Today Hallie speaks with Dr. Shereen Lim, airway centric dentist based out of Perth, Australia. Dr. Lim is the author of “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Discover How Airway Health Can Unlock Your Child’s Greater Health, Learning and Potential.” Her work in priva ...
Episode 206: Risewell & The Oral Microbiome with Dr. Derek Gatta
Meet Dr. Derek Gatta, Board Certified Prosthodontist and Co-Founder of Risewell. Dr Gatta shares his journey of seeking out healthier ways to provide dental care and co-creating a line of products that reduce exposure to fluoride while improving oral hea ...
Episode 205: Chaya Stern, OT. Let’s Play with Our Food!
Meet Chaya Stern, Occupational Therapist and feeding specialist who brings with her an enthusiasm and compassion for guiding “picky eaters” into exploring different foods. Chaya shares her own experience from her own “picky” eating experience in childhood ...
Episode 204: Progressing Through Play and TOTs with Dr. Brita Destefano
Today Hallie talks with Dr. Brita Destefano PT, DPT, PCS as they discuss all things Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs) and infant development. As a part of the TOT's care team, PTs play a role in helping children with concerns related to posture/neck tension (e ...
Episode 203: Dr. Joseph Yousefian, D.M.D, M.S. . A Paradigm Shift
Join Hallie and learn from Dr. Joseph Yousefian, D.M.D., M.S. about the evolution of treatment for narrow mandible and maxilla. Dr. Yousefian takes us through his own story and contributions to treatment development for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), ...
Episode 202: Dr. Courtney Donkoh: How Does Your Mandible Grow?
Today Hallie chats with Dr. Courtney Donkoh, DDS. Dr. Donkoh practices in the south suburbs of Chicago with a focus on expansion to achieve optimal mandibular growth. Dr. Donkoh paints a beautifully vivid yet easy to understand image of the orofacial ana ...
Episode 201: Dr Karen Benitez, DDS: Never Stop Learning!
Today Hallie chats with Dr. Karen Benitez, DDS, QOM. As a pediatric dentist, Dr. Karen shares her perspective on tethered oral tissues (TOTs) and orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs). Like many providers, it was her own child who led her to begin res ...
Episode 200: Functional Impact: When A Tongue Tie Is ACTUALLY A Tongue Tie
HAPPY 200 episodes to The Untethered Podcast! In honor of 200 episodes over 3.5 years (we haven't missed a week!) Hallie is talking about one of our most asked about topics: TONGUE TIES! With growing awareness, there is still confusion as to what qualifie ...
Episode 199: The Airway Revolution: Add Your Voice!
Join Hallie for a very special episode! Dr. Victor Avis, DDS and his daughter Sydney Avis share their voice to tell the story of Airwayrevolution.org. It ranges over a 30 year period and includes Sydney’s own health journey to ultimately discovering the ...
Episode 198: Dr. Steven Olmos, DDS: How Do You Sleep?
Join Hallie and Dr. Steven Olmos, DDS as they discuss the relationship between facial pain, respiration, nasal obstruction, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and more! Dr. Olmos has dedicated the last 30 years to research and treatment of craniofacial pain an ...
Episode 197: Dr. Rishita Jaju: The Evolution Of A Pediatric Dental Practice Since 2020
Dr. Rishita's practice provides pediatric dentistry to both typically developing and special needs children. In March 2020, we all had to get creative and learn the best way to continue to serve our pediatric patients, especially infants in need of tether ...
Episode 196: Dr. Molly Hayes Functional Airway Focused Dentist: Slow Down and Breathe!
Join Hallie as she talks to Dr. Molly Hayes, functional airway dentist out of Omaha, Nebraska. Mollie shares her own journey and how she went from being a traditional dentist to an airway-centric dentistry. She shares her own philosophies and practices ...
Episode 195: Health is Everything with Jessica Dillon, SLP & Integrative Health Coach
Join Hallie as she talks to Jessica Dillon, Speech-Language Pathologist and Integrative Health Coach. Jessica shares her journey into holistic health and how that practice connects with her speech-language practice. Together, Hallie and Jessica discuss tr ...
Episode 194: Can We Do Myo Therapy With A Palatal Expander?
Hallie answers a common question: "Can we continue orofacial myofunctional therapy ("myo") when a patient has a palatal expander?" Join Hallie to find out the answer! Do you have questions you want Hallie to address? Send her a message on Instagram @hal ...
Episode 193: Tongue Ties and Speech: Yes Virginia, there is a connection!
Join Hallie as she jumps into the connection between tongue ties and speech. A review of sounds and tongue placement that can be affected by tongue tie is given as well as an explanation of why compensation is not “good enough”. She reminds us that resear ...
Episode 192: Common, Not Normal
Hallie continues her mini-series. Join her for a short but impactful discussion on what symptoms are common in our society but are NOT normal. She shares several signs and symptoms of sleep disordered breathing and orofacial myofunctional disorders that a ...
Episode 191: Bedwetting After Preschool: Common, Not Normal
Enuresis or bedwetting after age 4 years (and up to age 9!) is considered common by many health practitioners. Common does not mean "normal" and begs the question; what is the root cause? Hallie breaks down nighttime bedwetting after preschool age and sha ...
Episode 190: A PTs Approach: Tongue Ties, TMD, & OMDs with Liana Sved PT, DPT, CMTPT
Liana Sved is a physical therapist and orofacial myofunctional therapist specializing in working with patients who present with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). She joins Hallie for a fascinating conversation on the effects of TMD on the body and o ...
Episode 189: Connecting Form and Function with Rebecca Bockow, DDS
Rebecca Bockow, DDS is an orthodontist and periodontist based in the Seattle, WA area. Dr. Bockow is a strong proponent of early intervention, treating younger pediatric cases while collaborating with a team of educated providers in the airway health spac ...
Episode 188: The Nose Knows with Dr. Amy Best, MD
Amy Best is an Otolaryngologist (ENT), caring for both adults and pediatrics. In her practice, sinus and nasal surgery are the largest volume of patient procedures. Her practice also includes other traditional ENT treatments like thyroid surgery, tonsille ...
Episode 187: Expanding Your Knowledge As A New Graduate with Kathleen Dung, M.S., CCC-SLP 
Join Hallie as she talks to Kathleen Dung M.S, CCC-SLP. Kathleen was one of the first speech-language pathology students to graduate from the Feed the Peds® Course. She jumped right into the course and into the world of pediatric feeding, right out of gr ...
Episode 186: When an IBCLC & SLP Talk TOTs Journeys with Gina Motsay, IBCLC
Gina Motsay is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and mom of four littles, including twins! Gina joins Hallie to share her experience as both an IBCLC and Mama of babies with TOTs. They share their children's TOTs journeys and w ...
Episode 185: Laura Glazebrook, DPT The Pelvic Floor and Jaw Connection
Today Hallie is joined by Dr. Laura Glazebrook DPT.; a pelvic floor trained physical therapist and scoliosis specialist. Dr. Glazebrook shares her personal history with scoliosis as well as her journey as a mom of children with tethered oral tissue (ToTs) ...
Episode 184: Not All Ties Need to be Released
Join Hallie as she discusses when and why a tie (tongue, lip , buccal) should be released. She breaks down the factors considered before sending a patient for a release consultation as well as what SLPs, OTs and Myofunctional Therapists can do to help pat ...
Episode 183: The Benefits of Adult Expansion & Myo with Kelley Quolas, BSRDH, QOM, Certified Buteyko Practitioner
Join Hallie as she talks with Kelly Quolas, RDH about all things Myo, ToTs, Airway and Vivos from a personal and professional viewpoint. They share their own experiences, including how treatment has affected their lives and what they have learned that ben ...