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Guest: Larry Hagner is an author, speaker, coach, podcaster, and founder of the Good Dad Project. The Good Dad Project is dedicated to helping men become the best version of themselves so they can show up big for their kids. In this episode, we will cover: how becoming a dad himself, lead Larry on a path of learning about Fatherhood that then evolved into him starting The Good Dad Project  how men feel "parental guilt" just as much as women and what you can do to overcome it what you can do as a dad to be proactive with your family (kids AND spouse) so everyone is happy and feeling supported Resources mentioned in the conversation: the www.GoodDadProject.com website to see Larry's book: The Dad's Edge in Amazon to apply to be a part of Larry's Dad's Edge Facebook Group About Larry Hagner: Larry Hagner is an author, speaker, coach, podcaster, and founder of the Good Dad Project. The Good Dad Project is dedicated to helping men become the best version of themselves so they can show up big for their kids. L

Guest: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. 90% of his practice now are pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. He is the host of the "Healthy Births, Happy Babies" podcast.  In this episode, we will cover: What does getting a puppy have to do with parenthood? Well, a lot actually Dr. Jay explains how getting a puppy last week for his son brought back all of those feelings of "I have NO IDEA what I'm doing here" when Niko was first born Why asking lots and lots and lots of questions to the RIGHT people and learning from the RIGHT websites and books will help make you a better parent and your baby happier too Resources mentioned in the conversation: www.CapWellnessCenter.com Dr. Jay's website: www.DrJayWarren.com to get the "40 Ways to Connect with Your Baby During Pregnancy" guide: www.DrJayWarren.com/40ways About Dr. Jay Warren: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. He is also the Wellness Care Coordinator at

Guest: Paige Bellenbaum is the program director of The Motherhood Center of Manhattan, offering a comprehensive program of services for pregnant and postpartum women to help them overcome perinatal mood and anxiety disorders In this episode, we will cover: how Paige's recovery from severe postpartum (even having suicidal thoughts) led her to become an outspoken advocate on the issue of postpartum depression, and uses her own story as a tool for change what the most common signs of postpartum depression are so you can recognize them in yourself or others how to find resources in your city to help yourself out of this seemingly helpless situation Resources mentioned in the conversation: link to The Motherhood Center of Manhattan's website www.CapWellnessCenter.com  About Paige Bellenbaum: Paige Bellenbaum, LMSW is the program director of The Motherhood Center of Manhattan. For the past 20 years, Paige has been committed to the field of social work practice, focusing her efforts on direct service to have a m

Guest: Alex Charfen is developer of the Entrepreneurial Personality Type and host of the podcast by the same name. His upcoming book, "Defending Brilliance", applies this research children’s learning styles personality development and how they relate to the modern educational system. In this episode, we will cover: how Alex's research into the personality types of ultra successful business people lead him to understand why so many kids are being incorrectly diagnosed as ADD, ADHD, Asperger's, etc. in school today what the 4 general types of people are and what the one qualifying question for each that determines which group your child belongs to how to support your child in the modern school system if they are displaying some of these unique characteristics so they can remain Brilliant rather than being forced to fit into a box Resources mentioned in the conversation: Alex's website: www.AlexCharfen.com Link to his article: The 3 Questions Brilliant Children Need to Hear to download his free ebook on the E

Guest: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. 90% of his practice now are pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. He is the host of the "Healthy Births, Happy Babies" podcast.  In this episode, we will cover: why taking time for yourself is so important - for you AND for your family what this self-care practice can do for your mind and body and how it can shift things once you come back to family time how to carve out that "alone time" whether it's a half a day, half an hour or just 5 minutes Resources mentioned in the conversation: www.CapWellnessCenter.com Dr. Jay's website: www.DrJayWarren.com to get the "40 Ways to Connect with Your Baby During Pregnancy" guide: www.DrJayWarren.com/40ways About Dr. Jay Warren: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. He is also the Wellness Care Coordinator at the CAP Wellness Center in San Diego, CA where 90% of his practice is pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one

Guest: Bianca and Natasha are the founders of bebo mia, a training & mentorship organization for women in the maternal health field serving pregnancy & birth professionals, childbirth educators & parenting specialists. In this episode, we will cover: what the common myths are concerning plus size pregnancies and what the truths are what issues she may face with her birth provider that can interfere with her prenatal care and having the birth that she wants what issues a plus size woman might face with her friends and family that might affect her self-esteem and what you can do about it   Resources mentioned in the conversation: the bebo mia website: www.bebomia.com Connect with bebo mia on Facebook and Instagram About Bianca & Natasha of bebo mia: Bebo mia is a training & mentorship organization for women in the maternal health field, including pregnancy/birth professionals, childbirth educators & parenting specialists. They offer comprehensive skills, business support & commun

Guest: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. 90% of his practice now are pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. He is the host of the "Healthy Births, Happy Babies" podcast.  In this episode, we will cover: an honest look at what the first few days and weeks are like as a new parent - not fear based, just real recommendations on how to ease your transition into being a parent to help make the first months with your baby better for both of you Resources mentioned in the conversation: www.CapWellnessCenter.com Dr. Jay's website: www.DrJayWarren.com to get the "40 Ways to Connect with Your Baby During Pregnancy" guide: www.DrJayWarren.com/40ways About Dr. Jay Warren: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. He is also the Wellness Care Coordinator at the CAP Wellness Center in San Diego, CA where 90% of his practice is pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. Dr. Jay is a proud member of the ICPA

Guest: Dr. Pia Martin is a practicing Wellness Doctor in San Diego, CA and the author of the new book called “Building Healthy Humans: Your Guide to a Balanced and Beautiful Pregnancy for a Happy Healthy Baby". In this episode, we will cover: why the frustration of her pregnant patients drove her to write this book why she believes the way she wrote the book makes it more usable than most books on prenatal wellness and nutrition.   Resources mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Pia Martin's website: www.drpia.com Link to buy her book, Building Healthy Humans in Amazon About Dr. Pia Martin: Dr. Pia Martin is a practicing Wellness Doctor in San Diego, CA. Her passion is helping new moms have a balanced and beautiful pregnancy. She understands that new moms are excited and fearful all at the same time and she knows that new moms want to do the very best they can to have a happy, healthy baby who thrives and develops into a wonderful human being. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist, a member of Internatio

Guest: Tracy Gillett is the founder of the website RaisedGood.com, a heart-driven platform to provide parents with sound, well thought out, scientifically backed advice. She is also the author of the new book, The Lost Art of Natural Parenting: Finding the Courage to Parent Fearlessly In this episode, we will cover: the difference between Modern Parenting and Natural Parenting how to identify when you're in a Power Struggle with your child and what you can do to get back to a place of listening and connection how changing your view on what your child's temper tantrum means can not only make those moments easier for you, but for your child as well Resources mentioned in the conversation: Tracy's website: www.raisedgood.com Link to buy her book The Lost Art of Natural Parenting: http://raisedgood.com/lost-art-natural-parenting/ Link to join her Raised Good Facebook group About Tracy Gillett: Tracy Gillett is a passionate writer, mother, global nomad and natural parenting advocate. She founded the website Ra

It's been a year since the birth! Soooooo...what happened! In this FOURTH episode of "We're Having a Baby, Naturally!", Amanda & HR share their birth story with us. Did labor and delivery go as planned? Where there any surprises? And why DID it take so long to get the update on their pregnancy and birth journey here at the Cap Wellness Center??? Today, all of those questions will be answered. Guests: Amanda & HR Dudley, a newly pregnant couple who are sharing their prenatal journey with Dr. Cap and the team at the Cap Wellness Center for us to learn what it's like to go through a natural birth process.    Resources mentioned in the conversation: www.CapWellnessCenter.com

Guest: Bailey Gaddis is the author of Feng Shui Mommy and a Childbirth Preparation Educator, Birth Doula, and Hypnotherapist who works with pregnant women and their gorgeous offspring everyday. In this episode, we will cover: how the birth of her son transformed her from a professional room organizer into the Feng Shui Mommy how knowledge of this ancient art of organizing space for optimal energy flow can help you feel calmer, more peaceful as well as more energized how you can use EFT or "Tapping" to allieviate fear and anxiety during your pregnancy, birth and while parenting Resources mentioned in the conversation: Bailey's website:http://www.baileygaddis.com Link to buy her book, Feng Shui Mommy on Amazon Link to join her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FengShuiMommy About Bailey Gaddis: Bailey Gaddis is the author of Feng Shui Mommy and is a regular contributor to media outlets including Disney’s Babble, Working Mother, Pregnancy and Newborn, Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Woman’s

Guest: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. 90% of his practice now are pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. He is the host of the "Healthy Births, Happy Babies" podcast.  In this episode, we will cover: The reality of sleepless nights as a parent mean for you & your health as well as for your baby and their health Some simple ways to make sleepless nights easier for you and your family and, better yet, how to prevent them Resources mentioned in the conversation: www.CapWellnessCenter.com Dr. Jay's website: www.DrJayWarren.com for information about Dr. Jay's "Connecting with Baby" online program: www.DrJayWarren.com/cwb About Dr. Jay Warren: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. He is also the Wellness Care Coordinator at the CAP Wellness Center in San Diego, CA where 90% of his practice is pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. Dr. Jay is a proud member of the ICPA and APPPAH (the

Guest: Jonathan Evans, DO is an Australian osteopath that specializes in treating infants and children. He teaches courses online to practitioners through Kindred Academy and to parents of children through Parent Be. In this episode, we will cover: how leaving a successful career in finance in London led him to find osteopathy and start working with babies in Australia how the most common ailments infants suffer with can be helped with simple and gentle methods how you yourself can learn what to look for in your baby and help them unwind this tension together without outside help Resources mentioned in the conversation: Jonathan's website: www.KindredBe.com Link to his Baby Health Check/Stretch course for parents: www.ParentBe.com About Jonathan Evans, DO: Graduated from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, London, UK with 1st Class Honours. In 2005 moved to New Zealand gaining invaluable experience in a rural practice seeing a huge variety of patients. 2010 he moved to Australia to focus on th

Guest: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. 90% of his practice now are pregnant or postpartum women and babies under one year old. He is the host of the "Healthy Births, Happy Babies" podcast. His 3 1/2 year old son, Niko is also on the podcast today. In this episode, we will cover: This is not an episode on how fatherhood will change YOU. I simply share how fatherhood has changed ME. How Niko's birth changed my career and is the reason why you are listening to this podcast today. The ways in which being a father brings more focus, happiness and joy as well as frustration and fatigue all at the same time. Resources mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Jay's website: www.DrJayWarren.com for information about Dr. Jay's "Connecting with Baby" online program: www.DrJayWarren.com/cwb About Dr. Jay Warren: Dr. Jay Warren has been a prenatal and pediatric chiropractor for 17 years. He is also the Wellness Care Coordinator at the CAP Wellness Center in San Diego, CA where 90%

Guest: Anna Gannon: a mom, the Community Guide and Editorial Lead at Expectful.com (guided meditation site for pregnancy and motherhood), a writer and a yoga & meditation guide. In this episode, we will cover: how a major life change in her 3rd trimester lead Anna to meditation and how it helped not only have a fantastic birth, but it helped her heal through postpartum depression. how an ice storm in Canada showed us how much stress affects pregnancy and children's health. how meditation can help with sleep, anxiety, energy levels, depression, anger and so much more. Resources mentioned in the conversation: the Expectful website: www.Expectful.com link to a list of Anna Gannon's articles she's written on conception, pregnancy and motherhood: https://expectful.com/blog/author/anna/ About Anna Gannon: Anna Gannon is a mom, the Community Guide and Editorial Lead at Expectful, a writer and a yoga & meditation guide. Her work has been featured on the Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Yoga Today and the E

Guest: Farel Hruska is the Global Fitness Director for FIT4MOM who has 20 years’ experience as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor and educator. In this episode, we will cover: the 3 most common "exercising during pregnancy myths" are what the current research REALLY shows about what you can and cannot do (especially in the 1st and 3rd trimesters). how to switch your mindset towards "pregnancy fitness goals" (they're very different from fitness goals you have outside of pregnancy) and how to handle body image issues you may experience has your body changes before birth. an in-depth conversation about CORE strengthening and the pelvic floor (to Kegel or not to Kegel: why you have to learn about ECCENTRIC contraction!). Resources mentioned in the conversation: the Fit4Mom website: www.Fit4Mom.com link to learn more about prenatal fitness programs: Fit4Baby About Farel Hruska: With 20 years’ experience as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor and educator, Farel Hruska has been with FIT4MOM s

Guest: Sarah Bester (CNP) is a Family Nutritionist and Picky Eating Coach who helps busy moms raise healthy eaters instead of picky eaters. In this episode, we will cover: what Sarah believes parents should focus on when starting solids with their babies (it's not what you think!) why creating healthy eating habits from the beginning is so important for your child later in life the Top 5 "Starting Solids" Tips that will help you and your baby enjoy mealtime and create good habits Resources mentioned in the conversation: Sarah's website: www.SarahBester.com Link to the Cheat sheet Sarah mentioned in the episode: www.sarahbester.com/healthybirths Join her Raising Healthy Eaters Facebook Community for daily tips on how to raise healthy eaters instead of picky eaters About Sarah Bester: Sarah Bester (CNP) is a Family Nutritionist and Picky Eating Coach who helps busy moms raise healthy eaters instead of picky eaters. As a certified holistic nutritionist, with an expertise in feeding and healthy habits, Sarah

Guest: Kristy Rodriguez is a pre- and postnatal wellness expert and advocate, and the owner and founder of Pure Nurture, a business devoted to educating and inspiring women to nurture and nourish themselves through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. In this episode, we will cover: How through her own experience as a mom helped Kristy to create this self-care program and why she's so passionate about teaching it to other new moms Why she believes "Self-care is baby care" and how to incorporate it into your daily life - even when a few spare minutes seems impossible Kristy highlights some unusual ways to nurture yourself that you might have never thought of before  Resources mentioned in the conversation: Kristy's website: www.PureNurture.com a link to Kristy's book, Pure Nurture, on Amazon. About Kristy Rodriguez: Kristy Rodriguez is a pre- and postnatal wellness expert and advocate, and the owner and founder of Pure Nurture, a business devoted to educating and inspiring women to nurture and nour

Guest: Maring Higa is an acupuncturist specializing in fertility and pregnancy in Encinitas, CA. She is also a creative strategist coach and podcast host and loves bringing together wellness and creativity her work she is doing. In this episode, we will cover: How Maring's extensive experience working with couples having fertility challenges lead her to incorporate a more holistic approach to caring for "families-to-be" and get better results How her "Creating Fertile Ground" programs differ than most fertility treatment protocols out there. How to cut through the stress and pressure you're bombarded with when trying to get pregnant and surround yourself with feelings of creativity and receptivity. Resources mentioned in the conversation: Maring's Fertility Workshops: www.Maringhigaacupuncture.com/workshops Maring's podcast, Special Circumstances: www.Maringhiga.com/podcast About Maring Higa: Natural medicine has always been an integral part of Maring’s personal journey. Combined with a Master of Science

Guest: Dr. Harvey Karp is one of America’s leading pediatricians and child development experts. His celebrated books/videos, The Happiest Baby on the Block, The Happiest Toddler on the Block and The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep have teach his insights into child development (e.g. the Calming Reflex, the 5 S’s and Toddler-ese). In this episode, we will cover: How Dr. Karp's study of a tribe in Africa led him to discover "the Calming Reflex" in babies that can be initiated in any baby to help calm and soothe them. What the "5 S's" are and how use them to calm any fussy, seemingly inconsolable baby within minutes if not faster. Information about his SNOO Smart Sleeper and the controversy around it Resources mentioned in the conversation: Dr. Karp's website: www.HappiestBaby.com Healthy Child, Healthy World - www.healthychild.org EWG - Environmental Working Group - www.ewg.org About Dr. Harvey Karp: Dr. Harvey Karp is one of America’s leading pediatricians and child development experts. His celebrated b