Episode 138 | Piper + Enza: A Covid-19 Inspired Health and Happiness Company for Kids - a podcast by Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist
from 2022-09-21T06:00:42
On todays episode, we will hear from Rita Ho-Bezzola, CEO and Founder of Piper + Enza: A Covid-19 inspired health and happiness company for kids. Rita shares her inspiration behind Piper + Enza and how her goal is to make common health experiences positive for children and parents. You will not want to miss this episode!
[2:30] Sharing about her family
[6:14] How Covid-19 was her inspiration create Piper + Enza
[8:10] The moment Rita discovers her mission
[10:10] Using Literacy to help children cope with medical experiences
[14:45] Growing pains of parenting and children
[15:00] Changing our perspective on pain
[16:56] Our worldview vs our children's worldview
[17:50] Empowering parents to be their child's biggest advocate
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