Feeding Families is a part of the EcoParent Podcast Network: https://www.ecoparent.ca/podcasts

This episode was generously sponsored by the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition: https://csnn.ca

About the episode:
In this episode Jess and Dana discuss the ins and outs of managing ADHD symptoms with natural strategies like food. She busts through some myths and showcases how she helps families integrate a nutrition strategy into their management plans to help their kids thrive. If you have a child with ADHD (or if you’re a parent with ADHD yourself) you’re not going to want to miss this one!

Bio:
Dana Kay is a Board-Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Practitioner, two times international best selling author, and the CEO and founder of the ADHD Thrive Institute and the creator of the ADHD Thrive Method 4 Kids program.

As a mother of a child with ADHD, she knows firsthand the struggles that come with parenting a neurodiverse child, but she also knows the freedom that is possible once parents learn to reduce ADHD symptoms.

Dana has been featured in Forbes, Authority Magazine, Medium, Influencive, Thrive Global, and various others. She has also been a guest on multiple parenting and ADHD summits and podcasts. Her mission is to help families reduce ADHD symptoms naturally so that children with ADHD can thrive at home, at school, and in life.

Links:
Free Breakfast guide for better mornings - https://adhdthrivemethod.com/better-mornings
Website: https://adhdthriveinstitute.com/
FB - https://www.facebook.com/adhdthriveinstitute
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adhdthriveinstitute/

About the Podcast, Host and Network:

About our Podcast Network:
The EcoParent Podcast Network helps busy families live a healthier, greener lifestyle. Our host experts are imperfect, real, busy parents just like you who share ways to lower our collective carbon footprint and practical strategies that make a difference to your family’s health, the planet and to our children’s future. We offer raw, honest conversations and actionable advice in the following six areas: pregnancy & birth, pediatric wellness, kids nutrition, healthy home, beauty, and parenting. Join us and get inspired to live a more sustainable, healthy life!

About the Feeding Families Podcast:
No matter where you are, if you’re a parent I’m pretty sure you and I want the same thing - to build strong mental and physical health in our kids and set them up for a bright future. In our episodes, we break down the nuts & bolts of kids’ nutrition and bring you inspiring food stories and practical strategies so you can overcome real-life food challenges shared by parents everywhere. We want you leaving our episodes with more clarity, new ideas, inspiration, and unwavering confidence in the food decisions you make every day.

About your Host (Jess Sherman MEd, FDN-P, RHN):

Jess is a Family Health Educator and mother of three focused on nutrition for brain health and resilience in kids. She uses her training as a certified teacher, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and Holistic Nutritionist to improve the lives of children with learning differences, anxiety, and mood disorders by helping their parents uproot hidden stress and nourish them deeply. Her book, Raising Resilience, and her online resources - Calm & Clear Kids and the Resilience Roadmap - have reached families all over the world.

Links for Jess:
www.JessSherman.com
www.RaisingResilienceCommunity.com
instagram.com/Jess.Sherman_RaisingResilience

To learn how Jess helps families minimize symptoms of anxiety & moodiness and set their kids up for strong health, learning, development and resilience visit: https://www.jesssherman.com/coaching

Partnerships

Audio magic on this episode was performed by Carlay Ream-Neal. This episode was edited by Emily Groleau.