Is a thumb-sucking habit just a "phase," or is it a survival mechanism? In this episode, Hallie Bulkin breaks down the often-misunderstood world of oral habits in infants and toddlers. Moving beyond the traditional "just make them stop" approach, Hallie e ...
Don’t Ignore the Snore: The Hidden Link Between Airway, Sleep, and ADHD
Hallie Bulkin dives deep into one of the most misunderstood areas of airway health: the intricate relationship between sleep, airway dysfunction, and ADHD-like behaviors. Hallie shares her personal journey with ADHD, revealing how unrecognized sleep diso ...
Why Two Therapists Get Different Feeding Outcomes (And How to Fix It)
In this episode of The Untethered Podcast, Hallie Bulkin tackles a question many feeding specialists quietly wrestle with: Why can two therapists treat the same child — and achieve completely different outcomes? The answer isn’t more techniques. It’s cli ...
Building a Medically Complex Feeding Practice
In this episode of The Untethered Podcast, Hallie Bulkin sits down with Beth R Poe, MA, CCC-SLP , a certified pediatric feeding therapist and the founder of Way to Grow Therapy. Beth shares her inspiring transition from clinical certification to the laun ...
Elevating Your Clinical Impact in Pediatric Feeding Therapy
In this episode of The Untethered Podcast, Hallie Bulkin is joined by Melanie Peacock Shell to explore the deep shift from being a “therapist” to becoming a Certified Pediatric Feeding Therapist (CPFT). Melanie pulls back the curtain on the "hidden gem" o ...
Why We Can’t Ignore the Airway in Pediatric Feeding Therapy
Airway in pediatric feeding therapy is not optional, it’s foundational. In this episode of The Untethered Podcast, Hallie Bulkin dives deep into the non-negotiable link between how a child breathes and how they eat. This conversation delivers the essenti ...
Chewing Patterns Matter More Than Picky Eating
In this episode of The Untethered Podcast, Hallie Bulkin dives into the intricate world of pediatric eating behaviors, pulling back the curtain on why "picky eating" is often a symptom of a much deeper developmental gap.Many caregivers and clinicians feel ...
Why Pediatric Feeding Therapy Feels So Hard and What’s Been Missing
In this episode of The Untethered Podcast, Hallie Bulkin sits down with Cheryl Pelletier ,M.S., CCC-SLP to discuss the essential infrastructure of a successful career in feeding therapy: mentorship, community, and the courage to evolve. Many clinicians f ...
Episode 146: TOTs Myths Debunked with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie debunks the top TOTs Myth that she hears on a regular basis! Some of the myths Hallie debunks include: Tongue Ties are a fad, You should wait to see if they outgrow it and Tongue Ties can stretch. SLPs & OTs: Want to learn ...
Episode 145: The Missing Link In Your SLP & OT Screenings with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie talks about the importance of screening for pediatric feeding disorders. Hallie discusses how an oral motor feeding and airway screening should be added as part of any other speech/language and or occupational therapy screening. I ...
Episode 122: There’s No Such Thing As An Orthodontic Pacifier with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie talks all about pacifiers. Hallie highlights that orthodontic pacifiers are NOT a thing (hello, false marketing)! She discusses the purpose of pacifiers, pros/cons to using them, the ideal pacifier and when to wean. Send M ...
Episode 102: What I’ve Learned from Failing with Hallie Bulkin MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this Episode, Hallie discusses what she has learned from Failing...and she shares an example of failure from each season of life (college, first job and first attempt at an online business). Social media tends to highlight successes but its important ...
Episode 100: Reflecting, Elevating, and EBP with Hallie Bulkin, MA CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie talks about how the Untethered Podcast has grown and evolved over the first 100 episodes. Hallie highlights the top 10 most listened to episodes, discusses the movement to elevate colleagues, and even touches on the great EBP deba ...
Episode 92: Your Credentials Do Not Define You with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM®
In this episode Hallie dishes it to ya straight. The only person responsible for defining YOU is YOU. Your credentials DO NOT define you. Listen to hear Hallie’s pearls of wisdom in this quick episode! Send Me The Show Notes
Episode 72: The 4 Pillars of The Myo Membership & A Bonus Training with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie shares talking points for helping patients realize when an orofacial myofunctional evaluation may be the next best step for themselves or their child, even when they called for a different "type" of evaluation initially. Hallie ...
Episode 50: Featuring Angie Lehman, RDH, COM – What subtle changes in the face tell us
In this episode Hallie and Angie, discuss the subtle changes we see in: Facial Symmetry, Head Posture, Facial Profile, The Eyes, The Lips, The Teeth, The Oral Cavity and Tongue Send Me The Show Notes