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Amy Saloner, LCSW, NTP is a certified functional nutritional therapist, educator and rites of passag

Amy Saloner, LCSW, NTP is a certified nutritional therapist, parent educator and rites of passage facilitator. In her Nutritional Therapy practice, through functional assessments, lingual-neuro testing and blood work, Amy can identify individual nutrient, digestive, metabolic and immune deficiencies and recommend tailored dietary advice and supplementation to restore balance to the entire body. In her courses and coaching programs, Amy focuses on building resilient families to launch adolescents into independence with confidence.

01/14/2026

This year, try a different intention as a parent:⁠
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✨ Fewer lectures⁠
✨ More listening⁠
✨ Less fixing⁠
✨ More curiosity⁠
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Teens don’t need us to have all the answers.⁠
They need us to stay steady while they figure things out.⁠
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The most powerful change you can make this year isn’t in your teen—it’s in how safe they feel coming to you.⁠
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01/12/2026

When everything feels ‘too much,’ pause for an overwhelm audit. 📝⁠
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Ask yourself (and your teen):⁠
⚡ What’s draining me?⁠
✨ What’s fueling me?⁠
🧹 What can I let go of?⁠
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Clarity creates balance—and balance creates resilience.⁠
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01/09/2026

Not every teen feels hopeful in January.⁠
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For some, the New Year brings pressure, comparison, and quiet anxiety about what they should be doing by now.⁠
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If your teen seems withdrawn, unmotivated, or overwhelmed—pause before pushing.⁠
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This is often a nervous system asking for safety, not a character flaw.⁠
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Your calm presence, patience, and belief in them matter more than any resolution.⁠
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They don’t need a lecture.⁠
They need to feel understood.⁠
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01/07/2026

The New Year doesn’t need to start with pressure, goals, or “doing better.”⁠
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Our teens are already carrying enough expectations—academics, friendships, social comparison, and their own inner critic.⁠
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What helps most right now isn’t a reset… it’s relief.⁠
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A reminder that they don’t have to reinvent themselves to be worthy.⁠
That growth can be slow.⁠
That effort counts even when outcomes don’t.⁠
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This year, I’m inviting families to focus less on fixing and more on supporting who our teens already are as they grow.⁠
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✨ Progress over perfection⁠
✨ Connection over control⁠
✨ Safety over pressure⁠
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01/05/2026

One of the greatest truths I’ve learned in all my years of working with teens is this:⁠
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They’re not shaped by our lectures — they’re shaped by our lived example.⁠
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Our kids are watching us far more closely than they’re listening to us.⁠
And honestly? That can feel uncomfortable… until we realize how much power it gives us to create real change at home.⁠
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They’re learning from the way we:⁠
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✨ navigate frustration⁠
✨ repair after we lose our cool⁠
✨ communicate when emotions are high⁠
✨ listen even when we disagree⁠
✨ stay present instead of checking out⁠
✨ move through fear, conflict, or disappointment⁠
✨ show compassion — to others and to ourselves⁠
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We don’t have to be perfect.⁠
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We just have to practice what we hope they’ll carry into their own adulthood: honesty, ownership, regulation, resilience, kindness.⁠
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Every moment of modeling becomes part of their blueprint.⁠
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So I’m curious — what are you committed to modeling for your teen right now?⁠
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01/01/2026

Happy New Year ✨🎉⁠
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Here’s to a year filled with growth, steadiness, and deeper connection with the teens we’re raising — and the humans we’re becoming.⁠
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Parenting doesn’t magically reset on January 1st… but we can choose new intentions:⁠
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More listening.⁠
More compassion.⁠
More curiosity.⁠
More grace for ourselves and our kids.⁠
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Wherever you’re starting from, it’s enough.⁠
And whatever unfolds this year, you don’t have to navigate it alone.⁠
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Wishing you clarity, resilience, and moments of peace as we step into a fresh beginning together. 💛⁠
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12/31/2025

Ever wonder why so many teens and adults feel anxious even when nothing’s wrong?⁠
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It often starts much earlier than we think… with a single word many of us grew up hearing every day:⁠
“Good.”⁠
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I’ve spent years helping parents shift from praise to presence and the difference it makes in a child’s confidence is remarkable.⁠
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When we replace “Good job!” with “I noticed how much effort you put into that,” something beautiful happens:⁠
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Kids stop seeking constant approval and start feeling safe in their own self-worth.⁠
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Validation feels nice—but connection creates resilience. 💙⁠
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This is one of the simplest yet most powerful shifts we can make at home. Try it for a day.⁠
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✨ Instead of praise, offer presence.⁠
✨ Instead of approval, offer awareness.⁠
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You’ll be amazed at what grows when your teen starts believing in themselves, not just in your opinion of them.⁠
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Save this post as a gentle reminder:⁠
You don’t have to raise perfect kids. You’re raising self-aware humans.⁠
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[Ref: https://academic.oup.com/chidev/article-abstract/84/5/1526/8267247]⁠
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12/29/2025

Teens don’t need more caffeine...they need better fuel. ☕❌⁠
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Top 3 focus boosters:⁠
💧 Hydration⁠
🍳 Protein-rich snacks⁠
🤸 Short movement breaks⁠
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These small shifts make a big impact on energy + focus.⁠
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📌 Pin this post to help you remember! ⁠
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12/25/2025

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate 🎄❤️⁠
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Whether today feels joyful, complicated, busy, or tender… I hope you find a moment of true presence.⁠
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Parenting teens during the holidays can bring a mix of nostalgia, hope, and growing pains.⁠
If your home feels imperfect or emotional — you’re human, and you’re not alone.⁠
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What matters most today isn’t the schedule or the traditions or the “picture-perfect moments.”⁠
It’s connection.⁠
It’s warmth.⁠
It’s giving our families permission to simply be themselves.⁠
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Wishing you rest, love, and moments that fill you — even quietly — with peace. ✨⁠
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12/21/2025

Blessed Winter Solstice ❄️✨⁠
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Today marks the longest night of the year...a reminder that reflection, rest, and quiet moments are not just allowed… they’re necessary.⁠
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For parents and teens, winter can be a time when emotions run deeper, stress is louder, and everything feels a bit heavier.⁠
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But it’s also a time of turning...a shift toward more light, more clarity, and renewed energy.⁠
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May this Solstice offer you a moment to pause…⁠
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To soften expectations…⁠
To reconnect with what truly matters in your home and your heart.⁠
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Light always returns. And so do we. 💛⁠
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12/19/2025

This time of year puts an unbelievable amount of weight on parents... especially moms.⁠
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There’s the emotional load…⁠
the mental load…⁠
the logistics of keeping everyone fed, present, on time, and somewhat regulated.⁠
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And then there’s the pressure to somehow make it all magical.⁠
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If you’re feeling tired, stretched thin, or quietly wondering how you’re supposed to hold all of this together… please hear me:⁠
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You’re not failing.⁠
You’re not alone.⁠
And you’re doing far better than you realize.⁠
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The holidays don’t require you to carry everything on your back.⁠
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Meaningful moments aren’t created from perfection — they come from presence, connection, and the small pauses in between all the moving parts.⁠
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Give yourself permission to breathe.⁠
To simplify.⁠
To let this season be lighter for you, too. 💛⁠
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12/17/2025

I want to take a moment today to honor those whose lives were taken in Australia for the mere celebration of their faith. And around the world this year for all those whose lives were cut short because they were Jews.⁠
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Holocaust survivors, children, rabbis... humans. ⁠
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There were also students who didn't make it through their finals at Brown University last week, this was not for their religion, but senseless nonetheless. ⁠
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It is easy for us to get angry about these things, and feel helpless even more. ⁠
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Yet, this season invites us to remember the power of light — especially when life feels uncertain or heavy. ⁠
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At the inception of this holiday Jews were stripped of their rights to practice their religion, and yet faith and determination with the Maccabees defended that faith and miracles occurred. Light lasted longer than it was expected, and their deepest time of need. ⁠
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Around the world, anti-semitism is rising again, and yet, we have history to teach us. It is the faith-filled, the peace-filled, the light-filled humans that won't back down. Those who come together from every faith to say the light is in us all, we need that light to find our way in the dark. ⁠
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As parents (and as humans), we are often the “keepers of the flame” in our homes… the ones who steady the energy, hold the hope, and create warmth for our families.⁠
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May these eight nights remind you that even the smallest of light matters. ⁠
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Small moments of connection.⁠
Small acts of kindness.⁠
Small pauses to breathe.⁠
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Connect with your children, and in this time of uncertainty, reach out to your Jewish friends and family and say... 'I honor your light and will continue to recognize and hold your existence sacred.' ⁠
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Wishing you a season filled with peace, resilience, and the light that grows from within. ✨⁠
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Amy Saloner, LCSW, NTP is a certified functional nutritional therapist, life skills educator and rites of passage facilitator.

As a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Amy uses functional assessments and lingual-neuro testing to identify individual nutrient, digestive, metabolic and immune deficiencies and recommend tailored dietary advice and supplementation to restore balance to the entire body. Her specialties are digestive disorders, auto-immune disorders, sleep, mood and attentional challenges.

Amy primarily works with teens and their families, preparing them for life beyond high school. Amy teaches courses on life skills necessary for being independent, including nutrition, financial health, relationships and healthy communication, time management and organization, mindfulness and more.

Amy also works directly with families around the changing dynamics of family relationships and responsibilities as teens leave home for school, travel or a career. Both honoring and celebrating the transition graduation brings, while empowering families to feel confident and prepared as the new stage of adulthood begins.