Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 15 Issue 29 – Beyond Behaviors, Mona Delahooke, PhD

Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 15 Issue 29 – Beyond Behaviors, Mona Delahooke, PhD

Author: Dr. Chris Magryta, "Dr. M" December 13, 2025 Duration: 0:00
Review of Chapter 1 of Beyond Behaviors by Mona Delahooke, PhD  "When we see a behavior that is problematic or confusing, the first question we should ask isn't "How do we get rid of it?" but rather "What is this telling us about the child?" (MD 2019)  The opening chapter sets the stage for a quiet revolution in how we understand children who struggle. Dr. Mona Delahooke invites us to take a step back from the culturally and medically ingrained belief that children’s outward actions are reliable windows into their inner intentions - or what they really mean and want based on their actions. Instead, she asks, nay implores, us to adopt a more biologically accurate, compassionate, and clinically effective lens from which to view each child as they present themselves. Their behavior is communication from a developing nervous system striving for regulation and often stuck somewhere else, either frozen or in flight..... Dr. M

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Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 13 – Birth Order [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:00
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Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 11 – Magnesium [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:52
Screenshot Magnesium Magnesium is a major cofactor in over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body, less a supplement than a piece of physiologic infrastructure. It is required for energy production (ATP), insulin signaling,…
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 10 – Covid 6 Years Later [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:55
Covid 6 Years Later What Should We Remember The COVID Post-Mortem: What We Missed (and What We Still Can Fix) We ran the largest public health experiment of our lifetime. We failed. Not everywhere. Not always. But in the…
Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 9 – Leadership [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:52
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Dr. M’s SPA Newsletter Volume 16 Issue 8 – Systems Biology [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:13
THE FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE STORY DR. JEFF BLAND  "Change occurs from the outside in" Dr. Bland Medicine has a habit of believing it has arrived. Every generation of physicians looks around the room, surveys the white coats…