About Consulting for Special Needs Parents
Dr. Mike has been a special needs father for over 25 years, and a practicing Chiropractor for 32 years. As an engaged father and servant leader of his family, Dr. Mike has seen and felt the challenges and critical demands for decision making that come with being a special needs parent. Members of our Family Grit community who choose to work personally with Dr. Mike begin by completing the Family Grit initial consultation questionnaire. After you submit the Family Grit initial consultation questionnaire and schedule your consultation, Dr. Mike will carefully review your self reflection and prepare to work with you. The initial consultation will last about 90 minutes. During your consultation, Dr. Mike will address your concerns, your Family Grit initial consultation questionnaire, and your aims and intentions for working with him. You will be intently listened to, and your educational experience will include recommendations for brain health, nutritional health, and exploring your personal story. At the end of your consultation you can do any of the following...
- Nothing. There is no obligation to continue to work with Dr. Mike, attend Family Grit; The Hero’s Journey for Special Needs Parents workshops, or any other of our services. But we’re pretty sure you will want to.
- Choose one of the three paths that Dr. Mike uses to teach the Family Grit educational material...
Your Personal Story - Making Your Narrative Coherent
This rewarding pathway will build your communication skills while deepening your appreciation for the amazing journey you are on, your personal Hero’s Journey.
The Brain, Movement, and your Family’s Health
This pathway is a direct and thorough exploration of how your brain does what it does. You will learn how the brain develops through movement, relationship, nutrition, and experience through lively interaction with Dr. Mike. You will explore the important sciences of neurobiology and physiology in ways that benefit your life and your family's life.
Family Nutrition for Energy and Healthy Brains
This pathway will take you deep into the most important features of good nutrition (besides the building of muscle and other tissues) - energy production, inflammation, and autoimmunity. The material covered in this pathway will come from referenced scientific journals, with no ‘fad diet’ component. Nutrition and energy production are important keys to your health, and the prevention of chronic, stress induced illness. You will improve your ability to make wise food choices while studying on this pathway.
Whichever path you choose, your consulting time with Dr. Mike will be engaging and support your positive character strengths, your health, relationships, and your ability to move with ease and comfort. Personal work with Dr. Mike will reinforce your learning from the Family Grit on-line training program, the Family Grit: The Hero’s Journey for Parents of Special Needs Kids workshops, and our free Family Grit Podcasts.