Acorn to Tree Family Podcast

Carrie Powell is a professional organizer and decluttering coach specializing in both the tactical and emotional aspects of creating an organized home. With years of experience, she has coached hundreds of individuals and families through the decluttering process, helping them establish practical systems that make home organization sustainable and stress-free . Her expertise has been featured in T...

Tammy Afriat is a mother of three (ages 5-13) and a certified parent coach. But that was only sometimes the case.  While Tammy naturally gravitated towards empathy and understanding others as a child, societal pressures channeled her into the logical, analytical field of engineering . However, as a parent, despite her engineering degree, she often felt unequipped to handle, for example, her child'...

Cynthia Hammer, MSW, was diagnosed with inattentive ADHD in 1992 when she was 49 years old. The following year she created the non-profit organization, ADD Resources, with a mission to educate adults and helping professionals about ADHD in adults. She ran this organization for 15 years before retiring. Her award-winning memoir and self-help book, Living with Inattentive ADHD was published in 2023....

I spoke with childbirth attorney Gina Mundy. Gina Mundy , is an attorney specializing in childbirth cases, the best-selling author of the book "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth" and a mother of 3 kids. Gina Mundy is an attorney specializing in childbirth cases. For over 20 years, her focus has been on investigating and analyzing mistakes that arise during labor and delivery. Sh...

Today I spoke with Birth Healing Specialist Lynn Schulte. Lynn Schulte has been a Birth Healing Specialist and Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years. She founded the Institute for Birth Healing, an educational platform for practitioners, and the Center for Birth Healing, her clinical practice. She has been helping thousands of moms heal from all the issues women experience after birth...

Today I spoke with Donovan Dreyer, he is helping young adults reach for their dreams and guide them toward the career of their lives.  Since making his big shift, Donovan has coached hundreds of teens to find their right path in life, to discover their inner confidence and to get on track with a vision of their future. In today's world of overwhelm, anxiety of the future, stress, and pressure...

Megan Herold is a homeschooled mom of two with a website entitled The Budget Homemaker. She has terrific homeschool curriculum resources on her website, Thebudgethomemaker.com, and an Instagram called The Budget Homemaker.  Megan is a graduate of Winthrop University; she now lives with her husband and two children in Pennsylvania, where she homeschools, creates curriculum, and helps other families...

Kelly Carter is a Certified Nutrition Practitioner, Wellness and Mindset Coach, and UGC creator who helps busy humans stay MOTIVATED to feel AMAZING in their bodies. In this podcast, we had a wonderful time discussing family nutrition meal prep, and Kelly offered some great tips about incorporating nutritious foods into your daily diet. You can learn more about Kelly on her Instagram @kellycartern...

Lisa Luciano speaks to caregivers of children about the dangers of online challenges and how to protect children from these internet traps. Lisa Luciano has taught TV Production for over 20 years. She developed a new program - digital literacy. Today we are speaking about dangerous online challenges that children are exposed to. We discuss what steps parents and caregivers can take to protect thei...

 Today, we spoke with Ashley and Roberta from the Teacher Mamas Podcast.  Roberta and Ashley have both experienced burnout in their teaching career, leading them to their passion for helping others with burnout. They have researched many ways to care for themselves through the different seasons of life over the past few years and have discovered their method of teaching others to do the same. List...

Today, we spoke to Coco O'Connor, who started Vintage Mama to create a  community for mamas who had a child or children later in life. Coco began a podcast called Vintage Mama, dedicated to women who had their first child at age 35 or older. You can reach Coco on the below social media accounts and her website, Vintagemamas.com. https://www.facebook.com/OfficialVintageMama https://store.vintag...

 Tiffany  Fitzgerald works primarily with toddlers ages 1-3 and coaches parents on how to expand their child's communication skills so that they can better get their needs met at home, leading to more joy & harmony for the entire family. Tiffany enjoys using her social media platform (@TalkTeaSpeech) to raise awareness about the importance of early intervention & teach other SLPs ways...

Today, we spoke with Emily Dingmann. She helps parents with weeknight dinners. She has a degree in  Nutrition, is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, recipe developer,  and mom of two girls, and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She creates easy, family-friendly recipes and shares nutrition and Intuitive  Eating tips for the whole family. She wants YOU and your kids to have a  good relationship...

  Lisa Luciano taught technology for 40 years and three decades, specializing in TV Production. It was her dream job. But when the facility (and program Lisa was teaching at ) was eliminated, Lisa was devastated.  The school's principal then asked Lisa to develop a new program - digital literacy- to become the school's library media specialist, completely re-invent it, and turn it into a l...

 Nicole Black is again joining the Acorn to Tree Family podcast to discuss children learning about kindness and how to navigate bullies. She discusses some of the fantastic resources she has created to help empower kids and help support teachers and caregivers of children. She has a beautiful FREE seminar where she discusses how to teach children to be kind and navigate unkind children they encoun...

Rebekah Poe discusses what IEPs are: inclusive classrooms, scaffolding, preteaching and reteaching, advocating for children with special needs, and so much more. Please join us as we discuss different topics in special education. Rebekah Poe is an award-winning special education teacher and national teaching conference presenter with over a decade of experience in the special education field. As a...

This episode is about how caregivers can help their children deal with being bullied by teaching them real-world skills to minimize the effects of bullies in their lives. much  Nicole Black is a recovering elementary school teacher, a mom to three super busy kids, who enjoys strong coffee. At Coffee and Carpool: Raising Kind Kids, Nicole shares the best parenting resources and strategies for inten...

Kelly MacLean is the president and founder of Kelly MacLean Achievement Center. Her unique background as a former College Admission Representative and a High School Varsity Soccer Coach provided the basis for the company. Kelly repeatedly witnessed high school students making mistakes in their college search, often resulting in missed scholarships, lack of acceptance at their choice schools, or ul...

Richard Benbow is the Regional Vice President (West) of Western  Governors University, the nation’s first and largest competency-based university. In this role, Mr. Benbow combines his passion for innovation and information technology with his desire to serve others to provide affordable, high-quality education for underserved adult learners throughout the region. He leads a team that executes str...

We'll create a Charcuterie board for kids with Argavan Nilforoush of Baby Steps Nutrition. Argavan is a registered dietitian nutritionist with several years of experience working with families, infants, toddlers, and older children and teens in inpatient and outpatient settings. She re-launched her private practice in August 2021. Her website is called Baby Steps Nutrition and offers individua...

 Sara Troy was born with an extraordinary gift. From an early age, Sara could see the possibilities in others. Throughout her life, she has served professionally and as a humanitarian, assisting others to live more purposeful, meaningful, and productive lives. When we connect through the soul to an open heart and an ignited spirit, we allow the mind to see in a way that is genuinely illuminating....

Caitlin McDermott created Cait Couch (@theteacherfitnesscoach) because she believes teachers are the most important and valuable resource in the classroom. Teacher health and self-care should come first, but at what time? Between planning, grading, emails, and TEACHING, how can you meal plan, meal prep, or find time to work out, especially when you are TEACHER TIRED? Cait Couch has taught at the e...

Argavan is a registered dietitian nutritionist with several years of experience working with families, infants, toddlers, and older children and teens in inpatient and outpatient settings. She re-launched her private practice in August 2021. Her website is called Baby Steps Nutrition and offers individualized nutrition consulting services to children ages birth-21 years with various medical condit...

Sandra Trew Today we spoke to Sandra Trew who is a Parental Coach. She is the director and founder of Getrealparenting.com. She has helped many parents and families navigate the sometimes difficult, often joyful, challenging journey of parenting. You can find out more about Sandra and Get Real Parenting Coaching at: https://www.getrealparentalcoaching.com/  Call me: 07467054585 & 01908411575 ...

ABOUT ZACK BALLINGER Career Development Side Hustles, Job Shadowing, Internships: Gain Experience Don’t Be a Zombie: Find Passion and Purpose in Your Life Job Interview Skills: Top the Hot Seat Overcoming Career Obstacles: Networking Post-COVID For more than 14 years, Zack Ballinger has been motivating individuals and audiences of all ages— at high schools, colleges, non-profit organizations, civi...