The Well - Life Coaching for Christian Moms- Combat Overwhelm, Stress Management, Holistic Self Care, NonToxic living, Essential oils

Meet my new friend, Danielle Emmons!  She is a registered dietician and helps poeple understand the gut/ brain connection as well as a non-diet approach to weight loss.  But she also has a very important story to tell.   Danielle got the Covid shot and later got Covid naturally and had an awful reaction with anxiety and depression. I had a similar experience so we want to tell you that if you have...

Overwhelmed at all life has thrown at you lately? Trying to keep it all together? Feel like you are juggling 1000 balls in the air at all time? Anxious? Worried about failing? Jen McGraw has been there.  She was newly married,  blending a family, and she found out her daughter had type 1 diabetes.  She now has 2 more babies and helps mamas combat the overwhelm with offensive and defensive strategi...

We hear about setting boundaries all of the time, but do you know the difference between setting healthy boundaries for your holisitic health and just making excuses to not have to do what you don't want to do? I hope today's episode helps you take a HEALTHY look at the different areas of your life and I give you a road map to diagnose your boundaries and see if they are at the right place! Diagno...

There is a huge sale going right now to rest and digest better!! Nothing makes you more miserable than not sleeping or having digestive discomfort!!   AM I RIGHT?!?   If you want to sleep more soundly, want kids to get to bed easier, want to cut the brain chatter and calm your nervous system, essential oil based products are the way to go.  They are natural and work WITH your body, rather than aga...

Everyone needs a break from time to time!   Breaks are even more effective when it is a mental break AND a physical break. Sometimes it can be a mental break when you just have a change of scenery. Taking time to daydream can offer a mental break AND revitalize your mind and get you excited again! My favorite mental break is a TRUE vacation... one where you get to relax and see a different culture...

Are you in constant pain?  Or do you get very sore muscles after a great workout? Do you have a loved one suffering from arthritis or a bad back! Life can be miserable when we are suffering from pain and inflammation. Do you know that God has provided plants to help soothe our muscles and joints? He is a good, good father!  The big trees in nature have analgesic properties... wintergreen, birch, w...

Let's let God get bigger today and our thoughts get smaller! I know you are letting toxic thoughts in! The antedote for negative and toxic thinking is AFFIRMING TRUTHS. Truths from God.... from His word.... based on scriptures about what HE says about you. That is how you get your identity... how you combat stress, fear, overwhelm, insecurity.... Spend 20 minutes with me, let the scriptures pour o...

You think 70000 thoughts a day!  Why are so many of them creating chaos for your mind?!   Having the ability to isolate your thoughts, intentionally rewrite them and move forward with positive thoughts is a skill. This episode will help recognize these chaos creators in your mind: Fear/Anxiety... overwhelm is the nice word for it.  But these thoughts can take over our day and lives and if we let t...

I know Valentine's Day has passed, but I hope your love life is rocking all year long!! Do you need some help to get in the mood? There are many essential oils to lower stress, boost libido, enhance pleasure, and more! Today's quick tips are all to help you and your partner start the conversation and find intimacy easier to get started! To watch a full class on Intimacy and Oils, go here.  My busi...

Overwhelmed by motherhood? Have so many demands on you and you're exhausted? Is one of your kids' behavior off the rails? Need a break and never get one? Self care non existent? Need a new structure for the day so you feel like you can get through? I have four tips today to help you! We have all been there, but when you are lost in overwhelm it can cause poor health, anxiety, depression, and you c...

We all have tummy troubles from time to time! Since teaching about essential oils, I have talked more about poop than I ever dreamed I would in a lifetime!  lol! Are you kids struggling with tummy aches? Do you feel bloated and have a stomach ache after you eat? Does your husband have heart burn? Plant power through essential oils and other natural botanicals HELP SO MUCH!  They help bring balance...

Are you leading your own life? It is so tempted to get caught up with the dishes, doctor's appointments, laundry and the kids' activities that you don't take a time out to analyze and evaluate your own life. What is working? What isn't? What can you do to change it? What goals do you have? To create a life you love, it means leading YOURSELF.   Asking the hard questions. Finding the secret solutio...

Sick? Sore Throat? Know that you are coming down with something and don't know what it is yet? We always have a sick family member at the worst possible time, right? That's why essential oils need to be handy and go to work immediately to help the body fight the bug. The key is getting antiviral and antibacterial essential oil molecules in, on and around you quickly so your body has the tools it n...

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not! (Hanoch McCarty) Have you lied to yourself before and now you don't trust yourself? Are you holding back? Afraid to fail? Does that little voice whisper to you that your aren't good enough? Want to conquer your self doubt? Kari gives you 5 tips today to conquer that little voice of doubt. #1 Take care of yourself! Nourishing...

Stressed about money? Feeling a little tight on finances after Christmas? Credit card bills pouring in? Just want to feel more financially well?! GO on a spending freeze!  It can be fun! Get the whole family on board for tightening up the budget, finding free activities, meal planning and eating out and shopping less! Tracking your spending, sticking to a budget, and saving for something fun is KE...

Essential oils are safe, effective and affordable to help your body help itself.  God was so good to give us these natural, aromatic compounds to be our first line of defense and also uplevel our emotional health. Use essential oils for combatting anxious feelings, uplevel your mood, help with digestive health, immune system boosting, respiratory support, muscle and joint discomfort as well as swa...

Erika Diaz Castro helps women find biblical wisdom to overcome anxiety and depression.   Her podcast, Her Renewed Strength, came out of a very hard time battling cancer. You will love this story of how God pursues you and holds you in your darkest moments and most trying seasons. Erika is offering a workshop to organize your time to combat anxiety.  Find it at www.herrenewedstrength.com/workshop C...

We give the kids chores. We make them dinner. We check their grades. But do we really intentionally make a holisitic (mind, body, heart, and habit) plan for their lives? This guide will help you do just that!  I can't wait to hear about the discussions you'll get to have with kids of all ages.  Talk about their thoughts, their goals, nutrition, exercise, habits... good and bad, their "love tank" a...

Many women, after childbirth, and as they age struggle with pelvic floor dysfunction.   Pelvic floor dysfunction is an assortment of recoverable disorders that involve the impaired function of the muscles, ligaments and joints within the pelvis, hips and low back region.  Presenting as a myriad of symptoms of regional and localized pain and dysfunction and with over 50% of women suffering, it is a...

Happy New Year!!  I love the idea of a time capsule so I share my favorite fashion trend, book, products, makeup, skills, TV show, decisions, trips and more for 2022! Did you make a new year's resolution?  I set intentions instead and pick a word for the upcoming year!  What is yours? Are you subscribed to THE WELL for more health and wholeness resources? www.thewellteam.com/community   Join our W...

Merry Christmas!  In all of the week's busyness take a moment to ponder Christmas. The real reason for the season. Here are a few Christmas takeaways that I hope encourage and strengthen you today! 1.  God uses imperfect people to show His plan. 2. God has the ultimate plan and will do what He says He will do! 3.  In the right time, He makes His move. 4. The gifts brought to Jesus foretell the bea...

Christmas week is here!  Are you ready?!?! Have you done all the shopping, wrapping, baking, cooking, and decorating!? Going to a bunch of parties and programs? It is too much!! You may not have thought of the these chaos creators at Christmastime but I bet they are making you overwhelmed and depeleted: 1. Adding and not deleting- you are adding all of the events and expecations, but what are you...

Do you struggle to lose weight? Maybe you have been working out, watching your diet, trying to sleep more and stress less and STILL THE POUNDS WON'T RELEASE! Sandra Daher understands your pain! She struggled for years until she discovered it was actually insulin resistance that was the issue! She cut all sugars for a time and let her liver be restored and the weight starting melting away! Combined...

Are you feeling anxious? Overwhelmed? Worried? Unsettled? Let this podcast refill your soul!  Lay down, turn on some music, diffuse a relaxing essential oil, close your eyes and let these words... God's words.... penetrate your heart. They are some of the best scriptures to combat anxiety or when fear and worry are trying to take over. These scriptures will change your thoughts!  Meditate on them...

In the last episode we talked about the culprit you may be experiencing low energy, brain fog, weight gain, not sleeping well, etc.   It is your metabolic health!   Well, help is here! doTERRA has launched a new metabolic health system called metaPWR!   I am doing a test group starting Dec. 26 and I want you join me!  Join here: https://bit.ly/livewell2023 My group is called the Weigh Less Warrior...