Motherhood: Aligned and Assigned

In this episode, Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena step outside their usual format to talk about something they see constantly in their offices: patients who take their pain to God, feel a temporary sense of relief, and then watch it resurface again and again. They call this spiritual bypassing, and they dig into where the line is between genuinely leaning on faith and using it to avoid feeling somethin...

If you're in perimenopause or menopause and you've tried everything, this episode is worth your time. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena dig into why so many women are still struggling even after hormone replacement therapy, and why the nervous system is the piece nobody is talking about. In this episode they cover: Why women on HRT often still feel terrible, and what's actually missing What HRV scans re...

Most people come to a chiropractor for pain. But most of Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena's patients don't. In this episode, they break down what nervous system-focused chiropractic actually does, why pain is usually just the entry point, and what's really going on underneath for so many patients. In this episode, they cover: Why a "pain patient" almost never stays just a pain patient once the full pic...

If your child has been through every specialist, every diet, every supplement, and you still feel like something's being missed, this episode is for you. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena break down subluxation, the word no one's talking about, and why it might be the missing piece behind your child's biggest struggles. In this episode they cover: What subluxation actually is (it's not just "bone out of...

If your child has autism and you've been treating constipation, sensory meltdowns, and aggression as separate problems, this episode is going to change how you see all of it. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena break down why these symptoms share one root cause and why addressing the nervous system first is what actually moves the needle. In this episode they cover: Why constipation in children with autis...

If your child went from totally fine to suddenly struggling with tantrums, sleep, gut issues, or behavior, this episode is for you. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena break down the perfect storm and why your child's nervous system has likely been under stress much longer than you realize.   In this episode, they cover: What the perfect storm actually is and how it builds over time Why pregnancy str...

You finished your care plan. Things are better. So now what? In this episode, Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena make the case for wellness care, not because chiropractors want to trap you, but because the most remarkable healing they've seen in their practices happens months after the initial work is done.   They cover a family of six whose nervous system scans kept improving six months into wellne...

Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena get honest about one of the harder conversations in practice: what happens when a family's healing journey takes longer than anyone expected. They share real patient stories, talk through what supportive wellness care actually means, and explain why slow progress is not the same thing as no progress.   If you've ever wondered whether your care plan is working, or f...

If your child keeps getting sick, getting treated, and ending up right back where you started, this episode is going to make a lot of things click. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena walk through a real patient case involving chronic constipation, recurring illness, and bladder control issues, and explain why those symptoms are all connected to the same root.   In this episode they cover: Why antibi...

A potential patient called with autoimmune symptoms—dizziness, hormone issues, brain fog. Endocrinology found thyroid issues. Neurology found nothing. She's frustrated: "I go to endocrinology and all they talk about is hormones. I go to neurology and all they talk about is brain. Where are the people who piece it together?"   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coff...

Most parents have tried everything—earlier bedtimes, blackout curtains, melatonin, white noise machines. Their child is exhausted but wired, awake for hours, and no routine or supplement can override a nervous system physiologically locked in fight-or-flight.   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz reveal what 35% of US children aren't...

If you're scrolling at 2 AM with a crying baby or pregnant and feeling anxious, this episode changes everything. What most parents never hear: the modern pregnancy experience—constant monitoring, testing, fear-based messaging, disempowerment—creates chronic stress that doesn't just affect you. It directly programs your baby's developing nervous system.   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned...

Dr. Serena calls it the new fibromyalgia—the trendy diagnosis everyone's getting. Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. The treatment? Insane. Eliminate all high-histamine foods. Can't eat leftovers. Cook fresh meals from scratch every day. Can't eat out. And when you try to reintroduce foods? Your system doesn't recognize them anymore. It becomes an eating disorder. In this spicy episode of Motherhood A...

Dr. Serena and Dr. Veronica notice two trends: parents whose doctors ran labs and said "everything is normal"—but their child clearly isn't fine. And parents who've already done $600 stool tests, Dutch tests, MRIs, EKGs—spent thousands on supplements and protocols—and are overwhelmed, broke, and still struggling.   In this spicy episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, the doctors get real...

Your pediatrician prescribed Miralax for your child's constipation and told you it was safe. But here's what they didn't tell you: Miralax is NOT FDA approved for children under 17. Its pediatric use is officially off-label. And over the years, the FDA has received reports of neuropsychiatric side effects in children—anxiety, aggression, paranoia, OCD behaviors. In this episode of Motherhood Align...

Spring has arrived—and your child is stuck inside with tissues, red eyes, and a nose that won't stop running. You've tried every allergy medication on the shelf, kept windows closed, limited outdoor play. Nothing works long term. Here's what doctors didn't tell you: it's not a problem with pollen. It's the nervous system.   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffma...

Care was going perfectly—landslide improvements, about to release to wellness—then the child got strep. After antibiotics, everything halted or went backwards. Sleep regressed, behavior returned, adjustments weren't holding. Three months later, still working through it.   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz get real about plateaus an...

Welcome to Episode 40—we've been doing this for almost a year, and for this milestone, we wanted to get real. This isn't about nervous systems or chiropractic. This is about what it's like to be a mother who feels aligned and assigned... and also what it's like when you feel misaligned and unsure of your assignment.   In this raw, unfiltered episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Ser...

If tongue and lip ties were just a tissue problem—just a physical "cinch down" tissue that's too short—why do so many babies still struggle after they're released?   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz dive into the neurological piece most providers are missing. Even with bodywork included, babies still aren't coordinating the suck-s...

In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz expose what most doctors aren't discussing: the nervous system's role in preeclampsia. They explain the gas pedal (sympathetic) vs. brake pedal (parasympathetic) analogy—in pregnancy, you NEED the brake pedal working because your blood volume increases 30-50% and your body needs to adapt in massive ways...

You're running from speech therapy to OT, feeding therapy, behavioral therapy—layering in supplements, special diets, sensory tools, detox protocols. All out of deep love for your child. But despite all that effort, progress feels slow or it's not happening at all. And you're left asking: What are we missing? Why isn't this working? Where do we go next?   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned...

You've spent thousands on therapy, changed your child's entire diet, tried supplements, breathing exercises, sensory tools—all the experts, all the options. Yet here you are watching the same struggles repeat: the meltdowns, the anxiety, the focus issues, the sleep problems. Everything helped for a little bit, then you plateaued.   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Seren...

Before you buy another ashwagandha supplement, book that $5,000 wellness retreat to Sedona, or purchase an infrared sauna from Costco—you need to understand something crucial about your nervous system: most regulation tools don't go deep enough.   In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz explain why parents are burnt out from doing all th...

Welcome back to Motherhood Aligned and Assigned! In this episode, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz get vulnerable about their journeys through chiropractic school, pregnancies, business ownership, and the moments they almost gave up. Dr. Serena shares how questioning her physical form in school led to an epiphany on a missions trip, the surprise pregnancy that crumbled her empire-buildi...

Dr. Veronica's 4-year-old just got her first ear infection. Dr. Serena's daughter has battled eczema for two years. As chiropractors who see miracles in their offices daily, this feels like... an insult. In this raw, unplanned episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz get vulnerable about what it feels like when your own kids get sick despite doing "al...