#390: Silent Parenting: Leading with Presence over Power with Ciara Burton
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Release Date: 12/16/2025
#409: Why Your Kid Has Seasonal Allergies Every Year And What To Do About It with Dr. Ana Maria Temple
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
If your child has seasonal allergies, eczema or recurring ear infections, this episode might change how you see all three. Dr. Elana sits down with holistic pediatrician Dr. Ana Maria Temple to unpack the root causes of kids' seasonal allergies and why they so often connect to eczema, asthma and food allergies (the 'allergic march' most pediatricians never mention). From diet and fiber to dust mites and when Zyrtec is actually fine to use. You will leave this episode with a real plan, not just a symptom list. Topics Covered In This Episode: Root causes of allergies Seasonal allergies and...
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#408: Iron Deficiency in Kids: The Silent Nutrient Gap with Steph Greunke, RD
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Before you spiral over that iron lab result, here's exactly what it means and how to help your child from both a conventional and integrative medicine perspective. In this episode, Steph breaks down iron deficiency in kids from every angle: why it happens, who is most at risk, how to treat it with conventional iron supplementation and how integrative medicine can help address the root cause. You'll walk away knowing which iron forms are easier on little stomachs, which foods actually raise iron levels and one surprising connection between low iron and ADHD symptoms that every mom needs to...
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#407: What Remedies Do You Give Your Kid First When They Get Sick? with Dr. Elana Roumell
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
If your child starts feeling off and your first thought is "what do I even reach for?" this episode was made for you. Dr. Elana breaks down one of the most practical frameworks she teaches inside the Doctor Mom Membership: the difference between general immune support and targeted natural therapies, and why understanding that one distinction will change how you stock your medicine cabinet forever. She shares her top three go-to general immune supplements for kids, including why timing and frequency matter more than most moms realize, and how layering general and targeted remedies is exactly...
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#406: How Two Busy Mom Practitioners Navigate Chaos, Balance and a Brand New Season with Dr. Elana Roumell and Steph Greunke, RD
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
After nearly a decade of podcasting, the Doctor Mom Podcast is back with a bold new format built around what busy moms actually need: shorter, more practical, pediatric-focused episodes that fit into your real life. Dr. Elana and Steph Greunke walk you through everything changing this season and why. Solo episodes are now 10 to 20 minutes, the podcast is live on YouTube, and the content is going deeper on the pediatric topics you care most about. Dr. Elana previews her upcoming solo topics including immune support strategies, the cold wet sock method for fevers, Tylenol alternatives, and...
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#405: How to Fuel a Healthy Pregnancy and Postpartum with Lily Nichols
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Moms deserve clear guidance that supports real nourishment through every stage of pregnancy and postpartum. In this episode, registered dietitian and bestselling author, Lily Nichols, shares the research that is reshaping modern prenatal nutrition, including updated protein needs, micronutrient gaps, concerns with fully plant based diets, the truth about weight gain guidelines and why real food foundations make such a difference. You’ll also hear about her personal journey navigating professional growth, boundaries and motherhood while staying grounded in science. This conversation will help...
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#404: Ending Mealtime Battles and Picky Eating with Jill Castle
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Feeding kids does not have to feel stressful or chaotic. With the right tools, it becomes an opportunity to strengthen connection, build autonomy and nourish your child with confidence. Childhood nutrition expert, Jill Castle, shares her love with limits approach, a simple and effective framework that helps parents reduce mealtime battles, create structure, support appetite awareness and raise kids who listen to their bodies. You’ll learn how often to feed, how to set boundaries gently, what feeding mistakes to avoid and how to support picky eaters with ease. This inspiring conversation will...
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#403: How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt with Melissa Urban
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable for many moms, especially when people-pleasing patterns are deeply ingrained. In this conversation, Melissa Urban, co-founder of Whole30 and author of The Book of Boundaries, breaks down why boundaries are essential for emotional health, strong relationships, and family wellbeing. We talk about unearned guilt, over-explaining, people pleasing, and how past experiences shape our ability to speak up. Melissa shares practical scripts, real life examples, and simple frameworks to help moms communicate clearly with partners, in laws, coworkers, and even...
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#402: Asking the Right Questions to Create an Aligned Life with Jenna Kutcher
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Living in alignment often begins with slowing down enough to tell yourself the truth about where you actually are. In this honest and grounding conversation, Jenna Kutcher shares what it really looks like to move away from hustle culture, reconnect with your identity, and build belief through small daily habits that quietly change everything. We talk about motherhood, body image after baby, health journeys rooted in self-trust, and why lasting change comes from tiny actions that stack over time. Jenna also opens up about loss, waiting seasons, visualization, and how learning to listen inward...
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#401: Teaching Children Mental Toughness and Confidence with Joe De Sena and Dr. Lara Pence
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Raising resilient kids requires more than just protection from discomfort. It requires teaching them how to move through it with confidence and strength. In this episode, Spartan founder Joe De Sena and clinical psychologist Dr. Lara Pence share the core principles from their book 10 Rules for Resilience for Families and challenge many modern parenting norms. We talk about boundaries, consistency, discipline, movement, nutrition, screen time, and why overparenting can unintentionally create anxiety and insecurity in children. This conversation may stretch you, spark reflection, and encourage...
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#400: How to Teach Body Safety to Kids with Confidence with Korah Hoffman
"Doctor Mom" Podcast | Practical Tips to Be a Proactive Parent
Keeping our children safe starts with conversations that build trust, confidence and body awareness. In this powerful episode, therapist and trauma expert Korah Hoffman guides parents through exactly how to introduce body safety, personal boundaries, consent and early protective skills in a way that empowers rather than scares kids. Drawing from her professional work and personal experience, Korah shares the right language to use, when to begin these conversations, how to handle tricky situations and the most common mistakes parents unknowingly make. This episode will help you feel calm,...
info_outlineWhen motherhood feels chaotic and overstimulating, learning to stay centered can change how you show up for your children. In this deeply relatable conversation, Ciara Burton breaks down her Silent Parenting method, a gentle and self-reflective approach that helps moms navigate triggers, reduce reactivity, and guide their children from a grounded emotional space. She shares practical tools for staying connected during challenging moments, encouraging decision making skills, creating healthier family dynamics, and shifting the internal patterns that shape how we parent. Throughout this episode, Ciara invites you to slow down, tune in, and discover how emotional regulation can strengthen your relationship with yourself and your kids.
Topics Covered In This Episode:
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Silent parenting for emotional regulation
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Tools for staying grounded with kids
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Navigating triggers and stress cycles
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Building family decision-making skills
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Encouraging calm, connected parenting
Show Notes:
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Follow @ciaramburton on Instagram
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Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell’s Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child’s number one health advocate!
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Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD’s online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.
Ciara Burton known as “The Life Coach for Moms,” has created a unique brand that’s freeing Mothers of burnout, anxiety, situational depression and lack of purpose by helping them _____
Her unconventional mind, body, soul approach has helped hundreds of women heal from the hustle and grind of their daily routines that have become blockages to happiness and success.
In her course Becoming Her; The Next Evolution women awaken to the life they WANT while transforming the “complacent” life they’ve found themselves in - one that looked good on paper, but felt far from fulfilling.
Within Becoming Her, Ciara’s clients break free from constant questioning, the desire to “get it right” and to “please others” - to owning their value, stepping into their voices, and living life in a healthy, balanced and empowered way all WHILE showing their kids how to do the same.
A Mother who stands as a confident leader in her home, is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.
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