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#32-Myofunctional Therapy Scope of Practice, Swallowing & Breathwork with Samantha Weaver

2026-10-1001:31:08

Why do so many clinicians in the airway world feel like they don't belong? And what if that's exactly the point? In Episode 32 of Mind Your Mouth, Melissa Mugno sits down with her dear friend and colleague Samantha Weaver, a speech pathologist and myofunctional therapy educator with 17 years in the field, a leader with the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT), and host of the Myo Coffee Klatch. Sam's path into myo is one of the most unconventional in the field. She has a graduate...

#31 - Doing Myofunctional Therapy for the Money? You'll Fail with Renata Nehme

2026-09-2455:13

What if the reason you want to become a myofunctional therapist is the exact reason you'll fail? In Episode 31 of Mind Your Mouth, Melissa Mugno sits down in Miami with Renata Nehme, RDH, BSDH, COM®, OMS™, founder of Myo Moves and Airway Circle, for the podcast's first-ever in-person interview. Renata was the #1 most-requested guest in Melissa's audience poll, and this conversation shows why. Renata shares her journey from a 14-year-old leaving Brazil for the U.S. to a dental hygienist who fo...

#30 - The UK Is 30 Years Behind on Airway: Dr. Suraj Vatish on Tongue Ties, Fascia & Tongue to Toes 2026

2026-09-1153:09

Your body will protect the airway at all costs — and your teeth are just telling you the story of how it did it. 🎟️ TONGUE TO TOES 2026 — October 16–17, London. Spots are nearly gone → https://www.tongue-to-toes.com In this episode, Melissa Mugno sits down with her longtime friend and collaborator Dr. Suraj Vatish — London-based dental surgeon, tongue tie surgeon, and founder of the Tongue to Toes conference — for a conversation that ranges from infant aerophagia to fascia, Ayurveda, orthodon...

#29 - Myo Munchee: Why Chewing Is a Direct Hack to Your Brain Stem — Dr. Mary Bourke

2026-08-3101:22:41

Mary explains the physiology most clinicians never learned: how chewing a Myo Munchee stimulates the trigeminal and facial nerves, fires a barrage of sensory input straight to the brain stem, and forces nasal breathing and a correct swallow at the same time. Melissa shares how the device became her single best diagnostic — the thing she could put in a patient's mouth to make dysfunction visible to a parent in under a minute. They go deep on why dentists struggle with myofunctional therapy (co...

#28 - Beyond the Tongue: Nervous System Regulation, Myofunctional Therapy & Building a Practice | Brittny Sciarra Murphy, RDH, COM®

2026-08-1001:18:08

What if your patient isn't "non-compliant"—what if their nervous system simply isn't ready to learn? In Episode 28 of Mind Your Mouth, Melissa Mugno sits down with Brittny Sciarra Murphy, RDH, COM®, QOM®, Buteyko Educator, founder of CT Oral Facial Myology, co-owner of MyoWare, and faculty with Airway Health Solutions. Together they explore why myofunctional therapy isn't just about the tongue. They discuss nervous system regulation, motor learning, breathing patterns, airway health, patient ...

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