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Welcome to The Livin’Sky Podcast — where whole-child wellness meets real-life parenting.
Hosted by Lena Livinsky — mom, pediatric speech-language pathologist, and holistic feeding specialist — this show is your go-to guide for raising healthy, resilient kids in today’s world.
Here, we don’t settle for surface-level advice. We dig deep into the root causes of picky eating, developmental delays, gut issues, and more — because your child’s symptoms are always trying to tell you something. And you deserve real answers.
Each week, you’ll hear a mix of solo episodes and expert interviews covering the full spectrum of childhood health:
🧠 Gut-brain connection
🍽️ Feeding challenges
😴 Sleep + circadian rhythm
🫶 Nervous system regulation
🌿 Nutrition, nature, and everyday wellness
Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, or pediatric professional — this podcast offers both science and heart to help your family thrive.
Let’s take the pressure off, reconnect with our intuition, and raise kids who feel safe, nourished, and understood.
✨ Let’s Livin’Sky together.
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In the Season 2 finale, I’m bringing it all together — the research, the real-life examples, and the practical wisdom from my BLOOM™ Framework — to help you see picky eating in a whole new way. Instead of adding more tips to your already overwhelming to-do list, I’m inviting you to shift your lens and ask: What is my child’s picky eating really trying to tell me? We’ll talk about: Why picky eating is often dismissed — and why that can be a dangerous mistakeThe deeper root causes behind picky ...
What if picky eating, energy crashes, sugar cravings, and even hormone imbalance weren’t just about what your child eats — but when they see the sun? In this eye-opening episode of The Livin'Sky Podcast, I’m joined by blood sugar and metabolic health expert Dani Hamilton — and we go far beyond glucose. Dani and I talk about: Why sunlight and circadian rhythm matter just as much (or more!) than food when it comes to blood sugar regulation and moodHow metabolic health and light exposure affect ...
What if you can help your child become a more adventurous eater without changing their diet first? In this episode of The Livin’Sky Podcast, I sit down with integrative pediatrician Dr. Elisa Song, the bestselling author of Healthy Kids Happy Kids, An Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to Whole Child Resilience, to explore what’s really behind picky eating, sensory struggles, and rising health challenges in kids today — and how we can help them heal from the inside out. From the vagus ner...
In this essential episode of The Livin'Sky Podcast, Lena is joined by Cory and Ashley Wenter — the powerhouse duo behind Pangea Consulting. With decades of combined experience in emergency preparedness, school safety, trauma response, and parenting, they break down exactly how families can take simple but powerful steps to become more prepared and protected — without fear or overwhelm. Learn how to create a realistic emergency plan, teach your children body safety from toddlerhood, use trauma...
🎧 Episode Summary: In this powerful episode, Lena Livinsky is joined by award-winning nutritionist, educator, and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Jess Sherman, creator of The Roadmap to Resilient Kids. Together, they explore the deep connection between nutrition, nervous system health, attachment, and child development. Jess shares her transformative journey from high school teacher to holistic pediatric nutrition expert, and offers a refreshing perspective on how behavior is dee...
In this workshop, Lena Livinsky addresses the challenges faced by parents of picky eaters, emphasizing that picky eating is often a symptom of deeper issues rather than a mere phase. She introduces her BLOOM framework, which identifies five root causes of picky eating: balanced health, learned oral skills, gut health, open exploration, and mealtime boundaries. Lena discusses the importance of understanding the science behind picky eating, including the role of nutrition and sensory sensitivit...
Sweet mama, this episode is like sitting down for coffee with your most knowledgeable friend who truly gets the beautiful complexity of feeding your little one. I'm walking you through your baby's feeding journey from those tender first days all the way to watching them confidently feed themselves - and honestly, I wish someone had shared these insights with me when I was navigating this path myself. We'll talk about why breast milk really is liquid gold that adapts perfectly to your baby's n...
The Bloom Pediatric Feeding Therapy Framework is a holistic approach to addressing feeding challenges in children. The framework emphasizes the interconnectedness of balanced health, learned oral skills, optimal microbiome, open exploration, and mealtime boundaries to help a child become an adventurous eater. Through a case study of a child named Maya, Lena illustrates how the Bloom framework can transform feeding experiences and improve children's relationships with food. The episode conclud...
In this episode, we dive deep into the often-overlooked health threat of toxic mold exposure. Discover how even short-term exposure in environments like vacation rentals can trigger months of mysterious symptoms that conventional medicine frequently misses. Learn about the diverse ways mold toxicity manifests—from neurological symptoms like vertigo and brain fog to immune disruptions, digestive issues, and more. We explore effective testing methods for both your environment and body, and shar...
In this episode, I share my personal journey with the GAPS (Gut and Psychology/Physiology Syndrome) Diet and how this powerful protocol transformed my health in just a few weeks. Join me as I break down everything you need to know about implementing GAPS as a busy mom, including practical strategies and real-world solutions for family healing. Episode Highlights: My health transformation story: postpartum struggles, mold toxicity, and finally finding healingWhat the GAPS Diet is and who deve...
In this enlightening episode of the Livin'Sky podcast, Lena welcomes Dr. Jessica Harden, a neurologically oriented chiropractic doctor, to discuss the importance of proactive health and the growing trend of individuals seeking alternative health options. Dr. Jess shares insights on pediatric chiropractic care, explaining how it differs from adult treatments and emphasizing the need for families to build strong health foundations for their children. The conversation highlights the shift in pub...
Host Lena Livinsky, shares her personal journey with concerning medical symptoms and how they led her to focus on maintaining a healthy home environment. Here are five easy tips she recommends to help keep your home healthy and safe, especially as the seasons change. 1. Airing Out Your Home Indoor air quality can often be worse than outdoor air quality due to the accumulation of pollutants like volatile organic compounds (VOCs), dust, and mold. To improve air quality, it's essential to...
In today's fast-paced world, the convenience of processed foods often overshadows the significance of nutrient-dense options. Today's guest, Chanelle Jumper, founder and CEO of SIGNALS™, shares her journey from personal health struggles to the creation of a revolutionary product designed to transform how we approach nutrition. Chanelle emphasizes the critical importance of understanding our body's nutrient sensing system, explaining how consuming nutrient-dense foods over processed options ...
In this episode of the Livin'Sky podcast, I got the honor of interviewing Louise Herbert of Mother Nourish Nurture, who is a renowned Pediatric Sleep and Development Specialist and Lactation Specialist. This conversation was extra special to me, because it was Louise who helped me understand Nate's sleep needs from an attachment forward perspective and ultimately saved me from a total burnout and breakdown. She also helped thousands of families do the same. Therefore I couldn't think o...
1Sunlight exposure is crucial for supporting overall health by influencing mitochondrial function and regulating biological processes. Today's guest, Dr. Alexis Cowan has a PhD in molecular biology from Princeton and operates at the interface of physiology and metabolism, which basically means she studies how our bodies work and use energy. Her focus areas include circadian biology and how sunlight and toxic artificial light affects our health, microbiome-host interactions which looks a...
In this episode of The Livin'Sky Podcast, we delve into the crucial topic of the gut-brain connection and microbiome health, particularly focusing on children's health. Drawing insights from Dr. Elisa Song's book, "Healthy Kids, Happy Kids," I discuss how a resilient gut microbiome established in childhood can lead to a healthier and happier life. I highlight the alarming rise in chronic diseases among children and the projection that today's kids may have shorter lifespans than their parents...
In this episode, Lena has a fascinating discussion with Nina Passero, FDN-P, who shares her background as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and her transition into the world of holistic wellness. Nina and Lena discuss topics such as the root cause of disease, nutrient deficiencies, preparing your body for pregnancy, postpartum care and traditions bonding with your child, children's emotions and how they play a role in development, generational trauma and parenting and so much more. [...
From Milk to Solids: A Guide to Nurturing Healthy Eaters Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Livin'Sky podcast! I'm your host, Lena Livinsky, a speech language pathologist specializing in feeding. Today, we're diving into how to nurture your child into becoming an adventurous eater, a topic that's both a professional passion and a personal journey for me as a mother. Key Takeaways: 1. Connection During Feeding Establishing a bond during breastfeeding or bottle-feeding is crucial. ...
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