Regulating & Raising

Survival Mode Stops With You: Healing Your Nervous System, Breaking Cycles, and Coming Home to Yourself with Beatriz Ramos

This episode is for the mom who is holding it all together on the outside — and quietly falling apart on the inside. MaKenzie sits down with Beatriz Ramos, who works with women in motherhood to help them reconnect with themselves, regulate their nervous systems, and move out of survival mode into a more grounded, aligned way of living. Beatriz brings such a real, compassionate approach to the inner work — and the conversation gets honest fast. Together they explore what survival mode actually looks like in a mom's body and behavior, why mindset alone cannot heal what is stored in the nervous system, and how generational patterns get passed down — not just emotionally, but physically — through habits, beliefs, and even epigenetics. Beatriz shares her own story of losing her mom and realizing her sickness was rooted in years of unreleased stress, and the tools she now uses to clear stored emotion before it becomes illness. This conversation is tender, layered, and full of the kind of permission moms rarely get — to feel, to release, and to break the cycle starting with themselves. What We Cover What survival mode actually looks like in a mom's body and daily behavior. Why a sickness, a tense shoulder, or a tight throat is usually a message from your body. The exact question to ask yourself before reaching for your to-do list each morning. Why mindset and routines alone cannot release what is stored in the nervous system. The image-and-release practice Beatriz uses to clear frustration and anger in real time. Why your kids are your mirrors — and how to use that as a "report card" instead of guilt. Epigenetics, generational illness, and why "it's just genetics" is no longer an excuse. The link between unspoken words and throat or jaw issues. How regulating yourself first changes the entire atmosphere of your home and marriage. Why this work is layered — and why returning to it again and again is the work, not a failure. Connect with Beatriz Instagram: @SoltaRayWellness  Facebook Group: The Mindful Centered Mom [https://tinyurl.com/bdzb7mzx] Connect with MaKenzie Instagram: @thecleanmomedit Free Training — The Reason You Mom The Way You Do  [https://thecleanmomedit.myflodesk.com/freebie]A free audio training that walks you through all five human design types through the lens of motherhood.  Work With MaKenzie Aligned Strategy Session [https://calendly.com/thecleanmomedit/aligned-strategy-session] — a 60-minute deep dive for clear direction and sustainable habits. Restore 1:1 Transformation [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editorhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor] — a complete lifestyle change, application required.  Join Aligned — $33/month  [https://www.thecleanmomedit.com/membership]A simple, supportive space for moms ready to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, and break cycles in community. Monthly teachings, tools, and the women walking this path right alongside you.  💛 If this episode resonated with you, subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review — it means the world and helps other moms find this community. Thank you for being here and for listening.

The Case for Human Design: How One Tool Made Me a Better Mom

This episode is for the mom who is exhausted from trying to parent by someone else's playbook — and is ready to finally find one that actually fits her and her kids. In this solo episode, MaKenzie makes the case that human design is not just a fun personality tool — it is hands down the most practical parenting tool she has ever found. She walks through the real reason most of our daily parenting struggles are not behavior problems but wiring mismatches — we are trying to mother in ways that fight how we are built, and raise our kids in ways that fight how they are built. You will hear exactly how MaKenzie uses human design with her own three children — a 6/2 generator daughter, a 1/3 manifesting generator middle son, and a 2/4 manifestor baby — three completely different humans who proved to her that one parenting method cannot possibly work for every child. She also shares what shifted when she finally understood her own design as an emotional authority generator with a defined root, and how regulating herself first changed the entire temperature of her home. If you are parenting more than one child and feeling like you are failing at least one of them, this episode is your permission slip to stop trying to be a different mom — and finally become the one you already are. What We Cover Why most parenting struggles are wiring mismatches, not behavior problems. The trap of trying to fix your behavior when the real issue is mothering against your own design. How MaKenzie learned to parent as a generator with emotional authority and a defined root — and the small daily shifts that changed everything. The pause before walking into a room (and why it changes the energy of your whole home). How to use human design with three very different kids — a responder who needs to be asked, a multi-passionate kid who needs the why, and an initiator who needs to be informed instead of controlled. Why emotional authority kids cannot make decisions in the heat of the moment — and what to do instead. Why you have to regulate yourself first before you can ever regulate your home. Why one blueprint cannot work for multiple territories — and how human design gives you the right map for each child. Connect with MaKenzie Instagram: @thecleanmomedit Free Training — The Reason You Mom The Way You Do  [https://thecleanmomedit.myflodesk.com/freebie]A free audio training that walks you through all five human design types through the lens of motherhood.  Work With MaKenzie Aligned Strategy Session [https://calendly.com/thecleanmomedit/aligned-strategy-session] — a 60-minute deep dive for clear direction and sustainable habits. Restore 1:1 Transformation [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editorhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor] — a complete lifestyle change, application required.  Join Aligned — $33/month  [https://www.thecleanmomedit.com/membership]A simple, supportive space for moms ready to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, and break cycles in community. Monthly teachings, tools, and the women walking this path right alongside you.  💛 If this episode resonated with you, subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review — it means the world and helps other moms find this community. Thank you for being here and for listening.

Why "Just Live With It" Is the Worst Advice for Your Pelvic Floor with Dr. April Ritz

This episode is for the mom who's been told that leaking, discomfort, or just feeling off in her body after babies is normal — but deep down knows it doesn't have to be. MaKenzie sits down with Dr. April Ritz, a pelvic and obstetric physical therapist and the founder of Effingham Pelvic Health and Wellness. April helps women, men, and children with bladder, bowel, and pelvic health, as well as pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and birth preparation — and she brings such a real, compassionate approach to work that most women were never taught about. Together they get into what's actually happening in your body after babies, why so many symptoms get brushed off as "normal," and how pelvic health, the nervous system, and gut health are all deeply connected. April breaks down the kegel myth, the link between stress and pelvic floor tension, why breathwork heals your core, and the gut and hormone connection no one is talking about. If you've ever been told to just relax, drink some wine, or wait it out, this conversation will change the way you see your body. What We Cover When to stop accepting leaking, pain, and discomfort as "normal" — and the mental health piece that often comes first. Why your why has to be strong enough before rehab can work. The kegel myth — why tightening an already tight muscle makes pelvic pain worse. The connection between your nervous system and your pelvic floor (and the study that shows the pelvic floor tightens first under stress). Why 360 diaphragmatic breathing — not sit-ups — heals your core and diastasis recti. Why pain with sex after babies is common but treatable. What hands-on pelvic floor therapy actually looks like (and how consent and comfort come first). The gut connection — constipation, IBS, SIBO, and how your bowel health impacts your hormones, serotonin, and brain. Why individualized care matters and why no two bodies are the same. Connect with Dr. April Ritz Website: effinghampelvichealth.com [https://effinghampelvichealth.com/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/effinghampelvicPT/] Monthly Newsletter [https://mailchi.mp/effinghampelvichealth/sms-signup] Connect with MaKenzie Instagram: @thecleanmomedit Free Training — The Reason You Mom The Way You Do  [https://thecleanmomedit.myflodesk.com/freebie]A free audio training that walks you through all five human design types through the lens of motherhood.  Work With MaKenzie Aligned Strategy Session [https://calendly.com/thecleanmomedit/aligned-strategy-session] — a 60-minute deep dive for clear direction and sustainable habits. Restore 1:1 Transformation [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editorhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor] — a complete lifestyle change, application required.  Join Aligned — $33/month  [https://www.thecleanmomedit.com/membership]A simple, supportive space for moms ready to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, and break cycles in community. Monthly teachings, tools, and the women walking this path right alongside you.  💛 If this episode resonated with you, subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review — it means the world and helps other moms find this community. Thank you for being here and for listening.

Your Body Is Not a Math Problem: Why Nothing Has Been Working (and What Actually Will)

This episode is for the mom who has tried every diet, every workout plan, every protocol — and still cannot understand why her body will not respond. This is not a weight loss episode. This is the conversation no one in the wellness industry is having. In this solo episode, MaKenzie shares how she shed years of inflammation by doing the opposite of everything she was taught — working out less, restricting less, and finally learning to eat truly intuitively. As a former fitness coach turned human design and nervous system strategist, she breaks down why your body is not a math problem. It is a nervous system. And nervous systems do not respond to restriction — they respond to safety. You will hear MaKenzie's full story of leaving her six-figure corporate job, healing her son, and discovering that the high intensity workouts she once taught hundreds of women were quietly working against her own design. She walks through the cascade behind thyroid issues, hormones, and gut imbalance, why falling back in love with food is the real work, and how your human design reveals the exact way your body is built to eat, move, and digest. If you have been blaming your body, this episode is your permission slip to stop fighting it and start coming home to it. What We Cover How MaKenzie shed years of inflammation by working out less and restricting less. Why your body is not a math problem — it is a nervous system. The cascade behind thyroid issues, PCOS, and infertility — cortisol, hormones, gut, and safety. Why women struggle so deeply with food and guilt. Falling back in love with food (pancakes, pasta, pizza, and all). The three deep breaths practice and why it changes digestion. The six human design digestion types — light, sound, taste, appetite, thirst, and touch. Why generators, projectors, manifestors, manifesting generators, and reflectors all need different approaches. Her honest take on the shot and why lifestyle change has to come with it. Why this is not a six-week protocol — it is how you are built for life. Connect with MaKenzie Instagram: @thecleanmomedit Free Training — The Reason You Mom The Way You Do  [https://thecleanmomedit.myflodesk.com/freebie]A free audio training that walks you through all five human design types through the lens of motherhood.  Work With MaKenzie Aligned Strategy Session [https://calendly.com/thecleanmomedit/aligned-strategy-session] — a 60-minute deep dive for clear direction and sustainable habits. Restore 1:1 Transformation [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editorhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor] — a complete lifestyle change, application required.  Join Aligned — $33/month  [https://www.thecleanmomedit.com/membership]A simple, supportive space for moms ready to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, and break cycles in community. Monthly teachings, tools, and the women walking this path right alongside you.  💛 If this episode resonated with you, subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review — it means the world and helps other moms find this community. Thank you for being here and for listening.

Why Women Are Sicker Than Ever (and How to Actually Heal) with Katie Galvin

This episode is for the mom who has tried everything — the testing, the protocols, the supplements, the influencer recommendations — and still does not feel like herself. In this conversation, MaKenzie sits down with Katie Galvin, a women's functional nutrition practitioner, postpartum educator, and guide who helps women reconnect with their bodies, reclaim their authority, and heal from the inside out. Katie blends the science of female physiology with somatics, quantum biology, and feminine healing to help women move beyond fear-based conditioning and into deeper vitality and self-trust. Together, MaKenzie and Katie unpack why so many women feel disconnected, depleted, and dysregulated — and why the conventional and even functional health models are failing them. You'll hear why your body is never broken, only communicating, how stress, suppressed emotions, and held trauma physically show up as thyroid issues, hormone imbalances, and chronic symptoms, and why true healing requires a mind, body, and spirit approach — not another protocol. This is one of the most expansive conversations on the show. If you have ever felt like you cannot trust your body, this episode will give you the language, the science, and the soul to come home to it. What We Cover Katie's personal journey from a complete postpartum health collapse to functional nutrition, female physiology, and reclaiming her body. Why so many women are struggling with thyroid issues, hormone imbalances, autoimmune conditions, and chronic stress. The three types of stress (mental, physical, biochemical) and why women's bodies respond differently than men's. Why your thyroid is not broken — it is responding. The role of fascia, held emotions, and stored trauma in the female body and how to begin releasing it. Why hydration is not about ounces — it is about minerals, structured water, and intention. The truth about electrolyte powders, magnesium trends, and why most women actually need sodium and potassium first. Why generations of women have been conditioned to fear and outsource their bodies — and how to take that power back. How to start trusting your body again, especially in postpartum, and rebuild that connection from a place of curiosity, not pressure. Why true healing requires mind, body, and spirit — and why even functional models fall short when they only address the physical. Connect with Katie Free Resources: https://katiegalvin.myflodesk.com/resources [https://katiegalvin.myflodesk.com/resources]  Nourished Mother Challenge Waitlist (14 days): https://katiegalvin.myflodesk.com/nourishedmotherchallenge [https://katiegalvin.myflodesk.com/nourishedmotherchallenge]  Instagram: @katengalvin [https://www.instagram.com/katengalvin/] Connect with MaKenzie Instagram: @thecleanmomedit Free Training — The Reason You Mom The Way You Do  [https://thecleanmomedit.myflodesk.com/freebie]A free audio training that walks you through all five human design types through the lens of motherhood.  Work With MaKenzie Aligned Strategy Session [https://calendly.com/thecleanmomedit/aligned-strategy-session] — a 60-minute deep dive for clear direction and sustainable habits. Restore 1:1 Transformation [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editorhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUF-uZd7lzxX8tg29FAi5Agiswo9-w2oju-n8NqtReTMCV0Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor] — a complete lifestyle change, application required.  Join Aligned — $33/month  [https://www.thecleanmomedit.com/membership]A simple, supportive space for moms ready to slow down, regulate their nervous systems, and break cycles in community. Monthly teachings, tools, and the women walking this path right alongside you.  💛 If this episode resonated with you, subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a review — it means the world and helps other moms find this community. Thank you for being here and for listening.