Wellness in a Chaotic World

Because we’re in the midst of the winter holiday season, I thought I would pause our regular conversations and take a few minutes to cover a topic that befits a season associated with love, kindness, and giving. Today, I’m talking about metta meditation, or what’s commonly called loving-kindness meditation. In this episode, I provide a brief overview of what loving-kindness meditation is and how i...

For today’s episode, I had a chat with LaVonna Willingham from Paducah, KY. In the fall of 2022, LaVonna started feeling unwell. She knew her health was declining, but the standard bloodwork and her doctors said everything was fine. Knowing that everything was NOT fine, she decided she needed to get to the root of why she wasn’t feeling well. To do that, LaVonna found a doctor who practices functi...

For today’s episode, I chatted with Kathryn Garland, host of a new podcast called Homespun: Create the Life You Crave. Homespun explores how to build a healthy home life and how that benefits us in all aspects of our lives.  Kathryn says she is a wife and mom first, always. She is a home educator who views the connections within the home to be the most important foundations for safety and health i...

Today, I talk with Michelle Adams, creator of foodstoic.com and host of Harvesting the Truth: The Story of Our Food. Michelle is a passionate advocate for intentional eating. In our conversation, she talks about her and her family’s food and health journeys as well as what she’s learned from her experiences as a medical litigator and bakery owner.  We discuss some of the problems in our healthcare...

Kate Erwin is a content marketer and social media manager who went from burnt out to laid off to living a flexible freelance life. She's focused on improving her mental health and work/life balance. In today's episode, Kate and I discuss balancing body neutrality with living a healthy lifestyle, boundary setting, coping skills for stress and anxiety, and much more. You can find more from...

This mini-episode is the short story of my most recent health journey, including how I resolved my troubles with digestive distress and joint pain, how I lost some of the excess weight that was making it hard to keep up with my child, and what I've started to learn about health and wellness in our modern environment. You'll also learn why the focus of this podcast is on exploring individ...

Hello! Welcome to the Wellness in a Chaotic World podcast. I’m your host Sheryl Davis. I am a writer, a mother, a wife, a sister, and a friend. I’m the introverted neighbor next door. I am NOT a doctor or a health expert.  But, for many years, I’ve struggled with inflammation, joint pain, digestive problems, and other health issues that visits to the doctor couldn’t seem to fix. Through a journey...