Today I sat down and worked with Matthew Ryan of Audius Prime.  Matthew is the audio guy who patiently taught me the building blocks of producing a podcast. His passion for teaching is reflected in this interview so without further ado, check it out!

www.raisingkellan.org

It St Patrick's Day and besides wearing green today I want to share an inspirational quote by an unknown author:  "I say Luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it." Happy St Paddy's Day! 

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It's Monday,  3/16/2020 and its not business as usual.  It's an uncertain time, an uncertain world, and uncharted territory.   There is  comfort in knowing that you are not alone and as always stay compassionate and kind.   I am reminded of my childhood hero Nelson Mandela who continues to inspire many, long after his passing, with his timeless wisdom.  My favorite go to is: " I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."  Stay well friends and as always Get to the Top of Your Mountain.  Link to www.raisingkellan.org

This is Kellan's first podcast so please give him a thumbs up, and leave a review.  We are heading to St Louis next week for another therapy intensive, taking all precautions needed.  

We are joined on this short episode by Savannah Pham, who traveled with us to St Louis last year.  We are also joined by Drake Box who some exciting news, so stay tuned.

This episode is an introduction to my interview with Aaron Schlein from Family Travel Radio. Aaron chats to me about our mutual love of travel and how we hope to create that legacy for our children.  The episode is titled:  Embracing the Unexpected and Facing the Unknown.  Hit the link below to take you on a trip.  Lets go!

 https://www.raisingkellan.org/blog/travel-blog-embracing-the-unexpected-and-facing-the-unknown

March honors our CP Warriors! Levi Ervin a 8 year old from Watkinsville, Georgia defines all the important ingredients of living your best life with cerebral palsy.  Levi together with his mom, Dana touch on his experiences at school, sports, and so much more...

Levi's Blog can be found at https://www.raisingkellan.org/blog/levi-levinator-ervin-cerebral-palsy?rq=levi

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month.  We feature Levi "Levinator" Ervin and his mom Dana Kramer who continue to break the rules and challenge perceptions.  This young man has all kinds of goodies to share with us.  Here is a snippet from our technical run this evening...

These students are the future of physical therapy and they are passionate about pediatrics.  Listen as Marina Wright, Jackie Butch and Hannah Webster share their enthusiasm for working with kids and their future work plans.

Their blog post link https://www.raisingkellan.org/blog/american-physical-therapy-conference-denvercolorado-february-2020

Enjoy!

Aspen wears many hats!  She is a wife, mother, physical therapist and founder/owner of Joy of Movement, LLC in Wichita, KS.  In this podcast she narrates the story of the early arrival of her twins, her daughter Tenley's diagnosis and the subsequent path that lead from diagnosis, botox, baclofen and ultimately a surgery called selective dorsal rhizotomy.  

Link to Aspen's Raising Kellan Blog

Disclaimer:  As always the material on this podcast and blog is intended for educational purposes and is not a substitute for consultation with your medical provider.

Karen Pryor, Phd, PT, DPT is an experienced physical therapist who uses a common sense approach to help children reach their milestones.  You will enjoy this straight talk..

As always the topics discussed are for educational purposes and must be discussed with your medical provider in the state, region or country you reside in before consideration.

Please Rate, Review and Subscribe to the podcast if you are encouraged and informed by what you hear so that we can continue this spirit of sharing and collaboration for the common good of our children.

Link to raising kellan blog https://www.raisingkellan.org/blog/neuroplasticity-for-children-by-karen-pryor-dpt?rq=neuroplasticity

Kathryn McBride,  Director of McIvers Grant Public Library gives us some nuggets of information on why we should read along with and to our kids.  We chat about who is responsible for early literacy, AR reading and reading vs comprehension...Enjoy! 

You can find her tips for early reading success at  https://www.raisingkellan.org/love-those-books-tips-for-reading-success/