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120. Dental Care During and After Pregnancy with Dr. Fatima Robertson Jun 28, 2023

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Routine dental care is crucial for maintaining dental health but it is even more important during and after pregnancy. Pregnancy makes you much more susceptible to swelling and bleeding of the gums and tooth decay. Dr. Fatima Robertson is joining me today to discuss dental care during and after pregnancy and what we can do to best take care of our teeth.

Periodontist Dr. Fatima Robertson, of Allen, Texas, is a well-known and board-certified doctor with a variety of personality traits. She specializes in performing surgeries to fix issues with the gums, teeth, and supporting bones. She also runs a business, is a speaker, a comedienne, a mother, a wife, and a self-professed fashionista. Her life’s mission is to encourage individuals to follow their greatest aspirations, live fully, and inspire others to work toward their dreams.

In today’s episode, we cover a wide range of dental care topics including root canals, dental care during pregnancy, recommendations for brushing and flossing, root planing and scaling, and more!

In this episode, we discuss:

What happens when you get a root canal and why you may need one
What is going on during pregnancy that makes you more susceptible to dental issues and what can be done to prevent these issues
Her recommendations for brushing and flossing
Why a power toothbrush and floss is the more ideal way to clean teeth than a regular toothbrush and a water flosser
The link between periodontitis and adverse birth outcomes
Why we should be including fluoride in our dental care
The difference between fluoride and hydroxyapatite
What scaling and root planing is and why someone would need it done
Her recommendations for the ideal dental routine
Why people grind their teeth

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119. What You Can Do To Protect Your Children From the Dangers of the Internet with Susie Hargreaves Jun 21, 2023

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Disclaimer: Today's episode will discuss child sexual abuse. Please turn off this episode and listen to a different one if this is something that you may struggle with or do not want to hear.

The internet can be a dangerous place, especially for children. It is alarming the amount of child sexual abuse content that is circulating the internet. So how can parents protect their children online? My guest today, Susie Hargreaves, is sharing how the internet increases the rate at which this content can be shared and how parents and carers can keep their children safe.

Susie Hargreaves OBE joined the Internet Watch Foundation in September 2011 as Chief Executive. She has worked in the charity sector for more than 30 years in a range of senior positions. Susie was made an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2016 for Services to Child Online Safety.

Inside the episode, we discuss what the Internet Watch Foundation is and does, the incidence of child sexual abuse online, how predators are able to target and groom children, findings in the Internet Watch Foundation’s recent annual report, and what you can do to help protect your children and prepare them for the dangers on the internet.

In this episode we discuss:

What the Internet Watch Foundation does
What tech enabled or self generated child sexual abuse material is
Statistics of how often this is happening and where it is happening
The role the internet plays in the distribution of this content
How predators are able to target and groom children online
The most common websites and apps that tend to target children in this way
What policies are currently in place and what policies Susie thinks should be in place to help protect children
How the analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation cope with viewing this material everyday
What parents and carers can do to prepare their children for the dangers on the internet

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118. Attachment Theory & What Parents Can do to Support Healthy Attachment with Dr. Alex Shrake Jun 14, 2023

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What can we as parents do to support healthy attachment in our children? We want our children to have secure attachment in their relationships throughout their lives and know that the early years are vital to ensuring this. However, it often feels overwhelming when we are striving to get it perfect 100% of the time. But research says children still develop healthy secure attachment when we don’t get it “right” all the time.

Dr. Alex Shrake is joining me to provide insight into how we can help our children develop secure attachment. Dr. Alex Shrake is a California based Licensed Professional Clinical counselor and mom of town who specializes in supporting parents through pregnancy, postpartum and parenting during the early years.

She works with families form an attachment frame and has specialized training in supporting those who have experienced trauma. Dr. Alex Shrake also has a background in teaching and supervision counselors-in-training and consulting with preschools regarding fostering positive socioemotional development in the classroom.

In today’s episode, we talk about attachment theory, the different types of attachment styles, how to support healthy attachment, and how it may look in real-life situations.

In this episode we discuss:

What attachment theory is
What the 4 attachment styles may look like
The age range children predominantly develop their attachment style
How we can start to know and understand our child’s attachment style
How the insecure attachment styles of anxious, avoidant, or disorganized attachment might show up in adulthood
What a parent can do to support a healthy attachment
How we can support a child who is going into daycare or school

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117. Teaching Our Children About Healthy Relationships and Boundaries with Dr. Kelly Gentry Jun 07, 2023

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How can we teach our children what healthy and unhealthy relationships look like? So often we hear of people, women especially, who are in, or have been in, abusive relationships of some sort. As parents, we want to ensure that our children know what it means to be in healthy friendships and relationships and empower them to navigate relationships by teaching them the importance of boundaries.

Today I have Dr. Kelly Gentry joining me to talk about teaching kids about healthy relationships. Dr. Kelly Gentry is a licensed professional counselor, clinical assistant professor, and mother of two. She focuses on feminist/gender-based issues, career empowerment, and raising awareness for the prevalence of violence against women.

In today’s episode, we dive into teaching kids about setting boundaries, what healthy relationships look like, and how to talk to kids about what a good friend is.

In this episode we discuss:

Why Dr. Kelly Gentry became interested in teaching children about healthy relationships
Defining what a healthy relationship is
How we can teach kids about setting their own boundaries starting at an early age
Why it’s important for your child to feel empowered to set boundaries and to ask for help when needed
How Dr. Kelly Gentry talks to her own children about what a good friend is and what it looks like
Why we focus on talking about what a healthy relationship is instead of focusing on what different types of abuse might look like

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116. Digital Detox: Why These Women Decided to Quit Social Media (and How It’s Going!) May 31, 2023

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Social media has become a huge part of many people’s lives and often, they don’t even realize the impact it is having on them and those around them. Spending hours scrolling, keeping up with what others are doing, and having information and opinions constantly in front of you can be incredibly draining in many ways.

Today, I am sharing my story of leaving social media along with the stories of nine others who have left as well. We are sharing where we were in our relationships with social media, the positive impacts we have seen since leaving, and what we miss about it. I am hopeful that hearing these wonderful stories about leaving social media will help you if you are considering decreasing your usage or leaving social media altogether.

I know so many people have been interested in hearing from people who used social media for personal reasons or for their business and how it affected them after they left. In this episode, we hear about how leaving social media has helped those in my community be more present, start enjoying their hobbies again, and be in a a better place mentally and emotionally.

In this episode we discuss:

My personal story of leaving social media
What it’s like to detox from social media
How leaving social media reduces the feelings of pressure and anxiety for some
Why breaking away from social media allows for more focus on family, friends, and hobbies
What some miss about being on social media

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115. What to Do If You Suffer From Headaches or Migraines with Dr. Meg Mill May 24, 2023

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The common method of treatment in the healthcare system is to look at what medicine the patient can take to help with their symptoms. However, in this watch and wait system, there are so many things that are skipped over that people could be doing that could get them to the point of not needing medication. Dr. Meg Mill is joining me today to discuss the importance of finding the root cause of health issues.

Dr. Meg Mill is a Functional Medicine Practitioner, bestselling author, podcast host and speaker. In her virtual Functional Medicine practice, she works with patients worldwide to heal the root cause of their health struggles through advanced diagnostic testing and personalized support. She has been seen on Fox News Channel, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, in Reader's Digest, Health Magazine, and has appeared on many podcasts. In her podcast A Little Bit Healthier she discusses simple things you can add to your life every day to live a healthier, more fulfilled life.

Meg is particularly passionate about helping people end headaches and migraines, increase energy and restore mental clarity without drugs or overwhelming protocols with her proven E.A.T. Method.

In this episode, Dr. Meg Mill is discussing the current watch and wait system of healthcare, why she chose to focus on headaches in her practice, the importance of looking at the unique individual to determine root causes, different causes of headaches, and possible ways to get relief from headaches.

In this episode we discuss:

How getting to the root cause of health issues would decrease the usage of medications
Why Dr. Meg Mill chose to focus on people suffering from chronic headaches
Common foods that may trigger headaches or migraines
The difference between a food sensitivity and a food allergy
How hormones relate to headaches and migraines
What common signs and symptoms of estrogen dominance are
Things you can do if you are experiencing headaches due to severe fluctuation in hormones
How magnesium may help with headaches
How stress plays a role in headaches and migraines and what to do to help with that

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114. Life Beyond the Filter: A Candid Conversation on Leaving Instagram with Rachael Kincaid May 17, 2023

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Social media consumes so much time for so many of us. There are many benefits to social media but there are also many drawbacks, especially when it begins to affect family, our time management, and our mental health. Rachael Kincaid is joining me today to talk about how she decided it was time for her to leave social media after being active on it, and building a fairly large following, for nearly 20 years.

Born and raised in the Carolinas, Alaska is now Rachael Kincaid’s home. She is a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner with fifteen years of healthcare experience, both at the bedside and in leadership. She currently works as Chief Nursing Officer at a critical access hospital. It is her honor to support and shift nursing practice toward a healthier and more sustainable future.

In addition to evidence-based and holistic healthcare, she’s into marriage and motherhood, the practice of gratitude, the outdoors, skincare, slow fashion, books, politics, pro basketball, and houseplants.

In this episode, Rachael Kincaid is joining me to talk about where she started with social media, what made her rethink her social media usage, what she has noticed in herself since she left social media, and her take on introducing her kids to phones and social media.

In this episode we discuss:

How Rachael got started with blogging and social media
What made her rethink using social media in the same ways she had been using it
The role her cross country move and career change played in her leaving social media
The positive changes Rachael has noticed in herself since she stepped away
What she misses about being active on social platforms
What Rachael used to replace social media in her life
How Rachael looks back on the years she was active on social media
Her take on introducing her kids to phones and social media
How her emotional health has been since leaving

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113. Dyslexia and The Need for Change In Our Schools with Robin Zikmund May 10, 2023

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One in five children struggle with dyslexia but there is a huge gap in the support they need and the support that is being provided by most schools in the United States. In order for these students to get the support they need to be successful, changes need to be made within the education system starting with teacher prep programs. In this episode, Robin Zikmund is sharing her experiences as a mother of a child with dyslexia and how she is working to advocate for change to help other students.

Robin Zikmund is a mom of a son with dyslexia, and is the founder and President of the Decoding Dyslexia Idaho Chapter. Through advocacy and pushing legislation, she has worked to help support 20% of children in Idaho schools who struggle with dyslexia and believes that all students should be taught to read through the Structured Literacy approach using programs like IMSE.

In today’s episode, Robin is sharing her journey as a mother of a child with dyslexia, what changes need to be made within our literacy system, and how you can learn to advocate for your own children. She is also sharing how she is helping to advocate for changes and better training for teachers as founder and president of Decoding Dyslexia, Idaho Chapter.

In this episode we discuss:

Robin’s personal journey as a mother of a child with dyslexia and the struggles they encountered along the way
What led her to founding Decoding Dyslexia, Idaho Chapter
What schools and teacher prep programs can be doing differently to better serve students and help parents understand what is going on with their children
Why it is so crucial that changes are made within the literacy system
How a teacher can get trained in structured literacy and which trainings Robin recommends to get started right away

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112. Eczema Triggers: How Sleep, Food, Hydration, and Stress Affect Your Skin with Christa Biegler May 03, 2023

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At least one in ten children struggle with eczema and parents are often left wondering what the cause is and how to help. Eczema is multi dimensional and trying to determine the root cause of it in the individual can be more beneficial than just using a cream to reduce symptoms. Christa Biegler is joining us today to break down the relationship between the gut and skin conditions. Plus she shares the impact that food, sleep, hydration, and alcohol has on eczema, and the relationship between hormones and skin conditions.

Christa Biegler is an author, podcast host and private practice owner helping health-savvy women overcome food sensitivities and fatigue without restrictive dieting to beat bloat, burnout & eczema breakouts. She has a passion for subclinical thyroid issues, the nervous system & stealth biotoxins. She lives with her unicycling husband & kids in the Midwest.

Join me and Christa as we talk all about eczema. Christa is explaining what the presentation of eczema says about its root cause, the relationship of eczema with things like what we eat, how we sleep, how much water we intake, and if we consume alcohol. We are also discussing the relationship between the gut and skin issues.

In this episode we discuss:

The statistics of how many people struggle with eczema
Looking at presentations and root causes of eczema
Different ways to build the foundation and nutrients needed to resolve skin and other issues
The best ways to intake amino acids
Christa’s thoughts on plant vs animal proteins
The relationship between sleep, food, hydration, and alcohol and eczema
Possible causes behind a rash that develops on the face during PMS and what can be done to help

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111. Navigating Racial Biases in Children: Addressing Unconscious Bias Early On with Dr. Anjali Ferguson Apr 26, 2023

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There are many conversations regarding difficult topics that may arise in parenting. It can be challenging to know how to approach talking to your children about topics such as race, reproductive rights, and gender identity but these conversations are so important to have. Dr. Anjali Ferguson is joining us to talk about how parents can engage children in racial socialization and how they can have discussions about difficult topics with their children.

Dr. Anjali Ferguson is a culturally-responsive psychologist, author, and global resource on social equity and racial trauma. In addition to consulting with organizations of all sizes, Dr. Ferguson's expertise is lent to outlets like Today, Romper, Parents Magazine, Psych Central, and ongoing published medical journals and studies. Join the conversation and find free resources for children and families like her landmark Blindian (Black + Indian) findings in her research-informed, inclusive online community, Parenting Culture. To learn how you can benefit from Dr. Ferguson's racial and social equity training, visit www.draferguson.com or join the conversation at www.parentingculture.org.

In today's episode, we are chatting about what culturally responsive parenting is, when children begin to notice race-based differences and racial biases, plus conversation starters for parents to engage children in racial socialization.

In this episode, we discuss:

What culturally responsive parenting is and why it’s important
Dr. Ferguson’s resources for parents
When children start to notice race-based differences
How to begin having conversations with your children about race and racial biases
Ideas for how to engage children in racial socialization
Resource suggestions to help better understand diversity

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