Tag: Podcast

Special Ed Rising

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I love sharing other great resources!

My friend Mark, recently started a blog: specialedrising.com. Special Ed Rising is a joyful place for sharing, learning, celebrating and discovery. Mark’s background contains over 30 years of experience in special education and ASL. His site is a fantastic resource for the special needs community, as well as a place for others to share their story.

On this week’s episode of the Magical Mommy Monday Podcast, we had Mark on to talk more about his site. You can listen to that episode by clicking here.

Is Speech Therapy Still a Part of Our Lives?

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Yes!

Once ‘J’ went to Kindergarten, we had to part ways with his Speech Therapist that he had been seeing since he was 2. I may have been the most distraught, buuuuut luckily she will always be family to us!

For the last two years, ‘J’ has been working with the school’s speech therapist who has been great. He’s been working hard on the sounds that still give him pause and has been progressing nicely along the way. After talking with his Speech Therapist, he will no longer be receiving an IEP for speech next year, but will be receiving speech through the school. Not too much of a change for him, just less paperwork on the back end. His mind tends to move faster than the words come out, so conversationally, it’ll be great for him to continue receiving services. We can all hear the difference speech therapy has made for him over the years.

As I mentioned in the last blog, I co-host the Magical Mommy Monday podcast. Remember that speech therapist that is now family? She was kind enough to come on and chat with us. I may have cried….just a tad…due to the impact she’s had on our life and the love she has for ‘J.’

Click here to listen to the episode and learn more about speech therapy.

Magical Mommy Monday Meets Sensory Spectacle

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If you’ve checked out my previous blogs, then you saw a series written by Becky Lyddon, founder of Sensory Spectacle.

Fun fact: I host two podcasts! One is Theme Park Thursday with Dillo’s Diz, with my brother, where we focus on Disney nostalgia. The other is Magical Mommy Monday with my friend, Angela Dahlgren.

Ok, now that the cheap plugs are done, we can move on.

Becky was kind enough to take time out of quarantine to chat with us on the Magical Mommy Monday Podcast. Along with her amazing YouTube videos and her website containing trainings, she also has a podcast as well.

Click here to check out episode with Becky to learn more about her background, sensory processing and Sensory Spectacle!

You can visit Becky’s one stop shop for Sensory Spectacle here: https://www.sensoryspectacle.co.uk/

Armchair Expert

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The Armchair Expert Podcast premiered in February of this year. download

I have been a fan of Dax Shepard (and of course his lovely wife Kristen Bell) for a long time. If I were to have a celebrity dinner party, they would be on the invite list. And I’ll totally get around to that celebrity dinner party, I know so many are waiting on their invite…

In late February, my dad went into the hospital and ended up staying for two weeks. Prior to this, I had only listened to the first episode of the podcast. For two weeks, I was back and forth to the hospital everyday, which was about a half hour commute. Considering I live on Long Island, most of the time it was longer. During my drive, Dax, and his guests on those early episodes, kept me company. Some of those drives felt more nerve racking, and overall no one wants to see their dad in the CCU. Being able to zone into the podcast helped. Luckily my dad went home after two weeks and knock on wood, is healthy! Today is his 66th birthday.

I love watching documentaries, learning about people and listening to people talk. I’m also a big fan of pop culture so when those talks happen between celebrities, especially in an atypical setting, it’s even more appealing. Hearing Dax and his guests talk is interesting, entertaining and informative. I’m left wanting more at the end each episode.

This is a parenting blog and I swear there is a tie in here! Dax recently started incorporating “Experts on Expert.” The first of these episodes was with an author and child psychologist, Dr. Wendy Mogel.

As a parent, you receive advice from everyone you meet. They could be a parent of 4, a parent to a parrot or not a parent at all. You will receive advice constantly and mostly when you haven’t asked for it. I tend to take it all with a grain of salt while also appreciating the knowledge being shared.

I loved listening to Dr. Mogel speak about parenthood, marriage and human nature. I always knew I wanted to raise my kids to be good, strong human beings. But there is also a want to keep them in a bubble. Not actually. Well maybe…

I digress.

Dr. Mogel speaks on the importance of making your children independent self thinkers. Teaching your children to learn as much as they can, do as much as they can while being there to support and guide along the way is a balancing act, but one I’d love to master. Dr. Mogel’s take on human nature is incredibly interesting.

I would say so much more about her episode, but it’s better if you listen to the interview.

Thank You Dax Shepard for creating Armchair Episode. I was hooked from the first listen and I’m excited to see where it continues to go!

Click here to listen to Experts on Expert: Dr. Wendy Mogel on Armchair Expert

Click here to get “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Timeless Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children” by Dr. Wendy Mogel

Click here to to get “Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say it, and When to Listen” by Dr. Wendy Mogel

Hear Ye Hear Ye

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About 7 years ago, my brother and I started a blog about our love for Disney. Although we’ve never kept up with it too much, it kept pulling us back.

In the last year, we’ve worked on our social media presence and in recent months we started hosting Theme Park Thursdays on The Improviser’s Guide Podcast.

But why am I talking about Disney? Well, The Improviser’s Guide Podcast has a new episode 4 days a week with a new topic for each day. This week I was lucky enough to be featured on “IT’S [Talk] TUESDAY” as a guest to discuss this blog!

I’ve mentioned before that I appreciate articles, blogs and groups I’ve come across that have helped me navigate speech delays and sensory processing difficulties. If reading this blog does that for someone else, even if it’s just providing some comfort that the reader is not alone, than I will consider that a success.

I really appreciated being able to speak on the podcast and educate others who may not know much about these topics, or might be starting on a similar journey.

The Improviser’s Guide Podcast is available via Apple, Stitcher, Castbox and Libsyn. Click here for quicker access to the Just My MomSense episode.

And now for cross promotion. If you’re a Disney lover like me, check out dillosdiz.com or @dillosdiz on Twitter and Instagram!