Episode 23

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6th Jan 2026

Why Am I So Tired All the Time? Stress, Hormones & Functional Medicine for Exhausted Moms — with Belinda Ruiz

I’m so honored to welcome Belinda Ruiz back to Wildly Well Mamas. In this episode — part two of our three-part functional medicine series — we dive into a conversation that feels especially timely for so many moms right now.

Belinda Ruiz is a Family Nurse Practitioner and the founder of B Holistic Health, a concierge-style virtual functional medicine practice. Her journey into integrative health began after losing her mother to liver cancer and navigating her own experience with adrenal fatigue and depression — experiences that shaped her passion for helping others heal at the root.

In this conversation, we talk about chronic fatigue, anxiety, and burnout — the kind of exhaustion that doesn’t go away with sleep and often gets dismissed when labs come back “normal.” Belinda helps us unpack how stress, nervous system imbalance, hormones, and nutrition quietly drain our energy, and how functional medicine looks at the body as a whole to uncover what’s really going on.

✨ In this episode, we explore:

  1. Why exhaustion is so common in motherhood
  2. How stress impacts energy, hormones, and the nervous system
  3. Why conventional labs often miss the root cause of fatigue
  4. Simple ways to support energy, including blood sugar balance and protein intake
  5. How breathwork and mindfulness can help regulate stress

If you’re feeling depleted, unseen, or stuck in survival mode, this conversation offers validation, clarity, and a gentle path forward.

🎧 Recommended listening:

Start with Part 1 — Reclaiming Your Health After Birth: A Functional Medicine Approach for Moms with Belinda Ruiz

🔗 Connect with Belinda

🌿 Website: https://bholistichealth.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belinda_ruiznp/


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Wildly Well Mamas
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This is a space for mindful mamas committed to living their best lives while raising kids to thrive. The ones setting boundaries, breaking generational patterns, making learning a lifestyle, and raising their kids with intention—even when it feels messy or misunderstood.


I’m Jamie—a mama, wellness coach, and cancer survivor—here to share what I’m learning and have the conversations I wish more moms were having. In each episode, you’ll hear either a journal-style solo from me or a raw, inspiring interview with another mom on the wellness train.


We’ll talk about supporting our bodies through movement, nourishment, rest, and rhythm; regulating our nervous systems, ditching diet culture, living cyclically, raising conscious kids, and coming home to ourselves—over and over again.
No shame. No shoulds. Just stories, insights, and reminders that you’re not doing this alone.


Because when moms feel grounded, inspired, and wildly well—everybody benefits. 🫶

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Jamie Hardy Cooper

Jamie Hardy Cooper is a health coach, holistic mama, and host of the Wildly Well Mamas podcast and community. She’s passionate about helping women reconnect with their bodies, their cycles, and their power. With curiosity, humility, and heart, Jamie shares simple rituals, soulful conversations, and a whole lot of real-life mom honesty to help women care for themselves in ways that feel balanced, nourishing, and deeply aligned. ✨