As pediatric therapists, we know that our time with a child is only one small piece of the puzzle. Real, lasting progress happens when parents and caregivers feel confident carrying strategies into everyday family life. Yet, navigating parent communicati ...
How My Son’s Down Syndrome Diagnosis Changed Me as a Feeding Therapist
Making the leap from a school-based setting into a specialized pediatric feeding niche is an incredible professional transformation. But what happens when that career pivot collides with your own deeply personal parenting journey?In this episode, Hallie s ...
When You Screen a Child and Think ‘Now What?
In this solo episode, Hallie Bulkin dives deep into a common pitfall in pediatric feeding therapy: treating red flags as a diagnosis rather than a starting point. Many clinicians feel the pressure to jump straight into treatment the moment a concern is r ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ep 339: Why ‘Lazy Bottles’ Don’t Exist: A Functional Approach to Pediatric Feeding with Hallie Bulkin, MA CCC-SLP, CMT®, CPFT™
Ep 339: Why 'Lazy Bottles' Don’t Exist: A Functional Approach to Pediatric Feeding with Hallie Bulkin, MA CCC-SLP, CMT®, CPFT™In this episode of the Untethered Podcast, Hallie Bulkin discusses the complexities of pediatric feeding, focusing on lip ties, ...