Eczema, allergies, autoimmunity, picky eating, and attention, learning and behavioural challenges seem par for the course for kids nowadays. 

If you struggle with any of these with your children, know you are far from alone. 

But perhaps even more reassuring is that even if this is your current reality, it doesn’t have to continue to be. 

In this episode of Wild and Well, I’m joined by certified GAPS coach Emma Goodwin, for an eye-opening conversation about gut health, picky eating, and the deep connection between food and our physical and emotional wellness.

For parents navigating challenges like ADHD, allergies, picky eating, or behavioural and health challenges in their kids, this episode offers a thoughtful look at what might be going on beneath the surface.

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 Emma Goodwin is a certified GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Coach whose personal journey through chronic health struggles, family illness, and motherhood led her to discover the healing power of food. After finding life-changing answers in Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride’s book Gut and Psychology Syndrome, Emma transformed her family’s health and now helps others do the same. Trained directly by Dr. Natasha, Emma combines lived experience with expert guidance to support families navigating ADHD, eczema, allergies, behavioural challenges, and more – through nourishing, gut-healing food. She believes deeply in the body’s ability to heal.

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Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything for your child, the appointments, the diet changes, the endless research, and yet, something still isn’t shifting?

You’re not alone.
What if the piece you’ve been missing is you?

In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about the critical, but often overlooked, role of a mother’s nervous system in her child’s healing. 

Lucia Silver (a devoted mother and founder of the Brain Health Movement) shares her journey through parenting a child with neuroimmune challenges, and what finally started making the real difference.

We talk co-regulation, overwhelm, guilt, nature, screens, toxins, family healing, and how to care for yourself without adding another thing to your to-do list.

Lucia and I chat about: 

Lucia Silver is the founder of The Brain Health Movement and the mother behind “The Mighty Quinn.” An Oxford scholar and award-winning entrepreneur, Lucia is now leading a parent-powered mission to re-educate families on the true root causes of childhood struggles. She’s the creator of The Whole Child, Multi-Disciplinary Roadmap to Healing – a course that brings all the answers you need, in one place, in the right order. Lucia has helped hundreds of families navigate ADHD, autism, anxiety, PANS/PANDAS, tics, gut and chronic health issues and more. 

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As someone who’s always exploring healing practices – blending teas, working with herbs, and diving into different wellness modalities – Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has always intrigued me, even though I didn’t know much about it.

So, when I discovered the work of Dr Brittany Wickert, a Doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine who supports mothers and children through this ancient approach, I knew I had to invite her on the podcast.

In this episode, Dr Brittany shares how TCM can support emotional and hormonal balance, enhance fertility, ease pregnancy symptoms, nurture postpartum recovery, and guide us through every stage of motherhood.

Dr Brittany and I chat about: 

Dr Brittany Wickert is a Board-Certified Doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine with a special focus on women’s health and hormones. She’s also a yoga teacher with advanced training in pre and postnatal yoga, yoga nidra, meditation, and Critical Alignment Yoga Therapy. In her practice, Dr Brittany integrates both Chinese and Western herbal medicine, offering her patients a well-rounded and unique approach to care. 

A natural educator and frequent guest speaker at retreats and workshops, she regularly teaches on women’s cycles, emotional wellness, and the mind-body connection. As a home-birth mama, she understands the beauty and complexity of motherhood and brings wisdom and clarity to each stage — from fertility and pregnancy to postpartum and beyond. She also loves working with kids, supporting families with digestion, immunity, sleep, and more.

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If your child struggles with reading, focus, behaviour, or has been labelled with a learning disability or ADHD, you’re not alone. It also might be time to look deeper than tutoring. 

In this episode, I am joined by Lorraine Driscoll, an Integrative Educational Therapist and Nutritionist who helps moms uncover the root causes of their children’s learning and behaviour challenges.

A former teacher and a mom herself, Lorraine brings a holistic approach that combines brain-based therapies with functional nutrition to help children thrive beyond labels. Her approach includes addressing gut health, nervous system dysregulation, retained primitive reflexes, and much more to build up the foundations so children can learn more easily. 

Lorraine and I talk about: 

Lorraine Driscoll is an Integrative Educational Therapist and Nutritionist who helps moms uncover and address the root causes of their children’s learning and behavior challenges. A former teacher and a mom herself, Lorraine combines brain-based therapies with functional nutrition to help kids move beyond labels, IEPs, and endless tutoring – and reach their full potential. She’s the founder of Building Better Brains and Full Potential Academy, and is passionate about giving parents practical tools to help their kids thrive, starting at the source.

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Pregnancy and postpartum bring massive physical and emotional changes and often, new discomforts and unanswered questions. Getting the proper support for yourself and your baby during this time is so vital. 

One support that many moms seek out is chiropractic care. 

In this episode, I am joined by Chiropractor Dr Samantha Sims who specializing in prenatal, postpartum, and paediatric care. We explore how chiropractic care can be a powerful, holistic support throughout the motherhood journey, not just for moms, but for babies and children too.

Dr Samantha and I chat about: 

Dr Samantha Sims is a chiropractor and acupuncture provider based in the City of Kawartha Lakes. A family-focused practitioner, Dr Samantha is passionate about supporting patients through every stage of life, with a special focus on prenatal, postpartum, and pediatric care. 

Her clinic, Lindsay Chiropractic and Wellness, offers a range of wellness services including chiropractic care, massage therapy, and medical esthetics. Her practice is designed with families in mind, helping each patient feel more at home in their body.

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Postpartum anxiety is a lot more common than you might think – and you’re not alone if you are experiencing this.

In this episode, I talk with Naturopathic Doctor Dr Madeleine Elton about the real and often overwhelming experience of postpartum anxiety.

Dr Madeleine shares insights from both her personal journey and her clinical work supporting women’s mental health after birth. We cover what postpartum anxiety really looks like, how nutrient depletion plays a role, and simple ways to start feeling better.

Dr Madeleine and I chat about:

Dr Madeleine Elton is a Naturopathic Doctor and Registered Nurse based in Hamilton, Ontario. With a background in nursing and a deep respect for both Western and Eastern medicine, she brings a compassionate, integrative approach to care. Her clinical focus includes anxiety, depression, and reproductive health—including fertility, sexual health, pregnancy, and menstrual wellness. Madeleine believes in meeting people wherever they are on their health journey, supporting change at a pace that feels right for them. When she’s not in clinic, you’ll find her outdoors, exploring nature, enjoying live music, or diving into health podcasts.

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Why Your Oral Microbiome Might Be the Missing Link in Your Wellness Journey with Dentist Dr Katie Lee

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Katie Lee, a functional and biological dentist, to explore the crucial yet often overlooked connection between oral health and whole-body wellness.

We dive deep into the oral microbiome and why your mouth is the real starting point of your gut health, immune function, and even fertility.

Dr Katie shares the science behind bleeding gums, dental inflammation, and the real reasons cavities and gum disease are more than just mouth problems.

We also explore how to strengthen your (and your child’s) oral microbiome and the surprising systemic effects of poor oral hygiene from heart disease and Alzheimer’s to hormonal imbalance and infertility.

This conversation is packed with actionable tips, the truth about tongue scraping and flossing, and how testing your oral microbiome might be the most important test you haven’t done yet.

Dr Katie and I chat about:

Dr Katie Lee is a dentist, entrepreneur, and author based in Aurora, Colorado. She’s the founder of The Collective Health Society, an integrated functional dental-medical center focused on oral-systemic health, and The Collective Education Society, which trains clinicians through hands-on and didactic learning.

A former partner in over 80 dental practices, Dr Katie now advises dental tech companies and serves as Chief Clinical Advisor for the Dental Innovation Alliance. She’s also part of NASA’s Analysis Working Group, helping develop oral health protocols for astronauts. Her personal experience with a traumatic dental injury in her teens led to her deep commitment to connecting oral health with overall wellness. Her book, Saved by the Mouth, bridges that connection for both clinicians and patients.

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In this episode, I talk with Dr Maggie Wyss, a researcher and global health expert who has spent years studying how women make decisions in pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.

We talk about why modern motherhood often feels overwhelming, the crucial (but little-known) transition of matrescence, and why asking for help should be seen as strength – not weakness. Dr Maggie also shares what we can learn from our ancestors about raising children and how reconnecting with our intuition can help us make better decisions as mothers.

Dr Maggie and I talk about: 

Dr Maggie Wyss is a researcher, writer, and global health expert whose work centers on the social and systemic forces that shape motherhood. From East Africa to Switzerland, she has studied how mothers make decisions in the face of uncertainty, pressure, and power imbalances – research that has informed her work with organizations like UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank. Today, she writes about motherhood as a public issue, not just a personal journey – arguing that it deserves recognition, investment, and collective responsibility. Originally from Canada, Maggie lives in Switzerland with her husband and three young children.

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Gut health is the topic everyone is talking about and struggling with.

One of the most common (and misunderstood) symptoms? 

Acid reflux.

In this episode, I sit down with Allison Jordan, Bloating and Constipation Coach, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and Craniosacral Therapist, to unpack the real causes behind acid reflux and what you can do about it from a functional approach. 

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Allison Jordan is the founder of Better Belly Therapies and host of the Better Belly Podcast. A certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and Craniosacral Therapist, she helps clients heal gut issues through functional lab testing and manual therapy. Her work has helped hundreds reduce symptoms like bloating, fatigue, brain fog, and food sensitivities, often within months.

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We are surrounded by people and always just a tap of the finger away from “connecting” with others. Yet, collectively, we feel lonelier than ever before, especially mothers. 

In this episode, I am once again joined by Jacqueline, the founder of The Only Hearts Club for a chat about something we all crave – but often find hard to build in the chaos of modern life: real community. 

Whether you’re navigating motherhood, new seasons of life, or just feeling the weight of too much time on screens, this conversation is here to remind you that you are not alone – and that building meaningful relationships might be simpler than you think. 

Jacqueline and I chat about: 

Jacqueline is a communications enthusiast based in Toronto, Canada. She currently leads communications for an international NGO working with farmers, seeds, and food security. Her career in global development has taken her throughout Canada and around the world. Outside of her professional life, Jacqueline is a proud mother to an active toddler, an avid runner, a community volunteer, and a lover of road trips near and far. As a mom to an only child (by choice), Jackie set out to connect with other mothers of one when she founded The Only Hearts Club. What started as a local Facebook group eventually evolved into an Instagram page and a website spotlighting – and connecting – mothers worldwide who are one-and-done. 

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