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Oklahoma Family Network
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Oklahoma Family Network focuses on supporting families of children and youth with special needs via emotional support, resource navigation, and ensuring quality healthcare for all children and families through strong and effective family/professional partnerships.

  1. 3d ago

    Suicide Prevention and Maternal Mental Health Support

    When your best friend experiences postpartum psychosis and you are unable to stop the absolute worst from happening, you share your story, ideas, and support to others in an attempt to help others understand and know the difference between baby blues and other more serious perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Maternal Morbidity Statistics are not a statistic when you know the person and people they represent.  "Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) is the umbrella term for mood and anxiety disorders that occur during pregnancy or up to one year postpartum. These terms encompass women (and men) who experience postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, postpartum blues, postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder and postpartum psychosis. When possible, encourage moms to have a Postpartum Plan to help identify her support system and what they can do to help create a supportive environment for after the birth. A postpartum plan is a plan that includes a set of steps that a mother identifies before the baby is born to set her up for success after the birth. This can include: Scheduled sleep or "naps." If the mother has prior children or is postpartum this would be when an alternate caregiver is available. Appropriate nutrition/meal plans that can be made simply and without additional stress. Drinking plenty of water for hydration. Scheduled calls/video chats from support systems (family, friends, church, etc.) Short walks around the neighborhood for increased physical activity and Vitamin D exposure. Doing things that help her feel more "normal" such as taking a bath, and watching her favorite TV show."   Additional Post Partum Support Can Be Found: https://oklahoma.gov/health/health-education/children---family-health/improving-infant-outcomes/maternal-mental-health.html (Oklahoma Resources) https://postpartum.net/ (National)

  2. Aug 31

    ADHD: It's a Brain Thing, with Lauren Alvarez, MA

    Lauren Alvarez, M.A. helps us look at great information from experts in the field of neuroscience and ADHD to build a better understanding of what is going on in the ADHD brain and effective strategies for individuals, parents and schools to help manage the brain and behaviors to benefit all involved. Presentation:  https://canva.link/5s93ffiy8l8l0m9

  3. Aug 20

    Sam, The I Can Man Foundation Interview from Toolbox Tuesday (8-2026)

    Sam The I Can Man Foundation | Grant Giving Non-Profit Featuring the Sam, The I Can Man Foundation Learn about: Services and Opportunities offered by the Sam, The I Can Man Foundation Honor the life of Sam “The I Can Man” by giving people with differing abilities the opportunity to realize they can too!​ "Sam Weyrich (2000-2024) was a vibrant, fun, young man who had significant disabilities due to a demyelinating disorder called Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome (AGS). Sam lived each moment of each day fully. He sported a huge smile, never complained, and inspired us to live… ​Sam coined the name "The I Can Man" when he taught us that despite his differing abilities, he was capable of anything.  ​Because of Sam’s “I Can Too” mentality, these are many things that Sam did and we hope they might give you inspiration as to what YOU can do… Horseback Riding Adaptive Baseball Grand Canyon River Rafting Skiing Ropes Courses Zip Lining Rock Climbing Running Swimming Dancing ​Art Class Boating Fishing Swimming with Dolphins Archery Biking Tubing Attending Concerts and Musicals Attending Sports Games and Tailgates Going to the Kentucky Derby And so much more!

  4. May 29

    Maternal Health with Salena King-Coughlin (06) - Wrap Up and Updates

    Welcome to the sixth and final release of my conversation with Salena King-Coughlin. As an educator and researcher, Salena digs into the numbers of Oklahoma families who are tied to maternal morbidity. She shares ideas and additional ways to plan or advocate when you truly feel like you have exhausted all advocacy avenues.  I am so grateful to Salena for sharing her story and experience. She is a wife, educator, infant mental health specialist, Oklahoman, and mom who wants to better her community and state for those giving birth!   I know we are both hopeful that by Salena sharing her experience it will provide awareness, education, and conversation to the topic of maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as support for others who have experienced similar birth trauma and postpartum complications.  We don’t have all the answers, but I know we should all feel comfortable becoming part of the conversation and solution to help keep mothers and babies safe throughout pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period.  On behalf of Salena and myself I want to say thank you for listening to the hard conversation describing what Salena and her family walked through.    Every mom matters; every life matters!

  5. May 29

    Maternal Health with Salena King-Coughlin (05) - Postpartum Care Part Two

    Part five of Salena’s story continues to focus on her postpartum journey of advocacy, CT scans, readmission, and survival. Thank you for listening to one story that represents many more. It’s not easy to walk back through the trauma of what happened, and we are incredibly grateful that Salena could share her story with us, and you felt brave enough to listen. This is part five of six of my conversation with Salena. Thank you for joining us and helping us provide a little context to maternal morbidity and mortality.

  6. May 29

    Maternal Health with Salena King-Coughlin (04) - Postpartum Care Part One

    Welcome to part four of my conversation with Salena King-Coughlin. In today’s episode, we begin our discussion on the postpartum experience and care Salena had. Salena has walked us through her pregnancy, delivery, NICU, and now we begin hearing about what it was like for her in the period of postpartum, or what has been termed, "the 4th trimester".  Thank you for allowing us to break down a long conversation into smaller, digestible episodes, each shedding a new light on different aspects of maternal morbidity and mortality.

  7. May 29

    Maternal Health with Salena King-Coughlin (03) - NICU

    Welcome back for part three with Salena King-Coughlin. If you haven't had the opportunity to listen to parts one and two, we hope you'll go back and listen to catch up on how we got here.  Salena's daughter, Sophia, landed in NICU, and this episode walks us through the emotional stress of this experience from someone who understands and studies infant mental health and attachment.     We are so thankful for Salena sharing her story and helping so many others understand how heavy this is to carry as a parent.

  8. May 29

    Maternal Health with Salena King-Coughlin (02) - Delivery Chaos

    We continue our conversation with Salena King-Coughlin as she shares details about her delivery and some of the chaos that ensues. She shares ways she advocated for herself and her baby, as well as some moments that are hard for many to comprehend.

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Oklahoma Family Network focuses on supporting families of children and youth with special needs via emotional support, resource navigation, and ensuring quality healthcare for all children and families through strong and effective family/professional partnerships.

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  • Creator
    Oklahoma Family Network
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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    Clean
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