All Things Sensory by Harkla

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#146 - All Things Essential Oils with Erin from @thesupernaturalproject_ Mar 31, 2021

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The topic of essential oils gives rise to varying opinions & reactions, & to help us understand this often misunderstood topic, we invited our friend Erin Owings, who runs The Supernatural Project, to have a discussion! As the mother to two children who have struggled with Laryngomalacia, which can greatly inhibit a baby's ability to breathe, Erin discovered the power of essential oils out of necessity, to help her children thrive. The immense difference that a few simple pr...

#145 - Your Guide to Navigating the Pediatrician's Office Mar 24, 2021

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Today’s show is all about speaking to your pediatrician about the different developmental stages of your child when they are between the ages of three months and one year old. Your hosts, Jessica and Rachel, are both mothers, so they are speaking from experience, and the episode is full of their personal stories. Rachel and Jessica want all new parents to know that decisions regarding your child’s health are entirely up to you! Don’t feel bad to ask as many questions as you need to, ask ...

#144 - Blymiller Update: FMT, PANDAS and Health & Wellness with Angela and Shawn Mar 17, 2021

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Raising a child with Level 3 autism and a combined diagnosis of PANDAS can be a challenge for parent and child. Today we welcome back the Blymillers. We first interviewed Angela and Shawn 122 episodes ago! Much has changed since then. In this show, we check in with these super-parents to find out how their five-and-a-half-year-old boy, Theo, is responding to his various therapies, and to hear some of the lessons they have learned. We hear how Angela and Shawn have refined their priorities, ho...

#143 - Teach The Skill, Not The Goal Mar 10, 2021

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As parents, therapists, and teachers, we have specific goals we want our kids to be able to achieve, whether it’s something like brushing their teeth at home, drinking water from an open cup, or working on their handwriting. What we don’t always think about are those underlying skills that we need them to establish before they can actually work on and achieve those specific goals. Today, on All Things Sensory, we are going to talk about how to address those underlying skills for spe...

Trailer - What We're About & Where to Start! Mar 05, 2021

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Welcome to All Things Sensory by Harkla! This trailer is a great place to start if you're new to the show! We cover:Who we (Rachel & Jessica) areWhat our background is as Certified Occupational TherapistsWhat are our most popular episodesWho Harkla isIf you're looking to go deeper on any of the shows, we always include show notes and transcripts as Harkla.co/Podcast.If you want to connect with us more, make sure to follow up on Instagram!Podcast Listeners Save at Harkla.co:All Things...

#142 - Interview with Sonia Story: Why Movement is Essential for Development Mar 03, 2021

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In our early stages of development, we all have a template in our brains that guides how we move. And the movements we make based on that guide are called innate rhythmic movements. This set of movements helps us go from being defenseless babies to developing skills like walking, speaking, and even coping with stress. Today’s guest is Sonia Story, an expert in innate rhythmic movements and the creator of the Brain and Sensory Foundations course, and she joins us to help us learn more abo...

BONUS: We’ve Got Big News for the Podcast! Mar 01, 2021

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We've got BIG NEWS to announce to everyone during this podcast episode!We're joining the Harkla Team as in-house content creators, experts, and podcast hosts! This means we're changing the name of the podcast to All Things Sensory by Harkla!Like we mention in the episode, to celebrate we're having a big sale on all of our Harkla products:One month free to the Harkla Sensory Club (which was The Sensory Project Club)25% off all of our digital courses15% off Harkla Therapy Products and Supplemen...

#141 - Honest Strategies to Combat Sibling Rivalry Feb 24, 2021

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We are often asked about how to deal with fighting between siblings and how to help them get along better. First off, it’s always useful to remember that fighting is a natural and inevitable part of life between children, and it’s just a matter of making sure that the difficulties that do arise are within a reasonable limit and are not dangerous. When a child has sensory challenges, these kinds of conflicts can be exacerbated and in some cases may be harder to deal with; sensory pro...

#140 - Interview with OT Entrepreneur Reema Naim from OT Studios LA Feb 17, 2021

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A career in occupational therapy can take on many different characteristics and trajectories. Our guest today, Reema Naim, is a great example of this and she shares her unique path and how she built a business and lifestyle around her passions and strengths. We hear from Reema about her early forays into the world of health and the different exploratory steps she took before settling into the role of an OT. Reema was able to open her own clinic, and since then has increasingly pursued wo...

#139 - Easy Ways to Incorporate Speech Into Play for All Ages Feb 10, 2021

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Facilitating speech for your child or the child you care for can be loads of fun, and in today’s episode, hosts Rachel and Jessica cover a whole bunch of activities that can incorporate language into daily tasks. While we don’t focus specifically on language development - but rather verbiage - some of these tasks may help your child with enunciation, so there should be something for everyone! We kick off the show by diving into our first exercise: sequencing through singing. We talk...

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