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Today on the podcast, we’re joined by artist Brooke Ring, in collaboration with Philips Avent’s Parent’s Path Art Collection. We’ll explore how art aided her postpartum journey and the positive effects of creative outlets on mental health. The Philips Avent’s Parent’s Path Art Collection features custom artwork by mom artists, highlighting their motherhood experiences with self-expression, self-care, and a community support for new parents. #ParentYourWay

To enter the Philips Avent giveaway, offering you the chance to win $500 of Philips Avent products, follow @PhilipsAvent on Instagram, and then share a picture of your personal parenting path using hashtag #AParentsPath before November 15th for a chance to win. Terms and Conditions apply and can be found at Philips Avent’s link in bio on their Instagram page.

00:00:01:01 – 00:00:38:01

Brooke Ring 

When I think of life and parenthood with this piece, I was like, it absolutely has to be acrylic paint because most of us have no clue what we’re doing. When we first become parents and we have to be forgiving with ourselves, it can start out really nasty in the beginning and the mess can continue throughout the middle and pop up as you’re going and you’ll make mistakes are things that we think are mistakes, but you really can’t see the beauty in all of it until you step back and all of those layers keep adding to the scene and all the details start to make sense.

 

00:00:38:02 – 00:00:58:23

Dr. Mona

Welcome to the PedsDocTalk Podcast, a show that helps guide you through your parenting journey, and a show that is a top 50 parenting podcast in the United States, thanks to you and your reviews. In partnership with Philips Avent, we have artists Brookee Ring on today to discuss her artwork as part of Philips Avent Parents Path art collection.

 

00:00:59:01 – 00:01:23:15

Dr. Mona

We are discussing how art has helped her through her postpartum journey, and how creative outlets can positively impact mental health. The collection is a curation of custom artwork created in partnership with artists for moms. Each artist reflects on their unique journey with motherhood while depicting self-expression, self-care, and community support as essential parts of nurturing new parents through the journey.

 

00:01:23:17 – 00:01:51:06

Dr. Mona

If you haven’t yet seen the collection or books where you can check those out on Phillips, Evans or Brookes Instagram page. Phillips Avent is also running a giveaway offering you the chance to win $500 off Phillips Avent products. All you need to do is follow Phillips Avent on Instagram at Phillips Avent, and then share a picture of your personal parenting path using hashtag a Parent’s Path before November 15th for a chance to win.

 

00:01:51:08 – 00:02:06:18

Dr. Mona

You can find the terms and conditions in the caption. Thank you so much for joining us. I cannot wait to chat about this and how art has impacted your mental health. Can you tell me a little bit more about yourself as a parent and an artist?

 

00:02:06:20 – 00:02:27:11

Brooke Ring 

Yes. First of all, thank you so much for having me. I am a longtime follower and a fan, so this is crazy to me that I’m actually on your podcast. Yeah, it’s such an honor to be here. Like you mentioned on an artist and a mom to two girls, I have Romi, she’s almost four and Joelle is 19 months.

 

00:02:27:13 – 00:02:51:16

Brooke Ring 

It’s been a, lifelong dream of mine to be both a mom and an artist. So sometimes I have to pinch myself that I’m actually living out that dream and remind myself just to take it all in. I’m a painter, and people know me best for my floral and coastal work, and the main goal of my work is to exude playfulness and joy and really just to make people happy.

 

00:02:51:20 – 00:03:18:01

Brooke Ring 

So I paint in a lot of loose, colorful layers, and I try to keep that energy in the process of create in my work. It’s been the most rewarding challenge to navigate running my art business from my home studio with my two girls, and getting to share my passion for creating with them, and even invite them to create alongside of me.

 

00:03:18:03 – 00:03:34:12

Brooke Ring 

It’s amazing. It’s challenging, as you can imagine, and hard to balance, and it gets really crazy. But like washing their little like paint hands and seeing their paints in clothes, I’m just like, this is the best. And I just I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

 

00:03:34:14 – 00:03:47:02

Dr. Mona

Oh, I love it. And I can hear that passion in your voice for both, right? Motherhood as well as the art that you do is amazing. Can you share more details on your connection to Philips Avent and this program?

 

00:03:47:04 – 00:04:15:12

Brooke Ring 

Yeah, so when Philips Avent first approached me with the concept for this collection, it was like an immediate yes. Like I knew I had to be a part of it because it centered around my two biggest passions in life the parents tax collection as a whole demonstrates the paradox between the unforeseen detours and the magical milestones that parents experience on their journeys.

 

00:04:15:14 – 00:04:36:21

Brooke Ring 

So as a mother myself, the message behind this campaign really resonated with my own personal parenting experiences and beliefs. And through this partnership, I was able to depict my unique journey with motherhood through my most passionate form of self-care and self-expression, which is art.

 

00:04:36:23 – 00:04:55:05

Dr. Mona

Oh, and it’s beautiful. I mean, this is such a beautiful initiative. And also the work that you’ve done is just absolutely stunning. And when would you say that you think started to get back into this passion? I mean, I know sometimes in motherhood, our journey, you know, we take pauses and the things that bring us joy. Besides being a mom.

 

00:04:55:05 – 00:05:05:08

Dr. Mona

So I’m curious, you have always had a passion for art, but did you have to take a pause on it in those early years, or when did you get back into it?

 

00:05:05:10 – 00:05:07:21

Brooke Ring 

Honestly, I never really slowed down.

 

00:05:07:21 – 00:05:09:05

Dr. Mona

I mean.

 

00:05:09:06 – 00:05:33:20

Brooke Ring 

Being at like a solopreneur, like it was amazing, but also like kind of difficult because I didn’t really know how to set myself up to take a proper maternity leave. So I just dove right back into work. I think I took like a month or two off after my first daughter, and it was a little bit rocky trying to figure out how to balance and navigate that.

 

00:05:33:22 – 00:06:01:08

Brooke Ring 

But I mean, here we are and I’m really fortunate that I work out of my home, that also that is the challenge because your work is always with you. So you have to like, know when to stop working. Also, my first daughter was born in 28, the end of 2019. So right before Covid. So that was just a really unique time in the world as a whole because everyone was working from home.

 

00:06:01:14 – 00:06:24:16

Brooke Ring 

So I will say, I actually did take some time off of actually creating collections after she was born that I launched my virtual classes because of Covid and kind of pivoted, and that worked a lot better as a mom, balancing that, it was easier to do those classes and put out full collections into the world during that time.

 

00:06:24:16 – 00:06:28:06

Brooke Ring 

So I did pivot, but not necessarily ever step away.

 

00:06:28:08 – 00:06:47:04

Dr. Mona

Yeah. And I mentioned already, but the artwork is available to see the Phillips Lab on Instagram. And then Brookee’s Instagram is C Brookee ring right. That’s your Instagram handle. Yes. Yeah. And it’s beautiful. I’m looking through it as we’re talking by the way. And I’m feeling such joy because the colors that you use think the colors that you use.

 

00:06:47:04 – 00:07:09:20

Dr. Mona

And obviously, you know, I’m seeing a lot of the florals and I see your beautiful daughter and in the photos in reels as well. It really shows your passion coming through. And would you say that, you know, you talk about the pandemic and you talk about obviously having to pivot with your business and your art. Did you find that, you know, that isolation that happened in the pandemic and the impact that had on our mental health?

 

00:07:10:00 – 00:07:16:19

Dr. Mona

Did this art provide a healthy outlet for you? Like, how did this art help you in your motherhood journey early on?

 

00:07:16:21 – 00:07:38:18

Brooke Ring 

Oh, definitely. I think art is so healing. There’s so many healing properties that just creating artwork. And during that time, I think I mentioned I started doing virtual classes at that time and started connecting with greater online community, as so many people did during the pandemic. And I would just receive messages like, I’m like, living for these classes right now.

 

00:07:38:18 – 00:08:07:01

Brooke Ring 

I’m so looking forward to them. And so, like, I just cannot wait. And I felt that energy and I’m like, wow. Like my art is actually having an impact and it’s healing and people are like really growing from it and enjoying these classes and that and turn like made me realize like do a lot of self-reflection and realize like how blessed I was and fortunate I was to have this like, creative outlet that was just kind of like always with me, you know, from like a young child.

 

00:08:07:01 – 00:08:36:15

Brooke Ring 

I never stopped creating. And I think you can, as an artist, take that for granted that that’s just kind of like, can you have that passion to create and during that, and hearing other people responding to it really made me realize, like, okay, this is healing for me. Know this is where like I go when like, I have all this, this anxious thoughts and I, you know, start painting and I just start to the world goes quiet and I can slow down and just really focus on those like small decisions that like bring peace.

 

00:08:36:17 – 00:08:49:04

Brooke Ring 

So definitely I experienced so much healing, especially postpartum with all the wild like emotions that happened. It was nice to have something that was constant.

 

00:08:49:06 – 00:08:58:20

Dr. Mona

So did you do your artwork like in those early newborn periods? Right. When I think a lot of people can agree that the first 12 weeks is the hardest. Did you lean on artwork in that time as well?

 

00:08:58:22 – 00:08:59:21

Brooke Ring 

Yes, I definitely did.

 

00:08:59:21 – 00:09:01:13

Dr. Mona

Amazing, amazing.

 

00:09:01:13 – 00:09:41:05

Brooke Ring 

I wish I had a mom that was like, I have my baby, like wrapped around me, like in the little swaddle, like painting with like the little, like cooing baby noises and sound. I just cherish memories, honestly, because it was like, yeah, I just feel so fortunate that I was able to be home with my daughter and with both of them really, but with the first and those like new, you know, those fresh 12 weeks of being a mom, like being able to still, you know, had something that was my identity before I was a mom and have that as that creative outlet.

 

00:09:41:05 – 00:09:48:03

Brooke Ring 

And to be able to like, carry that through into motherhood. It really gave me like, grounding, if that makes sense.

 

00:09:48:05 – 00:10:21:21

Dr. Mona

Absolutely. And I think what you just mentioned, the identity that exists in us before becoming mothers, that is huge to carry on into motherhood. And people often think that those identities need to be like paid work or, you know, other things. But no, it’s like whatever, you know, for all of my listeners and my followers, like whatever brings you passion in your life, whether it is a paid thing, whether it is just something that is a creative outlet for you or a hobby, being able to find the time and put your energy into that, I think, does provide so much joy and make sure that your purpose is motherhood.

 

00:10:21:21 – 00:10:43:03

Dr. Mona

But also you have this identity that I am a woman, I am Brookee, I am Moana, like I have this identity and then I’m also a mother, which I think is so, you know, so exactly. And your art is visual art. I have realized that I’m also an artist in a different way, which is my creation of content and my writing.

 

00:10:43:05 – 00:11:04:01

Dr. Mona

And I agree with you. Like postpartum, I was in the throes of depression with my son, like at nine months postpartum and anxiety with my daughter after a traumatic delivery and whatnot, and I turned to writing as my creative expression. I turn to video creation for my platform, and other people may be like, well, why isn’t she just resting?

 

00:11:04:01 – 00:11:31:16

Dr. Mona

And I’m like, this is what brings me release. This is what brings me, you know, emotional happiness. To be able to write my feelings or create a little video about, you know, my journey with my daughter and post it on my social and like, you know, it’s that creation, right? It’s that being able to have control over the creative narrative and the vision that I’m feeling and what I’m feeling, putting that down into words.

 

00:11:31:16 – 00:11:35:13

Dr. Mona

And for you, that art I think, really helps mental health.

 

00:11:35:14 – 00:11:36:09

Brooke Ring 

Oh, definitely.

 

00:11:36:09 – 00:11:51:06

Dr. Mona

Yeah. Like you, I felt this beautiful outlet postpartum even, like when she would nap or even if she was contacted napping. I would like, just write with my other hand, like in a journal or just get that creative juices out there and it really helped.

 

00:11:51:08 – 00:12:16:08

Brooke Ring 

I can also see that because I kind of touched on it that I struggled with as part of anxiety with my first daughter, really. I mean, I think having my first baby combined with the pandemic was just like the perfect mix for anxiety to hit. And I felt like it was in like really quiet moment where my mind wasn’t focused on anything, that my anxiety would kind of swirl around and get out of control.

 

00:12:16:13 – 00:12:39:18

Brooke Ring 

So I felt like if I had that, like you said, the power to like, create and to channel my anxious thoughts into decisions and into creating and into my passion, into this self-care and self-expression, like there was, yes, like a control aspect of it, of like being able to focus that energy down in the healthiest way. And so I had the same experience.

 

00:12:39:18 – 00:12:40:19

Brooke Ring 

Definitely.

 

00:12:40:21 – 00:12:52:11

Dr. Mona

I love it. And what was the process behind creating your work? I mean, obviously we’ve talked about how you were doing this and, you know, but is there a certain sort of method to how you approach your, artistry?

 

00:12:52:13 – 00:13:14:06

Brooke Ring 

So in my art as a whole, I paint very intuitively. I normally have a really loose vision for what I’m aiming for, and then I just start, like throwing paint on the canvas without constraining myself to a tight drawing underneath. Some people have told me that I paint in reverse because it’s not necessarily a traditional method, and it’s not the way that I was taught.

 

00:13:14:12 – 00:13:37:13

Brooke Ring 

So I really don’t have like a tight plan I’m working from. So I’m painting really loose and messy at the beginning, and then I just keep adding tons of layers on top until all of the details start to take shape. And I’m using acrylic paint with same meaning of choice. And over the years, it’s definitely influenced my style because of its unique components.

 

00:13:37:13 – 00:14:19:12

Brooke Ring 

As a medium, it’s really forgiving, which lends itself well to layering. And when I think of life and parenthood with this piece, I was like, it absolutely has to be acrylic paint because most of us have no clue what we’re doing when we first become parents, and we have to be forgiving with ourselves. It can start out really nasty in the beginning and the mess can continue throughout the middle and pop up as you’re going, and you’ll make mistakes or things that we think are mistakes, but you really can’t see the beauty in all of it until you step back and all those layers keep adding to the scene and all the details start to

 

00:14:19:12 – 00:14:35:16

Brooke Ring 

make sense. And then there’s this beautiful picture of your family and the paint strokes that we thought were mistakes in the moment can become the most unique and the best parts of the painting. And it’s yeah, it’s such like a metaphor for our life. So I love it.

 

00:14:35:18 – 00:14:58:22

Dr. Mona

I was going to say I’m like, wow, like that is the take home of this conversation is a metaphor. Like the imperfection being perfect enough. Yeah. Amazing. And I can tell that by looking at your artwork like, absolutely. The, the metaphor of, hey, this is what I’m putting together, that it’s not going to always be perfect. But like you just said beautifully, when you step back and look at all the pieces, it makes complete sense.

 

00:14:58:22 – 00:15:14:20

Dr. Mona

And I share that. And I think a lot of times in parenthood, especially as women and moms like, we get into this, you know, we talk about anxiety, we talk about all these things. We get into the minutia, right? Like, my child is not doing this or is not doing this. I’m not worthy. I’m not a good mom.

 

00:15:14:20 – 00:15:34:17

Dr. Mona

I am failing at this life. We tend to look at all the little things that are not going right when we really if we were to step back, like you’re saying, you are doing a lot of things beautifully. It all makes sense when you look at the quote unquote big picture, you know, and I am very much, you know, my platform, as you know, I know you follow me as well.

 

00:15:34:21 – 00:15:53:19

Dr. Mona

I’m very much trying to help moms, especially look at that big picture, right? Even with stuff that their children are going through, like if it’s a milestone issue or if it’s this, I’m like, okay, your child may not be doing this, but what are they doing? Right? What are they doing that is good that we want to see, that maybe we can, you know, know that this is going to be okay.

 

00:15:54:01 – 00:16:11:21

Dr. Mona

And it’s that big picture approach, that stepping back, like you said, I love that because that is when you find the joy, that is when you start to say it’s going to be messy, it’s going to be hard. But overall, I am an incredible mother and this is awesome. I love that Brookee. Beautiful.

 

00:16:11:22 – 00:16:26:06

Brooke Ring 

And we all need to hear that. As moms, we all get so critical in ourselves and start to focus on, you know, like, oh, I lost my temper or the house is a mess or the dishes aren’t done, or I’m behind on laundry and like your kids at the end of the day, like you’re creating their childhood memories.

 

00:16:26:06 – 00:16:46:18

Brooke Ring 

They’re not going to remember, like all of those little mishaps along the way, or things that didn’t go exactly according to your plans. And you know, when I look back over my life, I know I talked about my first daughter and like the anxiety that I faced, well, my second daughter, I thought, oh, I know what to expect.

 

00:16:46:18 – 00:17:05:20

Brooke Ring 

You know, after being a first time mom, I had no clue what I was doing. But the second one, I was like, I’ve got this in the bag under control. Like, I know how to do that. Well, then she was born premature and I had no clue what I was doing. I got thrown into the nick and as a Nikki mom, you know, she was there for a month and then she came home on oxygen.

 

00:17:06:01 – 00:17:33:01

Brooke Ring 

So we were balancing a baby with an oxygen tank and a monitor and we were like, what are we doing? We’re way over our head, you know? And looking back, I’m like, like that. It felt like a mess in the middle of it, but I wouldn’t even trade it. We learned so much, like as a family. It taught my older daughter so much about life, and it gave all of us so much empathy and compassion and like, through our love as a family.

 

00:17:33:01 – 00:17:53:14

Brooke Ring 

So I think even stepping back and looking at the bigger picture, but even in a few years, like looking back. So you’ll see, wow, you know, there’s so much beauty in that chaos. So yeah, I feel passionate about that. We just can’t, as moms, be so critical on ourselves and get lost in all those little details.

 

00:17:53:16 – 00:18:09:07

Dr. Mona

Yeah. And it sounds as if this is, you know, your work and stuff that you’re doing. And I love that story. Thank you for sharing that, because that is absolutely what I think so many mothers go through. Right. Like these things that they don’t expect or, you know, they have this vision and it doesn’t go according to quote unquote plan.

 

00:18:09:07 – 00:18:38:02

Dr. Mona

And they have to learn. We have to learn quickly how to roll with the punches. And it doesn’t take away the grief. It doesn’t take away the difficulty. I think, you know, sometimes people are like, well, it is hard. And I’m like, there’s no denying that having a daughter at home on oxygen was probably a difficult experience. But the perspective that you’re bringing into it, you know, the okay, I’m going to focus on what my child needs and hopefully focus a little bit on self-care and self-expression through the process.

 

00:18:38:07 – 00:18:42:00

Dr. Mona

How does your artwork speak to self-care and self-expression?

 

00:18:42:02 – 00:19:09:23

Brooke Ring 

Well, I think it’s the actual process of creating the artwork that speaks to self-care and self-expression. For me personally, I get completely lost in the access of creating. I think I already touched on that, but just like pushing paint across the canvas is so therapeutic for me, the whole world just like goes quiet and I can just tune everything out and slow down and just focus on these little small, controlled decisions.

 

00:19:10:00 – 00:19:36:06

Brooke Ring 

As a parent, we have such a heavy, invisible load that we carry. So I think it’s so important to find ways to relax our minds and shed some of that load so that we can be the best version of ourselves for our families. Right. So that’s one of the reasons that I like to record my process and share it with the world, because I think that’s where, you know, the self-expression really shines is in that process of creating.

 

00:19:36:11 – 00:19:54:01

Brooke Ring 

And I hope to inspire others to create themselves. And even if people aren’t artists, then just as a viewer, they can become part of that process that they wouldn’t typically see. And they can benefit just from watching that self-care and self-expression.

 

00:19:54:03 – 00:19:58:20

Dr. Mona

I love that. And what else would you hope that parents will take away from viewing your artwork?

 

00:19:58:22 – 00:20:27:11

Brooke Ring 

I hope that parents will experience joy and light and positivity and encouragement. I know those are like kind of cliche words, but there’s like so much darkness in the world. I think we all need more encouragement and positivity. So, you know, that’s the main goal of my work. The more that I connect with other moms online and in my community, I find that we all have our own unique story.

 

00:20:27:11 – 00:21:04:17

Brooke Ring 

You know, whether it’s, you know, postpartum depression or the nikah or infertility or no path is exactly the same. And there’s so much solidarity and being able to connect online and or in person and knowing that we’re not walking through motherhood alone, our communities are so important to lean into. And when you think about now, we have families, friends, doctors, nurses, we have podcasters and companies and products that we rely on and all of these resources that are available to help us navigate these years.

 

00:21:04:19 – 00:21:36:20

Brooke Ring 

I’m so thankful for Jill Oven for inviting me to be a part of this initiative on and share this online, because reflecting on my own parenting journey and creating artwork to capture it was so special and healing really for all of us that, you know, trauma from the issue and trauma from but part of being me, it was really beautiful to like wrap that up in a painting in a positive way and really think about all of the blessings that have come out of that.

 

00:21:36:22 – 00:22:11:03

Brooke Ring 

So I really just want to pass that on to other parents and inspire them to do the same, because I think it’s amazing that Dutch Oven is such a huge, trusted brand. Understand that each parenting journey is different and not only celebrate that with initiatives like this, but also offers tools to help navigate the challenges that we face as a parent, whether that’s transitioning from breast to bottle feeding, sleep training, or even soothing a crying baby.

 

00:22:11:05 – 00:22:31:00

Dr. Mona

Yeah, I agree, and I love that combination, right? The products that they have, as well as this initiative combined, really just speaks to the entire picture, no pun intended, with artwork of what is, you know, parenthood about. You know, it’s not just feeding a baby. It’s not just helping soothe them. It’s us. It’s how are we showing up?

 

00:22:31:00 – 00:22:46:02

Dr. Mona

The self-care, the self-expression, the outlets that we create for ourselves to be able to better show up to our families is so vital. And you know, I recently gave birth. I have a four and a half month old, five month old now, but it still feels new. You know that.

 

00:22:46:02 – 00:22:46:21

Brooke Ring 

I’m still very new.

 

00:22:46:21 – 00:22:53:09

Dr. Mona

Yeah, and I’ve been using Philips Avon products with my newborn. Have you used the products with your children as well?

 

00:22:53:11 – 00:23:16:12

Brooke Ring 

Yes. We’ve used so many Philips Avent products for both of our babies. Both of our girls were given the Avent pacifiers in the hospital and they both became, like, instantly attached. We had to, like, pry it off of our three year old. She was obsessed with her, me for years, and we also used that the avent natural bottles for both of our girls and then the antique colic bottle.

 

00:23:16:12 – 00:23:37:20

Brooke Ring 

I was with Romi because she had pretty severe. And then when Joel was in the Nikko, and I remember coming into her little hospital room and seeing her with her Philips advent paci and just being like, oh, I’m so glad that she likes that. And that actually suits her because I couldn’t be there to take care of her all the time.

 

00:23:37:20 – 00:23:48:14

Brooke Ring 

So it was really calming to me as a Nikki mom, to know that she had her little Philips oven pacifier and that would soothe her in the middle of the night when I put couldn’t.

 

00:23:48:16 – 00:24:05:07

Dr. Mona

Yeah, we use the pacifier from, you know, day one with our son. Our son is in the niku. And so they actually, you know, they the soothe or the pacifier is actually very common in hospitals, right. They give it out. And so when I was in the NICU, that was this pacifier. He was in love with that pacifier.

 

00:24:05:07 – 00:24:26:06

Dr. Mona

And like you said, we weaned it off. And it’s great because Philips has various pacifiers for stages. So, like, as a child’s mouth grows and their oral cavity changes, you can change out the pacifier accordingly. And we also use the avent anti colic bottle with our daughter, especially because she did have colic. And that was a huge blessing.

 

00:24:26:06 – 00:24:29:18

Dr. Mona

And I know you use the natural response nipple bodily said.

 

00:24:30:00 – 00:24:30:20

Brooke Ring 

Yes yes.

 

00:24:31:01 – 00:24:32:06

Dr. Mona

That mimics breastfeeding. Yeah.

 

00:24:32:06 – 00:24:40:02

Brooke Ring 

So that we were able to use with Joel. But we had to use anti colic one with our first daughter pads. She was extremely.

 

00:24:40:02 – 00:24:42:17

Dr. Mona

Yeah. Did it help the bottle or is definitely.

 

00:24:42:19 – 00:25:05:19

Brooke Ring 

It definitely did. And I had to transition from breastfeeding to bottle feeding with her because she just could not. She was waiting for me to breastfeed. And that was also a huge source of my anxiety with her. So transitioning her to that antibiotic bottle made a huge difference in my mental health and in her health too, because she was actually able to get the nutrition that she needed.

 

00:25:05:20 – 00:25:14:03

Dr. Mona

I love it. So your daughter was happily fed. You were creating artwork. It was a much better chance for you in those post partum weeks, I love it.

 

00:25:14:09 – 00:25:15:06

Brooke Ring 

That’s right.

 

00:25:15:08 – 00:25:29:06

Dr. Mona

Oh, Brookee, thank you so much for joining me today. This was absolutely wonderful. I love hearing how you are bringing together your passion for artwork into this world to inspire others and hopefully get people remembering to take care of themselves.

 

00:25:29:08 – 00:25:32:21

Brooke Ring 

Oh, thank you so much for having me. It was such an honor.

 

00:25:32:23 – 00:26:12:00

Dr. Mona

Yeah, and for everyone listening, make sure you leave a review if you love this episode and make sure you check out Phillips Evans Instagram as well as Brookee’s, Instagram. To see the images that we’re describing. And do not forget about the giveaway. And I want to remind everyone again about what that is. The giveaway is offering you a chance to win $500 of Philips Avent products, and all you need to do is follow Phillips avent that’s at Phillips haven’t on Instagram, and then share a picture of your personal parenting tag using hashtag a parents tag paren t s Pat h before the end of the day, November 15th.

 

00:26:12:02 – 00:26:22:16

Dr. Mona

You can find the terms and conditions in the show notes or in the caption of this episode, and definitely enter. Thank you again, Brookee, for joining us today.

 

00:26:22:17 – 00:26:32:12

Brooke Ring 

Thank you so much. It was awesome. I cannot wait to dive further into your podcast and all the resources you put out there. So thank you, Doctor Mona.

 

00:26:32:12 – 00:26:34:02

Dr. Mona

Of course. Nice connecting with you.

 

00:26:34:07 – 00:26:50:14

Dr. Mona

You too. Thank you for tuning in for this week’s episode. As always, please leave a review. Share this episode with a friend. Share it on your social media. Make sure to follow me at PedsDocTalk on Instagram and subscribe to my YouTube channel, PedsDocTalk TV. We’ll talk to you soon.