Episode 87 (Epilogue): Kids and Food

                Tonight’s show focused on children and food, and Cheryl and Laura focused on how we can overcome our society’s poor expectations for children’s eating.  We were joined tonight by Karen Le Billon. Karen is an author and professor at the University of British Columbia. Married to a Frenchman, she has two daughters, and her family divides its time between Canada and France. Karen has a PhD from Oxford University (where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar) and is one of the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation’s Real Food Advocates. French Kids Eat Everything (HarperCollins) is Karen’s newest book, a memoir about family and food, inspired by a year spent in her husband’s hometown–a small seaside village in Brittany.

              

  Karen discussed a great deal of what she learned in her time in France with us, and how parents can use this knowledge to benefit their family’s eating habits. Karen contrasted the North American “beige food diet,” high in grains and fried foods, to French eating styles which focus on feeding children the same foods as adults eat. Karen then discussed the cultural heritage of meal time in France, and how this influences the ways that families and children experience meals in France. We also discussed the difference between how “hunger” and “fullness” are conceptualized between our cultures.

                To close our show, Cheryl and Karen discussed how meals can be prepared to help facilitate children’s healthy and expansive eating habits. We also discussed treats and sweets, and local foods.

TONIGHT’S RIGHT: Every woman has the right to have family members and friends of her choice present during all aspects of her maternity care. To learn more about your rights, please visit ChildbirthConnection.org.

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Episode 87: Kids and Food!

Join the Conversation tonight,Tuesday, May 28th as Cheryl and Laura welcome Karen Le Billon, author of French Kids Eat Everything and mother of two GREAT eaters. Karen will be answering questions about the book and some explaining a few simple techniques you can incorporate into your family food habits. Join us to discover ways to encourage diverse palates and to make mealtime more happy and healthy for the entire family. Then, join us on Sunday June 2nd at 10:30 for Books over Brunch as we take the discussion deeper!

Have questions for our experts? Email us or post to our facebook wall.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or online at www.wslr.org tonight, Tuesday, May 28th at 6:00pm ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, or on our facebook page at facebook.com/maternallyyours.

Maternally Yours,
Cheryl, Carmela, Ryan and Laura

Episode 86 (Epilogue): Thriving Neighborhoods

 

Tonight, Ryan and Carmela focused on thriving neighborhoods. Before we started on the topic of our show tonight we spoke to Amy Romano about the third Listening to Mothers survey. The survey, which was given to thousands of women, focused on trying to gain more knowledge about women’s experiences with birth. A second, more detailed follow-up survey, which focuses a great deal on the postpartum period, will be published in early June. Visit http://transform.childbirthconnection.org/ in order to learn more about the survey!

                Our main guests tonight were Tim Dutton and Allison Pinto. With a Master’s degree in social and applied economics, Tim Dutton spent the first twelve years of his career as a hospital administrator in Ohio and later in Haiti. Tim’s experience in Haiti changed everything for him and reinforced the long-standing commitment to equity and social justice that continues to shape Tim’s thinking and decisions. Tim moved to Sarasota nearly two decades ago and now stays in the Central-Cocoanut neighborhood. He was the founding CEO of SCOPE, a community engagement organization in Sarasota, and shepherded it through a dozen years of development until the fall of 2012. Allison is a licensed clinical child psychologist with a specialization in infant mental health.  She earned a Ph.D. at UCLA, and joined the faculty of the Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida after moving to Tampa. Dr. Pinto also worked at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, facilitating community change efforts throughout the county.  She served as Principal Investigator of the "Communiplexity” Initiative, a collaborative established to develop complexity-informed resources for community sustainability.

                Allison and Tim joined us tonight to discuss the Central Coconut neighborhood and the Sarasota Community Studio. Our guest described what and who comprises the Central Coconut area, and then discussed how efforts for community change have been different here, focusing on a grass roots approach, instead of the typically unsuccessful top down model for community change. In specific, they noted the radical ways that they Sarasota Community Studio has focused on children as a guiding force for change. On top of this, children are some of the main implementers of change within this community- creating connections, coming up with ideas, and choosing to find and implement ways to make the neighborhood better. Allison explained the concept of a “neighbor kid,” or an area youth who actively and intentionally takes on the identity of a neighbor.  Sarasota Community Studio, which was described as a neighborhood hub, is unique in its approach to trusting children to lead community change.

                In ending our program tonight we also talked to Chelsea Clarkson, a local doula and mama, who was active in Resident Community Changemaker Fellowship through SCOPE. Chelsea described her own efforts with community change, and the importance of focusing on the specific needs of a community when trying to create change. Chelsea also emphasized the unique and valuable role that children play as community leaders.

 

TONIGHT’S RIGHT: Every woman has the right to receive maternity care that is appropriate to her cultural and religious background, and to receive information in a language in which she can communicate. To learn more about your rights, please visit ChildbirthConnection.org.

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Episode 86: Thriving Neighborhoods

Join the Conversation on Tuesday May 21st at 6pm as Ryan and Carmela celebrate thriving neighborhoods. What happens when a neighborhood trusts its children to lead community change? One neighborhood in Sarasota is asking this question and thriving as a result. We welcome Tim Dutton and Allison Pinto to discuss Sarasota Community Studio - a creative space where neighbors come together around the talents of neighborkids. Have questions for our experts? Email us or post to our facebook wall.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or online at www.wslr.org tonight, Tuesday, May 21st at 6:00pm ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, or on our facebook page at facebook.com/maternallyyours.

Maternally Yours,
Cheryl, Carmela, Ryan and Laura

Episode (Epilogue) 85: Your Pelvic Floor Muscle

 

Tonight’s show focused on pelvic floor health- a particularly important subject for those who have given birth. Our first guest tonight was Tonya Saah. Tonya, a local homeschooling mother of two, shared her story of dealing with cystocele (herniated bladder) and uterine prolapse with us. She shared with us how her midwife and her knowledge of her body helped her to deal with her fear and pain, and shared her story of healing with us. She first shared her frustrations in trying to get medical care, and how  she dealt with these difficulties of seeking help, and then her decision to avoid surgical care in favor of  an internal vaginal support device (or pessary) and pelvic floor exercises. Finally, Tonya discussed the difficulties of dealing with her new body, and accepting the changes in what she is able to do.

                Our next guests were Dr. Lennox Hoyte and Jessica McKinney. Dr. Hoyte is a fellowship trained specialist in Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. He has specialized in treating women with prolapse, bladder and bowel incontinence, overactive bladder, childbirth related pelvic floor injury, and complications related to vaginal mesh surgeries. Jessica McKinney is the co-found and director of The Center for Women’s Health at Marathon Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, as well as the Executive Director of Women’s Action Initiative, which is adopting the Share Mayflowers as its flagship project.  Dr. Hoyte began with a basic discussion of anatomy- providing us with a brief 101 on the pelvic floor and its purpose. He also presented some complications that individuals can face because of issues with the pelvic floor, such as incontinence, pain, and urinary frequency.

                Next, Jessica and Dr. Hoyte discussed some steps that women can take to protect their pelvic floor, including properly performed exercises and  maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Jessica gave us some tips for performing a healthy pelvic floor exercises, including doing a wider variety of exercises than just Kegels, especially exercises focused on relaxing the pelvic floor muscle. She also suggested some concrete advice for going about pelvic floor exercises. Jessica also discussed the transverse abdominis, which is the pelvic floor and respiratory diaphragm, which  Jessica states are hardwired to work together- a phenomenon which can be utilized to strengthen our pelvic floor, and the importance of developing a greater understanding of these muscle groups.

Share Mayflowers will be addressing “very serious pelvic health topics affected women and girls at every life stage” throught the month of May. Visit their website in the link for more info!

Hab It Pelvic Floor Exercises

Website for Dr. Lennox Hoyte

 

TONIGHT’S RIGHT: Every woman has the right to unrestricted access to all available records about her pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum care and infant; to obtain a full copy of these records; and to receive help in understanding them, if necessary. To learn more about your rights, please visit ChildbirthConnection.org.

 

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Episode 85: Your Pelvic Floor

Join The Conversation tonight, May 14th at 6pm, as Laura and Cheryl discuss pelvic floor health and common issues to look out for. They will be joined by local mother Tonya Saah, who will share her story of prolapse and the care regimen she is following, as well as Dr. Lennox Hoyte, fellowship trained specialist in Urogynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine. We will also hear from the folks at Share MayFlowers, a public health and awareness campaign focused primarily on the under-discussed topics of female pelvic and perinatal health.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or online at www.wslr.org tonight, Tuesday, May 14th at 6:00pm ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast at maternallyyoursradio.com.
For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, or on our facebook page at facebook.com/maternallyyours.

Maternally Yours,
Cheryl, Carmela, Ryan and Laura

Episode 84: Mothers' Day Music and Mantras

Join the Conversation tonight, May 7th at 6pm, as Carmela and our resident doula Rob Demperio celebrate Mothers' Day with music and mantras devoted to moms everywhere. Have questions for or hosts? Email us or post to our facebook wall.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or online at www.wslr.org tonight, Tuesday, May 7th at 6:00pm ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, or on our facebook page at facebook.com/maternallyyours.

Maternally Yours,
Cheryl, Carmela, Ryan and Laura