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In this episode, I'm joined by Katie Kimball - an educator, mother of four, and founder of Raising Healthy Families. Her work began in 2009 with helping families balance nutrition, time, and budget, but when many parents told her they had never learnt to cook, she turned her focus to teaching children cooking skills. That work has since grown to include online courses, a summer camp, a podcast, and her book, The Picky Eater Playbook. Katie shares with us why picky eating is about much more than taste, how getting children involved in the kitchen can shape the way they approach food, and so much more.

In this episode, we explore:

• How Katie found herself working in the picky eating field
• The benefit of investing in your child’s eating
• Katie’s experience with food while raising her children
• How all of our senses interact with food
• Common misunderstandings about picky eating
• Why Katie discourages saying “just try one bite”
• Tips for picky eating and food refusal
• Simplifying cooking with your kids
• Katie’s thoughts on hiding vegetables in food
• What you can do to help your child today

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I'm chatting with Danni Duncan, a nutrition and fitness coach and mum of four, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 39. We discuss her diagnosis and revisit her childhood diet, talk about what she now knows about the link between ultra-processed foods and gut health, and why what you're feeding your kids today actually matters decades down the track.

In this episode, we explore:

• Danni’s personal health journey and shock diagnosis
• Food habits in the 1990s vs. now
• Understanding how processed foods really make you feel
• How ultra-processed foods disrupt the gut microbiome
• Links between ultra-processed foods and bowel cancer
• Why bowel cancer is rising in younger adults
• Danni’s quick tips for easier lunchboxes
• The cost myth around eating whole foods vs. ultra-processed food

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This week, I'm talking with Natalie, one of the naturopaths at The Paediatric Naturopath, who is also a trained oral health therapist and orofacial myofunctional therapist. We’re talking about why tonsils, adenoids, and tongue posture matter so much more than most parents realise. 

In this episode, we explore: 

• Why tonsils and adenoids are so important when it comes to children's health
• The research linking obstructive sleep apnoea to IQ, attention, and growth
• Signs of obstructive sleep breathing
• Ideal tongue positioning and palette shape
• Preconception nutrition for airway and jaw development
• The role of an orofacial myofunctional therapist
• When to see an ear nose and throat specialist
• Examples of orofacial exercises for children
• The links between fussy eating and airway issues
• Three things you can check tonight if you're worried about your child

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In this episode, we explore:

• Rita’s personal experience with her children’s oral health and how that shaped her career
• Choose your ‘hard’ now to prevent the ‘harder’ later
• Signs your child might need to see a speech pathologist or orofacial myologist
• How to know if a tongue tie actually needs releasing
• The link between tongue posture, chewing, and fussy eating
• Baby-led weaning and how it affects jaw and tongue strength
• Airway health and its connection to attention and behaviour
• The difference between speech and language, and when to seek help
• Key takeaways from Rita

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 In this episode, I'm talking about ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). I'll chat about why it's so much more than just "fussy eating", how it affects the entire family, and how it's often rooted in nervous system distress rather than behavioural issues, which means many of the common approaches can fail. 

In this episode, we explore:

• What ARFID is and how it looks
• ‘Safe foods’ vs ‘preferred foods’
• Why the signs of ARFID are often misunderstood
• The gut-brain connection
• The main drivers of ARFID
• Different categories of ARFID
• Why common strategies for fussy eating fail
• How we manage ARFID in clinic

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This week, I chat with Tracey Seymour, an accredited mould testing technician and passionate founder of Break The Mould Inspections, who is passionate about helping families in Sydney identify and eliminate mould in their homes. She shares the personal story that launched her on this mission, along with everything she wishes more families knew about this silent household threat.

In this episode, we explore:

• Tracey’s personal story that led her to become a mould inspector
• The difference between mould and mycotoxins
• How mould develops so easily
• Things you can do to help prevent mould in your home
• The long-term recovery period of mould illness
• Why it can affect people differently within the same family
• DIY mould testing and why it isn’t sufficient
• The importance of ventilation and airflow 

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This week, I’m chatting with Dr Shereen Lim, a general dentist, a specialist in early interceptive care, and the founder of Sparkle Dental in Perth, where she specialises in helping children overcome challenges with infant feeding, swallowing, breathing, chewing, and speech. In this episode, Dr Lim explains the surprising links between oral function and child development, from nasal breathing and tongue ties to red flags when starting solids, and the warning signs to look for in a child who could have breathing issues.

In this episode, we explore:

• Dr Lim’s introduction into paediatric dentistry
• The importance of nasal breathing
• Links between mouth breathing and sensory processing disorders
• Resting tongue posture
• Oral function red flags when starting solids
• Purees vs baby-led weaning
• Nasal disuse and how to test it
• Signs of tongue ties in breastfeeding
• Connection between migraines and oral function
• Signs and symptoms of breathing issues

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This week we’re joined by Dr Elisa Song, a Stanford-, NYU-, and UCSF-trained integrative paediatrician with over 25 years of experience, who is on a mission to bridge the gap between conventional and holistic care for our kids. We're chatting all about Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), what it actually looks like for families and why symptoms can sometimes seem to appear overnight. If you’re feeling overwhelmed trying to connect the dots with your child’s behaviour, health, or sudden changes, this episode will leave you feeling more informed, supported, and empowered.

 In this episode, we explore:

• What a PANS diagnosis means
• The difference between PANS and PANDAS
• Identifying symptoms and finding the triggers
• Links to gut health, diet and PANS
• The importance of prebiotics
• Lifestyle changes to support PANS
• How vagus nerve support and acupressure can help
• The role of medication in PANS

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This week, I'm joined by Rebecca Khan, an Occupational Therapist specialising in paediatric continence and bowel health. Rebecca shares her evidence-based approach to supporting children and their families with toileting challenges, including how to identify these issues, simple yet powerful strategies to manage them in the long term, and much more. If you're looking to feel more confident and equipped to support your child with compassion and consistency, don't miss this one.

In this episode, we explore:

• How Rebecca came to specialise in toileting
• Signs of toilet training readiness
• The window of opportunity for toilet training
• Reusable versus disposable nappies
• Common causes of urinary incontinence
• Involuntary leakage of stool
• Long-term constipation management
• Strategies for withholding stool
• Correct posture when sitting on the toilet
• Toileting regression
• The gaps in clinical practices

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In this episode, I'm joined by Kimberley Taylor, a Senior Naturopath at The Paediatric Naturopath, as we discuss how a naturopathic approach can support children with ADHD by addressing each child's individual needs. Drawing on her professional expertise and experience as a mother of three, Kim shares practical strategies to help families navigate everyday challenges and create supportive environments for neurodivergent children.

In this episode, we explore:

• Kim’s journey into paediatric naturopathy 
• How motherhood shaped the way Kim works with her patients
• A goal-based naturopathic approach to ADHD
• Some of Kim’s favourite herbs and nutrients
• How Kim assesses deficiencies in children
• Meal & snack ideas for brain function
• Recent success cases in the clinic
• Strategies for challenging mornings and afternoons
• How teachers and schools can support your child

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