Reclaiming Parenthood with Taylor Kulik – Details, episodes & analysis

On today's episode Cheryl Sew Hoy, found of Tiny Health, joins me to chat all about the gut microbiome and why it can be so beneficial to test your infant's gut health. We discuss: What is the gut microbiome and why does it matter How a baby's gut microbiome is formed/seeded How mothers' gut health during pregnancy and breastfeeding impacts their baby's gut health How gut health can cause a variety of chronic health issues such as eczema, reflux, colic, gassiness, food sensitivities and more. How we can correct gut imbalances early on to help our babies have a strong health foundation and more! Find Tiny Health: Tiny Health testing- save $20 off first purchase with code TAYLOR How gut health can impact sleep Cheryl Sew Hoy is an accomplished and repeat founder of multiple companies including the non-profit #MovingForward as well as a successful consumer software startup that was acquired by Walmart Labs in 2013. In 2014, she was head-hunted by the White House to become CEO of MaGIC, a $30M-funded agency to spur the innovation ecosystem in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. In 2020, Cheryl founded Tiny Health to take charge of her family’s microbiome health after giving birth to her 2 children, when she realized that early life microbiome imbalances are linked to many chronic conditions later in life. Cheryl has extensive expertise in building consumer brands and has raised a total of $34M. She is an angel investor and advisor to many startups. Cheryl earned her master’s degree in Engineering Management and Data Mining and her bachelor’s degree in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from Cornell University, NY, both on full scholarships.The Tiny Health team includes leading microbiologists, scientists, and physicians with backgrounds from Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins, WashU, Stanford, Cornell, Boston Children’s Hospital (Harvard Medical), and UCSF. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylorkulik/support

On this episode, I'm joined by Kyle of Parenting Legacy to discuss how parents can raise respectful and kind children without using fear and shame to change behavior.

Kyle is a licensed professional counselor and Parenting Coach. He was an elementary school counselor with for 7 yrs. He has worked with children for over 20 years. He and his wife, Sara, love being parents to three amazing kids ranging from 7-14 yrs old. Together they started a counseling/coaching business called Parenting Legacy 10 yrs ago. They also produce and host a weekly podcast entitled “The Art of Raising Humans”. In the podcast they discuss their journey as parents, the skills they use in their parenting, and how raising kids has transformed them into better humans. They have done numerous trainings for schools and faith based communities. They are passionate about helping parents shift their paradigm away from fear and shame, and equipping them with the skills and tools they need to teach and raise children that are respectful, kind, courageous and self-controlled.

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Do you ever feel like hurrying to get your child to bed usually ends up being harder and takes longer? I'm telling you why in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taylorkulik/support

I'm joined by Courtney Burg to discuss setting healthy boundaries and limits. In this episode, we discuss

• What are boundaries, and how do we begin setting them?
• How reflecting on your childhood and how boundaries were modeled to you can help you understand your perceptions of boundaries
• What to do when someone disregards your boundary?
• How to navigate it when someone is hurt by a boundary you've set
• How we can model setting healthy boundaries with our children

Courtney Burg is a wife and mother of four living in South Florida. She graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in Psychology, and she is currently apart of the Wheaton Propel Cohort, pursuing a Masters degree in Evangelism and Leadership. Courtney founded Discover Your Worth, an online membership for women to help them heal from codependency and set learn to establish a boundary practice. She just wrote a book that published in December titled LOYAL TO A FAULT: HOW TO ESTABLISH NEW PATTERNS WHEN LOVING OTHERS HAS LEFT YOU HURTING.

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Read the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/health/tongue-tie-release-breastfeeding.html

I'm sharing my quick thoughts about this article.

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Bonus episode! Today, I'm sharing my favorite clutter-free and non-toy gift ideas for kids.

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On this episode, I'm joined by Rachel Harrington to discuss primitive reflexes and a few other fun topics. We discuss:

• What primitive reflexes are and what happens when they don't get integrated
• How parents might know their child has retained reflexes and where to start for support
• Does swaddling impact reflex integration?
• How important is crawling really?

Rachel Harrington is a Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant, founder of The Sensory Project and owner of Sensational Brain, which provides continuing education to therapists and other professionals as well as custom sensory diet creation technology and products. She works with Harkla creating therapeutic courses, products, and content, while co-hosting The All Things Sensory by Harkla Podcast, to help parents, therapists and educators understand sensory processing as it relates to daily life, in an easy to understand way. Rachel's two young children always keep her on her toes, and they love hiking, playing sports, and trying new sensory activities! Join her to understand how to put your sensory goggles on to best navigate this sensory world we live in!

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The Sensory Project

Sensational Brain

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Today, I'm chatting about the wide range of sleep needs for babies and children, and how to determine whether you have a low sleep needs child.

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In this episode, I'm joined by Kim Perez to discuss postnatal depletion and how we can address health issues through nourishing our bodies. We discuss:

• What postnatal depletion is and what causes it
• How postnatal depletion can present in a variety of different health areas
• Simple shifts mothers can take today to better nourish their bodies
• How eating nourishing foods can impact energy levels
• & more!

Kim Perez is a functional nutritionist and the owner of Root & Branch Nutrition, where she supports women through the transition into motherhood and beyond. Her personal journey- especially the challenges she faced postpartum and the healing she embarked on once she became a mom- lit a fire in her to more deeply help others through this often difficult, unsupported, and misunderstood season.Kim uses a holistic and root-cause, yet balanced approach that honors metabolic function, mineral balance, and nervous system health to help women heal depletion, restore their energy, and build resilience to stress. She is passionate about proving that women CAN feel really good in their bodies after becoming moms (despite what society may say) and is on a mission to make nourished motherhood the norm.

Find Kim:

Kim's free nutrition guide

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Nourished Postpartum program

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In this episode, I'm sharing my thoughts about whether using OK to wake toddler clocks is considered sleep training, and if there is any way to use them that is respectful and responsive in nature.

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