The Year in Review - 2025Articles and Points of Interest:1) Microplastics in the Brain - From Science Advances: "Human health is being threatened by environmental microplastic (MP) pollution. MPs were detected in the bloodstream and multiple tissues

Today, Im joined by Dr. Maeve OConnor, a board-certified allergist and immunologist practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina.Dr. OConnors training reflects both rigor and range. She completed dual undergraduate degrees at the University of South Carol

I think that this is an important time to pause and relook at Polyvagal Theory before continuing with Beyond Behaviors.Polyvagal Theory: Current Status, Clinical Applications, and Future Directions (Porges, S. 2025)"Social behavior and the capacity

This week I sit down with Dr. Stephen Porges, a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and

Review of Chapter 2 of Beyond Behaviors by Mona Delahooke, PhD"Social behavior and the capacity to manage challenge are dependent on the neural regulation of physiological state." S. PorgesTop Down or Bottom Up?"Before We Respond to Behavior, W

Today on Dr. Ms Women and Children First, were joined by Dr. Sam Yanuck, a clinician-educator who has spent more than three decades translating immunology from the bench to the bedside. Dr. Yanuck has been in private practice since 1992 and is the creat

Today on Dr. Ms Women and Children First, were joined by Dr. Sam Yanuck, a clinician-educator who has spent more than three decades translating immunology from the bench to the bedside. Dr. Yanuck has been in private practice since 1992 and is the creat

Review of Chapter 1 of Beyond Behaviors by Mona Delahooke, PhD"When we see a behavior that is problematic or confusing, the first question we should ask isn't "How do we get rid of it?" but rather "What is this telling us about the child?" (MD 2019)

Food in InfancyWhat do we know?"Humans are the only mammals who feed our young special complementary foods before weaning and we are the only primates that wean our young before they can forage independently. There appears to be a sensitive period in

This weeks Guest is Dr. Jeremy Goldberg. He styles himself as a compassion cultivating day making change agent/empathy collecting not quitting word wizard/chief burrito appreciator aspiring to inspire/struggle overcoming ranter in charge/ferocious idealis