Complex Conversations

Brittany and Chasity discuss their time working together at a major pediatric hospital, including the burn out and trauma that staff sometimes experience when faced with the sickest of the sickest kiddos on a daily bases, for years. Brittany also discusses how her perspective changed after an ICU admission with her own child.

Dr. Brittany Reiling is a pediatric physical therapist with over 11 years of experience working in a high acuity pediatric hospital followed by time in the outpatient and home health settings. She is currently the owner of Milestone Moments Pediatrics, where she specializes in taking the stress out of the early years of life. Her focus is torticollis, head shape, and developmental milestones. She can be found at https://www.milestonemomentspediatrics.com/ or on Instagram @milestonemomentspediatrics.

Megan and Chasity discuss the the unaplogetic, gritty reality of living life with a child who has complex needs. In this episode, they talk about daily life, spouses, PTSD, trauma and self care.

Megan is a wife and mother, as well as an early childhood educator, an expert in the Montessori Method, and an amazing human being. She currently uses her education, background, and vast knowledge to teach other educators in early education the classical model of education.

Betsy and Chasity discuss the road to diagnosis for her daughter Sophie, who has Angelman Syndrome, and choosing joy and positivity. Betsy is a powerful advocate and a beautiful witness to living life through a positive lens with a medically complex child.

Judy has been a pediatric PT for over 21 years and owns a private practice called Free to Move and Play. She specializes in the intensive model of PT and offers a variety of treatment strategies including DMI, TASES, hypervibe and more.

In this episode, Judy and Chasity talk about a variety of physical therapy treatment strategies for medically complex children, when therapy breaks are warranted, and managing life with constant therapy.

Judy can be reached at freetomoveandplay.com