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

You've spent thousands on therapy, changed your child's entire diet, tried supplements, breathing exercises, sensory tools—all the experts, all the options. Yet here you are watching the same struggles repeat: the meltdowns, the anxiety, the focus issues, the sleep problems. Everything helped for a little bit, then you plateaued.

In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz explain why you're not doing anything wrong—you're just doing things out of order. They break down the difference between rebuilding and repairing, and why you can't rebuild on a shaky foundation. Dr. Serena shares the story of a PT mom whose superstar athlete son had seizures—she covered up the neuromuscular imbalance perfectly, but the nervous system dysfunction causing the seizures was still there. Discover why therapies plateau, how your body waves different red flags when you mask symptoms, and the parking brake analogy that changes everything. You're trying to push a car to the gas station with the parking brake on. It's not that other therapies aren't important—but you need to release the brake first. Three to nine months to establish the foundation for the rest of your life.

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

Connect with Veronica:

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Connect with Serena:

• Website
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Before you buy another ashwagandha supplement, book that $5,000 wellness retreat to Sedona, or purchase an infrared sauna from Costco—you need to understand something crucial about your nervous system: most regulation tools don't go deep enough.

In this episode of Motherhood Aligned and Assigned, Dr. Serena Coffman and Dr. Veronica Schiltz explain why parents are burnt out from doing all the "right things" but still feel terrible. They share the story of a wellness professional who came in taking all the supplements, doing mold detoxes, working with multiple providers—and still felt crappy every day. Her Oura Ring never got past the teens. She was blue at birth (her dad called her a "Smurf"), and that pattern had been stuck in her nervous system ever since. Discover why you can't regulate something that needs repaired first, how supplements and saunas are just "crunchy band-aids" without the foundation, and why glitter-covered poop is still poop. You don't need more hacks—you need a healed nervous system. Repair makes regulation possible.

Timestamps:

00:26 Understanding the Nervous System's Role in Wellness

00:53 Real-Life Patient Stories

02:15 The Importance of Birth Stories

03:16 Tracking Progress with Technology

06:01 The Cost of Wellness Trends

09:13 Repairing vs. Regulating the Nervous System

11:46 How We Diagnose and Treat Nervous System Issues

21:38 Creating a Personalized Care Plan

Resources Mentioned:

• PX Docs Directory

Connect with Dr. Veronica:

• Website
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• Facebook

Connect with Dr. Serena:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook