Better Breathing & Speech with Sarah Sweeney - Episode 2146

Episode 2146 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes speech pathologist Sarah Sweeney to discuss the importance of better breathing and speech, thumb-sucking, posture, therapies for kids and adults, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/better-breathing-speech-with-sarah-sweeny-episode-2146 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods BETTER BREATHING & SPEECH Vinnie welcomes Sarah and they chat a bit about how Vinnie came to hear about Sarah. (3:30) They also chat about the early days of the podcast as Sarah has been a listener for about 10 years. (9:00) Vinnie gives Sarah a bit of background about his speech issues as well as what he was told about them previously. (12:50) They also discuss how an issue like thumb sucking in young children is usually a sign of an "airway issue".(32:02) This can have a range of effects on structure, growth, and breathing. A common issue Sarah deals with is a child who is "tongue-tied". She then describes in detail the issues it can cause as well as therapies to help. (42:00) Vinnie goes on to ask Sarah her thoughts on things like getting tonsils removed and if that causes issues as well. (54:00) Sarah then walks Vinnie through some exercises to demonstrate and analyzes a bit of his own speech. (1:04:12) [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!