HeyJaredUnspoken Words: A Selective Mutism Podcast by Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum
Selective Mutism is a social communication anxiety disorder that can be incredibly difficult to navigate and often misunderstood. Fortunately, your host, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum DO, has over 30 years of experience in understanding and treating Selective Mutism.
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EP83: The First 30 Days of School Check-In (opens the original)
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Episode 83 of the Unspoken Words podcast features Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum and Dr. Jenna Blum tackling the first 30 days of school. They make the case that the question most parents fixate on — "Is my child going to talk?" — is the wrong one. The better focus is whether a child is becoming comfortable, connected, and confident, since communication follows those pillars, not the reverse. At the heart of the episode is a simple truth: a 504 or IEP is only as good as the interventions written into it.
1 on 1 w/ Christie (a mom whose son was diagnosed with Selective Mutism at 3 years old) (opens the original)
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In this Unspoken Words Short, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum (Dr. E) sits down with Christie, whose son was diagnosed with selective mutism in 2022 at three and a half years old.Together, they look back on his journey. Christie's son is now a thriving eight-year-old who talks to anyone, rather than the small handful of people he once could. Selective mutism isn't fully behind them, Christie says, but it's something they continue to overcome, thanks to what she's learned at the SMart Center.Christie takes
EP82: Live Chat w/ Parents @ August CommuniCamp (opens the original)
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Episode 82 of Unspoken Words brings listeners inside CommuniCamp for a roundtable between Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum and three families raising kids with selective mutism, each at a different stage: a couple whose 13-year-old is nearing full recovery after an early setback, a mom whose 8-year-old has progressed everywhere except the classroom, and a couple starting treatment days before their 6-year-old begins a new school. Together they explore not how to make a child talk, but how to prepare them f
1 on 1 w/ Maureen (a mom whose son overcame Selective Mutism) (opens the original)
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In this Unspoken Words Short, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum (Dr. E) sits down with Maureen, whose son Lucas first came to the SMart Center for treatment at age three. Together in this episode, they to look back on his journey with selective mutism.Lucas is now 16, plays in two rap bands, and has no memory of selective mutism being part of who he is. But Maureen takes listeners back to who he was before treatment: a toddler so verbal at home that it shocked her to learn from his teacher that he'd never o
1 on 1 w/ Leila (a teen who overcame Selective Mutism) (opens the original)
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This episode of the Unspoken Words podcast is a reunion. Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum sits down with Leila, who first came to the SMart Center for treatment at age 14, to reflect on what actually changes when someone works through selective mutism. Now 20 and heading into her senior year of college as a psychology major, Leila is candid about how unconvinced she was walking in, having spent years being told she was simply anxious or shy. Leila describes what selective mutism looked like from the inside
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