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We want to unlearn our unhealthy routines and embrace mind and body-nourishing habits. Who wouldn’t want to? Our minds and bodies are processing thoughts, emotions, food, and movements round the clock. We easily feel consumed and seized up especially when we allow them to be filled with “toxins.” These so-called toxins may come in the form of an imbalanced diet, unhealthy daily routines, negative and intrusive thoughts, among others. If neglected, they can result in stress, lack of focus, brain fog, unhappiness, and even health issues in the long run. Since we don’t want these to happen, what should we do?

You can earn money while staying flexible and spending time with your family by setting up a business and working from home. Although it sounds like a lot of work, it's easier than you may expect, especially if you base your home business on a pre-existing skill or hobby. Plus, you're rewarded by doing something you love and working on your terms.

Every day, you’re faced with a long list of never-ending to-dos, both at work and at home. And when you have such a busy schedule (don’t we all?), properly taking care of yourself can be quite a challenge. Of course, you know that it’s essential to take care of yourself. Still, you hardly have time to keep up with your daily tasks, much more maintain a regular self-care ritual. It can feel like you don’t have a choice in the matter.

In this episode host, Genie Dawkins, and Kim Poetivin discuss how to deal with social workers and how the word “non-compliant” affects your child’s ability to make progress in school. Kim provides insight into how to interact with social workers and members of your child’s IEP team to protect your child from being targeted as a problem child

Children generally love to move around and play. Staying active is not only important for their physical health but also for their mental and emotional development. Special needs kids enjoy the same benefits from physical activity. Hands-on activities that involve creativity and problem-solving can also serve as ways for kids to excel in STEM. However, it might be more challenging to find physical activities that suit their needs.

In this episode, Genie Dawkins talks about how she handled the situation when she realized that the school was keeping a log of her son’s behaviors and did not give her a copy. She takes you on the journey of how schools use your child's behavior as a way to keep you from questioning them and how to empower yourself and protect your child.

In this episode, Kim and I discuss how she supports black and transracial youth and their families in managing the world o grief, loss, and racial trauma in her practice. While talking about how we can support our kids with returning back to in-person school.

In this episode of The Parenting Cipher, Genie takes you on a reflective journey of her health issues and how to improve your own health advocate. While discussing the disparities and bias in health care that adds to the fact African Americans are 50 percent more likely to die of a stroke, cancer, and COVID as compared to their white adult counterparts. A healthy body is a healthy mind. So, it is important that you take care of both aspects equally and not neglect one for the other. Tune in for Genie’s six tips for taking charge of your health.