The second Thursday of every Month we have the pleasure to sit down and chat with one of our wonderful instructors/providers. Look out for a monthly blog post featuring our guests of the month!

Some of our past guests include:

• Elizabeth Green (former Blossom ED and Sleep Specialist)
• Bill White of Happy Baby Signs (learn all about the benefits of signing with baby)
• Jenny Putt of Jenny Putt PT (prenatal and postnatal pelvic floor specialists)
• Rotem Pearlson (postpartum doula, lactation consultant, & educator)
• Cameron Seeberger (doula & childbirth educator)
• Ben Arias (Beep! Beep! Car Seat & Baby Proofing)
• Marnie Levenson (Mental Health Therapist, Blossom Board Member, & Trainer for Mentor Moms program)

To be on a Happy Hour, unless you're an already vetted Blossom Independent Contractor, you will need to go through a more detailed intake process. This process is in place to make sure we are providing sound and trusted resources to our Village of moms and parents. Thanks for your understanding and we hope to share a virtual coffee chat with you!
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​Dr. Ava Satnick is a board certified pediatrician and lactation consultant who practices integrative medicine and works with children of all ages through her center, Holbrook Health. In Thursday's talk, titled "A Call to Teen Spirit" she will be discussing how the pandemic especially affected pre-teens and young adolescents and offers some insights and solutions for alleviating anxiety and depression. ​


What is anxiety?Anxiety – feeling worried, nervous, or plain scared about something like an interview or other important event – is natural. These feelings normally come and go in response to your situation, but with an anxiety disorder, they become persistent and overwhelming.

Children, teens, and young adults may suffer from anxiety and panic. Panic attacks cause physical symptoms such as a racing heart, shaking, and nausea and may sometimes result in chest pain.  Those who suffer from anxiety and/or panic may find it increasingly hard to take part in everyday activities. At young ages, such intense fear that you or your child may be unable to function, remaining immobile, or crying uncontrollably. In older children and teens they may refuse to go to school or college because these experiences have become anxiety-inducing. They will need to relearn how to constructively use these emotions and understand their stressors so they can live to their highest potential. 

Dr. Sareena Jaspal Chopra is a pediatrician who embraces an integrative approach, combining conventional and complementary practices. In caring for children, she strives to work collaboratively with families and to empower patients (when developmentally appropriate) to take an active role in their health. She also makes a point of being well versed in factors that influence wellness and disease, while taking into account each patient's mind, body, spirit and community.

Chopra is passionate about nutrition and intestinal health, and the roles they play in preventing and alleviating medical issues. With an emphasis on preventive care, she works with children and families on addressing lifestyle factors that contribute to health and educates them on the benefits of good nutrition, getting enough sleep and engaging in mind-body practices. She particularly enjoys teaching kids about the rewards of meditation and helping them find ways to address stress that work for them.

Join us at our upcoming Happy Hour on Facebook Live | March 10th @ 5PM (replays are available on our YouTube channel or on our Blog) where Dr. Chopra will guide us through a relaxation exercise through breath and will share insights from her studies, experiences, and passion on the mind and body connection!  Tune in to learn some things we can all do to nourish our mind, body and soul especially through the challenges of the pandemic and the current climate of uncertainty abroad.  

​Blossom Birth and Family hosts monthly Virtual Happy Hours.  We try to have an instructor, service provider, staff member, doula, or sponsor join as a Special Guest to give them an opportunity to share with our community their services, tips, and more in depth information about the classes they teach. 
*All Replays can be found on the playlist above.

2022 January 
Guest speakers from Supporting Mamas.

2021 December 
Guest Speakers from pumpspotting

2021 November 
Guest Speaker with Hiking Enthusiast, Miranda Leitsinger

2021 October 
Guest Speaker with a Sleep Specialist & former Blossom Executive Director, Elizabeth Greene

2021 September 
Guest Speakers: Bill White of Happy Baby Signs  and Jenny Putt of Jenny Putt PT, Pelvic floor specialist

2021 May 
Guest Speaker with founder and therapist of Becoming Mothers Counseling, Marnie Levenson

2021 July
Guest Speaker with Beep! Beep! Car Seat & Baby Proofing

2021 August
Guest Speaker: Rotem Pearlson, a postpartum doula, lactation consultant and long-term Blossom Instructor 

2021 June
Guest Speaker: Cameron Seeberger of Do Well Doula!