"You don’t need easy. You just need possible."

That single sentence from Bethany Hamilton in this week’s episode of Grounded Wellness sums up so much of her story. Bethany is best known for surviving a shark attack at 13, returning to professional surfing just weeks later, and sharing her story with the world through her book Soul Surfer and her documentary Unstoppable. But this episode goes somewhere deeper — into the tender, unfiltered space of motherhood, burnout, and what it looks like to truly nourish yourself as a woman, professional athlete, and a mom.

Bethany shares candidly about the season in her life where she was doing all the right things on paper — competing professionally, filming a documentary, raising young kids — and completely running on fumes.

"I wasn’t sleeping. I was snapping at my kids. I was dropping things in the kitchen and bawl crying. That was the wake-up call. I realized... this isn’t normal."

It’s a moment so many of us recognize. And yet, instead of spiraling deeper, Bethany chose to slow down, tune in, and reset. What followed was a radical shift in the way Bethany approached food, rest, and her nervous system.

This conversation will remind you to truly care for yourself because self health is not about over-indulgent self-care moments. It’s about truly taking care of your health so that you can show up for others. 

This episode is a warm hug and a reality check all at once. If you’ve been stuck in survival mode, trying to do it all while feeling like you're falling apart — this conversation is for you.

Bethany doesn’t pretend to have it all together. But she has found a path back to feeling grounded, joyful, and connected.

Tune in to the full episode to hear:

• Practical tips for sleep, regulation, and kids’ health
• Why her family doesn’t use devices
• Homeschool rhythms and her favorite resources
• Honest encouragement for moms in hard seasons
• The strangest thing she’s done in the name of health

Bethany’s Recommendations: 

Wellness Tools:

• Hoolest Vagus Nerve Stimulator
• Hostage Mouth Tape (cut in half)
• The Dream Tape (for her children)
• Rhinomed Turbine Nasal Dilator
• Parasite cleanse from Sanctuary Wellness

Books:

• Unhurried Homeschooler by Durenda Wilson
• Charlotte Mason Companion
• The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie
• Green Ember Series by S.D. Smith – “Lord of the Rings meets Narnia but with bunnies!”

Documentary:

• Fed a Lie