Abundant Wellness With Andrea- From Surviving to Thriving in Mind, Body and Spirit

About Abundant Wellness With Andrea- From Surviving to Thriving in Mind, Body and Spirit

You were meant for so much more than just getting by and just making it through the hard things in life that get thrown your way. Discover new ways to thrive and walk in wholeness of mind, body and spirit.

Publisher

Andrea Jones

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2022

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

137 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Episode 138: From Balancing it All to Embracing Capacity: Raising Neurodivergent kids with Amy Jones

   Parenting neurodivergent kids while navigating your own neurodivergence can challenge everything you thought parenting was supposed to look like. In this episode, Andrea sits down with functional nutritionist, ADHD life coach, and applied neuroscience student Amy Jones for an honest conversation about parenting, ADHD, executive function, regulation, and letting go of the pressure to make family life fit into a certain box. Together, they explore why identifying your family’s core values can change the way you approach everything from chaotic mornings and after-school meltdowns to meals, homework, clutter, and routines. They also discuss the importance of recognizing both your child’s capacity and your own—and why “capacity” may be a much more helpful goal than the elusive idea of work-life balance. In this episode, you’ll hear about: • Co-regulation when you’re dysregulated too• Identifying the core values that actually matter to your family• Working with executive-function differences instead of against them• Creating routines and rituals that support regulation• Understanding your child’s “battery level” and available capacity• Navigating clutter, organization, and competing executive-function needs• Letting go of shame and the pressure to parent the “right” way• Why balance may be the wrong goal—and capacity may be a better one This conversation is a reminder that a healthy family doesn’t have to look like everyone else’s family. Sometimes the greatest freedom comes when we stop asking, “How should this look?” and start asking, “What does our family actually need?” Connect with Amy Jones:Instagram: @amyjonesnutrition

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   2 Sept 2026

   Episode 137: God Is Not in a Rush: Hope for the Weary Parent

   How do you keep hoping for your child’s healing when the road has been long, exhausting, and filled with unanswered questions? In this deeply personal episode, Andrea shares a part of her family’s journey she hasn’t talked about publicly before—the complicated space between accepting your child exactly as they are and still believing that more healing and greater function may be possible. After years of PANDAS, therapies, evaluations, brain training, and constantly searching for the next right step, both Andrea and her daughter reached a point where they were simply tired. Taking a break brought its own fears: What if we’re missing a critical window? What if I’m not doing enough? What happens if I stop pushing? But that season revealed something important: God wasn’t in the same hurry Andrea was. This episode explores the intersection of parental grief, nervous system capacity, faith, striving, and hope—and what it can look like when you become too weary to carry hope yourself. Sometimes faith isn’t pushing harder, praying harder, or finding the next intervention. Sometimes it sounds like: “God, I can’t hold this hope right now. Will You hold it for me until I can carry it again?” If you’re raising a child with neurodivergence, developmental challenges, chronic illness, PANDAS/PANS, or another complex diagnosis and you’re exhausted from trying to get them across the finish line, this episode is for you. You don’t have to know the entire path forward today. Maybe the invitation in this season is simply to rest, allow yourself to be loved, and trust that God can order the next steps when it’s time. For more practical support around grief, nervous system regulation, and parenting through complex seasons, join Andrea inside the Thriving Together community.

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   25 Aug 2026

   Episode 136: The 3 Foundations for a Less Insane Back to School Routine

   Back-to-school season can bring a lot of change—not just in schedules, but in our kids’ sleep, mood, blood sugar, nervous system regulation, and immune health. In this episode of the Abundant Wellness Podcast, I’m sharing some of my favorite practical strategies for helping kids transition back into the school year with more stability and resilience. And as always, we’re looking beyond behavior to understand what may actually be happening in the body—especially for kids who are neurodivergent, anxious, easily dysregulated, or simply struggling with the transition. We’re talking about why sleep may be one of the most important (and overlooked!) tools for supporting your child’s brain and nervous system, how an overtired child can actually look more wired and dysregulated, and why an earlier bedtime can make such a significant difference. I’m also breaking down simple ways to build more blood-sugar-stabilizing meals and snacks, including why I’m constantly reminding my own kids, “Don’t forget your protein!” We’ll talk about protein, healthy fats, and carbohydrates and how they work together to support energy, mood, and growing brains. Finally, we’re getting into immune support as kids head back into classrooms, activities, and all of those inevitable new exposures. I’ll share some of the foundational strategies I use with my own family, including gut support, probiotics, vitamin D, elderberry, and other simple ways to support immune resilience throughout the school year. In this episode, we cover: Why sleep is foundational for mood, behavior, learning, and nervous system regulation How being overtired can actually make kids appear wired or hyperactive Creating a simple, calming bedtime routine Why after-school meltdowns may be signs of physiological stress—not simply “bad behavior” Building protein-forward meals and snacks for steadier blood sugar and mood Supporting neurotransmitter production through nutrition Simple immune-support strategies for back-to-school season Supporting the gut as part of your child’s overall immune and mental health Whether your family is heading into public school, private school, homeschool, or something in between, my hope is that this episode gives you a few simple tools to make the transition feel a little more manageable—and help your child feel their best as they begin the new school year. Resources mentioned in this episode: Kids Back-to-School Meal & Snack Guide Fall Kids Immune Support Guide

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