F-words: FUTURE. All the F-words lead up to Future - and this week it's a special video-cast look into the Future. And a sneak peak of the Healthy Strides Community Hub! "I am growing up every day, so please find ways for me to participate and be included in my community"

This week on TheraBytes! We catch up with Edward's mum Genevieve! It's all about Fitness - a parents perspective! Edward is incredibly funny, loving and very motivated to move! Genevieve joins us on the podcast this week to talk about how fitness works in their family. It's a beautiful and honest reflection of the joys and challenges of keeping our kids active. It is these shared experiences that build our wonderfully supportive community.

A milestone episode with a trio of wonderful clinician's - adding their perspective on the latest F-word: Fitness!

This week we catch up with Nate! An incredible eight-year-old boy who talks about his day, including his experiences at school....from recess being too short to playing with friends on the playground, (note, he's too cool for games like chasey! 😉) From being a Telethon 2024 star to all his extra curricular activities, Nate is a busy boy - focused on high performance sports cars, he has a hard time choosing between Bugatti's and Ferrari's, his love for running and running ever f...

We're joined this week by special guest, Taj and his mother, Danica! The conversation focuses on Taj's life, particularly his passion for footy (AFL) and whilst he is a big fan of the Geelong Cats, he is happy to support the West Coast Eagles if they're playing of course! 😉 Taj shares a recent highlight when he got the opportunity to play during halftime at Optus Stadium when the Dockers recently took on Collingwood. Whilst the result wasn't what the home team had hoped for, it was a...

This week's F word is Fitness! Mobility is medicine and this week, we talk about what movement means for our bodies. This is relevant to all of us because long, uninterrupted sitting is not great for our health. Our goal is to break up long periods of sitting to move more and be physically active. Movement is great for our lungs, digestive system, bones, muscles with social, emotional and cognitive benefits! It certainly makes us feel better too thanks to the lovely release of endorphins. J...

This week we continues the discussion on the topic of family, reflecting on our previous conversation with Jen Prior! It's important to emphasise that family isn't limited to blood relatives but includes the people you trust and do life with. It is integral to the "f-words" because it provides the why, how, and when for decisions, including pursuing therapy. Key takeaways from Jen's conversation and our own reflections include the crucial role of parents as experts on their children...

We catch up with Jen Prior - an incredible mother (to the one and only Emily Prior), an advocate and a founding member of the Healthy Strides Foundation! We get to speak with her about all things F-Words and FAMILY in particular!

We're back with a 2nd episode with the incredible Emily Prior! This time we discuss FUN - one of the very best F-words! 🥳

This week we catch up with Emma! An incredible advocate and parent, she describes herself as a big kid and a perfect example of this week's F-word, F.U.N, in action! Emma's thoughts on the importance of fun really hit home for me. It's so easy to get bogged down in appointments and therapies, especially in the beginning, and forget that the simple act of enjoying time together is crucial. Emma reminded us that happiness isn't a luxury, it's a fundamental need for our kids to thrive and reac...

Why FUN matters so much in therapy and everyday life! We kick things off by talking about how a lack of enjoyment can make therapy feel like a chore—limiting engagement, motivation, and progress. FUN doesn’t mean easy; it means finding joy in the journey and making therapy something kids want to come back to. We share our own experiences of how the idea of FUN changes as kids grow, and how we have to be intentional in keeping things playful and engaging. For children, play is their work—a...

Friends with Emily Prior! Model, Actor, Activist and friend (see what we did there! 😉) of the show - the returning Emily Prior. Emily has appeared on our sister podcast ResearchWorks and is here for a 2 episode stint with Dayna and Kate! An amazing conversation with an amazing young woman!

This week we catch up with Rynae to talk about FRIENDS - a parent's perspective! Kate's write-up to come!

As a parent, it can be easy to miss the importance of incorporating friendships and social-emotional development into your child's therapy goals much earlier.... In the beginning, there's such a strong focus on early intervention and neuroplasticity that it's easy to put friendships on the back burner. Now I see that mobility and fitness are gateways to meaningful social interaction and overall quality of life.... For example, to start incorporating high-fives into our child's routine...

This week we're joined by Kellie! In this episode of TheraBytes, we get to speak with Kellie, the mother of Nate, a child with cerebral palsy, about function and the F-words. Kellie shares her experiences and insights on what function looked like for Nate in his early years, and what it looks like today. She emphasises the importance of adapting to his needs and making decisions whilst also balancing the needs of her other children. She discusses how she advocates for Nate's independence,...

This week we welcome back Noraishah! Noraishah's back to discuss FUNction and its meaning in the context of therapy and child development. In this episode, Noraishah shares her personal experiences and insights as a parent, particularly focusing on her son's journey and the evolution of her understanding of FUNction. Initially, her focus was simply on observing her son's capabilities, but over the past two years, she has been actively thinking about function in relation to his indep...

We introduce our first F word of the season, FUNCTION. The definition of function is what people do and luckily for children, play is what they do. What we want for our children is for them to be able to play. We discuss that in the “old days” treatment looked different, the idea was to “fix” what was wrong in order for the person to function but it never did that. These days, the focus is on doing something that is meaningful for the participant and doing it in a way that is functi...

We're back for a new season of TheraBytes! 🥳 We have an incredibly special guest in the studio this week - we catch up with Noraishah, co-host of the 1st season of the pod, joining Dayna and Kate for a brilliant look back at our past 2 seasons! If you're new to the pod, be sure to check out this episode, it's great place to start! 🎙️ As for Season 3 of the pod, we'll be covering even more questions and queries from the families that come to Healthy Strides and to the listeners from across ...

It can be so hard to figure out exactly what's going on with our kids, especially when they have cerebral palsy. It feels like everything gets put under that one umbrella, even when we know there might be more to the story. It's really important to remember that cerebral palsy doesn't explain every challenge our children face. They might be struggling with things that aren't directly related to cerebral palsy, and those things deserve attention too. Today’s episode highlighted a recen...

What makes a therapy controversial? (Part 1) On our last podcast episode “how to ask for a second opinion” I mentioned a therapy we tried when our son was younger, saying I wished I had done more research and asked for second opinions from our medical team. This brought about more questions and conversation about all the therapies available and families wanting to know, what does the research say? I ask Dayna, why are there controversial therapies out there available to families and why are...