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Dr. Pam Theriot: The Screen Time Secret That Every Parent Needs

Well-Adjusted Mama: Holistic Support for Mamas and Mamas-To-Be

Release Date: 10/14/2025

Mike Ye: How Western Medicine Often Overlooks Natural Fertility Solutions

Well-Adjusted Mama: Holistic Support for Mamas and Mamas-To-Be

In this episode, I explore why so many couples are struggling with fertility today and why natural solutions are often overlooked. I speak with Mike Ye, founder of Project Life, whose work is rooted in his father’s 40-year legacy as a traditional Chinese medicine fertility expert. I love this conversation because it reinforces what I share so often in my practice: fertility is never just about reproductive organs. It’s a whole-body reflection of hormonal balance, stress levels, lifestyle, sleep patterns, and the environment we live in. Mike shares how natural formulations, personalized...

Julie Tupler: Building Strong Cores from the Start: Why Children Need Diastasis Care

Well-Adjusted Mama: Holistic Support for Mamas and Mamas-To-Be

In this episode, I welcome back registered nurse, childbirth educator, and fitness professional Julie Tupler, founder of the Tupler Technique. Together, we explore how diastasis recti affects children — a condition commonly associated with pregnancy but often overlooked in kids. Julie shares how her evidence-based Tupler Technique can help strengthen the core, improve posture, and support healthy development from an early age. We discuss why some children develop diastasis recti, the link to digestive issues and poor posture, and how proper breathing and alignment can improve energy,...

Dr. Marlene Siegel: The Link Between Pet Health, Environmental Toxins and Family Wellness

Well-Adjusted Mama: Holistic Support for Mamas and Mamas-To-Be

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Marlene Siegel, an integrative veterinarian and passionate advocate for transforming the way we care for our pets. We dive deep into the powerful connection between pet health, environmental toxins, and family wellness — and why what we feed and expose our animals to matters just as much as what we do for ourselves. Dr. Siegel shares her personal story of how a crisis with her daughter’s horse became the turning point that led her from traditional veterinary medicine to a holistic, root-cause approach. She outlines a clear six-step framework for...

Dr. Pam Theriot: The Screen Time Secret That Every Parent Needs

Well-Adjusted Mama: Holistic Support for Mamas and Mamas-To-Be

As women, we often prioritize everyone else’s health before our own—especially during pregnancy and early motherhood. But our eyes are windows to our overall well-being, and how we care for them directly impacts how we show up for our families. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Pam Theriot, an optometrist passionate about empowering women to protect and support their vision at every stage. We cover how hormonal shifts affect eye health during pregnancy, why eye dryness is so common, and how small daily habits—like hydration, clean beauty choices, blinking more, and nighttime...

Kristin Grayce McGary: Sacred Beginnings - Preparing Heart, Mind & Home for Your Angel Baby

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In this episode of Well-Adjusted Mama, I’m joined by the incredible Kristin Grayce McGary—an internationally recognized health and lifestyle expert who has devoted nearly three decades to holistic healing. Together, we dive into the sacred process of preparing heart, mind, and home for your angel baby. This is not just about healthy eating or detoxing before conception—it’s about creating an intentional, soulful environment that welcomes new life with love, presence, and clarity. Kristin Grayce shares wisdom from her years of working with families and indigenous traditions that...

Stacey Uhrig: The Science of Soothing: Polyvagal Theory for New Moms

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Jean Twenge, PhD: Ten Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World

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As women, we often prioritize everyone else’s health before our own—especially during pregnancy and early motherhood. But our eyes are windows to our overall well-being, and how we care for them directly impacts how we show up for our families. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Pam Theriot, an optometrist passionate about empowering women to protect and support their vision at every stage.
We cover how hormonal shifts affect eye health during pregnancy, why eye dryness is so common, and how small daily habits—like hydration, clean beauty choices, blinking more, and nighttime routines—can make a big difference. Dr. Pam also shares practical tools to reduce digital eye strain, care for your eyes postpartum, and help kids develop lifelong healthy screen habits.

Takeaways:

Hormonal changes during pregnancy can affect vision and dryness.
Clean beauty products can reduce toxin exposure near the eyes.
Hydration, blinking, and warm compresses help maintain healthy tears.
Postpartum eye care matters—especially with interrupted sleep.
Supporting nasal breathing can improve tear production.

INFO ABOUT DR. PAM THERIOT

Dr. Pam Theriot is an optometrist, author and dry eye specialist based in Louisiana. With over 20 years of experience in eye care, she leads the Dry Eye Relief Center at Lusk Eye Specialists, where she helps patients find personalized, long-term solutions to chronic eye irritation.

Her own journey with dry eye began early in her career, when symptoms like dryness and discomfort began affecting her ability to wear contacts, enjoy running, or even apply makeup before work. That frustration turned into a deep, professional mission: to help others feel at ease in their own eyes again.

Dr. Theriot now shares her most effective tools and strategies through her book "Alleviate Dry Eye," online courses, a weekly blog and her Editor's Pick Award-Winning TEDx talk. Her work reaches people who struggle with red, irritated eyes and fluctuating vision.

Dr. Theriot is on a mission to help 1 million people learn to care for their eyes as routinely as they care for their teeth by building simple everyday habits.

DR. PAM THERIOT CONTACT INFO:

Website: https://www.pamtheriot.com/
Makeup remover list freebie: https://www.pamtheriot.com/remover
Digital eye strain guide freebie: https://www.pamtheriot.com/tedx

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