What is neuroplasticity and how it gives us hope
February 13, 2020
Table of Contents
Join me as I discuss neuroplasticity, and how it gives us hope!
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- What neuroplasticity is
- How the brain is “retrainable”
- What neurons are and their function
- The difference between negative and positive neuroplasticity
- How to move past setbacks and leverage the power of neuroplasticity
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Show Notes
- An introduction to neuroplasticity (02:00)
- What is neuroplasticity and how it can help your child (03:10)
- What neurons are and their function (05:08)
- Why neuroplasticity is a two-way street (07:34)
- Moving past setbacks and leveraging neuroplasticity to move forward (08:35)
- Resources you can use (11:45)
Resources and Links
Norman Doidge – The Brain’s Way of Healing
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How functional neurology can help your child
How retained primitive reflexes impact brain function at any age
More about Tara Hunkin
I’m Tara Hunkin, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Certified GAPS Practitioner, Restorative Wellness Practitioner, mother, and founder of My Child Will Thrive. I am passionate about helping parents like you because I have been in your shoes. My Child Will Thrive is the resource I wish I had found years ago.
After 13 years — and counting — researching, applying therapies and techniques, succeeding and learning from mistakes, the journey to recover my daughter from multiple neurodevelopmental disorders (dyspraxia, sensory processing disorder, general learning disability, dyslexia, auditory processing disorder…) has been an eye-opening, soul-searching, sometimes lonely trip.
My learning never ends. Whether formally, through courses and conferences, or informally, by reading, listening and research, I am on a mission to transform what I’ve learned into useful, practical solutions for parents who are where I was at the beginning of my journey — confused, determined, scared and hopeful.
Knowing more about your child’s health and the possible underlying causes is the key to finding the path to recovery. Envisioning your child’s total recovery (whatever that means to you) is, dare I say, a reasonable and necessary part of the process. Knowledge is power, hope is fuel.
Tara Hunkin (00:03):
This is the My Child Will Thrive Podcast and I'm your host, Tara Hunkin, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Certified Gaps Practitioner, Restorative Wellness Practitioner and Mother. I'm thrilled to share with you the latest information, tips, resources, and tools to help you on the path to recovery for your child with ADHD, autism, sensory processing disorder, or learning disabilities. My own experiences with my daughter combined with as much training as I can get my hands on, research I can dig into and conferences I can attend have helped me to develop systems and tools for parents like you who feel overwhelmed trying to help their children. So sit back as I share another great topic to help you on your journey.
Tara Hunkin (00:46):
A quick disclaimer before we get started, My Child Will Thrive, is not a substitute for working with a qualified healthcare practitioner. The information provided on this podcast is not intended to diagnose or treat your child. Please consult your healthcare practitioner before implementing any information or treatments that you have learned about on this podcast. There are many gifted, passionate, and knowledgeable practitioners with hundreds, if not thousands of hours of study and clinical experience available to help guide you. Part of our goal is to give you the knowledge and tools you need to effectively advocate for your child so that you don't blindly implement each new treatment that comes along. No one knows your child better than you. No one knows your child's history like you do or can better judge what is normal or abnormal for your child. The greatest success in recovery comes from the parent being informed and asking the right questions and making the best decisions for their child in coordination with a team of qualified practitioners in different areas of specialty. Now on with the show,
Tara Hunkin (01:55):
Hi and welcome back to the podcast. Today I want to talk about what is neuroplasticity. We've all experienced setbacks. While trying to recover our children, and one of the things that can give us hope, even when we do experience these setbacks is neuroplasticity. We often implement a new diet or a supplement protocol or therapy and it goes well for a while, then something triggers a complete turnaround and chaos ensues. It's a part of an unfortunate cycle that sometimes we find ourselves in. It's easy at these times to question the interventions that we're using and I have questioned my own decisions on many days. It's an unnerving yet natural reaction. We parents spend every spare moment in our time reading, researching, and working with our children. When things appear to be moving backwards or stalled out, we need the confidence to know that our efforts