Episode 5 of the Airway First podcast is now out! You can catch it on SoundCloud, Podbean, Anchor, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
My guest today is Kelly Richardson. Kelley is a mom, wife, author, and clinical education specialist working to equip anyone wanting to know how to improve their breathing and sleep quality.
She has spent the majority of the past 25 years in the dental industry training dentists on expansion orthodontics at Align Technology and Straumann, TMD solutions, and dental airway education at the Dawson Academy. She has trained in Myofunctional Therapy at the AOMT and Breathing Coaching at the Buteyko Clinic International with Patrick McKeown.
Her focus at Super Breathers is to provide awareness to parents, caregivers, teachers, and medical professionals who can help identify and screen children who present with the signs and symptoms of disordered breathing and restless sleep. Her book, The Very Stuffy Nose, is available on Amazon.
You can find out more about Kelley on her website at superbreathers.com.
When teeth and muscles war, the muscles always win. ~ Kelley Richardson
Show Notes:
The Very Stuffy Nose (Amazon): Link to Book
Airway First episode with Dr. David McIntosh: Link to Episode
Airway First episode with Dr. Kevin Boyd: Link to Episode
The Dawson Academy: https://dental.thedawsonacademy.com/author/kelley-richardson
Videos of Finn on Super Breathers: https://www.superbreathers.com/
Breathe, Sleep, Thrive by Shereen Lin (Amazon): Link to Book
Sleep Wrecked Kids by Sharon Moore (Amazon): Link to Book
Brave Parent by Susan Maples (Amazon): Link to Book
Dr. William Hang, DDS, MSD: https://facefocused.com/
Airway Management and Find an Airway Dentist: https://www.childrensairwayfirst.org/airway-management
Parent's Facebook Group - Airway Huddle: https://www.facebook.com/groups/airwayhuddle
SPOTLIGHT BOOK RESOURCE FOR PARENTS
The Very Stuffy Nose is the story of a boy who starts breathing through his mouth after getting a cold. His habitual mouth breathing leads to long term nasal congestion which also affects his ability to smell. Join Finn on this journey as he discovers how to unstuff his stuffy nose and that his nose is for smelling and breathing. Visit SuperBreathers.com for more resources.
This story educates on the consequences of mouth breathing and the benefits of breathing through the nose. In addition to being a decongestion suggestion, the author, Kelley Richardson, details her own experience as a parent struggling to help her young son with chronic congestion, inflammation, poor sleep and restlessness. Kelley hopes to spark awareness of how simple changes in breathing and sleep can result in positive improvements in behavior, growth and development.
