The Growth Lab Podcast
Luba Patlakh-Kaplun
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About This Podcast
You’ve Googled your kid's development at midnight. You're drowning in appointments, acronyms, and advice that doesn't quite fit. Wherever you are in the process, this is the show for you.
Luba Patlakh is a speech-language pathologist, myofunctional therapist, and founder of Kidology, a pediatric practice that has worked with over 150,000 families. She's also a mom of three. She knows what it's like to sit with a question that no one around you seems to have the answer to.
Every week, Luba brings on the clinicians, advocates, and specialists who actually work with kids. Real conversations about speech delays, feeding, IEPs, sensory processing, and everything in between. No fluff, no fear. Just the clarity you deserve.
Whether you're just starting to notice something or you've been in the thick of it for years, The Growth Lab gives you the information and confidence to show up for your child.
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S4E7 How Beth Heyer Is Changing the Way Families Find Trusted Childcare
When childcare falls apart, everything falls apart with it, work, stress, and the whole rhythm of family life. In this episode of The Growth Lab, Luba sits down with Beth Heyer, founder of…
S4E6 The Early Signs Your Child Needs More Support
Long before children can use their words, they communicate through behavior, their play, their reactions, and the patterns parents and teachers notice but can't always name. In this solo episode,…
S4E5 Meltdowns, ABA Wait Lists, and What Behavior Is Really Telling You with Kea Lee
Behavior isn't random, and it isn't your child being "bad." It's communication. In this episode, Luba sits down with Kea Lee, M.S., BCBA, LBA, founder of Moment of Behavior, to unpack what your…
S4E4 I Wrote a Children's Book in My Mom's Memory
In this special solo episode, Luba shares the deeply personal story behind her very first children's book, Bobo Wears a Bowtie, launching this May during Better Speech and Hearing Month. This isn't…
S4E3 Jamie Giannino on Early Intervention Access and Fighting for the Kids Nobody Else Would
Jamie Giannino is a speech-language pathologist, private practice owner, and nonprofit founder who has spent the last decade working in the gaps the system pretends don't exist. Luba sits down with…
S4E2 Play Is the Point: How Stephanie Feero Built a Therapy Tool Kids Actually Love
What happens when a pediatric SLP gets tired of reinventing the wheel before every session and decides to build something better? Luba sits down with Stephanie Feero, MS, CCC-SLP and founder of…
S4E1 We're Back and the Show Has Grown Up
The Growth Lab is back, and Luba is marking one full year of the podcast with a solo episode that's equal parts reflection and momentum. She gets honest about what year one actually looked like…
S3E11 You're Not Doing It Wrong: What Every Parent Needs to Hear Before Starting Therapy with Nicole Casey
In this episode, Luba sits down with Nicole Casey, speech language pathologist, clinic owner, and the creator of the Child Led SLP community, for a conversation that is equal parts clinical insight…
S3E10 How to Advocate for Your Child Without Being “That Parent”
Somewhere along the way, parents were made to believe that advocating for their child means being difficult, confrontational, or “that parent.” In this solo episode of The Growth Lab, speech-language…
S3E9 Building Better Therapy for Kids with Jessie Ginsburg
In this episode of The Growth Lab, Luba Patlakh sits down with speech-language pathologist, educator, and clinic owner Jessie Ginsburg—known online as the Sensory SLP—for a candid conversation about…
S3E8 From SLP to Ghostwriter: Mattie Murrey on Breaking Limiting Beliefs & Writing Your Next Chapter
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of suicide and loss. Please take care while listening. Crisis resources are included below.In this powerful Season 3 episode, Luba welcomes Mattie…
S3E7 Is My Child Behind? What to Watch, When to Act
If you're listening to this late at night your house is quiet, your child is finally asleep, but you're on your phone wondering, "Is this normal?" this episode is for you.Luba speaks directly to the…
S3E6 How Hallie Sherman Turned a Blog Into an SLP Movement
In this inspiring Season 3 episode, Luba welcomes Hallie Sherman, M.S. CCC-SLP the powerhouse behind Speech Time Fun, the SLP Elevate membership, and The Speech Retreat. With 16 years of school-based…
S3E5 Using Lasers to Accelerate Speech & OT Progress: How OT Erinn Askin Is Revolutionizing Pediatric Therapy
In this groundbreaking Season 3 episode, Luba welcomes Erinn Askin, OT and founder of Oteim Pediatrics in California, to discuss one of the most innovative approaches in pediatric therapy today:…
S3E4 Why Smart Kids Still Struggle to Speak Clearly
If your child is smart, understands everything, follows directions but still struggles to speak clearly this episode is for you.Your child isn't lazy or careless. This has nothing to do with…
S3E3 CEO of the Year: Crystal Noell Shares Her Financial Strategy for Sustainable Business Growth
From entering foster care at age 4 with a 20-word vocabulary to becoming a multimillionaire entrepreneur and CEO of the Year Crystal Noell's story is nothing short of extraordinary.In this…
S3E2 Inc. 5000 Founder Erika Sinner: Why Empathy Is Your Business Superpower
In this powerful Season 3 episode, Luba welcomes Erika Sinner Inc. 5000 founder (2x!), Chief Empathy Officer, author of Pets Are Family, and the visionary behind Tiny Superheroes, an organization…
S3E1 From Greeting to Treating: How Being the Face of Your Clinic Builds a Million-Dollar Business
Welcome to Season 3 of The Growth Lab Podcast! In this premiere solo episode, Luba shares the raw, real origin story of Kidology from driving her car to daycares as a solo mobile therapist to…
S2E10 The Cha-Cha Queen Who Built a 24-Year Coaching Empire: Jennifer Esperante on Mindset, Wellness & Entrepreneurship
In the Season 2 finale of The Growth Lab Podcast, Luba sits down with Jennifer Esperante—the "Cha-Cha Queen" who has spent the last 24 years spreading hope, optimism, and empowerment as a wellness…
S2E9 Gratitude Is My Business Plan: How Being Thankful Built a Million-Dollar Company
In this deeply personal solo episode, Luba shares how gratitude became the secret weapon that transformed her business and her life.From conducting interviews at Starbucks with no office, no team,…
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The Growth Lab Podcast has published 39 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
The Growth Lab Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 34m.
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