion for teaching families how to use food as medicine, Ali offers practical, empowering guidance for moms who want to nourish their kids without the overwhelm. From baby-led weaning to balancing teen hormones, this episode dives deep into how whole foods support healthy brains, strong bodies, and calmer homes. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Naturally Nourished Kids – https://a.co/d/iJ4Zv3l 📍 The Anti-Anxiety Diet – https://a.co/d/8pKJIod 📍 Ali Miller RD – https://alimillerrd.com 📍 Serenity Farm Bread – https://serenityfarmbread.com (use code MAM10 for 10% off) 📍 Seatopia Seafood – https://seatopia.fish (use code ANCESTRALMAMA for 10% off) 📍 For Nutrient Sake Cookbooks – https://fornutrientsake.com (use code MAM15 for 15% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood wisdom ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s been your biggest struggle with feeding your kids real food? #KidsNutrition #PickyEaters #FoodAsMedicine #BabyLedWeaning #AnxietyAndFood #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralMotherhood 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
How Real Food Builds Resilient Athletes with Jenny McGruther | Ep 98
How can we raise strong, resilient kids who thrive in sports and everyday life? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Jenny McGruther—author of The Nourished Kitchen and longtime voice in the ancestral food space—to talk about fueling young athletes with real food, not packaged snacks and sports drinks. From sideline snack culture to teen appetites that rival grown men, Jenny shares her lived experience raising two kids—one now a college-aged athlete—on nutrient-dense, traditional foods. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The cultural norm of junky post-game snacks—and how to handle it with grace ✔️ Nourishing breakfasts and game-day meals that actually fuel performance ✔️ How teens’ growing bodies demand huge amounts of nutrient-dense food ✔️ Travel hacks: feeding kids well during hotel stays and tournaments ✔️ Why beets, switchel, and even chocolate milk support recovery and stamina ✔️ The role of family meals in connection, identity, and long-term health ✔️ Injury recovery: nutrients that strengthen bones and speed healing ✔️ What decades of real food taught Jenny about health outcomes in her kids 🧠 More About This Episode: Jenny McGruther is the creator of [Nourished Kitchen] (https://nourishedkitchen.com), a blog dedicated to traditional foods and heritage cooking. She is also the author of three cookbooks: The Nourished Kitchen, Broth & Stock, and Vibrant Botanicals. With two decades of experience feeding her family real food—from toddlers to teen athletes—Jenny offers both wisdom and practical strategies for moms who want to raise healthy kids without losing their sanity. Whether you’re packing snacks for youth soccer or stocking the freezer for a hungry varsity athlete, this conversation is packed with ideas and encouragement. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Nourished Kitchen – https://nourishedkitchen.com 📍 The Nourished Kitchen (book) – https://amzn.to/3Example 📍 Vibrant Botanicals (book) – https://amzn.to/3Example2 📍 Farrow Skincare – (https://farrow.shop/) use code ANCESTRALMAMAS for 15% off 📍 Masienda Heirloom Masa – (https://masienda.com) use code MAM10 for 10% off ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood insights ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s the hardest part for you about navigating snacks and sports culture? #YouthSports #HealthyKids #ModernAncestralMamas #AncestralNutrition #FuelingAthletes 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
How to Balance Sports, Real Food, and Raising Resilient Kids with Christina Schindler | Ep 97
How can we raise kids who thrive in sports without falling into cycles of junk snacks, pressure, or burnout? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with guest Christina Schindler to unpack her years of experience raising three kids through youth sports, high school teams, and now college athletics. Together, they dive into what really fuels performance, how to navigate the culture around snacks and team traditions, and why food choices matter just as much for emotional health as they do for physical stamina. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The snack culture of youth sports—and how to set healthier standards ✔️ Why travel and college athletics demand a new approach to fueling ✔️ Teaching kids balance: letting them participate socially without sacrificing health ✔️ What Europe gets right about inclusivity in sports (and how the U.S. can learn) ✔️ How family meals anchor athletes through busy training schedules ✔️ The impact of processed foods on mood, focus, and recovery ✔️ Simple, nourishing pre- and post-game meal ideas ✔️ The role of parents and coaches in shaping food culture on teams 🧠 More About This Episode: Christina Schindler is co-owner of the Modern Stone Age Kitchen, a restaurant focused on real, traditionally-prepared foods. She and her husband Bill have raised three children through every stage of athletics—from peewee soccer to dual-sport college competition. In this conversation, Christina shares candid lessons on setting boundaries, handling social pressures around junk food, and creating meals that keep athletes strong without adding stress for parents. Whether your child is just starting in local leagues or navigating the demands of high-level sports, this episode offers insight and strategies to support both performance and family well-being. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Serenity Farm Bread – https://serenityfarmbread.com (use code MAM10 for 10% off) 📍 For Nutrient’s Sake Cookbooks – https://www.fornutrientssake.com (use code MAM15 for 15% off) 📍 Seatopia Seafood – https://seatopia.fish (use code ANCESTRALMAMA for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood insights ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s the biggest challenge you face fueling your young athlete? #YouthSports #SportsParenting #ModernAncestralMamas #NutritionForKids #AncestralHealth 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Fueling Young Athletes: Sports, Nutrition, and Self Worth with Kelsee Moore | Ep 96
Many parents wonder: how do I help my child perform at their best without falling into the traps of processed sports drinks, diet culture, or burnout? In this conversation, Corey and Christine welcome strength and conditioning coach Kelsee Moore of https://www.heyyomooreandco.com to share her expertise in performance nutrition and ancestral living. Together they explore what kids really need on and off the field, how to support female athletes through puberty, and why food should always be seen as fuel, not shame. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why proper fueling matters for student athletes of all ages ✔️ Clean alternatives to Gatorade and processed snacks ✔️ The truth about carbs, glucose, and athletic performance ✔️ How to support female athletes through puberty and menstrual cycles ✔️ Encouraging healthy body image while navigating weight requirements ✔️ Snack and refueling ideas that work in real life ✔️ The connection between mood, energy, and under-fueling ✔️ Helping kids see food as a tool for confidence and resilience 🧠 More About This Episode: Kelsee Moore is a strength and conditioning coach for Air Force Special Warfare and the founder of Moore & Co. https://www.heyyomooreandco.com , where she blends performance coaching with an ancestral mindset. Her own health journey—from dealing with the effects of hormonal birth control to rethinking traditional sports nutrition—led her to become an advocate for smarter fueling. In this episode, she equips parents with practical, approachable tools for raising strong, confident athletes who are fueled for both performance and long-term health. Whether your child is just starting travel sports or competing at higher levels, this episode will give you clarity, encouragement, and strategies you can use right away. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Masienda – ( https://masienda.com ) (use code MAMM for 10% off) 📍 Farrow Skincare – ( https://farrow.shop ) (use code ANCESTRALMAMAS for 15% off) 📍 Serenity Farm Bread – ( https://serenityfarmbread.com ) (use code MAM10 for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more intentional motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s been the hardest part of fueling your young athlete well? #StudentAthletes #SportsNutrition #ModernAncestralMamas #Parenting #AncestralHealth 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Healthy Family Relationships: Navigating Grandparents Confidently with Tara Couture | Ep 95
Grandparents can be a source of deep joy, and sometimes deep tension, when it comes to raising kids. Many parents in our community have asked, how do I protect my values without damaging family relationships? In this conversation, Corey and Christine welcome Tara Couture of Slowdown Farmstead to share her wisdom as both a mother and now a grandmother. Together they unpack what respect really looks like between generations, why “boundaries” isn’t always the right word, and how families can build stronger connections even when values don’t align perfectly. Find Tara's newly-released book here: https://a.co/d/8vxRXQn ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why boundaries might not be the best word when navigating family dynamics ✔️ How grandparents can honor their adult children’s parenting choices ✔️ The tension between “just one treat” vs. consistent values at home ✔️ Finding the balance between respect and relationship ✔️ How difficult conversations can deepen family connections ✔️ The role of confidence and conviction as a young parent ✔️ Stories from Tara’s own experience as a mom and now a grandparent ✔️ Creative ways to nurture grandparent-grandchild relationships across distance 🧠 More About This Episode: Tara Couture is a farmer, writer, and grandmother who brings honesty and depth to the conversation about family dynamics. With stories from her own life—navigating parenting without the internet, choosing unconventional health paths, and now learning from her daughter’s parenting choices—Tara encourages us to see these relationships as an opportunity for growth. Whether you’re a new mom feeling pressured by grandparents or a grandparent yourself trying to understand your adult children, this conversation is full of wisdom, compassion, and hope. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Serenity Farm Bread – https://serenityfarmbread.com/ (use code MAM10 for 10% off) 📍 For Nutrient’s Sake cookbooks – https://fornutrientsake.com (use code MAM15 for 15% off) 📍 Seatopia – https://seatopia.com (use code ANCESTRALMAMA for 10% off) ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more intentional motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s been the hardest part of navigating grandparents in your parenting journey? #ParentingBoundaries #Grandparents #FamilyDynamics #FaithAndFamily #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
The Seed Oil Lie: What Every Family Needs to Know | Ep 94
Seed oils are everywhere, from chips and crackers to “heart healthy” salad dressings. But what are they really doing to our bodies? In this episode, Corey and Christine sit down with Dr. Cate Shanahan, physician, researcher, and author of Deep Nutrition, to uncover why she calls them the “Hateful Eight” and how families can begin to swap them out for better fats. ✨ Topics We Cover: The link between seed oils, inflammation, and disease Why saturated fats are more stable than polyunsaturated fats The “Hateful Eight” oils to memorize and avoid How seed oils are made and why that matters Olive oil, avocado oil, and cooking myths Everyday tips for ditching hidden seed oils Dr. Shanahan has spent over two decades researching the science of fats and nutrition. Her insights challenge decades of conventional dietary advice and give moms practical tools for feeding their families with confidence. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: Deep Nutrition by Dr. Cate Shanahan – https://drcate.com/books/ Serenity Farm Bread – https://serenityfarmbread.com/ (code MAM10 for 10% off) Pharaoh Skincare – https://pharaoh.shop (code ANCESTRALMAMAS for 15% off) Nourish the Littles course – https://nourishthelittles.com (code NTL10 for 10% off) 💡 Support the Show: Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Share this episode with a friend who’s trying to make healthier food choices #SeedOils #AncestralHealth #MotherhoodPodcast #ModernAncestralMamas Correction: We apologize for the mistake. Siete is not the brand that uses seed oils. They use avocado oil. The brand I (Corey) meant to say was Garden of Eaten'. Thank you for your understanding.
What We Wish We Knew Before Starting Homeschool | Ep 93
We’re diving into a topic every mama faces at the end of summer: back to school. Whether your kids are homeschooled, enrolled in traditional school, or somewhere in between, this season brings fresh routines, curriculum choices, and the inevitable chaos of early mornings. In this episode, Corey and Christine share their own family plans for the year, from hybrid co-ops to traditional classrooms, and offer encouragement for moms navigating the transition. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Homeschool planning: spreadsheets, curriculum choices, and record-keeping ✔️ Balancing hybrid co-ops with at-home learning ✔️ Why one child is returning to traditional school—and how the family is preparing ✔️ Curriculum recommendations moms actually use (math, reading, history, language arts) ✔️ Organization hacks: planners, whiteboards, and keeping schedules visible ✔️ How to handle standardized testing as a homeschooler ✔️ Early dinners, early bedtimes, and making mornings less chaotic ✔️ Packing school lunches—night before vs. morning of ✔️ Keeping family connection strong during the busy school year ✔️ Encouragement for moms in every stage—from toddlers to teens 🧠 More About This Episode: In this conversation, Corey and Christine open up about their own schooling decisions, why flexibility matters, how each child’s needs are different, and what they’ve learned along the way. Whether you’re brand new to homeschooling or sending your kids back to school with packed lunches, this episode will leave you with practical ideas and plenty of encouragement. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Beast Academy – https://beastacademy.com/ 📍 Story of the World – https://welltrainedmind.com/c/story-of-the-world/ 📍 Logic of English – https://www.logicofenglish.com/ 📍 Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) – https://iew.com/ ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more faith-filled, intentional motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s one back-to-school tip or tradition that works in your family? #BackToSchool #HomeschoolMoms #FaithAndFamily #MotherhoodPodcast #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
How to Talk to Your Daughter About Puberty (Without Shame) | Ep 92
We’re stepping into a topic that every mama of daughters will eventually face—puberty. How do we approach it with honesty, hope, and wisdom? In this episode, we’re joined by Megan Ziegenfus, former middle school teacher and creator of a popular mother-daughter puberty course, to talk about navigating the changes of adolescence with grace. From spotting the first signs of development to offering our girls a vision of their bodies as beautifully designed, Megan shares how moms can prepare their daughters—and themselves—for this season. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ The very first signs of puberty in girls (and what to look for) ✔️ How to talk about breast buds, body hair, and early changes positively ✔️ When and how to start the conversation about periods ✔️ Why “drip drip drip” conversations are more effective than one big “talk” ✔️ Common things moms forget to explain (like cervical fluid and discharge) ✔️ How nutrition—minerals, protein, and breakfast—supports healthy cycles ✔️ Reframing cravings and chocolate before periods through a nutrient lens ✔️ The connection between digestion, hormones, and menstrual health ✔️ Making puberty talks special, memorable, and rooted in love ✔️ Why early education on fertility awareness matters for teens 🧠 More About This Episode: Megan Ziegenfus is a former middle school teacher turned women’s health educator who helps moms and daughters learn about puberty, periods, and the beauty of the female body together. Through her course and resources, she equips families to replace shame and confusion with confidence, dignity, and wonder at how God designed our bodies. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Megan’s Mother-Daughter Course – https://www.bodytalkbasics.com/ 📍 The Care and Keeping of You (original edition) – https://www.amazon.com/Care-Keeping-American-Girl-Library/dp/1562476661 ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more faith-filled, intentional motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s one thing you wish you had known about puberty when you were younger? #PubertyTalk #ChristianMotherhood #RaisingGirls #FaithAndFamily #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
How to Slow Down, Welcome Others, and Actually Enjoy It | Ep 91
We’re stepping away from our usual nutrition chats to explore something just as vital to family life—creating a home that nurtures the heart and soul. In this episode, Jamie Erickson of The Unlikely Homeschool and author of Holy Hygge joins us to share how the Danish concept of hygge can transform the way we approach homeschooling, hospitality, rest, and daily rhythms. From cultivating cozy spaces to modeling lifelong learning, Jamie offers practical wisdom for weaving faith, intentionality, and warmth into your home life—without the pressure to be Pinterest-perfect. ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ What “hygge” really means (and why it matters for family life) ✔️ The 7 key elements of a hygge-inspired home ✔️ How to practice “scruffy hospitality” and welcome others without perfection ✔️ Why rest is a command, not a luxury—and how to make space for it ✔️ The difference between care and work on the Sabbath ✔️ Modeling lifelong learning for your kids through daily reading ✔️ Building a home culture that values relationships over appearances ✔️ Simple ways to make guests feel truly seen and known ✔️ How to create cozy, faith-filled rhythms for every season ✔️ Reframing productivity through a Biblical lens 🧠 More About This Episode: Jamie Erickson is a veteran homeschool mom of five, founder of The Unlikely Homeschool, and author of Holy Hygge, where she blends the timeless Danish principles of coziness, hospitality, and contentment with a Christ-centered home life. Her practical, grace-filled approach helps moms slow down, welcome others authentically, and create a home that reflects both faith and beauty. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Holy Hygge – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802421063 📍 The Unlikely Homeschool – https://www.theunlikelyhomeschool.com 📍 Jamie Erickson on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/theunlikelyhomeschool ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe for more conversations on faith-filled, intentional living ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: Which of the 7 hygge elements do you most want to cultivate in your home? #HolyHygge #Hospitality #HomeschoolLife #FaithAndFamily #ChristianMotherhood #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas
Fueling Kids Right: Protein-Packed, Real-Food Breakfasts That Work | Ep 90
We’re diving into one of the most overlooked—but game-changing—parts of family health: breakfast. In this episode, Renee Kohley of Raising Generation Nourished joins us to talk about why the first meal of the day can make or break your child’s focus, mood, and growth—especially in the teen years. From protein-packed plates to make-ahead strategies, you’ll learn how to create nourishing mornings that actually work in real-life, busy households. 🍳 Topics Covered in This Episode: ✔️ Why breakfast can set the tone for your child’s entire day ✔️ How under-fueling affects focus, mood, and behavior ✔️ The role of protein, healthy fats, and balanced carbs—especially for teens ✔️ Make-ahead breakfasts that work for busy mornings ✔️ How to help kids become “body aware” ✔️ Prepping breakfasts without spending hours in the kitchen ✔️ Strategies for kids who “don’t like eggs” (and other picky preferences) ✔️ The connection between food, hormones, and the teen years ✔️ Breaking cycles and teaching lifelong kitchen skills ✔️ Why a nourishing breakfast matters for the whole family ⏱️ Chapters for This Episode: 00:00 – Welcome Back & Guest Intro 03:15 – Breakfast MVPs in Our Kitchens 08:05 – Why Nourished Mornings Was Written 14:23 – What Skipping or Skimping on Breakfast Looks Like in the Classroom 21:04 – Why Breakfast Matters for Kids & Teens 27:07 – How Renee’s Approach Has Evolved Over the Years 33:45 – Protein Needs for Teenagers & Managing Busy Mornings 40:58 – Make-Ahead Favorites & Flexible Meal Planning 48:26 – Managing Picky Preferences Without Short-Order Cooking 55:42 – Teaching Kids to Be Body Aware 01:02:11 – Linking Food, Hormones & Mood in the Teen Years 01:09:28 – Advice for Parents Making Breakfast Changes Later On 01:15:50 – Why Renee Loves Parenting Teens 01:21:32 – Final Takeaways on Nourished Mornings 🧠 More About This Episode: Renee Kohley is a mom of three, cookbook author, and the voice behind Raising Generation Nourished. Her latest cookbook, Nourished Mornings, offers real-food breakfast recipes designed for busy families—because fueling kids well doesn’t have to mean hours in the kitchen. 📚 Resources & Links Mentioned: 📍 Nourished Mornings Cookbook – https://www.amazon.com/Nourished-Mornings-Easy-Real-Food-Breakfasts/dp/B0D8NYYHVY 📍 Raising Generation Nourished – https://www.raisinggenerationnourished.com 📍 Breakfast Meal Planner – https://www.raisinggenerationnourished.com/2023/08/the-breakfast-meal-planner-from-raising-generation-nourished/ 📍 Baked Oatmeal Recipe – https://www.raisinggenerationnourished.com/2023/10/pumpkin-apple-baked-oatmeal ✨ Support the Show! 👍 Like & Subscribe if you want to see more episodes on real-food family meals ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 💬 Comment below: What’s your family’s go-to nourishing breakfast? #NourishedMornings #RealFoodForKids #AncestralLiving #HealthyBreakfast #FamilyNutrition #RaisingGenerationNourished #ModernAncestralMamas 📲 Stay Connected: @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas