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Dr. April Bowling and Dr. James Slavet, leaders of THRIVE Lab, harness research and realism to help parents of children with diverse mental health challenges understand how small exercise, nutrition and sleep habits can lead to big improvements in mental and physical wellness.
Episodes

Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
EPISODE 7: Nutrition Parenting for Autism Wellness
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
In this episode we sit down with Dr. Rachel Blaine, founder of Autism Wellness, which is dedicated to providing nutrition help and reducing nutrition hype for parents of kids with autism. As a registered dietician and professor of nutrition, Dr. Blaine walks us through practical approaches for improving kids' nutrition, while cutting through the misinformation around autism "diets."

Thursday May 27, 2021
EPISODE 6: Top Tips for Kids Who Struggle with Sleep
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
3. Night Terrors
4. Sleep Apnea
5. Sleepwalking
6. Sleep and Kids Behavior
7. ADHD and Sleep
8. Mental Health, Specific Diagnoses and Sleep

Thursday Apr 08, 2021
EPISODE 5: The Skinny on Sleep
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
This episode starts our series on how sleep can improve mood and behavior in youth with mental health challenges, and realistic tips for improving sleep when kids struggle with insomnia and other sleep problems.

Monday Mar 15, 2021
EPISODE 4: Autism, Exercise and Exergaming
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021

Friday Feb 26, 2021
EPISODE 3: Exercise and ADHD: Separating Fact from Fiction
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
In this episode of Healthy Enough, we look at some of the common misperceptions around exercise and ADHD, and explain what we really know about exercise and its effectiveness to improve attention and behavior.

Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
EPISODE 2: Exercise for Teen Depression
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
On this episode, we listen to one teen's story about mental health during the pandemic and discuss the science and practice of using exercise to prevent and reduce depressive symptoms in teens.
Resources:
- 16 Strength-Training Exercises for Kids | Parents
- Weight Training for Teens | stanfordchildrens.org
- Kids get active! Family Couch to 5k Program! | TransFit
- Six ways to get teenagers more active – suggested by the teens themselves | theconversation.com

Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
EPISODE 1: Welcome to Healthy Enough
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Co-hosts Dr. April Bowling and Dr. James Slavet give listeners an introduction to the Healthy Enough podcast and a preview of future episodes.