TPP 183: Jess Sherman on Nutrition For Our Child's Brain, Mood, Behavior, and Better Overall Health
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
43 min
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8 chapters
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What is the main focus of the episode on child nutrition and brain health?
I really don't want people to focus on what they're taking out, focus on what you're putting in. And when you focus on what you're putting in, those things will naturally fall to the wayside. And then you can have a different conversation with your kids about why you're making the choices that you're making. Instead of, no, you can't have that. That's bad for you. The conversation becomes, we're going to make this choice because it's more nourishing for us, for our bodies and our brains.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Reber, and today's episode is all about nutrition. Specifically, the connection between our child's nutrition and their brain, mood, behavior, and overall health. My guest is nutritionist Jess Sherman, and I love her perspective on this topic, which I know can be overwhelming for many families. Because Jess very specifically designed her work to support parents in bringing more nourishment in their children's lives, including or maybe especially those with food sensitivities, picky or aggressive behavior, or those who just can't even sit down to eat.
On the homepage of her website, Jess writes, if you have a different vision for your family's health than what you're experiencing now, you're in the right place. I know that that describes me and my hunch is that I am not alone in this. So today, Jess shares with us her ideas around how we can build better physical and mental resilience in our kids by teaching us how to use food as our ally. Jess shares how this resilience means better growth, learning and mental wellness, as well as reduced symptoms from neuro differences like ADHD, autism, anxiety, and more. A mom of three and a former teacher, Jess is passionate about the intersection of her work in education, health and personal development.
And she's created a lot of resources to help parents raise their resilient health. And the best part is she shares her knowledge in a way that feels actually doable, no matter what the current state of your family's nutritional health is. So I hope you get a lot out of this episode. Before I get to our conversation, a few quick announcements. First, I have some new podcast supporters I want to thank. Maren Troutman and Charlotte Ritz. Thank you so much for being a part of this community and helping support the production costs for this show. I am so grateful for your help. And if you too get a lot out of Tilt Parenting and would like to make a small monthly contribution to help fund the show, it is really easy to do.
Just go to patreon.com slash tilt parenting and sign up. You can pledge 10, 5 or even $2 a month. Again, that's patreon.com slash tilt parenting. And now here is my conversation with Jess. Hello, Jess, welcome to the podcast. Thank you so much, Debbie, for having me. Pleasure. I'm looking forward to covering this topic. You know, I've done over 170 episodes, and I've only really done one in the past that's even explored nutrition. So I'm very interested in hearing your perspective and learning more about your work. So To get started, could you just introduce yourself? Tell us a little bit about your work in the world and your passion for this subject.
Yeah, thank you so much. I'm excited to share this with your community. I started all of this as a teacher. I was a teacher for a lot of years. And As a teacher, I was trained with kind of alternative teaching methods, experiential education. I was dealing with a lot of exceptional kids, a lot of kids who really needed something different.
How does Jess Sherman describe her journey from teaching to nutrition?
And so, you know, we spent a lot of time in the classroom adjusting things for them and shifting the curriculum and shifting our expectations and shifting the classroom environment and getting them outside and doing all kinds of really cool, wonderful things with them. But even despite that, so many of them were struggling. And I really wanted to learn more about how we could better help kids grow into themselves, really discover who they were.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the episode on child nutrition and brain health?
0:00–3:55
2
How does Jess Sherman describe her journey from teaching to nutrition?
3:55–11:16
3
Why is the brain‑body connection important for differently wired kids?
11:16–17:19
4
What are the biggest misconceptions parents have about nutrition for their children?
17:19–23:10
5
How can parents start adding nourishment instead of focusing on restriction?
23:10–29:52
6
What simple, practical changes can improve a child’s stress tolerance and mood?
29:52–35:50
7
What are the common challenges families face when implementing nutritional changes?
35:50–41:52
8
What resources does Jess Sherman offer for parents wanting to raise resilient, well‑nourished kids?
41:52–43:28
Speakers
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