{"podcast":{"title":"ASAP Pathway: THE PODCAST","slug":"asap-pathway-the-podcast-6613127","podcast_index_feed_id":6613127,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5940263/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/asap-pathway-the-podcast--5940263","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f73526eedf4c8940e030f1037790b376.jpg","author":"Drs. Stacy Becker and Michelle Weddle","episode_count":81,"summary":"In a world where discussions about sleep and airway issues dominate the dental landscape, the journey to understanding and addressing these concerns has evolved drastically. Join us as we dive into the remarkable transformation of dental care over the last decade, from overlooking airway and sleep health to making it a core aspect of treatment planning. Join us as we uncover the journey of understanding and addressing sleep and airway concerns in children. Whether you're a dedicated Dentist seeking comprehensive guidance, a health care provider wanting to collaborate and Find a Provider to work with, or a concerned Parent evaluating your child's well-being, our podcast sheds light on a clear pathway forward. To take the next step, become a member of our community or access valuable resources for your child's evaluation. Visit our website now and be a part of the positive change! https://asappathway.com/","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asap-pathway-the-podcast-6613127"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.68, Crows Teaching Crows; The Empowered Sleep Apnea Project, Dr. Dave McCarty","slug":"ep-68-crows-teaching-crows-the-empowered-sleep-apnea-project-dr-dave-mccarty","published_at":"2025-12-29T12:33:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asap-pathway-the-podcast-6613127/ep-68-crows-teaching-crows-the-empowered-sleep-apnea-project-dr-dave-mccarty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asap-pathway-the-podcast-6613127","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-68-crows-teaching-crows-the-empowered-sleep-apnea-project-dr-dave-mccarty--69224058","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69224058/david_mccarty_aduio_12_27_25.mp3","summary":"🎙️ PODCAST DESCRIPTION In this episode of the ASAP Pathway Podcast, Dr. Stacy is joined by Dr. David McCarty for a deeply thoughtful conversation about how patients—children and adults—are often misunderstood, mislabeled, and mistreated when care focuses on symptoms instead of root cause. Drawing from neuroscience, clinical experience, and real patient stories, Dr. McCarty challenges the way we approach diagnoses such as ADHD, anxiety, sleep disorders, and behavioral dysregulation. He explains how airway function, tongue stability, neurological signaling, and chronic physiological stress can quietly shape how patients think, feel, sleep, and function—often for years before anyone connects the dots. This episode speaks to the exhausted patient, the frustrated provider, and the family searching for answers, highlighting how siloed care and rushed labels can leave people stuck in cycles of treatment that never fully address what’s happening beneath the surface. At its core, this conversation is a call to slow down, listen better, and approach patients as whole humans—across all ages—whose bodies are communicating long before pathology shows up on a chart. LISTEN HERE for the Crows Teaching Crows Song! 🐦‍⬛🎶🔗 Dr. Dave is Co-Creator (with Ellen Stothard, PhD) of the Empowered Sleep Apnea Project! 🔗 Dr Dave McCarty on LinkedIn 🔗 FB Empowered Sleep Apnea 🔗 Dr. Dave as CMO of Rebis Health! 🔗 🎧 EPISODE CHAPTERS 📖 00:00 – Welcome to ASAP Pathway & Setting the Tone for the Conversation 00:16 – Introducing Dr. David McCarty & Why This Episode Matters 00:26 – The “Cartoon” That Explains Where Airway & Diagnosis Are Right Now 11:27 – Neurology, Anatomy & Why Symptoms Aren’t the Root Problem 13:22 – Development, Adaptation & What Happens When the Body Compensates 1…","meta_description":"🎙️ PODCAST DESCRIPTION In this episode of the ASAP Pathway Podcast, Dr. Stacy is joined by Dr. David McCarty for a deeply thoughtful conversation about ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4119,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/asap-pathway-the-podcast-6613127/episodes/ep-68-crows-teaching-crows-the-empowered-sleep-apnea-project-dr-dave-mccarty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asap-pathway-the-podcast-6613127/ep-68-crows-teaching-crows-the-empowered-sleep-apnea-project-dr-dave-mccarty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}