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Average audio length:
52 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
134 episodes
since Aug. 3, 2021
episodic

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New parents in the US are bombarded with new products, technologies and devices that are supposed to make their life with a newborn easier.  The question is do these products really make their life easier or is it just a distraction from what parents really need, such as support?  Listen here are K…

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Every field needs research.  It's how we test ideas, see if our guesses were correct and prove that something actually works.  In the world of oral ties, research is slow going, and desperately needed.  Dr Lam-Do is working as part of a collaborative group with other release providers worldwid…
Tongue tie is a process not just a procedure.  We say this all the time but not all providers actually mean they practice interdisciplinary care.  Dr Jaju at Smile Wonders in Virginia is a big advocate for collaborating with other providers.  Katie and Dr Jaju discuss the trends causing babies to n…
Five years podcasting!!  Wow, that is amazing.  This season had 5 bodyworkers, 8 release providers, 6 IBCLC’s, and 2 other providers as goes.  Katie interviewed guests from 11 different countries and has plans for more.  Listen to hear some highlights form the year, and which episodes you might wan…
When most practitioners see a tongue-tied baby, they also recognize areas of tightness.  They rarely see the weak side.  Carol Gray has been a practitioner and teacher on CST for decades and focuses on bringing balance to the Boyd, loosening a tight side but always bringing strength to the weak sid…
Learning should not be a one-time thing.  As a provider, it is our responsibility to stay up on current research, new protocols and evidence-based medicine.  For Katie Oshita this meant attending the ICAP conference in April 2026 in Portland, OR.  ICAP is an international, interdisciplinary confere…
Annie Frisbie did not plan on healthcare as a field until her life changed with the birth of her first child.  Once Annie was helped by an amazing IBCLC, Catherine Waston Gemma, Annie dove into lactation.  From there, she opened a private practice in NYC, self-published a book, started a podcast, s…
Tongue ties are everywhere, even in the Netherlands.  What they don’t have are CO2 lasers.  Dr Kirsten Slagter discusses with Katie Oshita how differences in availability, regulations, and tongue-tie culture affect treatment options for families in the Netherlands.  Listen here to learn more. Podca…
Tongue ties happen everywhere in the world and India is no exception. In this episode, Katie Oshita and Dr. Ankita Shah discuss what tongue tie care looks like in India today, the awareness, the gaps, and how one specialist is working to change the conversation. Listen to hear more about the unique…
Tongue ties happen everywhere in the world.  Some places are good at diagnosis and support and others are still denying their existence.  In the UK many babies aren’t diagnosed and if they are most are “snipped” and sent on their way.  In this episode Katie Oshita and Dr Suraj discussed the similar…
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