North Idaho Speech and Myo, LLC

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!!
Today a giraffe will be teaching speech and myofunctional therapy!

10/27/2025

Flooding the feed as we celebrate this awesome course!

It takes specialized training to assess and treat lip ties, tongue ties, and cheek ties in all ages. It’s an honor to be able to offer this skilled service to my community and improve the quality of oral skills… And life!  🥰

10/23/2025

Guess who just had her own lip and tongue releases?!? It’s me!

Thank you to Dr. Molly Gunsaulis and her amazing team in Spokane. This was a painless experience with well-explained steps and comfort as a priority.

Find Dr. Molly at:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FX7BP5YEM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

10/21/2025

A scalloped tongue can be more than just a cosmetic finding — it can be a sign that your tongue doesn’t have enough room to rest comfortably within your mouth.

When the tongue is crowded or compressed, it may indicate limited tongue space and/or a small airway — both of which can affect breathing, sleep, and overall health.

Your tongue’s shape can tell an important story about your airway function and oral posture. 👅✨

Learn more about how tongue space and airway health are connected at thebreatheinstitute.com

10/20/2025

What did you do on this super rainy day??

I prepped 200 laminated cards for speech therapy sessions! 😅💪🏼✂️🔡

I also made banana bread and a slow cooker soup, not to mention rhubarb applesauce and roasted pumpkin seeds. Where did all this energy come from?!!

10/07/2025

This month’s inspiration with art from the fabulous Mary Engelbreit ❤️

10/06/2025

What a great breakthrough for all of us who are affected by an autoimmune disorder—whether it’s you or someone you love.

BREAKING NEWS
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

This year’s medicine laureates have discovered how the immune system is kept in check. The body’s powerful immune system must be regulated, or it may attack our own organs. Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi have been awarded this year’s medicine prize for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body.

The laureates identified the immune system’s security guards, regulatory T cells, which prevent immune cells from attacking our own body.

The laureates’ discoveries launched the field of peripheral tolerance, spurring the development of medical treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases. This may also lead to more successful transplantations. Several of these treatments are now undergoing clinical trials.

Learn more
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09/24/2025

I’m sending a digital holler out to let everyone know that I accept Empowering Parents grant funds in ClassWallet!

These state funds are set to expire April 1, 2026, make sure you get the most out of them by using
them with a vendor on ClassWallet!

09/17/2025

The walls are finally decorated! Take a photo tour of my new office 🥰

✅ color
✅ positivity
✅ nature
✅ plants
✅ sparkle
✅ capybaras
…more to come!

In the mean time, soak up some sun in a happy giraffe shirt!

09/03/2025

This month’s quote and some gorgeous flowers!

08/29/2025

🎉 New office location!! 🎉

08/27/2025

I absolutely love helping families get to the root cause of specific difficulties in the mouth!

Some kids prefer softer foods—not just because of taste, but because chewing can actually be challenging.

Difficulty with harder textures may point to reduced oral muscle strength, swallowing dysfunction, or even a tongue-tie restriction.

When we only address the structural issues—like releasing a tongue-tie—without improving function, true progress can be limited. Myofunctional therapy works hand in hand with structural treatments to strengthen orofacial muscles, improve chewing and swallowing, and support balanced facial growth.

Learn more at www.breatheinstitute.com