The Parent Coffee Talk

https://superconnectormedia.com

24: Special Education During a Pandemic

Thu, 27 May 2021 07:00:00 -0500

When it comes to education, special needs students don’t always get the accommodations and consideration they need to be set up for success. Today's guest, Jennifer Weitz, is an advocate for special ed education and an attorney. As a representative for children with special needs, she shares ways the education system could further support children during this time and what you can do at home to enhance your children's learning. Join Dr. Roseann and Dr. Cleopatra in this information and inspiring episode.

Show Highlights:

How does the conversation of homeschooling change when a child has special needs
The current school guidelines for educating special needs children
Why schools need to make resources more available
How to utilize time at home to teach life skills
What makes the lack of consistency for special needs students
Using data collection to dictate whether or not students need compensatory services
Jennifer discusses a recently proposed bill that threatens the education of special needs children
How are parents and students are dealing with regression
What makes students entitled to home-bound instruction
Individualized education plans
Creating experiences as a form of teaching
Curriculum apps for parents
What can parents do at home right now
Working with dyslexic students

Links:

https://www.abcmouse.com

https://www.adventureacademy.com

https://www.time4learning.com

https://www.brainpop.com

http://www.jwadvocates.com

Contact Jennifer: 917-841-7915

23: Functional Nutrition, Inflammation and Optimum Health

Thu, 20 May 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Today, we have Shelley Gawith, the Professional Woman’s Functional Nutritionist, as our guest. Shelley is one of New Zealand’s top functional nutrition experts. One of her specialty areas is corporate and professional women.

Shelley started her career working for the largest investment banking firm in Sydney. She was ambitious, extremely driven to excel in sporting events, and worked very long hours until she began to struggle with debilitating health issues. Then, she learned to heal her body through nutrition. Since then, she has been using the knowledge from her training to help people from all over the world.

In this episode, Shelley shares her powerful story. She talks about how inflammation affects our bodies, eating for your optimum health, and how to read the signals when your body is out of balance. Listen in to find out more!

Show highlights:

Shelley shares the story of how she got involved with functional nutrition.
How Shelley started to see the power of food as medicine.
How realizing the power of food as medicine created extra stress for Shelley’s mother.
Shelley shares the moment when she started looking into functional nutrition.
How Shelley began to heal, layer by layer.
Shelley shares some common symptoms and issues that women struggle with today.
The benefits of tracking your period and poo health.
Red alerts sometimes appear as subtle signs.
Shelley shares some nutritional advice for professional women who want to become high-functioning machines.
Shelley and Cleopatra talk about various types of protein.

Links and resources: Shelley’s website Shelley on Instagram Book mentioned: Primal Body Primal Mind by Nora Gedgaudas

22: Functional Medicine and Positive Psychology

Thu, 13 May 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Today’s guest, Sandi Scheinbaum, is a functional medicine coach and positive psychologist. She founded the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy in 2014 and has been a clinical psychologist for over 35 years. In this conversation, Sandi shares what it means to practice positive psychology, focus on strengths, and ways virtual connectedness brings us together. She also discusses what functional medicine is, and how it can serve us. This episode is full of positive and practical tips you can start practicing today. Join Dr. Roseann and Dr. Cleopatra in this insightful episode about mind, body, and medicine.

Show Highlights:

How virtual connectedness keeps us from social isolation
Shifting your mindset to make a situation work for you
How do strengths develop and what can we do to help parents develop
The importance of recognizing what's right with kids instead of what's wrong with them
What different character strengths are and how they serve us
Ways kids learn by playing
What is functional medicine
Why we shouldn’t let societal labels define us
The difference between someone who walks in their strength vs. someone who doesn’t

Links:

21: How to Get Clear Messaging about Your Brand

Thu, 06 May 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Today's guest is Jennifer Hudye, copywriting queen and founder of Conscious Copy and Co. Conscious Copy is a copywriting firm that helps businesses develop their visions and core messaging in an authentic and compassionate way. In this conversation with Dr. Roseann and Dr. Cleopatra, Jennifer shares what it means to establish core values and how to bring your vision into fruition. Tune into this conversation to learn more about Jennifer Hudye’s amazing work and hear how you can gain positive momentum in your business.

Show Highlights:

How to get clear messaging about your brand
Getting clear on your core values
How to make sure everything in your marketing and messaging is consistent
What should businesses do in times of crises to support their tribes
The importance of positive momentum over scattered motion
Sharing your truth with compassion
How to manifest your vision
What makes vision important during crisis

Links:

https://consciouscopy.co

Instagram: @Jennhudye

Facebook

20: Naturopathic Insights to Thyroid Disease and More

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0500

The thyroid is one of the most vital organs in the body, and it’s connected to more than you might think. Today’s guest, Dr. Alan Christianson, is a naturopathic physician, New York Times best-selling author, and health expert. In this conversation, Dr. Alan shares what led him into his personal health journey, along with many insightful information on what thyroid disease is and tips on how to recognize it. Be sure to catch this educational episode to learn more about the effects of thyroid disease.

Show Highlights:

How Dr. Alan became focused on health in his own life
What do to if traditional methods aren’t working
Ways to brings conscious awareness to habits
Issues can thyroid disease cause
How thyroid antibodies work
Ways thyroid health impacts fertility
The importance of using an iodine substitute
The benefits of Brazil nuts
Why it’s important to pay attention to your body
How stress and other factors impact thyroid health

Links:

https://www.drchristianson.com

19: Meal Planning, Vitamins, and Alternative Comfort Foods

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Today's guest, Cynthia Thurlow, is the CEO and founder of Everyday Wellness, a nurse practitioner and functional nutritionist. In this conversation with Dr. Roseann and Dr. Cleopatra, Cynthia shares how she finds ways to eat healthy and keep her kids healthy at home. She covers a range of topics from meal planning, taking vitamins, and how to find healthy alternatives to comfort food favorites. This interview is packed with tips on how to pack minerals and greens into your diet, while still having fun.

Show Highlights:

Cynthia shares how she plans for her and her families meals
How Cynthia integrates different varieties of foods in her house
The importance of incorporating foods with antibacterial properties in your meals
Different ways to ingest healthy foods
Healthy and fun food options for kids
Why we need to take supplements and what we should be taking
Ways to get kids to take more vitamins
Finding healthier comfort foods
Cynthia shares her skincare and beauty regimen
Things you can do at home for self care
The benefits of a magnesium bath
Practices you should integrate into your daily life
What makes food the best medicine
Taking control of teaching your kids to eat healthy

Links:

https://cynthiathurlow.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-wellness/id1435214303

Info@cynthiathurlow.com

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.vitaliving.com/products/magnesium-with-srt-240t-by-jigsaw-health?variant=17920433225843#MainContent

https://www.ancient-minerals.com

https://www.swanwicksleep.com/products/classic-night-swannies?variant=21586427609167

18: Eating Clean and Creating Healthy Habits

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0500

We all know the secret to being healthy is to “eat vegetables and workout.” However, this can sound daunting and complicated when you have kids, a busy schedule, and a lot on your plate. Today's guest, Becky Wells, is a Nutritional Therapist Practitioner who is passionate about helping others eat clean and create healthier habits. Becky shares her favorite tips and foods to integrate nutritious and energizing foods into your life, as well as how to teach your children to do the same. Join Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Roseann in this episode to take the next step to a simple and healthier lifestyle.

Show Highlights:

What Becky eats in a day
Becky’s strategies to get kids to eat healthy foods
How Becky fasts and structures her meals
How Becky became a nutritionist
Why Becky started Hippie Mom
The process of reconnecting with our bodies and improving our health
How we retrain our taste buds
Why it starts with the parents to improve children's diet
How to source food in a sustainable and healthy way
Ways to keep it simple and sift through the overload of information
Small steps to make better health choices
The connection between how we feel and what we eat
Creating a lifestyle to support healthier choices

Links:

https://www.thehippiemoms.com

https://www.localharvest.org/austin-tx

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

17: Prepare Your Body to Prevent Coronavirus

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Coronavirus has placed us in uncharted territory. Many of us may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, scared, and confused. While these feelings are natural, we don’t have to continue feeling that way. Today's guest, Dr. Elisa Song, is a leading holistic pediatrician who breaks down what is Coronavirus and how we can prepare our bodies and children to prevent it. Dr. Elisa shares practical advice to help parents make immediate and intelligent action.

This episode is packed with strategies to handle fever, manage anxiety, and navigate fact from fiction during this period of information overload. Join Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra in this holistic and informative episode.

Show Highlights:

The focus for Parent Coffee Talk
Why we have to help ourselves first to help our children
What is the current circulating Coronavirus
Symptoms of Corona
Why children shouldn’t have contact with vulnerable people during Corona
How we can be resourceful and move our bodies during this time
What can we do to keep our bodies and brains healthy if we get Corona
What to do if you think your child has Corona
Why junk food is the worst decision you can make to fight getting sick
What is amino compromised
What to do for kids with chronic illness to improve their immune system
How to treat fever
Why we should try to not project fear on our kids
What is in our control as parents to manage our anxiety
Being proactive and having conversations to alleviate anxiety in children
What is the reptilian brain and how can we get out of it
Tangible things you can do at home to keep you centered and stress free
Things you should stock up on at home to prepare for quarantine
Links:

https://drroseann.com

https://drcleopatra.com

https://healthykidshappykids.com/everyday-holistic-pediatrics/

https://healthykidshappykids.com
https://www.facebook.com/DrElisaSongMD/
https://www.instagram.com/healthykids_happykids/?hl=en

15: Kids and Racism

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0500

While many of our collective beliefs and biases have shifted over time, we still find ourselves combatting beliefs that are harmful, detrimental, and even deadly to many minorities.

In this week's episode, Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Roseanne discuss tools to normalize diversity within children and how we can dismantle prejudice thoughts from a young age.

Also highlighted are how implicit biases are formed and ways we can be preventative and introspective. Join Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Roseanne in this critically important conversation.

Show Highlights:

How we can do better as parents
The way prejudice works in the brain
Why we have to have difficult conversations
How do we overcome instincts
The ways experiencing racism impacts fertility
Ways we’ve adapted as a society and how we can erase explicit forms of bias
The impact of loving other people
Overcoming our prejudices and teach our kids to do better
Critical developmental periods and how they impact our growth
How teaching about bias reduces it
The importance of teaching about bias from a young age
The struggle of being black in American society and why having conversations is important
Ways to open up conversations and introduce kids to diversity
Why we should be teaching kids to value empathy
Symbolic representations of equality
Why we have to speak up when other people say prejudice things
The willingness to be uncomfortable and effort we have to implement to make a change
How to help your kids be kinder and more accepting
The risks we all have of being affected by injustice
Subtle shifts we can made in the immediate environment and within our own selves
Putting our money where our mouths are

Links:

https://drjoanrosenberg.com

14: Emotional Mastery for You and Your Children

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0500

As humans, we all have a broad wheel of emotions. For many of us, it can be difficult to decipher between those emotions. Which in turn, also makes it difficult to manage them.

In today’s interview, Dr. Joan Rosenberg, author of 90 Seconds to a Life You Love and a cutting-edge psychologist, shares what emotional mastery looks like and how we can tactfully tap into our feelings.

She also covers the many ways we can set our children up to successfully develop communication skills, build empathy, and cope with emotional issues, such as depression and anxiety. This conversation is packed with knowledge and strategies you can take to enhance your own emotional management, as well as your children.

Show Highlights:

How does one develop confidence through unpleasant feelings
Why have access to your own childhood pain can help you be a more empathic parent
How you are showing up for your children will impact how your children show up in the world
The importance of teaching kids’ frustration tolerance
How can parents best help their children learn to deal with disappointment
Breathing into the experience so you do not shut it down
Giving children an emotional language to communicate
Experiencing the fullness of human emotion without the extremes
The overmedication pandemic and why feeling our emotions is more liberating
Ways social media has impacted the emotional range
How comparison distracts from your own thoughts, feelings, and needs
Creating rituals for children to build in breath and meditation
Building the muscle of communication skills

Links:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/90-seconds-to-a-life-you-love-joan-i-rosenberg/1128863489

https://www.jesssherman.com

13: Cultivating a Postive Food Culture within Your Family

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Many of us are never taught how or what to eat in order to be the strongest, most resilient, and nourished versions of ourselves.

Today’s guest, Jessica Sherman is a nutritionist with a focus on kid's health. She helps parents create a vision for their children’s health and reframe their eating habits.

In this conversation, Jessica shares the importance of food for kids mentally and physically, and what you can do to cultivate a positive food culture within your family.

Join Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra in this episode to learn more about the power of good nutrition.

Show Highlights:

What inspired Jessica to start her career
Why people won’t let go of eating junk food
What makes “Your kids won’t eat it” a limiting mentality
The importance of language around food
How to respect the interpersonal relationship with food for kids and still instill healthy habits
How to cultivate a culture around food within our families
Nourishing our mind, bodies, and souls with food
What are “resilience” foods
Top 3 tips to implement nourishing foods into diets
How to be healthy role models for our kids
Teaching kids how to be in tune with their bodies
How getting a handle on breakfast can improve your eating
Ways stress and pressure is impacting kids eating
Creating cognitive resilience through eating
What are good fats and how to integrate them

Links:

https://kidscookrealfood.com

12: Strategies to Get Your Kids Cooking at a Young Age

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Many of us grew up in “bubble wrapped” households. We were taught to stay out of the kitchen, let mom do the chores, and that we were “too young” to take on responsibility.

Today’s guest, Katie Kimball, is dismantling that misperception by bringing kids into the kitchen and teaching them how to cook, at as young as 3! Katia shares her strategies to get kids cooking young, the sensory benefits, and the responsibility it helps persist.

Join Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra in this unique episode to learn the developmental breakdown of teaching kids to cook.

Show Highlights:

Why 5–7-year-olds are more than capable to learn more
Why parents are not teaching kids to cook
The return on investment you get from teaching your kids to cook
How letting kids take on chores younger can help enhance their intrinsic excitement
Ways food brings us together
How being involved in the palette can increase your palette and create a better relationship with food
The more encounters with food can help picky eaters
How Katie started teaching her kids how to cook
Simple environment changes that can help teach kids to cook
Building confidence in the kitchen
Teaching kids the skills to make their own recipes
Quick tips for the table

Links:

11: Learning to Be Intentional and Create the Life of Your Dreams

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Food is a special language that helps us connect with people in a way nothing else can. In today’s episode, Melissa Mio, author, inspirational speaker, strategy mentor, and food network chef, shares her story and how she found her love language with food.

Melissa started her career with a job she hated and nothing in the bank and has manifested the life of her dreams. She also shares how she overcame pain to bring her dreams to life and how you can too.

Join Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra in this delicious wisdom-filled episode.

Show Highlights:

Melissa shares how she re-invented her life to reflect her dreams
Why you have to be specific when manifesting your visionary life
Overcoming the scarcity mindset
Learning to own your power and being intentional with your mindset
Overcoming doubt and the importance of taking risks
Taking action and taking control of your life
How to move through pain instead of sit in it
Using journaling to release yourself from pain
How Melissa got involved with the Food Network
Melissa shares how she took her experience and look for food into an inclusive retreat
Manifesting Miracles in your life
Melissa shares what life in Italy is like

Links:

Dr. Mariza’s Hormone Quiz

10: Balance Your Hormones with Essential Oils

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

No one knows what’s going on with our bodies better than us. After Dr. Mariza started experiencing major hormone issues and a doctor incorrectly prescribed her solution, she went on a journey to explore women’s health.

In this episode, Dr. Mariza Snyder joins Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra in sharing her story and ways to use essential oils to balance your hormones.

Join Dr. Mariza in this episode to learn more about gut health, managing stress, and how to detoxify your liver.

Show Highlights:

Dr. Mariza shares the defining moment that started her health journey
The misconception we’ve been taught about our hormones
Figuring out what’s at play with our bodies
The hierarchy scale that impacts hormones
How we can use tools like essential oils to help with our hormones
How essential oils can be a quick win
Dr. Mariza shares the inspiration and content of her book
Where to start to keep it simple
How can we get our digestive system back on track
How the liver can get overworked
Key signs we have too much estrogen
Dr. Mariza’s quiz to help you navigate your hormones

Links:

https://www.drmariza.com

The Unshakable Woman Book

09: How to Heal from Betrayal and Turn it into an Opportunity for Transformation

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Being human comes with many battles we have to overcome. One we all encounter at some point in our lifetime is betrayal. Betrayal can be one of the most difficult offenses to overcome but can give us the opportunity to rebuild something beautiful. Today’s guest, Debi Silber, is a psychologist who helps people heal from Post Betrayal Syndrome and the author of “The Unshakable Woman”.

Debi shares her story of being betrayed and how it sparked the most amazing transformation of her whole life. She discusses how it shook her family, her faith, and self-perception, but also how she healed.

Join Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra to learn more about the transformation process of healing after being blindsided by betrayal.

Show Highlights:

What got Debi interested in psychology
The impact betrayal has on your identity and your trust
How you can rebuild something new with the person who hurt you
The difference between repairing and rebuilding
Reconciliation can be the best or the worst thing you can ever do with your betrayer
The stages of healing
How we can get stuck in our healing
Boundaries that need to be put in place for people to feel safe
4 Step Trust rebuilding process
Why we need to teach women to trust themselves
Ways to start strengthening your intuition
How to overcome feeling like your body is betraying you
Debi shares her motherhood story and experience with a miscarriage

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/chriswinfield/?hl=en

08: Growing Your Business Through Connections while Being an Awesome Parent

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500

Balancing work and parent life can be a difficult balance, but there are ways you can prioritize both. Today’s guest, Chris Winfield, is the face behind Super Connected Media and an AWESOME dad.

In this interview, Chris shares how he became an entrepreneur through utilizing connections. He also discusses what being a dad means to him and the ways he uplifts and encourages his daughter.

Join Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra in this sweet and inspiring episode.

Show Highlights:

What is a dad mastermind?
How Chris built his business through connections
How to balance being an entrepreneur and a parent
Ways Chris prioritizes his daughter
How to discern the seasons when you’re in the middle of them
How to give your children lessons to trust their gut
How is reduced travel impacting relationships with children
Giving your children the gift of fun

Links:

https://superconnectormedia.com

https://www.thetappingsolution.com/about-alex-ortner/

07: What is Tapping and How to Use it in Your Daily Life

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500

We all face various degrees of anxiety and stress in our day-to-day lives. Especially during these times of uncertainty and change.

Today’s guest, Alex Ortner, is a specialist in a natural healing method known as tapping. Tapping is an easy and accessible way to reset your nervous system and release tension in the body.

Join Dr. Roseanne and Dr. Cleopatra in this conversation to learn more about what tapping is, what are the benefits, and how you can use it in your daily life.

Show Highlights:

Alex and Dr. Roseanne share funny anecdotes
Roseanne shares why she uses tapping when she’s driving
What is EFT Tapping
How staying in a state of relaxation is important for fertility
Alex shares how his family came across tapping
How Alex used tapping to find release
Analyzing your feelings to help you focus your tapping
Tapping for stress and anxiety
Allowing ourselves to release tension we didn’t even know we were carrying
Why it’s important to tap at night time
How the app makes tapping more accessible and helps measure your levels

Links:

https://www.teletherapytoolkit.com/teletherapy-toolkit

Resources:

The Science Behind Tapping

https://www.facebook.com/groups/secretsaucetoendemotionaleating/

06: Discover the Root of Your Emotional Eating and How to Avoid It

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500

During these times of uncertainty, we all find ourselves walking to the kitchen more. Whether it’s out of comfort or boredom, Tricia Nelson is here to help us avoid the emotional eating at home.

Tricia is an emotional eating expert, who has help many women, as well as herself, lose weight by discovering the root of emotional eating. She is the author of Heal Your Hunger, as well as the podcast host of Heal Your Hunger.

Join Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Roseanne in this episode to learn more about the psychology of emotional eating, as well as how to overcome it.

Show Highlights:

Psychology that drives us to emotional eat
How to use the “pep” test to identify underlying causes for emotional eating
Why makes us all emotional eaters
The importance of spiritual nourishment
Creating structure and routine even in quarantine
Prioritizing movement and working out at home
Why you need support to overcome food issues
Why none is better than some
How to address your emotions so that you don’t have to emotionally eat
The importance of having support and finding your tribe

Links:

https://www.healyourhunger.com/heal-your-hunger-2/

https://americanpostureinstitute.com

05: What is "Digital Dementia" and How Posture Can Help Prevent It

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500

There are many contributing factors that make up our bodies alignment and mental health. One important element that often gets overlooked is our posture. Our posture stimulates movement in our bodies in a way that nothing else does, and is vital to our mental health, and preventing stagnation.

Today’s guest, Krista Burns, is the founder of the American Posture Institute. She discusses the importance of posture, as well as what “digital dementia” is, and provides ways to prevent it, for you and your children.

Join Dr. Cleopatra and Dr. Roseanne in this educational and health savvy episode.

Show Highlights:

The current circumstances of lockdown
Why is posture important right now
How your posture feeds your brain
How poor posture can increase your risks of COVID
Actionable tips you can take to improve your posture
The correlation between mental health and posture
5 tips all parents can implement with their children for better posture
How good posture prevents stagnation in your body
How to implement building good posture habits
How poor posture and alignment impacts pregnancy
What is digital dementia and how to prevent it
The importance of healthy tech boundaries
How to implement movement and stimulation when using our devices

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/AmericanPostureInstitute/

https://www.instagram.com/drerin.tv/?hl=en

04: Combat Overwhelm and Align Your Inner Self to Find Peace with Dr. Erin

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500

In times of stress and overwhelm, it can be easy to neglect our needs and spirituality. However, in these times it is most vital that we formulate strategies to combat overwhelm and focus on our inner selves.

In today’s episode, Dr. Erin, also known as Dr. of Divinity, brings an abundance of knowledge to speak into your life. She shares formulas to let go of stress in our lives, embrace change, and releasing ourselves from limitations.

Dr. Roseanna, Dr. Cleopatra, and Dr. Erin discuss the impact of trauma on the mind, body, and soul and healthy strategies to process and release trauma in the body.

Join them in this conversation for brilliant and life-changing advice on how you can align your inner self to find peace.

Show Highlights:

How consciousness can solve all of our problems
Why we have to put all of our energy within ourselves
Why faith and letting go of expectations is fundamental to life
How infertility is a collective issue
Different ways we can exchange without cash
How you can create systems to get organized and alleviate stress
Why doing self-work is the best thing you can do for your children
The formula to minimize overwhelm
Why opening ourselves up can release you and those around you from limitations
Why we have to take responsibility for our emotions and perception
The vitality of working through emotional trauma and practicing spiritual connection
What is trauma and how processing it can change your life

Links:

https://www.soulciete.com