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Ep.82 | I'm Officially a Pediatric Osteopath | What That Means for Your Baby's Care

2026-09-0912:18

Kaili Ets — mom of two, pediatric occupational therapist, certified infant craniosacral therapist — shares the news she's been sitting on for 18 months: she's officially a pediatric osteopath. In this deeply personal episode, Kaili explains what osteopathy actually is (and how it differs from physio, massage, and chiro), traces the 9-year journey that led her here — from meeting her first osteopath in Toronto to finding her mentor Terra Nicolle in Stoney Creek — and opens up about a piece of ...

Ep.81 | Bedtime Battles and Toddler Meltdowns: Why Play Works Better Than Bribes | Guest Expert Dr. Kim Van Dusen

2026-08-1246:07

Ep. 81 | Bedtime Battles and Toddler Meltdowns: Why Play Works Better Than Bribes with Dr. Kim Van Dusen Okay, listen... if bedtime, bath time, or getting shoes on in the morning feels like a nightly negotiation in your house, this episode is for you. I'm joined by Dr. Kim Van Dusen, licensed marriage and family therapist, registered play therapist, and author of the brand new book Parenting Through Play. Dr. Kim has spent 25 years teaching parents a different response to meltdowns and defia...

Ep 80 | What Your Baby's Sleep Position Tells You About Their Body

2026-07-2915:54

Ep 80 | What Your Baby's Sleep Position Tells You About Their BodyHave you ever noticed that your baby always ends up in the same position? Head turned the same way... one arm always up... or sleeping with their head tilted way back, chin up, like they're looking behind themselves? You're not imagining it. And it's not just a quirk. Your baby's body is always moving toward comfort and away from discomfort. So the position they gravitate to over and over is actually a window into where tension...

Ep.79: When Baby Won't Settle: A Body-Based Approach to Calm

2026-07-2219:26

It's 2am, roughly 11 years ago, in a small apartment in Park Slope. I am on a therapy ball, bouncing hard, because vigorous is the only setting that works. My son will only sleep on my body, and the second the bouncing stops, he wakes up... Sound familiar? In this episode, Kaili takes you back to that ball and teaches you what she wishes someone had taught her then... how to actually look at an unsettled baby instead of just surviving the night with them. You're not imagining it if your baby ...

Ep.78 | C-Section Bodies: What It Means for Mama, and What It Means for Baby

2026-07-1529:08

You were told to rest for 6 weeks. Then you were "cleared." Back to normal. Except your body doesn't feel back to normal... and nobody explained that a C-section is major abdominal surgery, that 7 layers of tissue were cut and sutured back together, or that the connective tissue in your abdomen takes the better part of a year to remodel. You went home 48 hours later with a newborn and a healing body and an impossible set of demands. And then there's your baby. Who was on the other side of tha...

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