{"podcast":{"title":"Beautifully Complex","slug":"beautifully-complex-222562","podcast_index_feed_id":222562,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6137613/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://beautifullycomplex.life","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9361ca7a342cf3a3f5d6d62fb5bc6078.jpg","author":"Penny Williams","episode_count":365,"summary":"Join parenting coach and mom-in-the-trenches, Penny Williams, as she helps parents, caregivers, and educators harness the realization that we are all beautifully complex and marvelously imperfect. Each week she delivers insights and actionable strategies on parenting and educating neurodivergent kids — those with ADHD, autism, anxiety, learning disabilities... Her approach to decoding behavior while honoring neurodiversity, and parenting the individual child you have will provide you with the tools to help you understand and transform behavior, reduce your own stress, increase parenting confidence, and create the joyful family life you crave. Penny has helped thousands of families worldwide to help their kids feel good so they can do good. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beautifully-complex--6137613/support .","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562"},"episode":{"title":"353: Selective Eating & How to Help Fill Nutritional Gaps, with Brittyn Coleman","slug":"353-selective-eating-how-to-help-fill-nutritional-gaps-with-brittyn-coleman","published_at":"2026-04-09T00:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562/353-selective-eating-how-to-help-fill-nutritional-gaps-with-brittyn-coleman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/353-selective-eating-how-to-help-fill-nutritional-gaps-with-brittyn-coleman--70942848","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/p1887/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70942848/353_selective_eating_how_to_help_fill_nutritional_gaps.mp3","summary":"Feeding your child shouldn’t feel like a daily battle between fear and survival, but for so many of us parenting neurodivergent kids, it does. When your child eats only a handful of foods, it’s easy to spiral into worry about their health, their growth, and what the future might look like. In this conversation, I’m joined by dietitian Brittyn Coleman to unpack what’s really going on beneath selective eating. We talk about why “picky eating” isn’t the right lens for neurodivergent kids and how sensory sensitivities, anxiety, oral motor challenges, and even interoception all play a role. This isn’t about defiance or control. It’s about a nervous system trying to stay safe. We also dig into why traditional strategies like pressure, bribing, or removing safe foods often backfire and can actually make eating more stressful and restrictive over time. Instead, we explore how to shift toward a sensory-informed, compassionate approach that builds trust, reduces dysregulation, and creates real progress. You’ll hear practical ways to start supporting your child right where they are, including how to identify their sensory preferences, redefine what progress looks like, and reduce mealtime stress for everyone at the table. We also talk about filling nutritional gaps in a way that works for kids with sensory sensitivities. If mealtimes feel overwhelming in your home, this episode will help you see your child’s experience differently and give you a more supportive path forward. Take a breath, lean in, and listen. You can find additional resources at parentingadhdandautism.com and Regulated Kids.com — because it’s not just about the struggles, it’s about progress, one step at a time. Show notes and more resources at parentingadhdandautism.com/353 Best Part: **** https://bestpartkids.…","meta_description":"Feeding your child shouldn’t feel like a daily battle between fear and survival, but for so many of us parenting neurodivergent kids, it does. When your c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1979,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beautifully-complex-222562/episodes/353-selective-eating-how-to-help-fill-nutritional-gaps-with-brittyn-coleman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562/353-selective-eating-how-to-help-fill-nutritional-gaps-with-brittyn-coleman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}