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Michelle Perro, MD, is a veteran pediatrician with over thirty-five years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. More than ten years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has both directed and worked as attending physician from New York’s Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics. 

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Christine Muldoon is a former educator turned Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and mom of 3. Using ancestral nutrition and conscious parenting, Christine specializes in educating and supporting families in perinatal and childhood nutrition. She is the founder and creator of Nourish the Littles, an online community that offers parents education with an online course and one-on-one consultations related to nutrition and feeding families nourishing foods. She believes nourishing the body goes beyond just food.

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Kathleen is a mother to three boys. When her children were struck by autoimmune issues she became aware of the dangers that exposures to toxic chemicals pose in our children’s environment. For many years, Kathleen has been doing her part to encourage communities to eliminate children’s exposure to toxic pesticides on school grounds and in parks. With the help of scientists and medical professionals, she led the movement in Irvine, CA by starting with the schools, and then working with a group to approach the city. Kathleen is a founding member of Non Toxic Communities, an Accredited Organic Land Care Professional (AOLCP) and served as Head of Climate and the Environment on the Irvine Mayor’s Council. She now works in the private sector, helping more districts, cities, and homeowner’s associations adopt organic landscaping methods, and continues to support Non Toxic Communities in an advisory role. She is now representing Contact Organics, an effective non-toxic herbicide that is safe to use around cities, schools, farms, and homes. She figured the only way to solve the issues of toxins being used in landscaping was to go out and provide solutions.

Kathleen's Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Mara is an educational psychologist turned root cause medicine practitioner. Dr. Mara specializes in prevention of chronic illness and neurodevelopmental disorders with pre-conception nutrition, as well as healing neurodevelopmental disorders and other chronic illnesses, and stealth infections such as Lyme, Mold, and Heavy Metal Toxicity.

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Speech-language pathologist Kelly Vess is the author of "Speech Sound Disorders: Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment" with Thieme Publishers. Kelly has spent 18 years as both a therapist and researcher "at the drawing board" in an ongoing quest to create best practices for preschoolers.  

Her research and experience show that maximally effective practice is possible, even in the face of today's real world in-person and virtual constraints. Kelly also serves as an off campus clinical instructor for local universities. Along with these graduate students, she is always researching best practices.

Links from Episode:
Speech Sound Disorders Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment clip:  https://youtu.be/pFndAsTwTyg

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Kerry Magro is an award winning national speaker and best-selling author. Kerry has become a rolemodel in the disabled community. Non-verbal at 2.5 and diagnosed with autism at 4, Kerry has overcame countless obstacles to get to where he is today.In May of 2019, Kerry received his doctorate in Educational Technology Leadership from New Jersey City University to become Dr. Kerry Magro. He currently is CEO and Founder of KFM Making a Difference, a non-profit corporation focused on disability advocacy and housing.

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Randy Gomm has a history of being an adrenaline junkie--a story we hear in this podcast. But his greatest obstacle was not faced on any mountside, in any rapids, or in any firefight. He experienced pain so significant that he had to leave work, eventually being diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It turned out, though, that he was high in both toxins and heavy metals.

He used an infrared sauna as part of his recovery and became so passionate about how it helped his healing that he created a company, Radiant Health, to share the technology with therapists, doctors, and individuals--something he’s been doing for 25 years.

Today, we’ll learn how these saunas work, who they can help, and what you should consider if you’re thinking of trying the therapy. Shop the saunas here. 

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Katie Jackson--mama warrior and functional nutritionist--on her journey with her daughter and her calling to whole food nutrition

Katie Jackson is a nutritional therapy consultant, restorative wellness practitioner, certified personal trainer, and functional nutritionist from Wisconsin. We’re excited to speak with Katie because she has a special story and mission--one that is steeped in her passion for empowering parents with that sought-after combination of knowledge and hope. 

Besides the titles we mentioned earlier, perhaps the greatest doesn’t come with fancy credentials: Katie is the mother of four teenagers, one of whom suffered a brain injury as an infant, resulting in cerebral palsy. Through her daughter’s journey, she has seen firsthand what whole food nutrition and root-cause approach wellness can do to bring innate healing to the body.

Katie’s story is a great example of why we do what we do. And she has a lot to share, both as a parent and a practitioner. Let’s get started.

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Dr. Natasha Beck MPH, Psy.D is a parenting expert and founder of Dr. Organic Mommy, an online resource focused on pregnancy, parenting, and non-toxic living. We are fascinated by her journey and inspired by what she shares with her followers and community. Dr. Beck has a wealth of knowledge on parenting and healthy living, and our focus today will be where those two collide the most: in the kitchen.

Is it possible to get your kids to care about healthy food? How? Why is that so important in the first place? Can you engage your kids in such a way that they are excited about helping in the kitchen? Where do you start?

If you’re tired of having the challenging “eat your vegetables” conversation around the dinner table over and over, you’re not going to want to miss this episode.

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Yafa Crane Luria, an ADHD pioneer since 1984, has dedicated her life to helping those with ADHD and their families. As a person with ADHD herself, she coaches parents that there is nothing wrong with their children or their parenting. At The Brain Possible, we strongly resonate with this message.

Yafa is the author of "How To Train Your Parents in 6 ½ Days" and the Amazon Kindle Best Seller: "Getting Schooled: 102 Practical Tips for Parents, Teachers, Counselors, and Students about Living and Learning with ADHD." Her most recent book is "Six-Word Lessons for Parenting Your Child with ADHD: 100 Lessons to Take Your ADHD Child from Blocked to Brilliant."

In this episode, we’ll uncover some of those lessons and learn all we can from Yafa.

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