*Disclosure- The OvercomingTrauma episode may trigger unanticipated feelings as it explores trauma intervention. Listen with care.

Jessica Heavin, Licensed Professional Counselor unpacks the complex trauma support role when working with a child, teen or adult. Learn how to plant the seed of good intention, good timing, professional crisis intervention or trauma resolution. 

Guest: Jessica Heavin, Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Certified Employee Assistance Professional, Certified in Critical Incident Stress Management

Guest: Meredith Walton Waddel, Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology, BS in Secondary English Education

Happiness! We seek it, chase it, and just know it is right around the corner. As the world continues to move at a fast pace with information coming at us at a rate much faster than we can process, mental wellness is a rising concern. How do children find happiness? It starts with the adults in their life. Meredith Waddel shares highlights from the 4-year comprehensive Health and Wellness curriculum she developed for school age children on intentional practice to achieve lifelong sustainable happiness. Meredith shares real life applications of the five pillars: relationships, kindness, gratitude, physical body, quiet and gratitude you can use today. Discover your happiness and the happiness in a child.

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Guest: Kassie Allison, MOT,OTR/L Owner Greenhouse Pediatric Therapy

Kassie Allison, MOT, OTR/L is back as we take a deeper dive understanding neurodiversity and how it unfolds as a child becomes an adult. Understanding what it looks like and what it is not Kassie guides us through what support can look like when working with an adult who does day-to-day with neurodiversity.

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Guest: Jessica Heavin, Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Certified Employee Assistance Professional, Certified in Critical Incident Stress Management

*Disclosure- The Learning With Trauma episode may trigger unanticipated feelings as it explores examples of trauma. Listen with care.

What is trauma? How is trauma internalized? Could trauma impact children more because they have less control or power? Hard questions. Candid conversation. Join us as Jessica Heavin, Licensed Professional Counselor explores all of these questions and how trauma can impact learning. Why? Because it it may be the root cause of your child's learning differences.

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A dinner plate for breakfast? Why not! Get the breakdown on nutrition, brain inflammation, and how sugar crashes impact how your kiddo learns. Grab a notepad as you will not want to miss the big take-aways to make mealtimes easier, more enjoyable and healthier with tips from parenting coach Alisha Alessi Barnes. Tune in and feel confident that you know how you can set up your children to be at their best each and everyday!  

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In this heartwarming episode Sean dismantles stereotypical beliefs of disability into extraordinary abilities. Touching on happiness as a choice, understanding everyone's experience is different and we are more alike than different it is guaranteed you will leave this podcast a changed person.

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Guest: Komari Crisp
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 Wisdom at a young age will not be lost on you in this bold and fearless interview as Komari shares her life living with dyslexia. She openly shares the pain, joy, and everything in-between.  This may be Komari's story, but her experiences arent exclusive. If there is a child in your life struggling with dyslexia today this is a must-tune in podcast!

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A heartfelt look back at where it all began, where it’s going and everything in-between. April and Penny have a sit down chat on the season of change for the Educate To Advocate Podcast. 

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Has your summer with the kids at home spun out of control? Join us in the conversation as Chelsea Anderson, COTA/L helps us understand behavior regulation, dysregulation, and how co-regulation can be your friend.

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Summer's here! What now? Chelsea Anderson, COTA/L guides us through how to not only survive but thrive with our children home for the summer.

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Listen to our Remastered episode "Give Me A Break." This is one of our favorite episodes from Season 1 and we wanted to make sure you didn't miss it. In this episode, Penny and April discuss the tug of war between therapists & parents.

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Dive into a deep discussion on the impact of trauma.
What it is and how play can heal.

Guest Speaker: Suzanne Broyles, LPC, Registered Play Therapist
Website: https://suzannebroyles.com/

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Does your child really do better with in-person testing? School psychologist, Kristin Clouser weighs in.

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Sarah Van Alstine, President of OKOTA unpacks advocacy. Two hundred and fifty active Oklahoma Occupational Therapy members support 2,500 licensed Oklahoma occupational therapy practitioners. Through this small and mighty organization, we will learn how parents, practitioners, and business owners can make an impact.

Sarah Van Alstyne, OTR/L
is the President of Oklahoma Occupational Therapy Association

Follow Sarah's Work: okota.org

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Join our SPED school testing chat with Kristin Clouser, school psychologist, from the other POV.

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A deep dive into TEFRA supplemental insurance, building community and relationships with Emma Schlais.

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Navigating asymmetrical development of the twice exceptional child from the perspective of an educator, occupational therapist, and advocate.

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Welcome to Season 3.
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Failing with Grace: We all fail. We all learn. How to fail and get back up.
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Dive into a real and raw conversation with Penny and April as they reflect on the challenges and successes of this past year. Discover your path.

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Join Dr. Penny Stack and April Tate having a conversation with Stephen Yearout and the barriers to growing up with dyslexia. 

We're back for Season 3 in 2021! Join us for us Episode 1 where we explore the transitional stages of going from the holidays  to a new rhythm of homeschooling. 

Dive into this latest episode with Stephen Yearout about believing the lie about dyslexia. 

Have your eyes been opened to educational struggles? What to look for when you're feeling concerned!

What is DIR Floortime and why is building foundational development is a priority.

Q & A: Letter Reversals and what they could mean