Motherhood: Aligned and Assigned

Dr. Veronica Schiltz and Dr. Serena Coffman
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Join pediatric and family specialists Dr. Veronica Schiltz and Dr. Serena Coffman in "Motherhood: Aligned and Assigned" where traditional views meet modern approaches to family wellness. These nervous system experts transform complex health science into digestible content that empowers mothers as the true experts of their children's health while providing evidence-based solutions through a God-centered healing perspective. Discover how the nervous system is the missing link for challenges like anxiety, ADHD, infertility, and pregnancy complications. Through patient stories and practical applications, learn how your body is capable of so much more than you've been led to believe when given proper nervous system support that address root causes rather than just managing symptoms.

  1. 4d ago

    Is There a Wrong Time to Start Your Kid's Care Plan? | EP. 60

    Summer or school year — when's the right time to start your child's chiropractic care plan? Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena don't agree on everything here, but that's kind of the point: every nervous system and every family schedule is different. In this episode, they cover: Why summer often gives more flexibility, but not always more consistencyWhat happens neurologically when routine changes (travel, school starting, siblings around more)Why kids who thrive on structure can actually struggle more during unstructured summer monthsHow outside feedback from teachers and coaches can validate progress parents don't always see at homeWhy "more care" isn't the risk people think it is, and what actually is If you've ever wondered whether you're starting your kid's care at the "right" time, this episode is for you. Resources Mentioned: PX Docs Directory Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

  2. Jul 23

    Your 5 Diagnoses Aren't Separate, They're One Nervous System Problem | EP. 59

    If you've collected a handful of diagnoses lately, POTS, MCAS, EDS, fibromyalgia, and you're wondering why one body ended up with five labels, Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena walk through why that's not a coincidence. They talk about what's actually happening underneath all of it and why no one in the medical system tends to connect the dots. In this episode, they cover: Why POTS, MCAS, EDS, and other chronic diagnoses tend to show up togetherWhat's really happening in the body when it can't adapt to stress, heat, hormones, or foodThe order symptoms tend to improve in, and why anxiety is usually the last thing to liftThe difference between managing symptoms and asking why the body is reacting in the first placeWhy gratitude for your body, even mid-diagnosis, changes the healing process If you've ever felt like your body is working against you, this episode is for you. Resources Mentioned: PX Docs Directory Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

  3. Jul 16

    Why Chasing a Diagnosis Might Be Keeping You Stuck | EP. 58

    Dr. Veronica shares a patient story that started with hip surgery prep and turned into a lung capacity mystery, a POTS conversation, and a bigger question about what happens when a diagnosis becomes an identity. They break down the difference between fibromyalgia, POTS, and dysautonomia, and why chasing a label can keep you stuck instead of getting you well. They cover: A patient's lung capacity climbing from 70% to 91% after months of chiropractic careThe difference between fibromyalgia, POTS, and dysautonomia, and why the "trendy diagnosis" keeps shiftingWhat the autonomic nervous system actually controls, and why medical management often just masks symptomsHow HRV, EMG, and thermal scans show nervous system function in real timeWhy letting go of the idea that something is "wrong" with you can change the whole healing journeyThe connection between unresolved stress in babies and autoimmune-type symptoms in adult women If you've ever collected diagnosis after diagnosis and still felt like no one had a real answer, this episode is for you. Resources Mentioned: PX Docs Directory Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

  4. Jul 9

    Is Your Faith Helping You Heal, or Helping You Hide? | EP. 57

    In this episode, Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena step outside their usual format to talk about something they see constantly in their offices: patients who take their pain to God, feel a temporary sense of relief, and then watch it resurface again and again. They call this spiritual bypassing, and they dig into where the line is between genuinely leaning on faith and using it to avoid feeling something altogether.   The conversation moves through some real theological disagreement between the two of them, from whether God creates suffering to why phrases like "God won't give you more than you can handle" don't sit right with either of them anymore. Dr. Serena shares her own story with lifelong eczema and how reframing her prayer life changed her healing. Dr. Veronica breaks down the difference between sitting with a hard emotion and sitting in it, and why she believes a strong connection to yourself has to come before a deeper connection to God.   In this episode, they cover: What spiritual bypassing looks like in the body, and why it keeps showing up as a repeating cycle in patientsThe difference between leaning on God for comfort and using faith to avoid processing anything at allWhy "if God brought you to it, He'll bring you through it" doesn't hold up for either host anymoreDr. Serena's personal experience with eczema, years of prayer, and what actually shifted her healingThe real difference between sitting with something and sitting in it, and why most people avoid the first because they're afraid of the secondHow nervous system focused chiropractic care surfaces the questions people have been avoiding for yearsWhy connection to self may need to come before connection to God, and how that shows up with patients over timeHow chiropractic care and therapy can work together instead of one replacing the other   If you've ever used your faith, or anything else, as a way to avoid feeling something instead of working through it, this episode is for you.   Resources Mentioned: PX Docs Directory   Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook   Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

  5. Jul 2

    Why Menopause Is Hard (It's Not Your Hormones) | EP. 56

    If you're in perimenopause or menopause and you've tried everything, this episode is worth your time. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena dig into why so many women are still struggling even after hormone replacement therapy, and why the nervous system is the piece nobody is talking about. In this episode they cover: Why women on HRT often still feel terrible, and what's actually missingWhat HRV scans reveal about perimenopausal and menopausal women's nervous systemsThe "gas pedal" problem: why your body can't prioritize hormones when it's stuck in survival modeHow decades of stress accumulate and show up as menopause symptomsA real patient story: one year of care, and what changed when her nervous system finally shiftedWhy cholesterol naturally rises with age, and what that has to do with hormonesWhat it can look like to come out the other side of menopause feeling like yourself again If you've ever wondered why this season feels so hard even when you're doing everything right, this episode is for you. Resources Mentioned: PX Docs Directory   Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook   Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

  6. Jun 25

    Chiropractic Is Not a Pain Clinic. Here's What It Actually Is. | EP. 55

    Most people come to a chiropractor for pain. But most of Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena's patients don't. In this episode, they break down what nervous system-focused chiropractic actually does, why pain is usually just the entry point, and what's really going on underneath for so many patients. In this episode, they cover: Why a "pain patient" almost never stays just a pain patient once the full picture is uncoveredThe difference between mechanistic chiropractic (fix the pain) and vitalistic chiropractic (restore the whole person)What underactive nervous systems look like in kids and why mellow doesn't always mean fineWhy it's not one event that created your pain but a stacking up of stress over timeThe book Adjusted Reality by Sherry McAllister and why it matters for rebranding chiropracticWhat neuro-retraining actually means and why coming consistently is the whole point If you've ever wondered why your chiropractor keeps asking about your sleep, your stress, and your gut when you came in for your back, this episode is for you. Resources Mentioned: PX Docs DirectoryAdjusted Reality by Sherry McAllister Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

  7. Jun 18

    Why Your Kid's Symptoms Keep Coming Back (Even After OT, PT & Supplements) | EP. 54

    If your child has been through every specialist, every diet, every supplement, and you still feel like something's being missed, this episode is for you. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena break down subluxation, the word no one's talking about, and why it might be the missing piece behind your child's biggest struggles. In this episode they cover: What subluxation actually is (it's not just "bone out of place")How stress near the brainstem creates a wide range of symptoms in kidsA real story about a three year old's progress with chiropractic care before starting OTWhy treating symptoms separately can mask the real root issueHow physical, chemical, and emotional stressors add up to overwhelm a child's nervous system If you've ever felt like your mom intuition is telling you there's more going on, this episode is for you. Resources Mentioned: PX Docs Directory Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

  8. Jun 11

    What No One Tells You About Autism and the Nervous System | EP. 53

    If your child has autism and you've been treating constipation, sensory meltdowns, and aggression as separate problems, this episode is going to change how you see all of it. Dr. Veronica and Dr. Serena break down why these symptoms share one root cause and why addressing the nervous system first is what actually moves the needle. In this episode they cover: Why constipation in children with autism is a nervous system issue, not a dietary oneHow a dysregulated nervous system drives sensory overwhelm, aggression, and sleep strugglesWhy functional medicine approaches often plateau, and what to do insteadWhat nervous system-focused chiropractic actually looks like for a child with ASDThe difference between managing symptoms and restoring the foundation those symptoms are built onWhat parents can realistically expect to see change, and in what order If you've tried everything and still feel like you're stuck in survival mode alongside your child, this one's for you. Resources Mentioned: PX Docs Directory Connect with Veronica: WebsiteInstagramFacebook Connect with Serena: WebsiteInstagramFacebook

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Join pediatric and family specialists Dr. Veronica Schiltz and Dr. Serena Coffman in "Motherhood: Aligned and Assigned" where traditional views meet modern approaches to family wellness. These nervous system experts transform complex health science into digestible content that empowers mothers as the true experts of their children's health while providing evidence-based solutions through a God-centered healing perspective. Discover how the nervous system is the missing link for challenges like anxiety, ADHD, infertility, and pregnancy complications. Through patient stories and practical applications, learn how your body is capable of so much more than you've been led to believe when given proper nervous system support that address root causes rather than just managing symptoms.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Veronica Schiltz and Dr. Serena Coffman
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 Dr. Veronica Schiltz and Dr. Serena Coffman
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    Motherhood: Aligned and Assigned