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Jim Sporleder retired in 2014 as Principal of Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA. Under Jimâs leadership, Lincoln High School became a âTrauma-Informedâ school, gaining national attention due to a dramatic drop in out of school suspensions, increased graduation rates and the number of students going on to post-secondary education. These dramatic changes at Lincoln caught the attention of Jamie Redford, who spent a year filming the documentary, Paper Tigers, which tells the Lincoln story. The documentary was released at the May 2015 Seattle International Film Festival and received positive reviews. Jim is currently working as a trauma-informed coach/consultant and is based in Walla Walla, WA.
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For more than two decades, Trent McEntire has been helping people gain back their mobility â a story he knows well. Born with a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, Trent experienced pain and stiffness every day from the time he was a child. However, Trent's creative problem-solving abilities kicked in transforming his movement capabilities to participate in his love for sports. What Trent discovered to repair his own body became the foundation for what would be his lifeâs work.
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For more than 20 years, Trent has taught his transformational neuro-movement methods and tools to thousands of clients and movement professionals across the globe. Trentâs work has helped many people move past their most debilitating situations -- children who struggle with focus; seniors who have lost their balance and mobility, individuals experiencing neurological conditions; and athletes who have suffered concussions, injuries, and other debilitating situations. Today, Trentâs mission is to get his methods and tools out to everyone who needs help. The Fire Up Your Brain program was created as a fun, engaging, and affordable way to support this mission. -
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Over the past 15 years, Dr. Jody Carrington has assessed, treated, educated and empowered some of our most vulnerable and precious souls on the planet. She is a child psychologist by trade, but Jody rarely treats kids. The answer lies, she believes, in the people who hold them. Especially when kids have experienced trauma, thatâs when they need big people the most. Some of her favourites include educators, parents, first responders, and foster parents. Jody has shifted the way they think and feel about the holy work that they do.
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Her first book, Kids These Days: A Game Plan for Reconnecting with those we Teach, Lead & Love, sold 20,000 copies in just three months. It is now on Amazonâs Best Sellers List. Her second book, Teachers These Days: Stories & Strategies for Reconnecting, was on Amazonâs Best Sellers List within the first 24 hours. -
Liza Blas is a speaker, coach, and the host of the Very Happy Stories podcast. She brings hope, empowerment, and validation to parents raising kids with unique challenges. Liza delivers inspiring stories and shares her best practices through her podcast, speaking engagements, and personal transformational coaching. Her stories are inspired by her personal experience navigating the complex conditions of her two children, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, ASD, Touretteâs Syndrome, and Lyme disease.
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Cass and Len Arcuri are the hosts of the Autism Parenting Secrets podcast and the founders of Warrior Parent Coaching. Their mission is to empower parents to transform into Warrior Parents who are better equipped to find answers that are right for their unique child. They believe the greatest gift a parent can give their child is their own transformation into a stronger, calmer, more capable, and more loving version of themself. So much more is possible when the parent transforms first!
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Cass understands the bodyâs innate power to heal and specializes in the healing power of food. She's invested over 15,000 hours in the kitchen creating recipes to accommodate allergies and special diets. Cass is a certified Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Len is a problem solver and is obsessed with helping other parents identify and address the root cause of anything that's holding them or their child back. He's a certified Human Potential Institute Coach who leverages proven productivity tools and biohacking to get results faster with greater ease. -
Dr. Pejman Katiraei is a board-certified pediatrician who is also boarded and fellowship-trained in integrative and holistic medicine. He completed his undergraduate at UCLA and then obtained his osteopathic medical degree at Western University of Health Sciences. He completed his pediatric residency at Loma Linda University, where he stayed on Pediatric Chief Resident, and then as teaching faculty for over 4 years while he founded the Loma Linda University Wholistic Medicine Clinic. Dr. Katiraei (Dr. K) also completed two fellowships in integrative medicine, one with the University of Arizona. Dr. K's second fellowship was in Endobiogeny, a European systems biology medical model. Dr. K is one of a few physicians in the country with mastery of osteopathy, functional medicine, functional endocrinology, medical herbalism and more.
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Dr. Katiraei is now in private practice in Santa Monica, where he focuses on helping children with severe behavioral challenges. He is also working with an amazing team to build Wholistic Minds, an online portal that helps parents understand the root cause of their childâs behavioral issues and what steps they can take to help resolve it. -
Nichole Perkins is the founder and CEO of PrimaFoodie, a modern lifestyle and wellness brand aimed at making nutritious, clean living accessible for everyone. PrimaFoodie publishes inspirational and informative content centered around holistic health, healing foods, accessible low FODMAP and SIBO-friendly recipes, and advocacy for an equitable food system.
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A self-described âfood warrior,â Nichole started on a journey of healing through food more than seven years ago after struggling with various autoimmune conditions. Frustrated by the lack of answers provided by western medicine, she changed her healing trajectory and took autonomy over her health. Through voracious research, real foods, and the counsel of functional and alternative medicine practitioners, Nichole began to heal. She created PrimaFoodie to offer access to all that she continues to learn, and to prove that an empowered, clean, healing lifestyle is a human right and an individual journey. -
In today's episode, we learn about Help Hope Live from Outreach Manager, Sonny Mullen. Help Love Live is a national, non-profit organization that helps to facilitate fundraising for medical expenses not covered by insurance. With a personal connection to Help Hope Liveâs mission, Sonny uses her experiences to connect with individuals in the disability community with the goal of helping them raise money for their medical care and expenses.
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Allie is an occupational therapist specializing in sensory integration. Allie is the founder of Play 2 Progress and the author of Play to Progress: Lead Your Child to Success Using the Power of Sensory Play. She uses the science of child development and the joy of play to boost childrensâ confidence and enhance development within all areas of their life, from social and emotional to physical and academic. Allie believes that the best way to support children is by arming their parents, from inception, with the knowledge and skills necessary to encourage their childâs development for success through childhood and beyond.
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Today on The Brain Possible podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. James Greenblatt, a pioneer in the field of Integrative Medicine. Dr. Greenblatt has treated patients since 1988. Specifically, Dr. Greenblatt has seen 1000s of children and adults struggling with symptoms of ADHD, hyperactivity, inattentiveness, impulsiveness, and often irritability. Rather than simply prescribing medication for their ADHD symptoms, he tailors remedies to his patients' individual needs, detecting and treating the underlying causes of the condition. In his book Finally Focused, he provides proven natural and medical methods to treat such problems as nutritional deficiencies or excesses, dysbiosis microbial imbalance inside the body, sleeping difficulties, and food allergies, all of which surprisingly can cause or worsen the symptoms of ADHD. Using Dr. Greenblatt's expert advice, millions of children and adults with ADHD finally can get the help they need to achieve true wellness.
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Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who has been working with children, teens, and their families for 20 years. She has been helping children and teens build their coping skills throughout her career in a variety of settings, including schools, mental health clinics and in her private practice. She is the author of several books, including the bestselling Coping Skills for Kids Workbook and the Coping Skills for Teens Workbook. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, CNN, Huffington Post, and The SkimmÂź Newsletter. Janine lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
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Dr. Robert Melillo is one of the worldâs most sought after and respected experts in Developmental Functional Neurology, Brain Imbalances, hemispheric integration, and the diagnosis and correction of most neurobehavioral disorders and learning disabilities. He is also a successful businessman and entrepreneur and has developed many successful businesses. In 2006, he created Brain Balance Achievement Centers which has approximately 150 centers and has helped tens of thousands of families. He is a prolific author and brain researcher, he has published one major textbook titled Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood an Evolutionary Perspective. He has co-authored approximately 20 chapters in other texts on various subjects related to Dyslexia, Attention, Frontal Lobe Development etc. and he has also published approximately 50 peer-reviewed papers. In addition, Dr. Melillo has also written 5 best-selling books including his best known Disconnected Kids which has been translated into 8 languages.
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Charles R. Solis, Jr. and Conceição Solis are the co-founders and directors of the REACH Family Institute, an educational organization specializing in teaching parents how to âparent with the brain in mindâ. REACH serves children of all levels of ability from all segments of society. REACH focuses specifically on work with children with special needs and, under REACH's umbrella, BrainFit Kids focuses on work with "well" children. Charles has degrees in Biology and Human Development and 46 years of experience teaching parents how to dramatically transform their childrenâs lives through enhanced brain development. Conceição studied nursing, speech therapy, and Human Development. She has 44 years of experience teaching parents how to dramatically transform their childrenâs lives through enhanced brain development. She is an expert in the development of human functional ability.
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Charles Barth is a founding member of School of Lunch, Inc, heads up Slow Food Ventura County, a non-profit dedicated to supporting local food systems and artisan producers. He has served on the CDFA/Certified Farmers Market Advisory Committee and operates Wildwood Heritage Provisions, sourcing foods directly from farmers and artisan producers in the SoCal region. He has led citizen science projects in schools utilizing Continuous Glucose Monitors(CGMs), teaching chefs, students, staff, and parents the direct effects of food and lifestyle on blood glucose levels. His mission is to help as many as possible establish deep-rooted, ancestral-based healthy habits around food.
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As a preschool teacher for 25 years, Carol observed many children with sensory processing differences, ADHD, and mild autism. To help them become more competent in their work and play, she learned to identify their sensory processing challenges and steer them into early intervention. In her writings and workshops, she explains SPD's effect on childrenâs learning and behavior, and suggests fun and functional "In-Sync" activities. Her first book in the "Sync" series, "The Out-of-Sync Child," has been translated into 15 languages, including Spanish and Chinese, and has sold one million copies. Her most recent publication, with Joye Newman, is a calendar called "A Year of Mini-Moves for the In-Sync Child." A graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University, Carol has a masterâs degree in education and human development from The George Washington University. She lives in Maryland, plays the cello, and dotes on five sensational grandchildren. Visit www.out-of-sync-child.com and www.insyncchild.com for more information.
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Charlie Hartwell is the Managing Partner of Bridge Builders Collaborative, a group of highly successful investors who have been investing in start-up companies in the space of mental health, consciousness, and spirituality. Some of their investments include Pear Therapeutics, Insight Timer, Headspace, and Happify Health. A Harvard Business School graduate, Charlie has served and led organizations in 14 different industries, including starting a nonprofit in the slums of Kenya in 1986 that has now served health care to several million patients. Maureen Pelton, MSSW, is a social scientist and spiritual teacher with 36 years of professional experience as a Holistic Psychotherapist, Executive Coach, Organizational Consultant, Adjunct Faculty, and Group Facilitator. Maureen is a teacher on Insight Timer, and is a Certified Advanced Practitioner of Quantum Neuro Reset Therapy, QNRTâą and is a partner of Bridge Builders Collaborative
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Rupa Mehta is a teacher, entrepreneur, author, and all-around health advocate. Rupa Mehta is here to talk about the importance of social-emotional learning, but with a bit of a twist. Rupa is the founder of the Nalini Method and NaliniKIDS, unique and revolutionary workout regimens which combine physical and emotional exercises for optimal health. As a fitness instructor, Rupa saw firsthand that encouraging her clients to work through their emotions while working out resulted in strengthening their bodies and minds, and knew that kids could benefit from this approach as much as adults. And now, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Rupa has also created a free social-emotional curriculum for kids called Subject of Self, which aims to help students understand the who, what, and why of themselves, the same way they would strive to understand any subject. The idea being that social-emotional awareness comes first from an awareness of your own self. Developing a solid self-knowledge is vital in order for kids to learn to regulate their emotions, understand and deal with stress, and become better-equipped to navigate everything they face in lifeâwhether it be a math exam, a great opportunity, or perhaps even a global pandemic.
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Laura Sheehan is a former Pedi ICU and Neonatal ICU nurse for 15 years and for 18 years a family Upper Cervical Chiropractor. Her chapter in Pediatric Chiropractic has some interesting case studies of children exhibiting neurological challenges who were helped with the Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic evaluation and adjustment. She loves babies and children of all ages and supports and salutes parents who think outside mainstream media and medicine.
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Dr. Laura Graye, founder of Medigraytion, LLC*, is a metaphysician and visionary scientist practicing the art of medical intuition. She has clinical practices in Boston and Nashville and is the creator of Walk the Talk: Shifting Your Consciousness One Step at a Time, 90-minute conscious therapy sessions walking around Boston Harbor (MA) and Radnor Lake (TN). Since she was a child, Laura has had a voracious appetite for exploring consciousness. Today she devotes herself to helping others witness and optimize the remarkable magic of vibrational medicine; the powerful role energy plays in our reality and how we all can tap into consciousness to improve our life and our health.
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After doctors made her daughter ill with psychiatric drugs for her bladder infections, Dr. Mary Ann Block went to medical school at the age of 39 to save her. She not only learned what doctors learn but also what they donât learn. This knowledge helped her think outside the box and save her own mother from metastatic, âterminalâ lung cancer. In her medical practice, working with those diagnosed with ADHD and Autism, she invented Clarity Chair, a medical device that helps improve cognitive symptoms such as remembering, focus, behavior, communicating, listening, coordination, self-stimulation and improves the symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury.
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