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Advanced Professional Education in Breastfeeding and Chiropractic Pediatric Cranial Therapy

08/03/2026

A baby who cannot sustain a suck long enough to finish a feed gets labeled the same way almost every time. Posterior tongue tie. Refer for frenotomy.

But the hypoglossal canal sits right next to the atlas. Subluxate that joint and the tongue loses strength and coordination. It looks exactly like a tie. It is not a tie. It is a nerve under pressure.

This is why chiropractic has to come first, not after. Global Cranial Evaluation teaches you to check the structure before anyone reaches for scissors. You stop guessing. You start knowing.

Learn more at one of my upcoming seminars or online:
August 8 – Portland, ME
September 19 – Denver, CO
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN
November 8 – Manhattan, NY
November 21 – Austin, TX

CEs available for most states. California CEs now available. thegoodlifelearning.com/seminars

07/28/2026

A seven-week-old came in five weeks premature. Six weeks in the NICU. Shallow latch. A blister on his lip. Gassy, straining, his whole body curved to one side.

Everyone in the room was focused on his prematurity. Nobody was looking at his structure.

A cone-shaped head. Bruising down one side. A body that curves is not a coincidence, it is a pattern. This is exactly what Global Cranial Evaluation teaches you to see, the entire three-dimensional pattern at once, not isolated findings on a chart. When you know what you are looking at, a baby like this stops being a mystery.

Learn more at one of my upcoming seminars or online:
August 8 – Portland, ME
September 19 – Denver, CO
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN
November 8 – Manhattan, NY
November 21 – Austin, TX

CEs available for most states. California CEs now available. thegoodlifelearning.com/seminars

07/20/2026

Clicking during a feed means the seal is breaking. The tongue cannot maintain contact with the palate consistently. That is a structural and neurological problem, not a positioning problem. The temporal bones, the TMJ, the palate, and the hypoglossal canal all play a role in that single sound. Global Cranial Evaluation teaches you to trace it back to the source. Come learn this with me.

Learn more at one of my upcoming seminars or online:
July 25 – Spartanburg, SC
August 8 – Portland, ME
September 19 – Denver, CO
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN
November 8 – Manhattan, NY
November 21 – Austin, TX

CEs available for most states. California CEs now available. thegoodlifelearning.com/seminars

07/14/2026

The second half of 2026 is filling up. If you have been thinking about joining me, now is the time to grab your spot. I would love to meet you this year.

July 25 – Spartanburg, SC
August 8 – Portland, ME
September 19 – Denver, CO
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN
November 8 – Manhattan, NY
November 21 – Austin, TX

Online available year round. CEs available for most states. California CEs now available. thegoodlifelearning.com/seminars

07/09/2026

A flexion-dominant baby comes in with a wide, flat head and a broad, low palate. The tongue cannot create enough suction to contact the palate effectively.

An extension-dominant baby looks totally different, narrow and elongated, with a high vaulted palate, and often presents with reflux, colic, and increased intracranial pressure.

Treating both babies the same way is a clinical mismatch. Knowing which pattern you are looking at tells you exactly where to start and what to expect. This is what Global Cranial Evaluation teaches you to see from across the room, before you have done a single assessment.

Learn more at one of my upcoming seminars or online:
July 25 – Spartanburg, SC
August 8 – Portland, ME
September 19 – Denver, CO
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN
November 8 – Manhattan, NY
November 21 – Austin, TX

CEs available for most states. California CEs now available. thegoodlifelearning.com/seminars

07/06/2026

When the atlas subluxates, the ripple effect can be a lot in a baby. The occipital base shifts. The jugular foramen compresses the cranial nerves responsible for swallowing, digestion, and vagal tone. The hypoglossal canal narrows, and the nerve that powers the tongue loses its signal. The temporal bones rotate. The jaw tightens. The palate changes shape.

Every single one of those structures plays a direct role in latch, suck, seal, and transfer. Global Cranial Evaluation teaches you to see all of it at once, so you know exactly what you are looking at and why feeding is failing.

Learn more at one of my upcoming seminars or online:
July 25 – Spartanburg, SC
August 8 – Portland, ME
September 19 – Denver, CO
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN
November 8 – Manhattan, NY
November 21 – Austin, TX

CEs available for most states. California CEs now available. thegoodlifelearning.com/seminars

07/03/2026

Here is what I hear from practitioners over and over again. I’ve taken the cranial courses. I know the occiput. I know the sphenoid. I know how each bone moves. But when a baby who can’t latch is sitting in front of me, I still don’t know exactly what to do next. That is not a technique problem. That is a road map problem.

Global Cranial Evaluation teaches you to see the entire three-dimensional pattern at once, how it connects, what it does to feeding, and exactly how to remove it. You stop guessing. You start knowing.

Come learn this with me:
July 25 – Spartanburg, SC
August 8 – Portland, ME
September 19 – Denver, CO
October 10 – Minneapolis, MN
November 8 – Manhattan, NY
November 21 – Austin, TX

CEs available for most states. California CEs now available. thegoodlifelearning.com/seminars

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