The Modern Ancestral Mamas Podcast

Why Morning Sunlight Fixes Your Sleep, Mood, and Hormones

July 8, 2026Β·1h 52m
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🌿 Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off β†’ https://www.earthley.com Β  πŸ“ Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas Β  πŸ“š Resources & Links Mentioned: πŸ“ Dream Walkers glasses & circadian lighting – https://dreamwalkerz.ai/ πŸ“ Dream Walkers on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dreamwalkerzai πŸ“ Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstΓ©s – https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who-Run-Wolves-Archetype/dp/0345409876 πŸ“ The Queen's Code by Alison Armstrong – https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Code-Alison-Armstrong/dp/B01DAYC348/ πŸ“ Alison Armstrong's work – https://www.understandmen.com πŸ“ Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas πŸ“ NEW Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com πŸ“ Earthley – https://www.earthley.comΒ  (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) Β  Christine sits down with Heidi Sime, co-founder of Dream Walkers and a circadian living coach who has worn blue-blocking glasses every single night for over eight years. Heidi didn't come from science. She's an artist with a Master of Fine Arts degree, a former welder, a mindset coach, and a mama of four who stumbled into the biohacking world through her husband Thaddeus and never looked back. In this first half of a two-part husband-and-wife series, she makes the case that light is information your body is reading every second, and that getting it right is the lowest-hanging fruit in all of health. Β  ✨ Topics Covered in This Episode: βœ”οΈ Why the first light you see each morning sets your hormones for the entire day βœ”οΈ "Sunrise before screen rise" and the cortisol crescendo that wakes your body gently βœ”οΈ Why the sun is not the enemy, and how to build a "solar callus" βœ”οΈ The surprising history of sunglasses, invented for movie sets, not the sun βœ”οΈ What blue light after dark does to your melatonin, thyroid, and sleep βœ”οΈ Why we're diurnal, not nocturnal, and what night-shift living costs you βœ”οΈ The "10 before 10" morning walk and why it works βœ”οΈ Red light in the evening, and yes, the story of the red refrigerator βœ”οΈ How to bring your family along without going guns blazing βœ”οΈ Standing your ground as the mama duck of your home βœ”οΈ Why the phone in your hand is stealing the oxytocin from your arms Β  ✨ Support the Show! πŸ‘ Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations ⭐ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify πŸ“ Join our Patreon Community – https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas Β  #ancestralliving #circadianrhythm #bluelight #morningsunlight #sleephealth #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #hormonehealth #MomLife Β  πŸ“² Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ModernAncestralMamas

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