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Feeling stuck in endless therapy routines?

Discover how a few minutes of sensory-based games can lift moods, calm anxiety, and bring peace back to your home.

This episode is for parents of children with autism, ADHD, or sensory challenges who want real progress, without burnout.

Featuring: Sarah, mom of two children with autism, early childhood educator, and Sensory Enrichment Therapy coach, joins Kim Pomares to share practical ways to use brain-boosting sensory activities at home.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

- How Sensory Enrichment Therapy strengthens brain connections naturally

- Simple dopamine-boosting games you can start today

- The Water Game and why it helps kids focus and self-regulate

- How to adapt routines like bath time and bedtime for calmer days

- Ways to make therapy work better through coaching and family integration

- What kinds of smells and textures have the biggest impact

Chapters

00:00 – Welcome and introduction

02:30 – What is Sensory Enrichment Therapy?

07:40 – How it works in the brain (dopamine and serotonin explained)

12:10 – Game #1: Smell + Touch for mood regulation

18:50 – Game #2: The Water Game and brain coordination

25:40 – Everyday sensory routines (bath, meals, bedtime)

34:00 – Why coaching matters for long-term results

42:30 – Sarah’s story: from burnout to hope

52:00 – Q&A with parents