Helpful Parenting Strategies for ADHD

Whether you have ADHD, your child has ADHD, or you work with children with ADHD, this episode teaches helpful ways to recognize symptoms and encourage executive function.

Dr. Ray W. Christner, Psy.D., NCSP, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and a certified school psychologist in Pennsylvania, a nationally certified school psychologist, and a nationally registered health service psychologist. He specializes in clinical and school psychology, and he is board-certified in behavioral and cognitive psychology. He maintains a private practice in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and provides telepsychology services in 39 states. He works with children, adolescents, and adults with psychological, developmental, social, behavioral, and learning differences.

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How to Have a Healthier Relationship with Your Body

After years of struggling with her own dysfunctional body-relationship, Marla Marla Mervis-Hartmann has transformed her experiences into services to help women discover honor and appreciate their bodies.

Marla has been featured at TEDx Salinas. Marla has followed her passion for women’s health down many study paths, including women’s sexual wellness; postpartum care; Restore Your Core educator; Tantra teacher certification; Yoga teacher training, and massage therapy. She has a Certification in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy. Marla is author of the upcoming book “BE-Friend Yourself~ A Guide to Freedom with Food, Peace with your Body & Confidence in your Life.”

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Why You Should Chew Your Food 32 Times

Dr. Anjali Agrawal is a family chiropractor, functional nutritionist, founder, and speaker. Dr. Anjali helps families navigate their journey from conception to adulthood. As the founder of Back In Balance, Dr. Anjali integrates gentle chiropractic adjustments, functional nutrition, ergonomics, and a variety of unique diagnostic testing to identify the root cause of symptoms.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of HOW you do things, from standing to chewing to timing of eating. It’s a fascinating discussion with tips that were new, even for me!

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What Every Parent Needs to Know About Neuroinflammation

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge is a mental health innovator and founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and Dr. Roseann, LLC, dedicated to reshaping mental health perceptions and treatments. Through her Neurotastic™ Brain Formulas and trademarked BrainBehaviorReset® method, she provides science-backed holistic therapies to tackle conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, OCD and PANS/PANDAS. Author of three books including “It’s Gonna be OK!™”, and podcast host of It’s Gonna be OK!™: Science-Backed Solutions for Children’s Behavior and Mental Health.

In this episode, Dr. Roseann details what is often missed in the mental illness diagnosis journey (and what was missed in my own journey): the connection between brain and immune system. Download and listen here or find wherever you get podcasts.

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Parenting with a Nurtured Heart Approach

Jennifer Nathanson is a functional medicine provider and parenting coach. She firmly believes feeling confident in parenting impacts our overall well-being by decreasing/removing one of our main stressors – self doubt as a parent.

This episode focuses on the struggles of parenting and more specifically, the struggles of parenting children who are neurodivergent or sensitive. Download and listen here or find wherever you get podcasts.

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Hormones, Faith, and Your Weight

Dr. Tabatha Barber, known as The Gutsy Gynecologist, has dedicated her life to giving women a voice and a choice when it comes to their health and well-being. Overcoming struggles as a young girl, including self-esteem challenges and the hurdles of being a high school dropout and teenage mother, she emerged as a successful physician through faith and perseverance. Her unwavering commitment to women’s health is evident through her triple board certifications in obstetrics and gynecology, menopause, and functional medicine.

Dr. Barber’s new bestselling book, Fast to Faith, teaches women how to incorporate intermittent fasting and faith into their lives. Download and listen to this episode here.

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Integrating Self-Care to Enhance Marital Intimacy and Connection

Naketa Ren Thigpen is the world’s number one Balance and Relationship Advisor. With a groundbreaking approach that merges psychotherapy, trauma expertise, and relationship wisdom, Naketa challenges norms and ignites transformative change. She’s the host of the Balance Boldly Podcast and author of “Selfish: Permission to Pause.”

This episode covers the complex topic of managing your stress so that you can better show up for your relationships. Naketa provides many inspirational, realistic, and practical tips that all busy people will be able to utilize.

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How Your Brain Impacts Chronic Pain

Dr. Afton Hassett is a licensed clinical psychologist who is an Associate Professor and the Director of Pain and Opioid Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan (UM). She conducts interdisciplinary research related to exploring the role of cognitive, affective, and behavioral factors in chronic pain.

She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and is a leader in the field of resilience and pain. She is the author of “Chronic Pain Reset: 30 Days of Activities, Practices and Skills to Help You Thrive,” an innovative pain self-management book for patients and their clinicians released earlier this fall.

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How Functional Lab Testing Can Validate Your Health Concerns

Amy Campbell is a functional health consultant who specializes in women’s hormone balance and supporting gut health. With over 10 years of experience as a nurse, she has recently received her Applied Functional Medicine Certification through the School of Applied Functional Medicine where she spent nearly 500 hours of rigorous training.

Amy works with women to get to the root cause of their health struggles. She understands the complex interconnectedness of our bodies and considers the whole person while taking an individualized approach with each client. She combines science-based research, sustainable lifestyle practices, and individual goals to achieve long-lasting wellness.

In this episode, I share some of my favorite lab tests for individualizing client needs, and Amy shares some of hers as well! Download here or listen wherever you get podcasts.

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