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Behind the Scenes: An Honest Conversation on Motherhood and Babycare with Shazi Visram and Hilary Swank

Live Episode

‘The Future of Baby’ With Tamron Hall + Shazi Visram

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Andrea Olson

Bethany Van Delft

 Mariel Benjamin

 Andrea Olson

Andrea

 Bethany Van Delft

Bethany

Mariel

What I Wish I Had Known About Diapering + Potty Training

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Dr. Stephen Cowan

 Lisa Ackerman

Stephen Cowan, MD, FAAP specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic and recurrent pediatric problems such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Tourette's syndrome, Asthma and Allergies, Digestive Disorders and other inflammatory disorders.

Dr. Cowan completed his pediatric training at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in NY in 1987 and went on to complete a 2 year fellowship in Child Development at the Developmental Disabilities Center at Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is board-certified in Pediatrics, a long-standing fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and serves on the AAP committee of Developmental Disabilities. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family/Community Medicine at NY Medical College and has lectured internationally on the holistic management of chronic problems in children. He is certified in Medical Acupuncture and is a member of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture.

Dr. Cowan is a long time student of Chinese medicine, studying with Efrem Korngold OMD and Stephen Aung MD. He has been a member of the Autism Research Institute's Defeat Autism Now organization. Dr. Cowan is a co-founder and advisory board member of the Holistic Pediatric Association, and serves on the advisory boards of the Integrative Healthcare Symposium, TCM World Foundation, Holistic Pediatric Alliance, and Epidemic Answers. He is co-founder and medical director of the non-profit organization Tournesol Kids, which empowers children through online education, workshops, and community outreach.

Dr. Cowan is the author of Fire Child, Water Child: How understanding the Five Types of ADHD Can Help You Improve Your Child’s Self-Esteem and Attention.

In 1991 Dr. Cowan co-founded Riverside Pediatrics, in Croton, NY where for over 20 years he incorporated alternative therapies in the treatment of common childhood disorders. Seeking to expand his developmental practice, Dr. Cowan founded The Westchester Center for Holistic Families in Mt. Kisco, NY, where he now offers holistic pediatric and developmental consultations and treatments. Dr. Cowan sees patients at Tournseol Wellness in Manhattan. His consultations are designed to offer time with each patient and their family, offering nutritional and biomedical interventions, acupuncture, biofeedback, and meditation.

 Dr. Stephen Cowan

Stephen

A native of California, Lisa worked in the retail and real estate site selection for almost 20 years. Lisa was a co-founder of Integration Technologies and AnySite Software which was sold to MapInfo Corporation in 2003. Working with customers like Wal-Mart, Burger King and Shell Oil, Lisa has consulted and sold large solutions for planning and managing the site selection process.

In 1999, Lisa and her husband Glen received the news that their 2 ½ year old son had been diagnosed with autism. At the time it was the recommendation from multiple physicians that the family find “institutional placement” for their son. Refusing to consider this option, they began their research to find answers for their son. One year later they launched a parent support group in their home with 10 families who were living with autism. As a result of this dedicated group, The Autism Community in Action (TACA) was founded in November 2000.

In March 2004, Lisa retired from her real estate career to assume a full-time volunteer role as Executive Director for TACA. She transitioned from volunteer to a full-time professional capacity in July 2008 managing a national non-profit organization headquartered in Irvine, Calif. From a grass roots beginning in Southern California, under Lisa’s leadership almost $30MM has been raised to help fund TACA’s mission and helping over 80,000 families across the U.S.

Lisa Ackerman

Lisa

What I Wish I Had Known About Getting an Autism Diagnosis – ‘GAME ON’ Not ‘Game Over’

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 Dr. Jack Gilbert

Dr. Jack Gilbert@2x

Michelle Eggers

Michelle Egger

 Leila Strickland

What I Wish I Had Known About About the Link Between Gut Health + Baby’s Brain

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Dr. Suzanne Goh

Michael Leon, Ph.D.

 Stephanie Venn-Watson

Eric Venn-Watson

Dr. Suzanne Goh is a board-certified pediatric behavioral neurologist, neuroscience researcher, author, and most recently, BCBA (board-certified behavior analyst). She is the co-founder and chief medical officer at Cortica: a technology-enabled healthcare company that provides medical and therapeutic services for children with autism and other brain differences. Throughout her career, she has dedicated her work to researching and developing therapies for neurological differences that impact childhood brain development.

 Dr. Suzanne Goh

Suzanne Goh

Michael Leon is Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology & Behavior, a member of the Center for Autism Research and Translation, and a member of the Institute of Memory Impairments & Disorders at the University of California Irvine. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago and became a professor when he was 23 years old. He has published more than 170 articles and has received multiple honors, including the Professor of the Year at UC Irvine and the D.G. Marquis Award from the American Psychological Association for his development of an effective treatment for autism. He has been named in a Stanford University study as one of the top 2% of scientists in the world. Dr. Leon also is a partner in two companies: the Mando Group and in Science Lab 3.

Michael Leon

Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson is the CEO of Seraphina Therapeutics, a health and wellness company that applies advanced metabolomic technologies to help people (and our fellow animals) age healthier. Stephanie is a serial entrepreneur, veterinary epidemiologist and public health scientist with over 50 patents and 80 peer-reviewed scientific publications. She previously served as an epidemiologist for the U.S. Navy and WHO. Her novel approach to discovering new therapeutics that can improve both human and animal health has been featured on NPR’s Science Friday, CBS, BBC, and National Geographic. For her entrepreneurial work in the health sector, Stephanie was awarded the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award for Innovations in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Innovation Award. Seraphina was recently recognized by Nutritional Outlook Magazine as a 2021 Best of the Industry winner for its extensive research and education on pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) and fatty15 dietary supplement.

Stephanie received her B.S. in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience from UC San Diego, D.V.M. from Tufts University, M.P.H. from Emory University, and was a National Research Council Associate with the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center. She is an Albert Schweitzer Fellow for Life.

 Stephanie Venn-Watson, DVM, MPH CEO, Co-Founder Seraphina Therapeutics, Inc

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Eric Venn-Watson, MD, MBA is a physician, US Navy veteran and serial entrepreneur with experience starting new companies, raising capital, leading teams, and growing companies with medical technologies. Prior to Epitracker, Eric founded a healthcare analytics company and a medical device company, was CMO of a pharmaceutical startup, SVP of a digital health company and worked as a business consultant. Eric is also a US Navy Veteran, having served 21 years as a military physician, with multiple leadership roles, as well as combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He serves in advisory roles for multiple startup companies, is a regular lecturer at the Rady School of Management, and supports entrepreneurship programs for military veterans in San Diego.

Eric was awarded the 'Best Entrepreneur' in the Start up Company Category at the 2017 Veteran and Military Conference and Awards. Eric attended the military medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, received his general surgery and orthopedic surgery training at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, and completed his MBA at the UCSD, Rady School of Management.

Eric Venn-Watson, MD, MBA COO, Co-Founder Seraphina Therapeutics, Inc.

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Sources

What I Wish I Had Known About How We Can Shape Our Baby's Brain & Development

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Dr. Nina Tandon

Dr. Katherine Kohari

 Mckenna Eldh

Dr. Nina Tandon is CEO and co-founder of EpiBone Inc., the world’s first company growing living human bones for skeletal reconstruction. A TED Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Cooper Union, Tandon has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the Cooper Union, a Master’s in Bioelectrical Engineering from MIT, a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA from Columbia University. She also co-authored Super Cells: Building with Biology.

Tandon spent her early career in telecom at Avaya Labs and transitioned into biomedical engineering via her Fulbright Scholarship in Italy, where she worked on an electronic nose used to “smell” lung cancer. After completing her PhD, she consulted at McKinsey and Company. She has been published in Nature Protocols, featured on CNN, in WIRED, the Guardian, and others. Tandon was named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, a 40 under 40 by Crain's New York, and a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer. Nina recently received the 2019 Distinguished Early Achievement Award from Columbia Business School.

Nina

Most of the time, having a baby goes according to plan. For those rare times when issues arise, Yale’s Dr. Katherine Kohari is there to step in. Dr. Kohari specializes in high-risk pregnancies with complications that threaten the well-being of mother, baby, or both. “I enjoy helping mothers navigate through the exciting, yet complex, parts of pregnancy and childbirth,” she says.

Kohari joined the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine Department’s Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in 2014. In 2007, she received her MD from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Kohari furthered her training with an Ob/Gyn residency and a Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.

Dr. Kohari is a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Katherine

Mckenna Eldh is a Certified Nurse Midwife Specialist in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated with honors from State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2015. Mckenna Eldh affiliates with NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

McKenna

What I Wish I Had Known About the First Moments After Birth - Cord Clamping, Cord Blood, and Skin on Skin

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 Sara Haines

Heng Ou

 Dr. Jessica Shepherd

Sara Haines is a co-host of ABC’s Emmy® Award-winning daytime talk show “The View” and the host of ABC’s primetime game show “The Chase.” Haines returned to “The View” panel in 2020 for season 24, having been a co-host in 2016-2018 for seasons 20-21. Haines previously co-hosted ABC News’ “GMA 3: Strahan, Sara & Keke.”

Prior to her association with ABC News in 2013, Haines was part of the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today,” alongside Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, a position she held from 2009 to 2013. In 2008, she began online reporting as host of the program’s entertainment video blog, “Backstage Pass,” interviewing countless celebrity entertainers, actors and musicians.

Haines came aboard “Today” in 2002 as a production coordinator. Prior to joining NBC News, she was a member of NBC’s page program.

Haines graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in government. She is a native of Newton, Iowa. She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband, Max, and three young children, Alec, Sandra and Caleb.

Sarah

Heng Ou is the best-selling author of The First Forty Days, Awakening Fertility, and Nine Golden Months (2022) and the founder of MotherBees, a food and wellness-care company dedicated to nourishing women through conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.

MotherBees was conceived after Heng delivered her third child. During her recovery, she practiced zuo yuezi, a Chinese traditional approach to postpartum care that was handed down to her by a beloved Aunt. Heng was so moved by the restorative power of this practice that she felt called to make this ritual accessible on a broader scale. And with some practical, modern updates to zuo yuezi, Heng launched MotherBees, a meal-delivery service in Los Angeles for mindful mamas.

Driven by her belief that nourishment goes far beyond the foods we eat, Heng’s idea of care nourishes your soul, your wellbeing, and your heart. MotherBees food and beverage offerings are handcrafted by blending traditional Eastern and Western ingredients to fortify and strengthen a body after pregnancy and birth, encourage lactation, and calm ping-ponging hormones. Since conception, MotherBees has grown into a global hive of connection and inspiration for women and their families, and now offers national shipping options in addition to local delivery.

Heng is a graduate of The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

 Heng Ou

Heng

Dr. Jessica Shepherd is a board certified OB/GYN, women's health expert and minimally invasive surgeon. She is the Chief Medical Officer of Verywell Health and also the founder and CEO of Sanctum Med + Wellness, a wellness concierge practice in Dallas, TX

Her passion for women’s health, from minority health disparities to reproductive justice issues, has allowed her to be an advocate for women and she has been a speaker at various health and wellness events such as Blog Her, Well Summit and Chronicon

Her involvement with various foundations as a board member has allowed her to actively make decisions in the women's health realm. She serves on the board of the Ross University Medical School Alumni Council as President, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Board, AAGL Diversity and Inclusion Committee and also the Texas Women's Foundation. She lives in Dallas, TX with her husband and two sons.

Dr. Jessica Shepherd

Jessica

What I Wish I Had Known About the 4th Trimester - Postpartum Recovery for Me & Baby

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 Jocelyn Lyle

 Dr. Philip Landrigan

Jocelyn Lyle

Joycelyn

Dr. Philip Landrigan

Philip

What I Wish I Knew About Cleaning Up for Pregnancy

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Chloe Melas

Brian Mazza

Chloe Melas is an entertainment reporter for CNN, covering all things entertainment and Hollywood for the network across platforms. Melas is based out of CNN's New York bureau. Melas' reporting ranges from breaking news and exclusive feature interviews to industry analyses and in-depth investigations, reaching every corner of entertainment at the intersection of culture. Most recently she's covered the coronavirus pandemic through an entertainment lens, following its impact on Hollywood, as well as interviewing celebrities who are speaking out and giving back, including Naomi Watts, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Swizz Beatz, Queen Latifah and many more. In an investigation into L'Oreal's workplace culture during the pandemic, Melas revealed exclusive details around the company's growing tensions and fear in the wake of corporate-mandated requirements to bring non-essential workers back into the office. At CNN, Melas has also covered the #MeToo era extensively. Her groundbreaking investigation into Chris D'Elia is the latest addition to her lineup of exclusive reporting on sexual harassment and misconduct allegations surrounding high profile figures, including Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein, CBS, and Morgan Freeman. Melas' reporting on Spacey led to his firing from Netflix and from the Sony feature film "All the Money in the World." In 2020, she also covered the Weinstein criminal trial in New York and the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Melas created and hosted a television series for CNN's HLN "Side Hustle Success," which featured women who turned their hobbies into multi-million dollar businesses. Prior to joining CNN in 2016, Melas spent seven years at HollywoodLife, the entertainment website she launched with Bonnie Fuller in 2009. As the site's senior reporter, during her tenure she led some of the biggest initiatives that propelled the outlet to the forefront of industry coverage online. In 2013, she served as a co-host of VH1's hit morning show, "The Gossip Table." Melas began her career at CNN as a news assistant in 2008. Melas has become outspoken about infertility. Using her platform to share her own family's journey with IVF, her efforts to raise awareness for other families on their own journey's have been covered by People Magazine, Extra, Yahoo! and more. She has also served as a guest lecturer on investigative journalism at Columbia University, and has moderated panels on women's issues for Time's Up, Women in the World Summit, Create & Cultivate and BlogHer. Melas holds a degree in broadcast journalism from Auburn University. She grew up in both Dallas, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, and currently resides in New York with her husband and two sons.


Chloe

Brian Mazza is an entrepreneur based out of New York. With over 15 years of Hospitality and Fashion experience, Brian has co-created some of NYC’s strongest brands. ‍ Brian’s primary passion has always been creating; and over the years he has carved out a space in health and wellness. From a young age Brian has always been a highly competitive athlete, and it was that drive that got him a scholarship to play Division 1 Soccer at The University of Rhode Island. In 2017 and 2019 Brian landed the cover of Men’s Health and has been featured in Men’s Fitness, GQ, Esquire, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fox 5, Cheddar, Channel 11, HLN, The Steve Harvey Show, and is a frequent contributor on various Food Network shows. In 2020, by harnessing his audience of 300k Instagram followers, Brian took his love for fitness to a new level with the formation of HPLT: High Performance Lifestyle Training. Most importantly Brian is a proud father to his two boys Leo and Luke, and husband to CNN correspondent Chloe Melas Mazza. With no intention of slowing down, he is destined to become an unstoppable force utilizing his personal brand and beyond.


Brian

Daniel Kort, MD, Reproductive Endocrinologist and Practice Director, Neway Fertility. Originally from Kansas City, Dr. Kort earned his medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Columbia University in New York. While at Columbia, his completed research in conjunction with the New York Stem Cell Foundation, studying genetic errors during early embryo development. He is double board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. When not helping women and couples get pregnant, he is busy windsurfing, skiing, and chasing 3 kids around Central Park with his wife Lesley.


 Dr. Daniel Kort

Daniel

What I Wish I Had Known About Fertility Challenges + Getting Pregnant Despite the Odds

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Caroline Colvin

Minnie Driver 

Minnie Driver is best known for her breakout role in Circle of Friends and the 1997 film Good Will Hunting (which reaped nominations for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award). She has appeared in numerous TV programmes, including The Riches, starring opposite Eddie Izzard, for which she was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

Minnie Driver

Minnie

Dr. Pressman hosts a leading parenting podcast “Raising Good Human's”, for families with a goal of helping to make the journey of being a parent less overwhelming and a little more joyful. As an expert on every aspect of child development, Dr. Pressman has been a resource and personal friend to Shazi for many years.

Dr. Aliza Pressman

Aliza

What I Wish I Had Known About Trying to Control My Birth + My Kids

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