August 1, 2011
Guest: Cheryl Healey
Guest Website: The Gift of You

About the Show:
Why are so many sensitive children given a label of ADHD?  Why do the numbers keep increasing?  What can you as a parent do to help your child avoid this label and treat or avoid symptoms naturally?  Learn the big, complex picture of ADHD and how you can help these children whether you are a parent or a concerned individual.  The time is now to turn the tide for these kids.  The children will be glad you did and so will you!

Change Thrivers Tip by Cheryl Healy:
Sensitive children including ADHD and ADD kids have a higher sensory perception than norm. The can multi-task naturally and process more information which is suited to the exponentially increasing amount of information they are bombarded with.

Symptoms are mostly physical and usually a reaction to some kind of allergy. Allergies are extremely common in sensitive and ADHD children. They could be allergic to variety of things such as food preservatives, cleaning products, other chemicals and toxins.

You might like to check your children for three things:

1. Food Allergies
2. Leaky gut – a name used to describe intestinal or bowel hyperpermeability. Increased intestinal permeability begins with inflammation and irritation to the lining of the digestive tract. Over time, the intestinal lining begins to wear and break down. This forms large gaps between your intestinal cells which then allow toxins, pathogens, and undigested food particles to enter your bloodstream.
3. Toxins

Recommended Resources by Cheryl Healey:
Book: Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders: http://www.amazon.com/Healing-New-Childhood-Epidemics-Groundbreaking/dp/0345494512/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310402879&sr=1-1

Websites: www.ADHDdiet.com

Documentaries: Food Inc. and Processed People

About Cheryl Healey:

Cheryl Healey is the creative and passionate Founder of The Gift of You Coaching and training programs.  With a heartfelt desire to help children and teens remember the gift they are and what they bring to this world, Cheryl is facilitating positive transformation. Working with children and teens with ADHD and their families looking for drug-free solutions evolved from Cheryl’s vision.  Growing up is challenging enough, but add ADHD to the mix and it’s even easier to feel like you don’t “fit in”. As a Wellness Coach and Empowerment Solution Provider, remarkable and energetic Motivational Speaker and Personal Development Teacher, Cheryl educates and inspires you and your child to try new things to create the life of your dreams.

3rd July 2011 in Parenting

What do working mothers worry about the most? It’s the kids of course. Whatever the setting, the question I get asked the most is “Will the kids be alright?” It’s made me realize that we tend to look at the glass half-empty rather than half-filled when it comes to blending work and family. We forget about all the benefits that we bring to our children when we work – and I’m not talking about the obvious financial benefits, although these of course shouldn’t be taken for granted.

About a year ago I remember getting a call from the school just as I was pulling up to the house after having driven 20 minutes to the school and 20 minutes back. “Mrs Brown-Quinn, your son asked us to call. He forgot his sports clothes. Can you come back to the school and drop them off? “ I was exasperated! I had already spent 40 minutes in aggressive weekday morning traffic. I replied, “Sorry, I’m working at the moment. I’m afraid my son needs to learn to be organized.” Ouch. Yes, that was tough to do, but I resented that my son thought my sole purpose in life was to be at his every beck and call.

So today, about a year later, the school called me again. This time my son got on the phone. “Mom, I’m really sorry but I forgot my sports clothes. Do you think you could possibly drop them off for me?” His voice was genuinely sweet and unassuming. I decided to say yes. I had some flexibility in my schedule and more importantly, my son had the right attitude – he wasn’t assuming anything. When I arrived at the school and took the bag to the main office, the school secretary explained that my son had been very reluctant to call me. He told her that I don’t do that sort of thing – if he forgets something, I won’t come back to the school to drop it off.

Being a good parent requires delivering tough love sometimes. Kids need to learn to be independent. It can be a cruel and competitive world out there. Pursuing interests, including business, outside of your kids, can give you that extra perspective you need not overwhelm your kids with attention (dare I say spoil?). This benefit of working isn’t always immediately evident.

It wasn’t until our daughter went away to college that she realized why we (a dual career couple) had raised her in the way that we did. “Mom, I can’t believe how so many of my friends struggle to manage things on their own. They are constantly calling their parents for help.” You’ll love that moment! After all those years of complaining about why you don’t do this or why you don’t give them that, your kids have a “light bulb moment” and they realize that tough love has made them better people. Like many working mothers, I don’t have time to smother our kids, but this has turned out to be one of life’s blessings.

Listen to the Show here: Step Aside Super Woman, Career & Family is for Any Woman
July 18, 2011
Guest: Christine Brown-Quinn
Christine’s Website: Christine Brown-Quinn
Book on Amazon: Step Aside Super Woman – Career and Family is For Any Woman

About the Show:

Who Said You Can’t Have it All? Educated and ambitious women today are clear about what they want… Yes, you can say it loudly and not feel guilty or isolated… I WANT BOTH!

Combining career and family is a fact of life for modern women, resulting from their tremendous progress in education and professional development. And, the great news is that you don’t need to be a Superwoman to get the balance right. It’s tough, yes. Rewarding too. But this ultimate juggling act is much easier when you have the right tools. Christine Brown-Quinn, a high powered career woman and mother, shares over two decades of hard-won advice.

Change Thrivers Tips by Christine:

1. Find the right partner  – DISCUSS career ambition and family aspiration – don’t make assumptions
2. Don’t overcomplicate your childcare arrangements and RESPECT your childcare provider – she is one of the linchpins to making it all work!
3. Think like a business owner when trying to make changes to your work schedule to accommodate personal life

About Christine:

Entrepreneur and author, Christine Brown-Quinn founded her consultancy practice The Female Capitalist™ in 2010, after publishing her book entitled Step Aside Super Woman, Career & Family is for Any Woman. Formerly a managing director in banking & finance, she now works as an author, international speaker and management consultant. The Female Capitalist offers professional women innovative and refreshing ways to enjoy their career-family lifestyle. The company also offers businesses the opportunity to improve bottom-line performance through gender diversity.

Yesterday, you worried about skinned knees, strangers, and ambulances. Today, it’s purple hair, drugs, apathy, and unfulfilled dreams. C. Delene Cole, M.S. www.DeleneCole.com, Certified Family Life Educator, Registered Marriage and Family Therapist, and Certified Parent Educator, chats with Change Thrivers parents about Taming Parental Anxieties while Parenting Teens on our next show.  If you’re experiencing the profound loss of your beautiful baby into a confrontational-driven teen, you may be ready to listen to Delene. 
    
Delene specializes in healthy family relationships and healthy adolescent transitions. She has been teaching parenting classes and facilitating seminars for couples, individuals and adolescents for over fifteen years, and has been training and certifying new parenting instructors since 2000. Dedicated to helping families and teens in transition or crisis, she brings her relationship skills and lessons learned from her own five children to help our Change Thrivers families look at old conflicts in new ways -and find healing and resolution.  Delene says “Sometimes adults have more layers on top of them, and have forgotten that there is a field of possibilities with our teenagers. When conflicts and arguments are just repeating the same pattern, or destructive behaviors are involved; or if families are going through bereavement, divorce or blended family adjustments, those difficult transitions can be helped by family discussions using a heart centered approach.“
 
In fact, when it comes to families, Delene says “Normal is just a dial on the dryer. Parental anxieties (internal or externally imposed) turn up the heat and make it more difficult to stay present in our relationships with teenagers, causing parents to use a lot of different strategies to get what we want”.  So Mom, are you worrying constantly about your out-of-control teen? Are you spending nights waiting for the sound of your teenager coming through the front door?  Change Thriver parents looking for support on Taming Parental Anxieties can join Delene Cole and learn new connection skills on our next show.
  
We look forward to hearing Venita Garvin Valdez on Venita’s View.

Can’t listen live?  Visit http://www.changethrivers.com/category/archived-shows/ for archived shows when you are ready.
 
Upcoming Shows
May 2, 2011
“Dealing Delicately with Difficult People” Monica Wafford
 
May 16, 2011
“Writing Down Your Soul” Janet Connor
 
June 6, 2011
“Beating Ovarian Cancer! A Story of Change and Personal Growth!” Janice Lightbourne
 
Archived Shows
“Present Moment Living; Balance Emotions to Manage Stress!” Dr. Stephanie Stanfield, PhD and Doctorate of Theology in Energy Medicine, an expert in energy medicine, stress and stress management techniques helps women struggling through crippling fears, debilitating illnesses and overwhelming obstacles.
http://www.changethrivers.com/present-moment-living/

“Go to ELF-Teachings of Eternal Life Force” How the ELF steps forward to help those who embrace change and allow for Spirit to participate in the natural unfoldment of our life experience. – Lauren McLaughlin
http://www.changethrivers.com/go-to-elf-teachings-of-eternal-life-force/

“Releasing Unfinished Business” The steps to complete Unfinished Business – even when it includes someone who can’t or won’t meet us halfway – Eileen Broer
http://www.changethrivers.com/releasing-unfinished-business/
 
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Andye and Gavin coach parents through these new occurrences in their home:  Answering questions, normalizing the situation, and explaining what is happening.  They coach the kids and teens by having candid conversations identifying their gifts and creating a safe space to explore them. :  www.PeeKSgroup.com

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To hear the entire show: http://www.changethrivers.com/who-are-the-indigo-crystal-rainbow-children/

Just in case you missed the last shows you can listen here:

“Allowing Your Success! – The Power of CHANGE!” Terez Hartmann
http://www.changethrivers.com/allowing-your-success-the-power-of-change/
 
“Telling the Story of SheVolution” – The Power of your story Fran Powers
http://www.changethrivers.com/the-power-of-your-story/

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Many thanks to our sponsors:

Kathy Perry at www.Kathyperry.com for social media marketing guidance

Terez Hartmann at www.RockMYSpirit.com for our theme song, “Welcome Change”

VonHenry Media Productions at www.VonHenry.com for producing our videos and still shots

Joanne Wieland at www.LinkToExpert.com for promoting Change Thrivers Concept

Dalla Johnson at Lucky Copy www.LuckyCopy.com for writing and PR services

Venita Garvin Valdez at The Garvin Valdez Group, LLC, vrgarvin@aol.com

Christy DeArment Martin & Judy Lynn Koons at Psychic Potentials http://psychicpotentials.com