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 about what's missing: the foundation. If your liver, spleen, kidneys, and bowels are offline, where are those parasites from your cleanse going to go? You're plugging things into an extension cord that isn't plugged into the wall. Dr. Serena shares a patient story: heart rate spiking after sports, wouldn't come down all day, planning cardiology workup. Scans showed vagus nerve stress. First 12 visits—not much change. Changed technique—huge difference. Now she's not exhausted by dinner, doesn't need naps, and her heart rate regulates. She didn't need the cardiology workup. The organ does what the nervous system tells it to do. You need chiropractic care first for all the things in your life.

Timestamps:

00:26 Two types of patients: "everything's normal" vs. "I've tried everything"

05:03 Why gut protocols fail without the foundation

08:53 Case study: heart rate spiking, avoided cardiology workup

15:41 Start here, not last

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

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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 Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz explain what's really going on. Dr. Veronica shares Spencer's story—blood sugar issues, chronic constipation since infancy, multiple Miralax doses daily. Constipation was the first sign that dysautonomia was about to take place. Discover how Miralax works (pulls water into intestines but doesn't restore natural digestive coordination), why digestion is controlled by the nervous system (fight-or-flight shuts it down), what thermography scans show in constipated kids (cooled down lower back = fatigued nervous system), and why antibiotics before age 2 disrupt gut function long-term. Pooping every day is a milestone. Your child isn't broken—their parking brake is on.

Timestamps:

04:00 Spencer's story: constipation, blood sugar issues, Miralax since infancy

08:00 Miralax: off-label, not FDA approved under 17

09:00 How Miralax works vs. what it doesn't do

12:00 Perfect storm: prenatal stress → birth → antibiotics → constipation

14:00 Insight scans show the story

15:00 Thermography: cooled down lower back with constipation 17:00 What improves first: sleep or digestion

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

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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 Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz explain why some kids can play outside without issue while others have asthma attacks from pollen. Dr. Serena was a perfect storm kid—colic, reflux, eczema, allergies, asthma. Since getting adjusted regularly, she can get through spring without medication. Discover why your nervous system is air traffic control for your immune system, how 70-80% of immune cells originate in the gut (regulated by vagus nerve), why medications suppress symptoms but don't heal the root, and what happens when you restore nervous system balance. You're not broken—your nervous system is overwhelmed. Let's help your child experience spring outside, breathing freely, instead of inside and cooped up.

Timestamps:

00:25 Spring Allergy Struggles

01:34 Allergies and the Nervous System

05:58 Immune Gut Vagus Link

07:33 Perfect Storm Stress Build Up

11:21 Why Meds Miss the Root

12:31 Scans and Care Plans

14:59 What Improves in Care

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

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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 and regressions in care. Dr. Veronica shares how she reached out to the PX community with 15 scans, discovered T5 (detox/immunity center) was the missing piece, and finally broke through after an intensive week. Discover what "supportive wellness" means, why strep can be the tipping point for PANS/PANDAS, and how to have certainty in the care process even when the timeline is uncertain. Healing isn't always linear—but it always happens.

Timestamps:

00:26 When Progress Plateaus

02:24 Stress Layers and Setbacks

03:15 Case Study Strep Trigger

06:42 Digging Deeper for Answers

07:45 PX Community Breakthrough

09:14 What Parents Hear in the Process

11:37 Supportive Wellness Explained

14:11 Certainty Without a Timeline

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

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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. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz have the conversation you don't usually hear: What do you do when you don't want to do it anymore? Dr. Veronica is down 2 CAs, in flight mode, daydreaming about getting a "real job"—then remembering she'd combust the second someone told her what to do. Dr. Serena shares what turned it around 6 months ago: stepping out of grind roles and back into visionary leadership. They discuss the fantasy of burning the office down, why their husbands would laugh at them being stay-at-home moms, and the mourning process of realizing this doesn't have an end like school did. We don't have it all together. Most of life is hard on purpose. And it's okay to question.

Resources:

• PX Docs Directory

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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-swallow function and still have tension throughout their whole body after revision. They break down the hierarchy of healing (central/autonomic nervous system → neuromotor → gut/immune), why all tongue tie babies also seem to have reflux, and the C1/C2 tension that affects fascial tension through the jaw and tongue AND disconnects brain communication to those structures. Dr. Serena shares the frustration: do they seriously need a revision, or do they just have so much fascial tension that chiropractic care needs time first? Discover why Boise providers won't do revisions without bodywork first, the MTHFR gene mutation factor, and why toddlers who had unsuccessful revisions are now showing up with sensory issues, speech delays, and emotional dysregulation. Fight-or-flight = tight. The revision won't stick if they're stuck in stress.

Timestamps:

00:25 Why Releases Fail

01:46 Nervous System Link

03:13 Reflux and Gut Clues

03:50 Healing Hierarchy Explained

06:27 Chiro and Jaw Mechanics

08:08 Timing and Tradeoffs

10:35 Stress Birth and Genetics

12:10 Better Outcomes with Team Care

14:52 Beyond Infancy Signs

16:36 Find a PX Doc Near You

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

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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. When chronic stress keeps you stuck on the gas pedal, blood vessels stay constricted, stress hormones stay elevated, and conditions like preeclampsia emerge. Research shows maternal stress can increase the risk up to 20 times. Dr. Serena's midwife said it's "random," but the data says otherwise. Discover what dysautonomia actually means, why you can't cognitive therapy your way out of fight or flight, the warning signs most moms miss (terrible sleep and heartburn before you're even showing), and why the moms who say "I'm fine" are often the most stressed (freeze/fawn response). You have more control than you think.

Timestamps:

00:25 Why Preeclampsia Is Rising

00:47 Gas and Brake Analogy

01:30 Pregnancy Needs Adaptation

02:24 Dysautonomia Explained

03:21 Stress Hormones and Vessels

04:40 Is It Really Random

05:49 Chiropractic and Stored Stress

07:15 Mindset vs Subconscious Stress

09:54 Hidden Stress Signs in Pregnancy

10:32 Different Stress Responses

12:02 Find Nervous System Care

12:49 Empowering Worried Moms

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

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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 and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz explain what most doctors aren't looking for: your child doesn't need more therapies—they need the right foundation for everything else to work. They break down "the perfect storm" (prenatal stress → birth stress → postnatal stress compounding into cracks in the foundation), why 90% of newborns have spinal dysfunction after birth, and the house analogy that changes everything—Dr. Serena's husband just bought a house where they'd already built rooms upstairs with the foundation cracked on both walls. Discover why adding more therapies is like plugging too many devices into power strips until the circuit breaker trips, why therapies plateau or cause regression when the nervous system is overloaded, and the story of an adopted 3-year-old with the perfect storm who whispered "hug, please" for the first time. Connection is the most beautiful result of nervous system repair.

Timestamps:

00:25 When “More Therapy” Isn’t Working: The Missing Foundation

02:07 What We See in the Office: Burned-Out Families & Unchecked Nervous Systems

03:13 The Cracked Foundation Analogy: Why Progress Keeps Slipping

05:54 The “Perfect Storm” Starts Early: Prenatal + Birth Stressors

10:24 Postnatal Stress Piles On: Reflux, Sleep, Infections & Overload

11:56 Guilt, Meltdowns, ADHD/Anxiety: Signs the System Is Stuck in Stress

13:37 Why Therapies Plateau: Overloaded Bandwidth & When to Pause

16:47 The Fix: Neurologically Focused Chiropractic + Insight Scans

18:20 Real-Life Breakthrough: The First Hug (Connection Returns)

21:19 Next Steps: What to Expect at Your First Visit + Finding a PX Doc