Chatter and Chew: Speech and Feeding Therapy

03/01/2026

Following up! As February came to a close, I was happy to donate a percentage of my earnings to the National Immigrant Justice Center. I chose this nonprofit because they provide direct legal representation to those families in crisis. My donation was made in honor of my Mom who just retired from a long legal career, much of which was spent helping women and people with disabilities. In recent years, she dedicated her time to constitutional law and fighting the many injustices we’ve faced as a country. I’m so proud of her and grateful for my clients’ continued support, as without them, I wouldn’t be in a place to make this donation.

I personally feel so overwhelmed by the news at times and want to just bury my head in the sand at all of the terrible stories. It doesn’t feel like enough but I’m trying to step out of that mindset when and where I can. We have been donating clothes to OASIS Women and Children’s Center in Paterson and organizing donations for those who’d lost their SNAP benefits. When my family can, we’re trying to help. Link in my stories if you want to support NJIC too!

02/22/2026

Andi girl is truly living her best life at the beach 🍦🍟

02/06/2026

When your client decides the old logo is tired, you turn creating a new logo into a social skills assignment! My client was asked to put information he knew about me (my choose) and my photo (his choice) into ChatGPT to create a new logo that really encapsulates me and my practice! I think he nailed it! 😂

01/31/2026

Nothing like ending a week with an absolute BREAKTHROUGH Friday night dinner session!

Zach tried ⭐️ five ⭐️ new foods tonight! Sometimes progress happens bit by bit, but other times all at once following many sessions of play and rapport/trust building.

So happy for this kiddo and his amazing parents!

01/28/2026

Like many of you- my heart is heavy as I process the news of the past few weeks. It’s a hard time to be an American and not recognize my country. It’s a hard time to be a parent, filled with worry about how I’ll explain this period of time to my children in the future. I empathize with families that don’t share my privilege and wish I could do more to help. I was inspired by .theslp ‘s pledge to donate to non-profits supporting immigrants and families. For the month of February, I’ll be donating a percentage of my Chatter and Chew income to a non profit that provides legal assistance to separated families. I’ll share more when I choose an organization and make the donation. It’s not much, but I feel compelled to do what I can and to make it clear where I stand.

12/31/2025

It truly takes a village! Thank you so much to all of you who made this year so special for me! Can’t wait to meet more of you next year and for more learning and growing!

12/20/2025

When your oldest wants trains but your youngest just wants carbs for Christmas…. 🎄 🥐🚂🎅

12/10/2025

As the end of the year approaches, I wanted to take this time to say a big thank you to all my clients who have trusted me to take care of their beautiful children this year! You have welcomed me into your lives and your homes. You’ve given me the greatest gift: watching your children achieve great things in the areas of speech and feeding! I love cheering with you when your child finally repeats their first moo 🐄 and takes their first taste of turkey at Thanksgiving 🍗! Seeing their progress fills my cup.

Because of your faith in me, my small business has grown beyond my wildest dreams in under three years! By supporting your family, you are helping me support my family. Because of you, I am present for the little and big moments in my home and yours.

wishing all the Chatter and Chew families and cheerleaders a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and healthy New Year! I can’t wait to make more memories with you in 2026.❤️🕎🎄🎉

11/10/2025

28 hrs of continuing education in oral myofunctional therapy done! I am one step closer to my certification as a qualified oral myofunctional therapists (QOM). Thanks to for the push and for all your mentorship and to for making such a long weekend so fun. I’m confident this new area of specialization will support all my current speech and feeding clients as well as any new myofunctional referrals I may get! 😜👄🦷🙌💋

08/04/2025

08/02/2025

.me has amazing customer service. In a part 3, true to their word, Milkify refunded my order, offered tips to reduce lipase in the future, and suggested using my existing product in solids so it wouldn’t go to waste. I mixed it with oatmeal and Andi did eat it! Overall, this seems like a company that is really willing to work with parents. Thank you .me 🙏🥰🥄🥣🥛🍼