Episode 59: PANDAS, PANS and Lyme with Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge

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In this week’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking to Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, an Integrative and Pediatric Mental Health Expert. We talk about her experience with and approach to treating Lyme Disease, PANDAS/PANS, biofeedback, neurofeedback, nutrition to heal, the need for calm the nervous system and more! Dr. Roseann provides valuable tips for parents on changes that can be made at home and information on her upcoming The Get Unstuck Parenting Summit (April 23-25, 2021) and her new book It’s Gonna Be OK™: Proven Ways to Reverse Your Child’s Mental Health Issues which comes out May 11, 2021.

You can find out more about Dr. Roseann at www.drroseann.com and

www.childrensmentalhealth.com

As always, this podcast is based on experiences and should not be construed as medical or professional advice. Please speak with a medical professional.

My new middle-grade fiction novel Pendulum by S.E. German is available on FriesenPress, Barnes and Noble, Amazon Worldwide (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca) and more! The novel follows a young boy as he changes overnight from happy and silly to angry and anxious. We learn that he has developed a neuroimmune disorder called PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection). We hear the boy’s unique perspective through his diagnosis, treatment and middle-grade experiences while experiencing tics, OCD, anxiety and more.

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Episode 57: Grief, Loss and Self Care with Amanda Ferrat

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In this episode, I speak with Emotional Wellness Counsellor Amanda Ferrat. Amanda is the Founder of Value Yourself Counseling and a speaker, coach and educator. Our conversation focuses on emotional wellness, grief during COVID and for parents of kids with health issues (e.g. PANDAS and PANS) and self-care. 

As always, this podcast is based on experiences and should not be construed as medical or professional advice. Please speak with a medical professional.

My new middle-grade fiction novel Pendulum by S.E. German is available on FriesenPress, Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. The novel follows a young boy as he changes overnight from happy and silly to angry and anxious. We learn that he has developed a neuroimmune disorder called PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection). We hear the boy’s perspective through his diagnosis, treatment and middle-grade experiences.

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Episode 50: PANDAS/PANS Fundamentals with Dr. Scott and Dr. Ellen Antoine

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In this episode, I speak with American Board Certified Physicians Dr. Scott and Dr. Ellen Antoine (@thepandasdocs) of Fully Functional At Vine Healthcare. They are both experts in PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and bring both professional and personal perspectives on these disorders.

As always, this podcast is based on experiences and should not be construed as medical or professional advice. Please speak with a medical professional.

As a parent, it can be a challenge when you don’t feel well. But when your child is struggling, it turns your whole world upside-down. If your child has multiple symptoms that are seemingly unrelated or easily mistaken for other issues, it can be hard to find answers. If you’ve noticed sudden and worrying behavior changes (like anxiety, OCD, tics, regression), this quiz designed by Drs. Ellen and Scott Antoine, which I interviewed on Episode 50 of the Learning to Slay the Beasts Podcast, may have some answers for you.

Take the quiz here: https://bit.ly/2QmpFac Feel free to send this link to anyone that you know that may benefit from the quiz. It is absolutely free.

My new middle-grade fiction novel Pendulum by S.E. German is available on FriesenPress, Barnes and Noble, Amazon Worldwide (Amazon.com,  Amazon.ca) and more!

The novel follows a young boy whose personality and behaviour changes overnight from happy, funny, energetic and silly to anxious, obsessive, emotional, angry and depressed. After visiting over 20 doctors, getting seven misdiagnoses and his mental health declining further, the boy is finally diagnosed with a little-known and understood disorder without a cure called Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS). The heartwarming story follows the boy as he becomes a middle-schooler with regular school and peer challenges and continues to cope with mental health issues like anxiety, OCD and depression.

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Episode 34: PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day (October 9)

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In this episode, I dive further into my family’s experience with PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder After Streptococcus), PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day (October 9) and what you can do to support families with PANDAS/PANS.

As always, this podcast is based on experiences and should not be construed as medical or professional advice. Please speak with a medical professional.

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Episode 31: Back to School Part 2

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In this episode, I talk about the experience of my children returning to school during the Coronavirus(COVID-19) Pandemic in Canada. This is such a tough time and no decision feels like the right decision. I provide some of the ways that we prepared the kids for returning to school during this time. 

I talked about the decision to undertake virtual versus in-person learning in Episode 28: Back to School?

As always, this podcast is based on experiences and should not be construed as medical or professional advice. Please speak with a medical professional.

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