About this episode

Frances interviews speech-language pathologist Marina Aronin about a holistic approach to speech therapy that considers various factors affecting communication and behavior.

In this episode of The Play Base Podcast, Frances sits down with Marina Aronin, a powerhouse speech-language pathologist and practice owner who brings a whole-child, root-cause approach to therapy. Marina shares how her work goes far beyond “speech sounds” and into the real-life foundations that impact communication and behavior: sleep quality, mouth breathing, nutrition, food intolerances, screen time, stress, emotional regulation, and family routines. With a background in psychology and additional training as a functional nutritional counselor, Marina explains how small shifts—like a short elimination trial for dairy, building healthier routines, or teaching kids diaphragmatic breathing—can create meaningful changes not only in speech, but also in attention, regulation, and overall wellbeing. Frances and Marina also dive into the bigger parenting topics many families wrestle with today: technology boundaries, food overwhelm, guilt/shame, and how to create structure without losing compassion. This is a grounded, practical conversation for parents, educators, and clinicians who want to support children in a way that’s both evidence-informed and deeply human. In this episode…

People in this episode

Host: Frances

Guest: Marina Aronin

Topics covered

• whole-child therapy
• speech therapy
• parenting
• nutrition
• emotional regulation
• technology boundaries

Keywords

• speech therapy
• whole-child approach
• nutrition
• emotional regulation
• screen time
• parenting
• food sensitivities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PodPopuli Media

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