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Welcome back to the Hydration with Heart segment brought to
you by Once Upon a Coconut. Today's conversation is about motherhood,
marriage and ministry, but taken to a level most of
us can hardly imagine. We're chatting faith, family and yep,
eleven children and how motherhood became Carrisa Collins's superpower. Now
imagine being a parent and being pregnant most of your marriage,
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eighteen years, eleven children, and still showing up with joy,
purpose and a radiant sense of calling. For Carrisa Collins,
motherhood isn't a limitation, it's a superpower. And in building
what many call the Collins Clan, she hasn't just created
a family, She's created a movement at a time when
the average US household has fewer than two children. That's
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according to Pew Research in twenty twenty two, and birth
rates have dropped nearly twenty percent since two thousand and seven.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
According to the CDC. Carrissa stands out.
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But what makes her story extraordinary isn't just the number
of children. It's the way she has turned family into faith,
chaos into calling, and home into a hub of influence.
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Joining me now is CARRISA. Collins.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
She's a Texas based photographer, author of two books, Bible
study leader, homeschooling mom, business owner, and a mega social
media influencer who uses her platforms to glorify God and
inspire women to embrace motherhood with joy and purpose. Welcome
to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 6 (06:10):
Hi, thank you. I love the way you put that.
I really appreciate all that.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Absolutely, you deserve a trophy. You're a trailblazer. I mean,
let's chat about this. You've been pregnant most of your marriage.
So Statistically, most women in America today have between one
and two children, and many delay or even limit child
bearing due to career pressures or financial concerns, but you've
chosen a very, very different path welcoming eleven incredible children.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Into your home over eighteen years of marriage.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
That means you've been either pregnant or raising infants for
most of your marriage, a reality that many feel is
just unfathomable. So how has that shaped your identity as
a woman, as a wife and as a mother.
Speaker 6 (06:53):
So most people probably don't know this unless you're following
me like all the time. But I actually got married
not wanting children.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
I didn't be I did not know this.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
I never wanted to be a mom. I got married
with career in my mind. I always went to church
and like I went to Bible College. I was very
strong in my faith and in the church. But I
wanted to be a WNBA star. I wanted to be
a professional singer. I had like huge aspirations. And about
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six months into our marriage, me and my husband were
in church and the sermon was about faith and trusting God,
and we had a five year plan. We weren't even
going to think about kids for five years. I was
on birth control and my Lord just changed our hearts
completely and we were like, we trust God with everything
except when to have kids. And how many kids to have?
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And so that day I went off birth control and
here we are now. It isn't that easy. We have
lots of fights for of the years. I ended up
getting really sick, I got diagnosed with MS, I had
heart surgery. All kinds of things happened in this process
of having eleven kids. But ultimately we decided to trust
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the Lord through all of it.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
And I am so grateful that we did.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
I think a lot of women listening and the ones
that are going to be tuning in, whether they have
one child or many, can relate to that idea of
motherhood being both stretching and strengthening. And I love that
you trusted God the way you did. So let's chat
relationships with each child. Oh boy, So in a family
of eleven, I imagine every child carbs out their own
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unique personality. Enrolled psychologists do note that birth order and
family size can significantly shape personality development, from leadership traits
and firstborns to creativity and middle children.
Speaker 4 (08:44):
So do you find common threads across your kids or
is each completely different?
Speaker 3 (08:49):
I mean, do some become helpers or even friends amongst
their siblings?
Speaker 4 (08:54):
Into you? And do you feel closer to certain children
at different stages, So it's so funny.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
I probably have like two you are three of each personality,
which I actually love because when we go out into
the world, we have to deal with so many different personalities,
and in our home we have them all under one roof.
Most of my kids are anywhere from thirteen to twenty
five months apart. First and second child they're best friends.
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My third and fourth child their best friends, My fifth
and fourth child theyre best friends. And now my tenth
and eleventh, like my one and two year old, are
best friends. Is just so fun as a mom to
watch their personalities grow, to watch their bonds. They have
a really close relationship with each other, and it's really
important for us to make sure that they keep that
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bond because we're not going to be here as long
as they'll be here for each other.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
That's beautiful because it does truly show that big families
don't erase individuality, they actually highlight it. Yeah, and I
think a lot of parents listening and watching can take
heart in how intentional you are about seeing each child.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
For who they are now.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Love story between you and your husband, So behind every
big family is a marriage holding it all together.
Speaker 4 (10:07):
So how did you meet your husband?
Speaker 3 (10:08):
And when you got married, you said you did not
want any children, but did you both envision having this
many children?
Speaker 4 (10:16):
Or I mean talk to me.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
We actually met in the club, which is crazy to
people that know me. My husband had never gone to
the club. That was his first night. He who played
basketball and his team made him go. And I went
to the club to witness to people about God. I
know it sounds crazy. And I never had a boyfriend.
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I was twenty one when I met him. I had
never had a boyfriend, never kissed, never done anything. Like
I was super pure and my husband so like I
was super naive. I danced with every guy, like gave
them my phone number, not joking because I was hoping
to like win them over to Christ.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
I was really naive.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
Okay, only one person, only one person ever called me,
and guess who that is?
Speaker 4 (11:07):
My husband.
Speaker 6 (11:09):
But he called me and he asked me about God.
He told me he was a Sunday school leader. And
I was like, oh my goodness, I have to meet
this guy. Like nobody's ever approached to me about God.
You know, it was literally love at first sight, Like
I fell in love with him. The day I met him,
and two years later we got married. I came from
a family of two, he came from a family of three,
and so we did not envision this life. This is
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not what we when we got married. We never thought, oh,
we're gonna have eleven children. But we wake up every
morning and we'll just be sitting outside watching our kids play,
and we're like, we don't deserve this amazing life. Like
you couldn't ask for a better life. It's literal pure
joy to just sit there and watch your children play
together and just know that these are your children. It's
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just we're still in awe of it.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Oh, are you gonna make me cry? So let's chat
about that. Let's chat faith, family, and your business. So
you're not just a mom to eleven. You're also an author,
a boutique owner, a health entrepreneur, a digital content creator.
And studies do show nearly sixty five percent of mompreneurs
struggle with burnout. Yet you've turned your life into a
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platform that uplifts others. So how do you practically balance faith, family,
and business without losing yourself or your joy in the process.
Speaker 6 (12:27):
Yes, doing all of those things without children is hard,
So doing them with eleven children can it can be overwhelming.
I do have seasons of like I have to stop
everything and just be a mom and just do focus
on my family. But ultimately, the key that I believe
to maintaining all of it is simply putting God first,
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waking up every day and making sure my relationship with
God is right.
Speaker 4 (12:51):
Because when I sacrifice.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
My relationship with God, everything else gets sacrificed in the process.
I will not be one hundred percent for all the
other things. So if we don't if our cup isn't full,
then we can't pour out. And the only way to
fill your cup, which I truly believe, is to be
in that quiet place and have that relationship with the
Lord and allow him to fill you up so you
can pour out in everything else. I do put my
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family before all the other things. I started social media
simply because when I got married, me and my husband
we were on birth control, like we were just planning
our own life. And when the Lord took me to
see what his heart is, it totally I was like,
this is so much better than my plans. His plan
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is the best plan that I could never have thought of.
I would never have dreamed of eleven children, like it
wasn't even like a tiny thought in my mind. And
so I started social media to just share that, to
share what God's been teaching me and the journey that
He's brought me on, and just to be like, there's
a better way than what you think is best.
Speaker 3 (13:57):
That's refreshting, it truly is, but which brings us to
a new credible conclusion. Thank you so much for joining
me today at your perspective, your insight on life and
how you balance it all. It's truly it was so
rewarding to have you on.
Speaker 4 (14:10):
Thank you, thank you for having me. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (14:12):
And for those who want to follow along and be
inspired by her journey, you can check her out on
TikTok and on Instagram and on YouTube at the Collins
Kids Family. On TikTok It's the Colins Kids, and of
course on Instagram the Colins Kids Family. You're listening to
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Welcome back, beautiful Tri State Area.
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You're listening to a moment of Zen right here on
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I'm your host, Zen Sam's Welcome back to the Brain
Blueprint segment brought to you by the Malilo Centers.
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Today's conversation sits at the intersection of.
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Science and storytelling, and it's about changing the way we
see autism. Our guest is Kate Swenson, founder of Finding
Cooper's Voice, which is a global community of over one
and a half million people. She's the author of the
best selling books Forever Boy and Autism out Loud, and
the co founder of the more Than Project, which provides
critical mental health resources for caregivers. Kate has become a
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leading voice for Mama's out there caregivers and families navigating
the challenges and triumphs of autism. Joining me as always
is my co contributor, doctor Robert Milillo, world renowned expert
in childhood neurological disorders, best selling author of Disconnected Kids,
and creator of the Malillo Method, which has transformed the
lives of thousands of families. Together, we're going to explore
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how personal storytelling and euroscience can work hand in hand
to break stigma and build strength.
Speaker 4 (16:15):
Kate, Welcome to the show, Superstar, Hi, thanks for having me.
Doctor Milillo, welcome back.
Speaker 7 (16:19):
Thank you, so excited to be here. Zed, thank you.
Speaker 4 (16:22):
Okay, So, Kate, I'm going to start with you.
Speaker 3 (16:24):
When you launched Finding Cooper's Voice back in twenty fourteen,
you did it in secret from your living room, just
looking for a safe space, and today that space has
grown into a global community of over one and a
half million people. I mean, that's the power of vulnerability
turned into leadership.
Speaker 4 (16:41):
Good job.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
What was the turning point when you realized your personal
story could heal not only yourself but millions of other families.
Speaker 8 (16:51):
I was honestly so scared. I had this beautiful baby,
first time mom, and he was not developing typically. And
I looked at my friends and my family and the
kids I knew, and Cooper was so different. And I
lived in a very rural area, and I thought, if
I just start sharing, just small little bits, maybe I
can find other people like us. I had no idea
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it would grow into what it did. I honestly I
felt like I had the only child with autism. That's
really what it felt like. And then I started sharing
and people started coming to me.
Speaker 3 (17:21):
That's incredible, and it's proof that storytelling isn't just sharing,
it's a service. And I'm reminded of Rene Brown, who
said owning our story and loving ourselves through that process
is the bravest thing that we'll ever do.
Speaker 4 (17:34):
And you're living that truth. So krudos to you. Thank you.
I'm going to hand it off to doctor Alto.
Speaker 7 (17:40):
Yeah, So, Kate, you know, obviously I've worked with a
lot of moms and parents, and you know, one of
the things that I think you've written about is that
you had to understand the way your son's brain works,
the way he you know, looks at things and how
has that shaped your care because obviously it's also a
journey for what can I do for him? How can
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I help him?
Speaker 8 (18:03):
Autism was really presented to us as something to overcome.
It was presented as this sad, dark thing you don't want.
You want your child to be different, you want them
to be better. And so I'm a very hard working,
very focused project manager by trade. I was like, I
got this. I can do this. I can do everything
they tell me to do and we'll be fine. It
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doesn't work like that. You're playing a game with no rules.
You're playing a game all by yourself in crisis most
of the time. And it eventually hit me that, honestly,
I was missing Cooper's life. I was trying to make
him into something he wasn't, and it broke me in
a lot of ways. I hit my bottom and I
started meeting him where he was at and celebrating who
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he was.
Speaker 4 (18:46):
Of course, working.
Speaker 8 (18:47):
On safety, working on the things communication almost important parts.
Speaker 9 (18:51):
But I stopped trying to change who he was.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
Yeah, and I think that you have found not only
your safe space, but one of the things that really
resonates with me is the more than project and the
retreats you created for caregivers, because in the US there's
over fifty three million people they serve as unpaid caregivers,
and studies show that they're twice is likely to suffer
from anxiety and depression.
Speaker 4 (19:15):
So, pivoting to my next question.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Why do you believe caregiver mental health needs to be
at the center of the autism conversation.
Speaker 8 (19:22):
So at my lowest point, I was on my bathroom
floor thinking I cannot do this. I cannot do this
alone for the rest of my life. And I'll tell
you I have a wonderful husband, I have a beautiful family,
I have so many friends.
Speaker 4 (19:34):
I have a great career.
Speaker 8 (19:36):
When you think of someone struggling, you wouldn't picture me.
I say that in every keynote I give because people
look at me and they're like, you've made it.
Speaker 4 (19:43):
It must be easy.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
You've done it. I'm telling you, I grieve every day.
I have no idea what I'm doing every day. This
is so hard and there's no one to tell you
what to do. So my friend and I created this nonprofit.
And it's interesting you mentioned our retreats. We're actually leaving
today to bring one hundred and twenty moms to a camp.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
All of us have kids with special.
Speaker 8 (20:03):
Needs, and it is the most beautiful event you will
ever see, to watch them laugh and cry and nap.
Speaker 9 (20:10):
Napping is the big one.
Speaker 8 (20:12):
But to find people who live the same life, and
to not have to defend yourself, to not have to say,
but I love my son and autism is hard. But
don't get mad at me. You know all these parts,
And to just find your people. I always say, isolation
is the hardest part. So if I can bring them
together virtually or in person, I think I've I've made
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my difference.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
I mean that's so important because as moms, we pour
so much into our children that we often forget our
own wellness right, and your work is a reminder that
by healing ourselves, we're actually empowering our kids. To Now,
doctor Millilo, I know you had a question about burnout there.
Speaker 7 (20:50):
Yeah, so you know, Kate, obviously there are many different
therapies and people are you know, trying to do what
they can to help their child, but a lot of parents,
you know, after years of doing that, there's a burnout.
So how much do you feel that that plays an
influence in the progress that you've had with Cooper or
that other parents might expect.
Speaker 8 (21:10):
Burnout's huge, But also as a mom of four kids,
I'm telling you all four of my kids are hard.
I just want to say that they each give me
a run for my money at different times. But the
difference with autism is it's forever. There's no break. There's
no break if I have if I have a cold,
there's no break. If I haven't slept, drive a retreat
this weekend, or holidays or vacations. Autism is always here.
Speaker 4 (21:36):
I think you.
Speaker 8 (21:38):
Know, honestly, when for burnout, there's so many things that
you can do. One of my least favorite terms is
self care. So if you ask me about that, I
don't have any. Honestly, I don't have any right now.
I just I'm not in that season of life. I go,
and I go. The thing that has made me a
better mom, a better caregiver, a better everything is again.
I just keep bringing it back to finding community. Yeah,
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finding people that I can laugh with, text at three am,
you know, and I don't always get to go. Cooper
can't be alone.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
He's fourteen, he still he would need a babysitter.
Speaker 8 (22:10):
We don't have one. So it's like, it's not like
I'm getting to dinner or drinks, but I can text
them or I can face time with them and we
just laugh and cry. It's life changing for me.
Speaker 4 (22:20):
And your books Forever Boy and Autism out Loud aren't
just memoirs. They're actual movements.
Speaker 3 (22:26):
And the fact that Autism out Loud became a New
York Times bestseller shows of the world is actually listening
in a new way. So why do you think society
is more ready now to hear autism stories?
Speaker 4 (22:38):
And what do you hope families take away from your books?
Speaker 8 (22:41):
So don't quote me on this that my co author
did some research on this and there's only been roughly
five books about autism that have ever made the New
York Times bestseller list, and none with autism in the title.
And I think it's because people don't want to talk
about things that are sad. They really don't. Autism isn't
always pretty. Our autism is really not always pretty. And
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you know, when I bring it up, I get I'm
so sorry, or they change the subject, or people just
don't want to know what the realities of caregiving in
this life are. Like I talk about them, they're my norm.
Speaker 4 (23:14):
I just share.
Speaker 8 (23:16):
I just do because then it doesn't own me. I
think when autism came out last April, Autism a Lot
came out last April, it was finally time there were
things happening, and people picked up this book and realized,
we're your neighbors, we're your coworkers. I'm just a mom.
I'm just like a normal person you'll see at Target,
and yet I have this really challenging, confusing, mysterious thing happening.
Speaker 4 (23:40):
Let's talk about it. That's so powerful.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
Now you've lived the early days of confusion and grief
and uncertainty, and now you stand as a voice of strength. Okay,
so every mom listening or watching who's just started their
autism journey is desperate for hope.
Speaker 4 (23:56):
What message do you most want those moms to hear.
Speaker 8 (23:59):
It's gonna sound so simple, but it's gonna be Okay.
I think I was in such crisis in those early years.
I have to get him talking, I have to get
him to school, I've get him potty trained and sleeping,
and I have to get him caught up. I just
I was frantic. I was a murder. Honestly, you probably
wouldn't even recognized me. I was going, you know, a
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million miles a minute. I wish I would have had
a crystal ball.
Speaker 4 (24:24):
I wish I would have seen Cooper.
Speaker 8 (24:27):
And I now and our family. We have this beautiful
family and we're happy. It looks different, but we are
so happy. He's thriving. He's a freshman in high school.
He plays Miracle League baseball. He has two best friends.
I found out there's a girl in the lunch room
who's probably loving him and not leaving him alone. And
I'm like, what's happening, So hang on, just hang on
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a little bit longer.
Speaker 3 (24:52):
I'm holding back tears, and we are at the end
of our date. My friends, Kate, thank you for your
courage and for giving voice to millions of families through
Finding Cooper's Voice and doctor Milillo. Thank you for helping
us bridge that gap between brain science and the lived
experiences of families like Kate and so many others listening
and just really being inspired by this conversation because it's
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long overdue.
Speaker 4 (25:15):
Thank you for our listeners.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
You can follow Kate's journey at Findingcooper's Voice dot com
and on the ground, where she's extremely active and full
of engagement.
Speaker 4 (25:23):
You can go to.
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Finding Cooper's Voice and you can check out her books
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In our Expert on the Microphone series. Today, we're joined
by doctor Jennifer Walden. Doctor Walden is a board certified
plastic surgeon and the founder of Walden Cosmetic Surgery and
Laser Center, specializing in cosmetic surgery of the face and nos.
She was named one of Newsweek's America's Best Plastic Surgeon
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and NI number one Face lik Surgeon from twenty twenty
three to twenty twenty four. In addition to her surgery practice,
she also has two medical spas, all in Austin, Texas,
and caters towards both male and female patients looking to
improve their sexual wellness. Now, if that wasn't enough, she's
also impressively gone down in history for being named the
first female President of the Aesthetics Society in twenty twenty two.
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She joins me today to discuss how she seamlessly integrates
esthetics and sexual wellness into her practice, offering holistic care
for her patients and how well COEO two Lift Pro
and CO two Left V are playing a vital role in.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
Achieving these goals. Welcome to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 9 (27:33):
Thank you so much. I'm excited.
Speaker 4 (27:34):
So let's dive right in. Your practice offers this very
wide range of treatments and procedures designed.
Speaker 3 (27:40):
To not only enhance both the aesthetics and overall wellness,
but really looking at sexual wellness specifically.
Speaker 4 (27:48):
You've established yourself.
Speaker 3 (27:49):
As a pioneer in vaginal rejuvenation for women, offering options
like labat plast and thermiva and aviva and so much more,
and for men, which I love because typically you don't see,
you know, both sides of that fundulum swing this way,
but you offer the cutting edge treatments like the.
Speaker 4 (28:05):
J shot or O shot or bocox the others. I
love these patent names, by the way.
Speaker 3 (28:10):
So, as a plastic surgeon honoring a strong emphasis on
sexual health for your patients, how do you see your
work empowering both men and women to feel that confidence
and fulfillment in their lives.
Speaker 9 (28:22):
You know, very early on in my practice here in Austin, Texas,
people started wanting to They wanted to kind of tell
me about how they felt, not just the way they
look on the outside, of how they feel on insights.
So I integrated into my practice as sexual wellness component,
which I love because we're able to with my nurse practitioner.
My other providers provide hormone therapy, biodentical hormones like BIOT
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and we do medical weight loss, and we do all
sorts of peptides and regenerative medicine. And what that does
is help people with their libido. It helps their sexual
life back. We do non invasive vaginal treatments as well
as surgical treatments. Do a lab a plasty and make
your laby a look as if you didn't have five
children vaginally, I mean, we can take you back in
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time and make you appear, you know, really great, as
if a picture you find online or only fans. I mean,
we do that people bring in pictures. But also we
can just help with your hormones and with weight vein,
with perimenopausal hot flashes and all that good stuff. And
we do the same for men. On the other hand,
with my male patients are some of my favorite patients.
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And we treat erect all dysfunction and we do mail enlargement.
Like you mentioned the jay shot, which is something I
do that people travel over to see me. Four.
Speaker 3 (29:40):
I love it, and I know your Westlake practice even
houses the Vaginal Rejuvenation Center of Austin, which it's just unique.
It offers the devices we're speaking about right, including many
for specifically non invasive vaginal rejuvenation. So this brings me
to the CO two left V, which is a painless
treatment utilized in carboxygel for vaginal rejuvenation. And this particular
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one offers benefits for both monotherapy use but also in
conjunction with other procedures. So, doctor Wallin, based on your
experience with the product, what specific concerns the cotol of
V address and how does it stand out compared to
other vaginal rejuvenation treatments on the market.
Speaker 9 (30:19):
Well, CO two le v is is kind of a
unique treatment. You know, it is developed kind of for
the face, and we treat you know, faces with it
after hydrofacial to laser to post facelifting. But for the vagina.
What what it started to see is when you treat topically,
you know, I can address something surgically. In other words,
I can like make the labia and minora smaller. I
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can make the vagina tighter again surgically, right, but treating topically,
A lot of people do not like the fact their
regina is dry, it's hyper pigmented, like in sclerosis. There's
certain dermatologic conditions that the CO two le v can
actually treat. And topically it can just bring oxygen to
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the area. It's almost like a topical hyperbaric chamber and
it helps healing post surgery. So it works great on
I mean, it sounds funny that we're talking about this online.
I can't know what I'm saying it works great on
the vagina, like it's perfect, Yeah, because the vagina is
so it's so receptive to those kind of treatments with
the way it's made and the type of skin there.
Speaker 3 (31:23):
Yeah, it's all about that blood flow that neo angiogenesis.
Speaker 4 (31:27):
And I love the science behind this product.
Speaker 3 (31:29):
They're clinically verified, clinically researched, and that really does matter.
It's game changer, I think for most professionals and even
patients who are really doing the research and putting in
the work to make sure that they're well informed before
they opt for one, you know, treatment versus another.
Speaker 4 (31:44):
So this product really opens up a.
Speaker 3 (31:47):
Broader conversation about destigmatizing and focusing on women's intimate health,
which I love this conversation. It's lacked in the past.
Why is it important to address sexual health as part
of overall wellness? And how do you think products like
see to lift V help address these stigmas and control
the narrative?
Speaker 9 (32:05):
Well, I mean, I think it was only in the
last fifteen years or ten years, even in a decade
that we really started to see women come in and
be in command of their health and start talking about
doing these asthetic vaginoplasty or lady of plastic procedures down
there intimate health. So we integrated that all into the
practice and found that people once I make them look good,
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like say I do a facelift on someone or a
breast augmentation, but they're going through a rough time in
a relationship, I can do that external treatment, but that
really doesn't mend the internal pain they're going through something internal.
What we wanted to address was stuff like they didn't
feel like having sex again, they didn't libido, their husband
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was cheating, you know, whatever it was internally with a relationship.
My plastic surgery set. A plastic sury doesn't fix right,
and we all know that, but but we so want
want it to. But that's why I love integrating into
my practice the internal almost like an internal medical component,
where my nurse practitioners see you, do a physical exam
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and then we recommend treatments based upon what your symptoms are.
You know, is it is it that you can't sleep anymore?
Do you have do you kind of have you know,
urinate when you cough? All those things we can treat.
And I think the v C O two lift and
CO two lift for the face and healing go great
in a plastic surgery practice like mine because we can
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use that for healings. A post operative topical treatment that
I'll put on after a labia plastic you know, I
often will include you know, some type of like O
shot or PRP shot to the vagina, the perrie clitteral area,
periourethral area, and all those things together. It's just like
icing on the cake.
Speaker 3 (33:52):
Now, let's shift to the sexual wellness services you offer
to your mail clientile. So while the cotwol of V
that we've been talking about benefits women vaginally, they also
have their CO two Lift pro carboxy jail, which offers
versatile applications for the facing body. But something many people
don't realize is that men can actually use the CO
two lift pro even on their penis. So how are
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you incorporating CO two lift in treatments for penile health
and what specific benefits does it offer?
Speaker 9 (34:22):
I found whether it's PRP for the P shot or
it's my J shot which is enhancing them. You know,
I put that filler in PRP under the skin, but
topically and on the scrotum, we can also apply the
CO two lift and that can bring you. Like you mentioned,
the word angiogenesis is an important word there because what
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it does is it provides a chemical reaction that breaks
down the CO two. It's called the bore effect chemically,
and it basically brings in oxygen to the tissues and
oxygenates the tissues. And so it's like a really really
kind of souped up oxygen mask for the peoples and
so or wherever you put it, and that will help
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with just kind of their It helps with skin appearance,
it helps with healing, and it helps just to kind
of to make the external look good. And I find
my male clientele and my love. They want to look
good everywhere, but down there too, they have a they're
very keyed in. Obviously we know that men are and
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we appreciate that, but they're very keyed into that area.
And so any age, you know, I have patience ranging
in the male you know, contingency from like early thirties
to eighty eighty five, so from us stemming from just
wanting to look good and wanting to look bigger to
having erectro ol dysfunctioning problems and we get you know,
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there's all sorts of things that we can help them with.
Speaker 3 (35:49):
Now, sticking with this theme, have you noticed the growing
demand for these non invasive sexual wellness procedures and treatments,
whether they're addressing aesthetics, functionality or both. And how do
you see these streatments evolving over the coming years.
Speaker 9 (36:02):
I think, yeah, we've seen a big, big evolution of
the device therapy, especially since about twenty seventeen. Twenty eighteen
is when a lot of the companies did manufacture a
component to their device, whether it was laser energy or
radio frequency energy or either radio frequency micro needing that
sort of thing to treat the vagina to treat you know,
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male genitals as well, and some of those nine invasive
treatments really help and in areas that we can't address surgically,
so we don't. Insurgeons don't, gynecologists don't. Really we don't
do internal work such as tightening the vagina for aesthetics.
You know, that's not something we do because we get
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concerned for surgical scarring. So there's certain parts of our
anatomy down there that only non invasive therapies will work.
And that's where that evolved. It evolved from the medical
spot industry. Botox Fellers for the face, you know, ultrasound
energy for the face. You know, you've heard of evolution
with to say, with cool sculptingal therapy to software, and
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so those are all non evasive treatments to help either
whether it's get rid of fat or to lift the face.
Now those companies have been in development and they all
have helped to you know, create a component for sexual wellness,
which is really really great.
Speaker 4 (37:27):
Wow, you are so full of knowledge and it's great
talking to you. We're at the end of our date.
I can't thank you enough for coming on. I learned
every every time I have an expert on the microphone.
Speaker 3 (37:35):
I learned something new and you're definitely a pioneer and
a trailblazer in your field.
Speaker 4 (37:39):
So thank you for coming onto the show today.
Speaker 9 (37:42):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
That was a going deep segment brought to you by
COEO two A Lift, and that was the incredible Doctor
Jennifer Walden. She's a board certified plastic surgeon and the
founder of Walden Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Center.
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To learn more about what she offers at her practice,
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I'm your host, Zenzam's Welcome back to the Better Brighter
You segment brought to you by Cispera, the gold standard
in treating hyperfigmentation. Hyperfigmentation affects millions worldwide, disproportionately impacting women
and people of color, and research shows that it can
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take an emotional toll equal to or even greater than acne. Today,
we're bridging the conversation between pioneering regenitive medicine and proven
dermatological treatments like saspara. Joining me is doctor William Gale.
He's a board certified physician, innovator and founder of the
Gael Center in Midtown Manhattan. Is over twenty years of
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leading experience through breakthroughs and anti aging, engineered ammunotherapy and
regenitive skincare. He's not only an educator to physicians worldwide,
but also a patented product developer whose work has gone.
Speaker 4 (39:38):
Public in those biotech spaces. Welcome to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 11 (39:42):
Thank you very much. Wow, that was a great introduction.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (39:46):
So let's chat. The science of renewal.
Speaker 3 (39:48):
Regeneration has become a buzzword, not just in medicine but
also in esthetics, and it's on everyone's lips, from stem
cells to growth factors. Yet often it's misunderstood. So for
the skin, we know renewal is critical. Our epidermist turns
over every twenty eight days or so, Collagen production slows
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as we age, and oxetive stress compounds damage, and at
the same time, hyperpingmentation remains a persistent challenge, of course,
one that Sispera has directly addressed with targeted.
Speaker 4 (40:19):
Signs backtech, which I love.
Speaker 3 (40:20):
So from your perspective, what role does regeneration truly play
in maintaining and restoring skin health?
Speaker 11 (40:28):
So regeneration, it's exactly like you said, just always cell turnover.
In fact, I don't know if the listeners know. We
have about sixty billion cells a day that turnover. I mean,
think about that we're talking into billions. That's how many
cells in our body turnover every single day. And there's
one cell that is known as sinessence, which means you
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may have heard that before, but sinessence cells or cells
that are starting to get inflammation and they're going to die,
but not dead yet. The essence leads to aging, inflammation, hyperpigmentation,
all those types of things, all those bad things that
we don't want. So one of the things that we've
started doing is to incorporate stem cells into our skincare.
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And how do we do that. Well, we actually can
take stem cells, and stem cells make these little tiny
particles of protein called xosomes. Now I don't know if
the listeners are familiar with exosomes, but the way that
I make an analogy is to think of the stem
cell as the queen bee, and think of the exosome
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as the worker bee or the drone. That worker bee
does all the work that the queen tells it to do.
So what we have done is incorporated the stem cells
xisomes those are the worker bees, into serums that when
we put on topically, will sync into your skin. Get
down to the deep dermics. The exosome will then read
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the fiber blast, and then you get new skin. You'll
start you're right, You'll start to see scars go away,
You'll see lumps and bumps go away. You see your
pores get tight. It's all in the fiber blasts. It's
all in the deep dermis. The trick is how to
get down there.
Speaker 3 (42:17):
It really reframes regeneration not as a gimmick, but as
a core part of how skin functions and heals. Absolutely,
I just learned something.
Speaker 4 (42:24):
So let's chat risks, realities and research.
Speaker 3 (42:27):
So whenever there's innovation, there's also hype, right, and we've
seen regenerative claims plastered across everything from serums to supplements,
and the average consumer has no way of separating science
from marketing. Meanwhile, patients with pigmentary disorders are hungry.
Speaker 4 (42:42):
For real solutions.
Speaker 3 (42:44):
Studies in fact show nearly forty percent of dermatology visits
among women of color are pigment related, and that's why
clinically proven treatments likes to spars down apart from just
the trending products. So how well our regenerative therapies actually
understood today and what risks should patients be aware of
when evaluating what's on the market.
Speaker 11 (43:03):
I completely, one hundred percent agree with you. There's so
much hype out there, there's so much statements out there
with not proven it's really difficult to know what really
works what really doesn't work. Suspara, Yes, really works. I
use the spara on everybody that has hyper pigmentation, and
I love Suspira. It works really, really well. When I
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also want just an improvement in my skin, let's say
the quality of my skin besides the hyper pigmentation, I
add to it a serum like I said, that has
the exosomes. Now here's the problem. Who has good exisomes?
Now you have to go back to who has good
stem cells that made good exisomes. It's impossible to know.
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The only way you can know is by usually speaking
to someone who has used a product that really works,
or if you know someone like me who's done the
due diligence for the last fifteen years.
Speaker 4 (44:02):
It's a good reminder, doctor Gail that not every shining
new product is safe, right, or effective, and patients really
need to look for true clinical validation.
Speaker 12 (44:10):
So I love that you took that verification route. Clinically proven,
clinically researched, clinically verified, and I know that that's important.
Now let's chat career turning points.
Speaker 3 (44:20):
So you've worn many hats physician, researcher, educator, innovator, and
at the same time, patients often inspire the next phase
of a doctor's career. So, for example, in the hyperpigmentation space,
so many physicians wanted a treatment that worked beyond bleaching
agents or lasers, and that gap led to innovations likes sasparis.
(44:42):
So was there a turning point in your own career
that pushed you beyond clinical practice and into the world
of product development.
Speaker 11 (44:49):
Two thousand and eight or nine, I took a course
called stem Cells and Esthetic Medicine, and that led me
actually to start doing hair rest by getting stem cells
from people's own fat and then putting it in their
scalp and that led me to meeting people that are
scientists that work in labs where I started doing research
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of getting stem cells and using them intravenously in studies
for people that had disorders that were systemic like lupis
and rheumatoid arthritis, and also then injecting stem cells into
like knees and shoulders all part of clinical studies which
then eventually led me into really regenerative medicine from esthetic dermatology.
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And one of the studies that I'm into that just
happens to be because of associations you meet in networking
is using a drug right now that I can't say
the name of the company where we're using an intravenous
drug for reversing dementia right now. So people that have
Alzheimer's disease, Lewis bodies dementia, even people that have multiple sclerosis,
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or if who have had a stroke Parkinson's, we can
give them a drug intravenously and reverse it, not all
the progression, but reverse it.
Speaker 4 (46:09):
Wow. Now, let's chat from clinic to lab.
Speaker 3 (46:12):
So the Gail Center has been a hub for regenerative
medicine and aesthetic dermatology for over two decades. How has
your day to day patient care influenced the way you
approach innovation in skincare and technologies that you choose to develop.
Speaker 11 (46:25):
So I have developed a way of applying exisomes because exisomes,
which come from stem cells, they did the work of
the stem cells. They want to reduce inflammation. Inflammation is
the root of all evil, let's say. But let's say
in my daily practice, I'm using CO two laser, I'm
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using micro needling radio frequency. I'm treating hyperpigmentation every day.
And like I said, I use the spira on everyone.
They take the spara home, but in my office, I
will use a what almost looks like a sun tanning
device and spray my exosomes on the skin because I
know they're sinking in through the pores, and I know
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if I use them, I'll have less downtime for whatever
I do and the person will get a better result.
So if there's something I can do to lessen the
amount of downtime someone's going to have and give them
a better result, I put them on before I start
my treatment. Then when I do a treatment, after I
do like one pass of laser, I put my exisomes.
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I spray them on again. They dry in about a minute,
and then I continue doing my treatment. And then I
put my exisomes on. And then when people go home,
one they use the spare up and two I have
a certain serum that I developed that incorporates exisomes and
something called peptides to reduce inflammation and stimulate collagen growth
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so that people get a better result.
Speaker 4 (47:51):
You have it down to a science, don't you.
Speaker 3 (47:55):
And when it comes to skin tone and clarity, okay,
patients often look for for a combination approach. They try lasers,
they try peels or prescription agents, but none are perfect.
So when we go back to the narrative, Sispera has
actually earned its place in the only clinically proven non
hydroqunone treatment for stubborn hyperfigmentation, and grms all over the
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world are using it as part of a combination therapy.
So in your view, how do regenerative products complement establish
treatments like cispera and lasers or chemical piels.
Speaker 11 (48:26):
I love that you talk about sispera because I love sespera.
It works very very well. I use that in combination,
believe it or not, with a sunscreen that I developed
and its name, I'm calling it xosun y xosun because
it has exosomes in it. So I like to use
exosomes in all of my products because it is skin regenerative.
(48:50):
So we're renewing your skin. Now, this is what you're
really gonna like. We have some protection factor that covers
ninety seven percent of the sun's ultra violet rays. With
the SPA f we have my access on to skin regeneration.
But we incorporated a compound into it that repairs damaged
DNA from the sun's ultraviolet race, so you don't get
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skin cancer. That's never been done before. So we're actually
invented something that reverses the gene mutation that leaves the
skin cancer in our sunscreen. And I combine that with Cispera.
Speaker 4 (49:24):
That's such an exciting vision.
Speaker 3 (49:26):
All right, well, we are at the end of our date.
We could continue on for another thirty minutes.
Speaker 11 (49:30):
Fo oh easily.
Speaker 3 (49:32):
Yeah, you are fascinating, my friend. Thank you so much
for coming on.
Speaker 11 (49:35):
Thank you. I look forward to meeting you and letting
you try them.
Speaker 3 (49:38):
To learn more, you can visit SISPA dot com and
you can follow doctor Gail's work at doctor William Gail
dot com and on Instagram at doc Manhattan, NYC. You're
listening to a Moment of Zen right here on seven
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Welcome back to the Hydration with Heart segment brought to
you by Once Upon a Coconut. Today's conversation is about motherhood,
marriage and ministry, but taken to a level most of
us can hardly imagine. We're chatting faith, family and yep,
eleven children and how motherhood became Carrisa Collins's superpower. Now
imagine being a parent and being pregnant most of your marriage,
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eighteen years, eleven children, and still showing up with joy,
purpose and a radiant sense of calling. For Carrisa Collins,
motherhood isn't a limitation, it's a superpower. And in building
what many call the Collins Clan, she hasn't just created
a family, She's created a movement at a time when
the average US household has fewer than two children. That's
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according to Pew Research in twenty twenty two, and birth
rates have dropped nearly twenty percent since two thousand and seven.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
According to the CDC. Carrissa stands out.
Speaker 3 (05:39):
But what makes her story extraordinary isn't just the number
of children. It's the way she has turned family into faith,
chaos into calling, and home into a hub of influence.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Joining me now is CARRISA. Collins.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
She's a Texas based photographer, author of two books, Bible
study leader, homeschooling mom, business owner, and a mega social
media influencer who uses her platforms to glorify God and
inspire women to embrace motherhood with joy and purpose. Welcome
to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 6 (06:10):
Hi, thank you. I love the way you put that.
I really appreciate all that.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Absolutely, you deserve a trophy. You're a trailblazer. I mean,
let's chat about this. You've been pregnant most of your marriage.
So Statistically, most women in America today have between one
and two children, and many delay or even limit child
bearing due to career pressures or financial concerns, but you've
chosen a very, very different path welcoming eleven incredible children.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Into your home over eighteen years of marriage.
Speaker 3 (06:40):
That means you've been either pregnant or raising infants for
most of your marriage, a reality that many feel is
just unfathomable. So how has that shaped your identity as
a woman, as a wife and as a mother.
Speaker 6 (06:53):
So most people probably don't know this unless you're following
me like all the time. But I actually got married
not wanting children.
Speaker 4 (07:01):
I didn't be I did not know this.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
I never wanted to be a mom. I got married
with career in my mind. I always went to church
and like I went to Bible College. I was very
strong in my faith and in the church. But I
wanted to be a WNBA star. I wanted to be
a professional singer. I had like huge aspirations. And about
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six months into our marriage, me and my husband were
in church and the sermon was about faith and trusting God,
and we had a five year plan. We weren't even
going to think about kids for five years. I was
on birth control and my Lord just changed our hearts
completely and we were like, we trust God with everything
except when to have kids. And how many kids to have?
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And so that day I went off birth control and
here we are now. It isn't that easy. We have
lots of fights for of the years. I ended up
getting really sick, I got diagnosed with MS, I had
heart surgery. All kinds of things happened in this process
of having eleven kids. But ultimately we decided to trust
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the Lord through all of it.
Speaker 4 (08:09):
And I am so grateful that we did.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
I think a lot of women listening and the ones
that are going to be tuning in, whether they have
one child or many, can relate to that idea of
motherhood being both stretching and strengthening. And I love that
you trusted God the way you did. So let's chat
relationships with each child. Oh boy, So in a family
of eleven, I imagine every child carbs out their own
(08:31):
unique personality. Enrolled psychologists do note that birth order and
family size can significantly shape personality development, from leadership traits
and firstborns to creativity and middle children.
Speaker 4 (08:44):
So do you find common threads across your kids or
is each completely different?
Speaker 3 (08:49):
I mean, do some become helpers or even friends amongst
their siblings?
Speaker 4 (08:54):
Into you? And do you feel closer to certain children
at different stages, So it's so funny.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
I probably have like two you are three of each personality,
which I actually love because when we go out into
the world, we have to deal with so many different personalities,
and in our home we have them all under one roof.
Most of my kids are anywhere from thirteen to twenty
five months apart. First and second child they're best friends.
(09:19):
My third and fourth child their best friends, My fifth
and fourth child theyre best friends. And now my tenth
and eleventh, like my one and two year old, are
best friends. Is just so fun as a mom to
watch their personalities grow, to watch their bonds. They have
a really close relationship with each other, and it's really
important for us to make sure that they keep that
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bond because we're not going to be here as long
as they'll be here for each other.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
That's beautiful because it does truly show that big families
don't erase individuality, they actually highlight it. Yeah, and I
think a lot of parents listening and watching can take
heart in how intentional you are about seeing each child.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
For who they are now.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Love story between you and your husband, So behind every
big family is a marriage holding it all together.
Speaker 4 (10:07):
So how did you meet your husband?
Speaker 3 (10:08):
And when you got married, you said you did not
want any children, but did you both envision having this
many children?
Speaker 4 (10:16):
Or I mean talk to me.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
We actually met in the club, which is crazy to
people that know me. My husband had never gone to
the club. That was his first night. He who played
basketball and his team made him go. And I went
to the club to witness to people about God. I
know it sounds crazy. And I never had a boyfriend.
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I was twenty one when I met him. I had
never had a boyfriend, never kissed, never done anything. Like
I was super pure and my husband so like I
was super naive. I danced with every guy, like gave
them my phone number, not joking because I was hoping
to like win them over to Christ.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
I was really naive.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
Okay, only one person, only one person ever called me,
and guess who that is?
Speaker 4 (11:07):
My husband.
Speaker 6 (11:09):
But he called me and he asked me about God.
He told me he was a Sunday school leader. And
I was like, oh my goodness, I have to meet
this guy. Like nobody's ever approached to me about God.
You know, it was literally love at first sight, Like
I fell in love with him. The day I met him,
and two years later we got married. I came from
a family of two, he came from a family of three,
and so we did not envision this life. This is
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not what we when we got married. We never thought, oh,
we're gonna have eleven children. But we wake up every
morning and we'll just be sitting outside watching our kids play,
and we're like, we don't deserve this amazing life. Like
you couldn't ask for a better life. It's literal pure
joy to just sit there and watch your children play
together and just know that these are your children. It's
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just we're still in awe of it.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Oh, are you gonna make me cry? So let's chat
about that. Let's chat faith, family, and your business. So
you're not just a mom to eleven. You're also an author,
a boutique owner, a health entrepreneur, a digital content creator.
And studies do show nearly sixty five percent of mompreneurs
struggle with burnout. Yet you've turned your life into a
(12:18):
platform that uplifts others. So how do you practically balance faith, family,
and business without losing yourself or your joy in the process.
Speaker 6 (12:27):
Yes, doing all of those things without children is hard,
So doing them with eleven children can it can be overwhelming.
I do have seasons of like I have to stop
everything and just be a mom and just do focus
on my family. But ultimately, the key that I believe
to maintaining all of it is simply putting God first,
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waking up every day and making sure my relationship with
God is right.
Speaker 4 (12:51):
Because when I sacrifice.
Speaker 6 (12:53):
My relationship with God, everything else gets sacrificed in the process.
I will not be one hundred percent for all the
other things. So if we don't if our cup isn't full,
then we can't pour out. And the only way to
fill your cup, which I truly believe, is to be
in that quiet place and have that relationship with the
Lord and allow him to fill you up so you
can pour out in everything else. I do put my
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family before all the other things. I started social media
simply because when I got married, me and my husband
we were on birth control, like we were just planning
our own life. And when the Lord took me to
see what his heart is, it totally I was like,
this is so much better than my plans. His plan
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is the best plan that I could never have thought of.
I would never have dreamed of eleven children, like it
wasn't even like a tiny thought in my mind. And
so I started social media to just share that, to
share what God's been teaching me and the journey that
He's brought me on, and just to be like, there's
a better way than what you think is best.
Speaker 3 (13:57):
That's refreshting, it truly is, but which brings us to
a new credible conclusion. Thank you so much for joining
me today at your perspective, your insight on life and
how you balance it all. It's truly it was so
rewarding to have you on.
Speaker 4 (14:10):
Thank you, thank you for having me. I really appreciate it.
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And for those who want to follow along and be
inspired by her journey, you can check her out on
TikTok and on Instagram and on YouTube at the Collins
Kids Family. On TikTok It's the Colins Kids, and of
course on Instagram the Colins Kids Family. You're listening to
a Moment of Zen right here on seven to ten
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Welcome back, beautiful Tri State Area.
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You're listening to a moment of Zen right here on
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I'm your host, Zen Sam's Welcome back to the Brain
Blueprint segment brought to you by the Malilo Centers.
Speaker 4 (15:20):
Today's conversation sits at the intersection of.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
Science and storytelling, and it's about changing the way we
see autism. Our guest is Kate Swenson, founder of Finding
Cooper's Voice, which is a global community of over one
and a half million people. She's the author of the
best selling books Forever Boy and Autism out Loud, and
the co founder of the more Than Project, which provides
critical mental health resources for caregivers. Kate has become a
(15:46):
leading voice for Mama's out there caregivers and families navigating
the challenges and triumphs of autism. Joining me as always
is my co contributor, doctor Robert Milillo, world renowned expert
in childhood neurological disorders, best selling author of Disconnected Kids,
and creator of the Malillo Method, which has transformed the
lives of thousands of families. Together, we're going to explore
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how personal storytelling and euroscience can work hand in hand
to break stigma and build strength.
Speaker 4 (16:15):
Kate, Welcome to the show, Superstar, Hi, thanks for having me.
Doctor Milillo, welcome back.
Speaker 7 (16:19):
Thank you, so excited to be here. Zed, thank you.
Speaker 4 (16:22):
Okay, So, Kate, I'm going to start with you.
Speaker 3 (16:24):
When you launched Finding Cooper's Voice back in twenty fourteen,
you did it in secret from your living room, just
looking for a safe space, and today that space has
grown into a global community of over one and a
half million people. I mean, that's the power of vulnerability
turned into leadership.
Speaker 4 (16:41):
Good job.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
What was the turning point when you realized your personal
story could heal not only yourself but millions of other families.
Speaker 8 (16:51):
I was honestly so scared. I had this beautiful baby,
first time mom, and he was not developing typically. And
I looked at my friends and my family and the
kids I knew, and Cooper was so different. And I
lived in a very rural area, and I thought, if
I just start sharing, just small little bits, maybe I
can find other people like us. I had no idea
(17:12):
it would grow into what it did. I honestly I
felt like I had the only child with autism. That's
really what it felt like. And then I started sharing
and people started coming to me.
Speaker 3 (17:21):
That's incredible, and it's proof that storytelling isn't just sharing,
it's a service. And I'm reminded of Rene Brown, who
said owning our story and loving ourselves through that process
is the bravest thing that we'll ever do.
Speaker 4 (17:34):
And you're living that truth. So krudos to you. Thank you.
I'm going to hand it off to doctor Alto.
Speaker 7 (17:40):
Yeah, So, Kate, you know, obviously I've worked with a
lot of moms and parents, and you know, one of
the things that I think you've written about is that
you had to understand the way your son's brain works,
the way he you know, looks at things and how
has that shaped your care because obviously it's also a
journey for what can I do for him? How can
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I help him?
Speaker 8 (18:03):
Autism was really presented to us as something to overcome.
It was presented as this sad, dark thing you don't want.
You want your child to be different, you want them
to be better. And so I'm a very hard working,
very focused project manager by trade. I was like, I
got this. I can do this. I can do everything
they tell me to do and we'll be fine. It
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doesn't work like that. You're playing a game with no rules.
You're playing a game all by yourself in crisis most
of the time. And it eventually hit me that, honestly,
I was missing Cooper's life. I was trying to make
him into something he wasn't, and it broke me in
a lot of ways. I hit my bottom and I
started meeting him where he was at and celebrating who
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he was.
Speaker 4 (18:46):
Of course, working.
Speaker 8 (18:47):
On safety, working on the things communication almost important parts.
Speaker 9 (18:51):
But I stopped trying to change who he was.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
Yeah, and I think that you have found not only
your safe space, but one of the things that really
resonates with me is the more than project and the
retreats you created for caregivers, because in the US there's
over fifty three million people they serve as unpaid caregivers,
and studies show that they're twice is likely to suffer
from anxiety and depression.
Speaker 4 (19:15):
So, pivoting to my next question.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Why do you believe caregiver mental health needs to be
at the center of the autism conversation.
Speaker 8 (19:22):
So at my lowest point, I was on my bathroom
floor thinking I cannot do this. I cannot do this
alone for the rest of my life. And I'll tell
you I have a wonderful husband, I have a beautiful family,
I have so many friends.
Speaker 4 (19:34):
I have a great career.
Speaker 8 (19:36):
When you think of someone struggling, you wouldn't picture me.
I say that in every keynote I give because people
look at me and they're like, you've made it.
Speaker 4 (19:43):
It must be easy.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
You've done it. I'm telling you, I grieve every day.
I have no idea what I'm doing every day. This
is so hard and there's no one to tell you
what to do. So my friend and I created this nonprofit.
And it's interesting you mentioned our retreats. We're actually leaving
today to bring one hundred and twenty moms to a camp.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
All of us have kids with special.
Speaker 8 (20:03):
Needs, and it is the most beautiful event you will
ever see, to watch them laugh and cry and nap.
Speaker 9 (20:10):
Napping is the big one.
Speaker 8 (20:12):
But to find people who live the same life, and
to not have to defend yourself, to not have to say,
but I love my son and autism is hard. But
don't get mad at me. You know all these parts,
And to just find your people. I always say, isolation
is the hardest part. So if I can bring them
together virtually or in person, I think I've I've made
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my difference.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
I mean that's so important because as moms, we pour
so much into our children that we often forget our
own wellness right, and your work is a reminder that
by healing ourselves, we're actually empowering our kids. To Now,
doctor Millilo, I know you had a question about burnout there.
Speaker 7 (20:50):
Yeah, so you know, Kate, obviously there are many different
therapies and people are you know, trying to do what
they can to help their child, but a lot of parents,
you know, after years of doing that, there's a burnout.
So how much do you feel that that plays an
influence in the progress that you've had with Cooper or
that other parents might expect.
Speaker 8 (21:10):
Burnout's huge, But also as a mom of four kids,
I'm telling you all four of my kids are hard.
I just want to say that they each give me
a run for my money at different times. But the
difference with autism is it's forever. There's no break. There's
no break if I have if I have a cold,
there's no break. If I haven't slept, drive a retreat
this weekend, or holidays or vacations. Autism is always here.
Speaker 4 (21:36):
I think you.
Speaker 8 (21:38):
Know, honestly, when for burnout, there's so many things that
you can do. One of my least favorite terms is
self care. So if you ask me about that, I
don't have any. Honestly, I don't have any right now.
I just I'm not in that season of life. I go,
and I go. The thing that has made me a
better mom, a better caregiver, a better everything is again.
I just keep bringing it back to finding community. Yeah,
(22:00):
finding people that I can laugh with, text at three am,
you know, and I don't always get to go. Cooper
can't be alone.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
He's fourteen, he still he would need a babysitter.
Speaker 8 (22:10):
We don't have one. So it's like, it's not like
I'm getting to dinner or drinks, but I can text
them or I can face time with them and we
just laugh and cry. It's life changing for me.
Speaker 4 (22:20):
And your books Forever Boy and Autism out Loud aren't
just memoirs. They're actual movements.
Speaker 3 (22:26):
And the fact that Autism out Loud became a New
York Times bestseller shows of the world is actually listening
in a new way. So why do you think society
is more ready now to hear autism stories?
Speaker 4 (22:38):
And what do you hope families take away from your books?
Speaker 8 (22:41):
So don't quote me on this that my co author
did some research on this and there's only been roughly
five books about autism that have ever made the New
York Times bestseller list, and none with autism in the title.
And I think it's because people don't want to talk
about things that are sad. They really don't. Autism isn't
always pretty. Our autism is really not always pretty. And
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you know, when I bring it up, I get I'm
so sorry, or they change the subject, or people just
don't want to know what the realities of caregiving in
this life are. Like I talk about them, they're my norm.
Speaker 4 (23:14):
I just share.
Speaker 8 (23:16):
I just do because then it doesn't own me. I
think when autism came out last April, Autism a Lot
came out last April, it was finally time there were
things happening, and people picked up this book and realized,
we're your neighbors, we're your coworkers. I'm just a mom.
I'm just like a normal person you'll see at Target,
and yet I have this really challenging, confusing, mysterious thing happening.
Speaker 4 (23:40):
Let's talk about it. That's so powerful.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
Now you've lived the early days of confusion and grief
and uncertainty, and now you stand as a voice of strength. Okay,
so every mom listening or watching who's just started their
autism journey is desperate for hope.
Speaker 4 (23:56):
What message do you most want those moms to hear.
Speaker 8 (23:59):
It's gonna sound so simple, but it's gonna be Okay.
I think I was in such crisis in those early years.
I have to get him talking, I have to get
him to school, I've get him potty trained and sleeping,
and I have to get him caught up. I just
I was frantic. I was a murder. Honestly, you probably
wouldn't even recognized me. I was going, you know, a
(24:20):
million miles a minute. I wish I would have had
a crystal ball.
Speaker 4 (24:24):
I wish I would have seen Cooper.
Speaker 8 (24:27):
And I now and our family. We have this beautiful
family and we're happy. It looks different, but we are
so happy. He's thriving. He's a freshman in high school.
He plays Miracle League baseball. He has two best friends.
I found out there's a girl in the lunch room
who's probably loving him and not leaving him alone. And
I'm like, what's happening, So hang on, just hang on
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a little bit longer.
Speaker 3 (24:52):
I'm holding back tears, and we are at the end
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In our Expert on the Microphone series. Today, we're joined
by doctor Jennifer Walden. Doctor Walden is a board certified
plastic surgeon and the founder of Walden Cosmetic Surgery and
Laser Center, specializing in cosmetic surgery of the face and nos.
She was named one of Newsweek's America's Best Plastic Surgeon
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and NI number one Face lik Surgeon from twenty twenty
three to twenty twenty four. In addition to her surgery practice,
she also has two medical spas, all in Austin, Texas,
and caters towards both male and female patients looking to
improve their sexual wellness. Now, if that wasn't enough, she's
also impressively gone down in history for being named the
first female President of the Aesthetics Society in twenty twenty two.
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She joins me today to discuss how she seamlessly integrates
esthetics and sexual wellness into her practice, offering holistic care
for her patients and how well COEO two Lift Pro
and CO two Left V are playing a vital role in.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
Achieving these goals. Welcome to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 9 (27:33):
Thank you so much. I'm excited.
Speaker 4 (27:34):
So let's dive right in. Your practice offers this very
wide range of treatments and procedures designed.
Speaker 3 (27:40):
To not only enhance both the aesthetics and overall wellness,
but really looking at sexual wellness specifically.
Speaker 4 (27:48):
You've established yourself.
Speaker 3 (27:49):
As a pioneer in vaginal rejuvenation for women, offering options
like labat plast and thermiva and aviva and so much more,
and for men, which I love because typically you don't see,
you know, both sides of that fundulum swing this way,
but you offer the cutting edge treatments like the.
Speaker 4 (28:05):
J shot or O shot or bocox the others. I
love these patent names, by the way.
Speaker 3 (28:10):
So, as a plastic surgeon honoring a strong emphasis on
sexual health for your patients, how do you see your
work empowering both men and women to feel that confidence
and fulfillment in their lives.
Speaker 9 (28:22):
You know, very early on in my practice here in Austin, Texas,
people started wanting to They wanted to kind of tell
me about how they felt, not just the way they
look on the outside, of how they feel on insights.
So I integrated into my practice as sexual wellness component,
which I love because we're able to with my nurse practitioner.
My other providers provide hormone therapy, biodentical hormones like BIOT
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and we do medical weight loss, and we do all
sorts of peptides and regenerative medicine. And what that does
is help people with their libido. It helps their sexual
life back. We do non invasive vaginal treatments as well
as surgical treatments. Do a lab a plasty and make
your laby a look as if you didn't have five
children vaginally, I mean, we can take you back in
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time and make you appear, you know, really great, as
if a picture you find online or only fans. I mean,
we do that people bring in pictures. But also we
can just help with your hormones and with weight vein,
with perimenopausal hot flashes and all that good stuff. And
we do the same for men. On the other hand,
with my male patients are some of my favorite patients.
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And we treat erect all dysfunction and we do mail enlargement.
Like you mentioned the jay shot, which is something I
do that people travel over to see me. Four.
Speaker 3 (29:40):
I love it, and I know your Westlake practice even
houses the Vaginal Rejuvenation Center of Austin, which it's just unique.
It offers the devices we're speaking about right, including many
for specifically non invasive vaginal rejuvenation. So this brings me
to the CO two left V, which is a painless
treatment utilized in carboxygel for vaginal rejuvenation. And this particular
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one offers benefits for both monotherapy use but also in
conjunction with other procedures. So, doctor Wallin, based on your
experience with the product, what specific concerns the cotol of
V address and how does it stand out compared to
other vaginal rejuvenation treatments on the market.
Speaker 9 (30:19):
Well, CO two le v is is kind of a
unique treatment. You know, it is developed kind of for
the face, and we treat you know, faces with it
after hydrofacial to laser to post facelifting. But for the vagina.
What what it started to see is when you treat topically,
you know, I can address something surgically. In other words,
I can like make the labia and minora smaller. I
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can make the vagina tighter again surgically, right, but treating topically,
A lot of people do not like the fact their
regina is dry, it's hyper pigmented, like in sclerosis. There's
certain dermatologic conditions that the CO two le v can
actually treat. And topically it can just bring oxygen to
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the area. It's almost like a topical hyperbaric chamber and
it helps healing post surgery. So it works great on
I mean, it sounds funny that we're talking about this online.
I can't know what I'm saying it works great on
the vagina, like it's perfect, Yeah, because the vagina is
so it's so receptive to those kind of treatments with
the way it's made and the type of skin there.
Speaker 3 (31:23):
Yeah, it's all about that blood flow that neo angiogenesis.
Speaker 4 (31:27):
And I love the science behind this product.
Speaker 3 (31:29):
They're clinically verified, clinically researched, and that really does matter.
It's game changer, I think for most professionals and even
patients who are really doing the research and putting in
the work to make sure that they're well informed before
they opt for one, you know, treatment versus another.
Speaker 4 (31:44):
So this product really opens up a.
Speaker 3 (31:47):
Broader conversation about destigmatizing and focusing on women's intimate health,
which I love this conversation. It's lacked in the past.
Why is it important to address sexual health as part
of overall wellness? And how do you think products like
see to lift V help address these stigmas and control
the narrative?
Speaker 9 (32:05):
Well, I mean, I think it was only in the
last fifteen years or ten years, even in a decade
that we really started to see women come in and
be in command of their health and start talking about
doing these asthetic vaginoplasty or lady of plastic procedures down
there intimate health. So we integrated that all into the
practice and found that people once I make them look good,
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like say I do a facelift on someone or a
breast augmentation, but they're going through a rough time in
a relationship, I can do that external treatment, but that
really doesn't mend the internal pain they're going through something internal.
What we wanted to address was stuff like they didn't
feel like having sex again, they didn't libido, their husband
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was cheating, you know, whatever it was internally with a relationship.
My plastic surgery set. A plastic sury doesn't fix right,
and we all know that, but but we so want
want it to. But that's why I love integrating into
my practice the internal almost like an internal medical component,
where my nurse practitioners see you, do a physical exam
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and then we recommend treatments based upon what your symptoms are.
You know, is it is it that you can't sleep anymore?
Do you have do you kind of have you know,
urinate when you cough? All those things we can treat.
And I think the v C O two lift and
CO two lift for the face and healing go great
in a plastic surgery practice like mine because we can
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use that for healings. A post operative topical treatment that
I'll put on after a labia plastic you know, I
often will include you know, some type of like O
shot or PRP shot to the vagina, the perrie clitteral area,
periourethral area, and all those things together. It's just like
icing on the cake.
Speaker 3 (33:52):
Now, let's shift to the sexual wellness services you offer
to your mail clientile. So while the cotwol of V
that we've been talking about benefits women vaginally, they also
have their CO two Lift pro carboxy jail, which offers
versatile applications for the facing body. But something many people
don't realize is that men can actually use the CO
two lift pro even on their penis. So how are
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you incorporating CO two lift in treatments for penile health
and what specific benefits does it offer?
Speaker 9 (34:22):
I found whether it's PRP for the P shot or
it's my J shot which is enhancing them. You know,
I put that filler in PRP under the skin, but
topically and on the scrotum, we can also apply the
CO two lift and that can bring you. Like you mentioned,
the word angiogenesis is an important word there because what
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it does is it provides a chemical reaction that breaks
down the CO two. It's called the bore effect chemically,
and it basically brings in oxygen to the tissues and
oxygenates the tissues. And so it's like a really really
kind of souped up oxygen mask for the peoples and
so or wherever you put it, and that will help
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with just kind of their It helps with skin appearance,
it helps with healing, and it helps just to kind
of to make the external look good. And I find
my male clientele and my love. They want to look
good everywhere, but down there too, they have a they're
very keyed in. Obviously we know that men are and
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we appreciate that, but they're very keyed into that area.
And so any age, you know, I have patience ranging
in the male you know, contingency from like early thirties
to eighty eighty five, so from us stemming from just
wanting to look good and wanting to look bigger to
having erectro ol dysfunctioning problems and we get you know,
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there's all sorts of things that we can help them with.
Speaker 3 (35:49):
Now, sticking with this theme, have you noticed the growing
demand for these non invasive sexual wellness procedures and treatments,
whether they're addressing aesthetics, functionality or both. And how do
you see these streatments evolving over the coming years.
Speaker 9 (36:02):
I think, yeah, we've seen a big, big evolution of
the device therapy, especially since about twenty seventeen. Twenty eighteen
is when a lot of the companies did manufacture a
component to their device, whether it was laser energy or
radio frequency energy or either radio frequency micro needing that
sort of thing to treat the vagina to treat you know,
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male genitals as well, and some of those nine invasive
treatments really help and in areas that we can't address surgically,
so we don't. Insurgeons don't, gynecologists don't. Really we don't
do internal work such as tightening the vagina for aesthetics.
You know, that's not something we do because we get
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concerned for surgical scarring. So there's certain parts of our
anatomy down there that only non invasive therapies will work.
And that's where that evolved. It evolved from the medical
spot industry. Botox Fellers for the face, you know, ultrasound
energy for the face. You know, you've heard of evolution
with to say, with cool sculptingal therapy to software, and
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so those are all non evasive treatments to help either
whether it's get rid of fat or to lift the face.
Now those companies have been in development and they all
have helped to you know, create a component for sexual wellness,
which is really really great.
Speaker 4 (37:27):
Wow, you are so full of knowledge and it's great
talking to you. We're at the end of our date.
I can't thank you enough for coming on. I learned
every every time I have an expert on the microphone.
Speaker 3 (37:35):
I learned something new and you're definitely a pioneer and
a trailblazer in your field.
Speaker 4 (37:39):
So thank you for coming onto the show today.
Speaker 9 (37:42):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 3 (37:43):
That was a going deep segment brought to you by
COEO two A Lift, and that was the incredible Doctor
Jennifer Walden. She's a board certified plastic surgeon and the
founder of Walden Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Center.
Speaker 4 (37:53):
To learn more about what she offers at her practice,
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I'm your host, Zenzam's Welcome back to the Better Brighter
You segment brought to you by Cispera, the gold standard
in treating hyperfigmentation. Hyperfigmentation affects millions worldwide, disproportionately impacting women
and people of color, and research shows that it can
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take an emotional toll equal to or even greater than acne. Today,
we're bridging the conversation between pioneering regenitive medicine and proven
dermatological treatments like saspara. Joining me is doctor William Gale.
He's a board certified physician, innovator and founder of the
Gael Center in Midtown Manhattan. Is over twenty years of
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leading experience through breakthroughs and anti aging, engineered ammunotherapy and
regenitive skincare. He's not only an educator to physicians worldwide,
but also a patented product developer whose work has gone.
Speaker 4 (39:38):
Public in those biotech spaces. Welcome to the show, Superstar.
Speaker 11 (39:42):
Thank you very much. Wow, that was a great introduction.
Thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (39:46):
So let's chat. The science of renewal.
Speaker 3 (39:48):
Regeneration has become a buzzword, not just in medicine but
also in esthetics, and it's on everyone's lips, from stem
cells to growth factors. Yet often it's misunderstood. So for
the skin, we know renewal is critical. Our epidermist turns
over every twenty eight days or so, Collagen production slows
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as we age, and oxetive stress compounds damage, and at
the same time, hyperpingmentation remains a persistent challenge, of course,
one that Sispera has directly addressed with targeted.
Speaker 4 (40:19):
Signs backtech, which I love.
Speaker 3 (40:20):
So from your perspective, what role does regeneration truly play
in maintaining and restoring skin health?
Speaker 11 (40:28):
So regeneration, it's exactly like you said, just always cell turnover.
In fact, I don't know if the listeners know. We
have about sixty billion cells a day that turnover. I mean,
think about that we're talking into billions. That's how many
cells in our body turnover every single day. And there's
one cell that is known as sinessence, which means you
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may have heard that before, but sinessence cells or cells
that are starting to get inflammation and they're going to die,
but not dead yet. The essence leads to aging, inflammation, hyperpigmentation,
all those types of things, all those bad things that
we don't want. So one of the things that we've
started doing is to incorporate stem cells into our skincare.
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And how do we do that. Well, we actually can
take stem cells, and stem cells make these little tiny
particles of protein called xosomes. Now I don't know if
the listeners are familiar with exosomes, but the way that
I make an analogy is to think of the stem
cell as the queen bee, and think of the exosome
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as the worker bee or the drone. That worker bee
does all the work that the queen tells it to do.
So what we have done is incorporated the stem cells
xisomes those are the worker bees, into serums that when
we put on topically, will sync into your skin. Get
down to the deep dermics. The exosome will then read
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the fiber blast, and then you get new skin. You'll
start you're right, You'll start to see scars go away,
You'll see lumps and bumps go away. You see your
pores get tight. It's all in the fiber blasts. It's
all in the deep dermis. The trick is how to
get down there.
Speaker 3 (42:17):
It really reframes regeneration not as a gimmick, but as
a core part of how skin functions and heals. Absolutely,
I just learned something.
Speaker 4 (42:24):
So let's chat risks, realities and research.
Speaker 3 (42:27):
So whenever there's innovation, there's also hype, right, and we've
seen regenerative claims plastered across everything from serums to supplements,
and the average consumer has no way of separating science
from marketing. Meanwhile, patients with pigmentary disorders are hungry.
Speaker 4 (42:42):
For real solutions.
Speaker 3 (42:44):
Studies in fact show nearly forty percent of dermatology visits
among women of color are pigment related, and that's why
clinically proven treatments likes to spars down apart from just
the trending products. So how well our regenerative therapies actually
understood today and what risks should patients be aware of
when evaluating what's on the market.
Speaker 11 (43:03):
I completely, one hundred percent agree with you. There's so
much hype out there, there's so much statements out there
with not proven it's really difficult to know what really
works what really doesn't work. Suspara, Yes, really works. I
use the spara on everybody that has hyper pigmentation, and
I love Suspira. It works really, really well. When I
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also want just an improvement in my skin, let's say
the quality of my skin besides the hyper pigmentation, I
add to it a serum like I said, that has
the exosomes. Now here's the problem. Who has good exisomes?
Now you have to go back to who has good
stem cells that made good exisomes. It's impossible to know.
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The only way you can know is by usually speaking
to someone who has used a product that really works,
or if you know someone like me who's done the
due diligence for the last fifteen years.
Speaker 4 (44:02):
It's a good reminder, doctor Gail that not every shining
new product is safe, right, or effective, and patients really
need to look for true clinical validation.
Speaker 12 (44:10):
So I love that you took that verification route. Clinically proven,
clinically researched, clinically verified, and I know that that's important.
Now let's chat career turning points.
Speaker 3 (44:20):
So you've worn many hats physician, researcher, educator, innovator, and
at the same time, patients often inspire the next phase
of a doctor's career. So, for example, in the hyperpigmentation space,
so many physicians wanted a treatment that worked beyond bleaching
agents or lasers, and that gap led to innovations likes sasparis.
(44:42):
So was there a turning point in your own career
that pushed you beyond clinical practice and into the world
of product development.
Speaker 11 (44:49):
Two thousand and eight or nine, I took a course
called stem Cells and Esthetic Medicine, and that led me
actually to start doing hair rest by getting stem cells
from people's own fat and then putting it in their
scalp and that led me to meeting people that are
scientists that work in labs where I started doing research
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of getting stem cells and using them intravenously in studies
for people that had disorders that were systemic like lupis
and rheumatoid arthritis, and also then injecting stem cells into
like knees and shoulders all part of clinical studies which
then eventually led me into really regenerative medicine from esthetic dermatology.
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And one of the studies that I'm into that just
happens to be because of associations you meet in networking
is using a drug right now that I can't say
the name of the company where we're using an intravenous
drug for reversing dementia right now. So people that have
Alzheimer's disease, Lewis bodies dementia, even people that have multiple sclerosis,
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or if who have had a stroke Parkinson's, we can
give them a drug intravenously and reverse it, not all
the progression, but reverse it.
Speaker 4 (46:09):
Wow. Now, let's chat from clinic to lab.
Speaker 3 (46:12):
So the Gail Center has been a hub for regenerative
medicine and aesthetic dermatology for over two decades. How has
your day to day patient care influenced the way you
approach innovation in skincare and technologies that you choose to develop.
Speaker 11 (46:25):
So I have developed a way of applying exisomes because exisomes,
which come from stem cells, they did the work of
the stem cells. They want to reduce inflammation. Inflammation is
the root of all evil, let's say. But let's say
in my daily practice, I'm using CO two laser, I'm
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using micro needling radio frequency. I'm treating hyperpigmentation every day.
And like I said, I use the spira on everyone.
They take the spara home, but in my office, I
will use a what almost looks like a sun tanning
device and spray my exosomes on the skin because I
know they're sinking in through the pores, and I know
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if I use them, I'll have less downtime for whatever
I do and the person will get a better result.
So if there's something I can do to lessen the
amount of downtime someone's going to have and give them
a better result, I put them on before I start
my treatment. Then when I do a treatment, after I
do like one pass of laser, I put my exisomes.
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I spray them on again. They dry in about a minute,
and then I continue doing my treatment. And then I
put my exisomes on. And then when people go home,
one they use the spare up and two I have
a certain serum that I developed that incorporates exisomes and
something called peptides to reduce inflammation and stimulate collagen growth
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so that people get a better result.
Speaker 4 (47:51):
You have it down to a science, don't you.
Speaker 3 (47:55):
And when it comes to skin tone and clarity, okay,
patients often look for for a combination approach. They try lasers,
they try peels or prescription agents, but none are perfect.
So when we go back to the narrative, Sispera has
actually earned its place in the only clinically proven non
hydroqunone treatment for stubborn hyperfigmentation, and grms all over the
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world are using it as part of a combination therapy.
So in your view, how do regenerative products complement establish
treatments like cispera and lasers or chemical piels.
Speaker 11 (48:26):
I love that you talk about sispera because I love sespera.
It works very very well. I use that in combination,
believe it or not, with a sunscreen that I developed
and its name, I'm calling it xosun y xosun because
it has exosomes in it. So I like to use
exosomes in all of my products because it is skin regenerative.
(48:50):
So we're renewing your skin. Now, this is what you're
really gonna like. We have some protection factor that covers
ninety seven percent of the sun's ultra violet rays. With
the SPA f we have my access on to skin regeneration.
But we incorporated a compound into it that repairs damaged
DNA from the sun's ultraviolet race, so you don't get
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skin cancer. That's never been done before. So we're actually
invented something that reverses the gene mutation that leaves the
skin cancer in our sunscreen. And I combine that with Cispera.
Speaker 4 (49:24):
That's such an exciting vision.
Speaker 3 (49:26):
All right, well, we are at the end of our date.
We could continue on for another thirty minutes.
Speaker 11 (49:30):
Fo oh easily.
Speaker 3 (49:32):
Yeah, you are fascinating, my friend. Thank you so much
for coming on.
Speaker 11 (49:35):
Thank you. I look forward to meeting you and letting
you try them.
Speaker 3 (49:38):
To learn more, you can visit SISPA dot com and
you can follow doctor Gail's work at doctor William Gail
dot com and on Instagram at doc Manhattan, NYC. You're
listening to a Moment of Zen right here on seven
to ten. WO are the voice of New York iHeartRadio.
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