In this episode, Hallie answers the 3 most frequent questions she gets regarding myofunctional therapy and pediatric feeding. Send Me The Show Notes
Episode 162: A 6.5 year olds Perspective on Her Airway and Feeding Journey
In this episode, Hallie interviews her 6.5-year-old daughter Lily. They discuss the progress Lily has made with expanding her food repertoire, myofunctional therapy and her airway journey. Hear it first hand from a 6.5 year old!
Episode 161: Introducing Solids: 9 Differences Between Choking vs. Gagging
In this episode, Hallie discusses the differences between choking and gagging. Many parents and professionals use the term chocking when in fact the infant is actually gagging. Gagging can be a normal response when introducing solids but should decrease o ...
Episode 160: Hallie Shares Her Home Sleep Test Results with Ken Hooks, RRT, RPSGT
In this episode, Hallie talks with Ken Hooks who analyzes Hallie’s recent home sleep test. They discuss what to look for and make sense of all the raw data. Ken discusses the importance of all forms of airway resistance and sleep apnea, and highlights ...
Episode 159: An SLP Mama’s Journey: From in the Dark to Specializing in Feeding and Myo with Brenda C. Figueroa CCC-SLP
In this episode Hallie talks with Brenda C. Figueroa CCC-SLP about her why; the reason she decided to specialize in feeding and myo. Brenda talks about her humbling experience, from not knowing how to guide her own child’s treatment plan to receiving the ...
Episode 158: “Brave Parent: Raising Healthy Happy Kids Against All Odds in Today’s World” with Dr. Susan Maples
In this episode, Hallie talks with Dr. Susan Maples, a practicing dentist of 36 years. Dr. Maples places a special emphasis on wellness and the connections through the body with special attention to the mouth. Her newest book, "Brave Parent! Raising Heal ...
Episode 147: TOTs and The Impact on Feeding with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, QOM, COM
In this episode, Hallie debunks the myth that feeding is not impacted by TOTs and that only infants who are breast or bottle feeding benefit from a TOTs release. Hallie discusses what happens if a tongue, lip, and/or cheek are tied as an infant, toddler, ...
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 140: REMastered Sleep: Fighting Snoring One Water Bottle At A Time with Anders Olmanson
In this episode, Hallie talks with Anders Olmanson, CEO, of REMastered Sleep about the REMplenish water bottle that aims to combat snoring. Anders tells the story behind inventing this product and how he got into this space. They discuss the key benefits ...
Episode 136: The Dental Approach To Airway-Centric Early Intervention with Tracy Tran, DDS, MS
In this episode, Hallie talks to Tracy Tran, DDS about her dental approach to airway-centric early intervention. They discuss the need and importance of obtaining a functional assessment, modalities of treatment, frenectomy aftercare and most common reas ...
Episode 133: Overstuffing and Large Bites with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM, QOM
In this episode, Hallie discusses why some children take large bites or overstuff their mouths when eating. Hallie explains the oral motor, orofacial myofunctional and sensory components behind why overstuffing happens. This episode also dives into tethe ...
Episode 132: Feeding With A Twist of Myo with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie discusses children birth to 4 years old who present with oral motor and feeding difficulties. Hallie shares her “feeding with a twist of myo” approach. She brings you an infant case study: an 8 month old with feeding difficulti ...
Episode 131: A Case Study: The 10-Year Old Who Was Not Appropriate For Lip Closure…Yet with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie brings you the highly requested case study! And this case is UNIQUE. The 10-year old was not appropriate for a lip closure goal, which we know is the cornerstone of correct oral rest posture. So what do you do when you cannot yet ...
Episode 127: A Myo Case Study: 5.5 Year Old with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie walks you through a myofunctional therapy case from evaluation to treatment planning. Hallie discusses what to look for when gathering case history, questions to ask after reading through a patient's intake and how to gather furth ...
Episode 125: It All Begins In Utero with Tara Erson, DMD, IBCLC
In this episode, Hallie talks with Tara Erson, DMD, IBCLC about understanding the effects of dysfunction in utero, “normal” versus “common” in breastfeeding and the tongue's effect on jaw/face/airway development. They discuss the importance of function w ...
Episode 123: How Do You Become A Confident Pediatric Feeding Therapist with Hallie Bulkin, MA, CCC-SLP, COM
In this episode, Hallie talks about how to become a pediatric feeding therapist. Hallie discusses Feed the Peds™ as well as three elements that are essential to take someone from SLP or OT to a confident and competent feeding therapist… Listen to find ou ...
Episode 116: The 411 on Lip Taping with Autumn R. Henning SLP COM IBCLC
In this episode, Hallie and Autumn R. Henning SLP COM IBCLC give the 411 on lip taping. They discuss the importance of determining the root cause of a patient's mouth breathing and how lip taping is quite literally putting a band aid on the problem (vs. ...
Episode 111: Kicking TOTs Reattachment Shame To The Curb with Michelle P. Asaro, MS CCC-SLP, TSSLD
In this episode Hallie and Michelle discuss how they entered the tethered oral tissues (TOTs) world. Both are SLP Moms to children with a history of TOTs. As such they discuss the importance of stopping the guilt and shaming around reattachment of TOTs; ...
Episode 110: An SLP Mom’s Journey with TOTs with Amber Jara MA CCC SLP
In this episode, Hallie talks with Amber, another awesome SLP Mom! They share personal experiences with TOTs and Amber discusses her journey with each of her kids. They discuss the importance of advocating for your child, red flags to look out for, and t ...
Episode 108: Straight Talk with an SLP Leader and Special Needs Mom with Theresa Richard M.A., CCC-SLP, BCS-S
In this episode, Hallie talks with Theresa Richard, M.A., CCC-SLP, BCS-S about her own struggles and victories with therapies for her son with special needs. As a special needs mom, Theresa shares tips for therapists AND for parents seeking top-notch ...
Episode 106: Burnout in the SLP World: Finances, Failures & Fearless Living with Danelle Augustine, M.A., CCC-SLP, CALT, CBS
In this episode, Hallie talks with Danelle Augustine, M.A., CCC-SLP, CALT, CBS about burnout in the SLP field. They discuss everything from finances and failures to fearless living. Hallie and Danni give tips on how to better yourself in your career and ...
Episode 101: Keeping Cultural Differences in Mind with Sabrina Rebollar M.S., CCC-SLP, CIMI-II
In this episode, Hallie talks with Sabrina Rebollar, an SLP who puts her heart and soul into her work. Living in rural Texas, Sabrina learned first hand as a mom of a child with a tongue-tie, how hard it can be to get your child the services they need mo ...
Episode 85: Tongueometer: Measuring Maximum Lingual Strength And Endurance With Elizabeth Lipton Daly, MS, CCC-SLP & Ed Steger, MS
In this episode, Hallie talks with Elizabeth and Ed about their device, the Tonguemeter. They discuss their innovation story and goal to provide an affordable, accessible and easy to use treatment tool to measure tongue strength and endurance. The Tongue ...
Episode 79: An IBCLC’s Journey With TOTS With Kelly Euperio, MS, RD, IBCLC, CSOM
In this episode, Hallie talks with Kelly, a TOT-Savvy IBCLC, who has a passion to help all breastfeeding mamas overcome any obstacles (especially TOTs!) preventing them from a desirable breastfeeding experience with their baby. They discuss Kelly’s jour ...