I’ve known about proper breathing technique and oral posture for over five years now and I’m STILL doing it wrong if I don’t focus on it!

Seriously. Breathing.

If you’ve ever thought about your breathing - and most of us don’t because it’s so automatic - you might notice that you feel differently when you breathe differently. Breath drives a LOT of functions, from our mental health (think fast breathing when you’re anxious) to our behavior, sleep, cardiovascular and digestive health, and more.

Shirley Gutkowski thought she wanted to be an orthodontist, but a few careers in oral health later, she’s found something she’s really passionate about.

She says people simply don’t talk about breathing enough, and she’s on a mission to change that through education.

I’m so grateful for the time she spent with me on this interview, and my brain is bursting with ramifications in my own family after what I learned!

If you’re breathing…and you have children who breathe…this podcast is for you.

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Resources We Mention for Proper Breathing Technique

• More than a Kissing Spot: Your New Baby's Face
• The Purple Guide: Developing Your Clinical Dental Hygiene Career
• Find Shirley online
• Follow her on social media: Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram
• More about mouthtaping here.
•  We really like Xlear for xylitol nasal sparay. 

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