{"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/8ed490f52facc5e5a12002262914cd68.jpg","author":"Penny Williams","episode_count":380,"summary":"Parenting a neurodivergent kid is one of the hardest things you will ever do. If you are exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering why nothing seems to work, this is the place for you. I am Penny Williams, parenting coach, author, and mom who's in the trenches alongside you. Each week on Beautifully Complex, I bring you honest conversations and real strategies for raising kids with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and learning differences. Our kids aren't broken, just wired differently. My work is grounded in the SIGNAL Framework™, a nervous-system-first approach I developed around one core truth: regulation is required before any skill or strategy can take hold. Every episode delivers insights you can actually use to reduce your stress, rebuild your confidence, and create a family life that feels good for everyone in it. I've helped thousands of families worldwide, and this community is here for you too. New episodes drop every week. Subscribe so you never miss one. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beautifully-complex--6137613/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T10:23:54.309934+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562"},"episode":{"title":"369: PANDAS: When Strep Inflames Your Child's Brain, with Andrea Jones, Rn, BSN, FHP","slug":"369-pandas-when-strep-inflames-your-child-s-brain-with-andrea-jones-rn-bsn-fhp","published_at":"2026-08-06T00:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562/369-pandas-when-strep-inflames-your-child-s-brain-with-andrea-jones-rn-bsn-fhp","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beautifully-complex-222562","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/369-pandas-when-strep-inflames-your-child-s-brain-with-andrea-jones-rn-bsn-fhp--73292733","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/p1887/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73292733/369_pandas.mp3","summary":"Rage that comes out of nowhere. A glassy, far-away look in your child's eyes. Bedwetting after years of dry nights. Sudden separation anxiety in a kid who used to walk into school without a backward glance. These aren't always \"just\" neurodivergence — sometimes they're signals of something medical happening in the brain and nervous system. I'm bringing back nurse and functional medicine practitioner Andrea Jones for a conversation about PANDAS, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep. We discuss what it actually is, what it looks like day to day, and how it can hijack a child's nervous system almost overnight. Andrea's own daughter was diagnosed with PANDAS after a strep infection triggered a sudden shift into rage, OCD-like behaviors, noise sensitivity, and a total loss of skills she'd already mastered. Andrea walks us through the strep connection, the tests that can help confirm a diagnosis, and treatment options ranging from antibiotics and IVIG to homeopathy, and why recovery is measured in years, not weeks. We also talk about what it means to parent differently when your child's nervous system has been altered by illness, how the goal has to shift from obedience to safety and co-regulation, and why trusting your gut as a parent matters so much when the medical world is still catching up. If you've ever wondered whether an abrupt, dramatic change in your child's behavior could be about more than \"just\" ADHD or autism, this episode will give you language, validation, and a place to start. Listen now to hear Andrea's story and what she's learned about supporting kids through PANDAS recovery. 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