148: Empowered in the Dr. Office with OBGYN PA-C, Nikki Sapiro Vinckier

1 Jun 2026 · 43 min

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As a clinician, creator, and mother of three, Nikki sees firsthand how parents and kids alike are impacted by systemic chaos. With over a decade as an OB/GYN Physician Assistant, she's helped families navigate everything from adolescence to postpartum and menopause, always focusing on trauma-informed care and honest conversations. These experiences inspired her to launch Take Back Trust and author We Deserve More , which came out May 19, 2026. In this episode we explore how reproductive health intersects with family dynamics, self-advocacy, and resilience. She offers tools to stay grounded…

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We come to parenting with all the patterns we learned in our own childhood. Together in this podcast, we uncover the roots of our reactivity and grow in education, capacity, awareness, and skills so we will be able to respond vs. react to our strong-willed children. The beauty of this process is as

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