Tender Little Beings Podcast

Welcome back to the fifth and FINAL episode of Sleep Biology Basics! You made it all the way through!!This is part of the FREE Sleep Biology Basics Resource I’m offering that you can access here:In this episode we will be exploring some of the additional factors that can impact sleep - namely:TemperamentDevelopmental phases / learning new skillsDiscomfort – digestion/ allergies / teething / illnessSeparation anxiety & big life changesEnvironmental factorsWith our foundations of Sleep Biology Basics, we can check a couple of things - Is there enough Sleep Pressure? Are they having too much / enough sleep in 24 hours?Is the circadian rhythm optimised? (or mature enough) How is their nervous system state? Do they feel safe and calm enough to sleep? Then from there, if all of these are set and we’re still a bit stumped, we can start looking at some of these other factors. I hope you can find this both interesting and supportive - please do pop any questions in the comments section (on Substack if you’re reading this elsewhere).All 5 episodes, as well as extra strategies, context and resources are available now in the FREE Sleep Biology Basics Ebook.The episodes cover:Ep 1 - Why do we need Sleep Biology Basics?Ep 2 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Circadian RhythmEp 3 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Sleep PressureEp 4 - The Link Between the Nervous System & SleepEp 5 - What Else can Impact Sleep?Please do share any questions, thoughts or ‘aha moments’ in the comments. I’d love to connect. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tenderlittlebeings.substack.com

Welcome back to the fourth and penultimate episode of Sleep Biology Basics! This is part of the FREE Sleep Biology Basics Resource I’m offering that you can access here:In this episode we will be exploring the link between the nervous system & sleep. This is something that often gets missed by mainstream sleep (training) narratives. When we believe that sleep is a skill (which it is not!) then we think we just need to teach it and that will *make* it happen.Instead we need to remember that sleep is a biological function, and a very vulnerable one. We need to feel safe enough in order to easily go to sleep. I hope you can find this both interesting and supportive - please do pop any questions in the comments section (on Substack if you’re reading this elsewhere).All 5 episodes, as well as extra strategies, context and resources are available now. I’ll be releasing the final episode soon.The episodes cover:Ep 1 - Why do we need Sleep Biology Basics?Ep 2 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Circadian RhythmEp 3 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Sleep PressureEp 4 - The Link Between the Nervous System & SleepEp 5 - What Else can Impact Sleep?Please do share any questions, thoughts or ‘aha moments’ in the comments. I’d love to connect. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tenderlittlebeings.substack.com

Welcome back to the third episode of the Sleep Biology Basics! This is part of the FREE Sleep Biology Basics Resource I’m offering that you can access here:In this episode we will be exploring the second of our two key drivers of sleep - Sleep Pressure. This is SUCH an important one to understand when it comes to infant/toddler (and all of our) sleep. I hope you can find this both interesting and supportive - please do pop any questions in the comments section (on Substack if you’re reading this elsewhere).All 5 episodes, as well as extra strategies, context and resources are available now. I’ll be releasing episode 4 soon.The episodes cover:Ep 1 - Why do we need Sleep Biology Basics?Ep 2 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Circadian RhythmEp 3 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Sleep PressureEp 4 - The Link Between the Nervous System & SleepEp 5 - What Else can Impact Sleep?Please do share any questions, thoughts or ‘aha moments’ in the comments. I’d love to connect. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tenderlittlebeings.substack.com

Welcome back to the second episode of the Sleep Biology Basics! This is part of the FREE Sleep Biology Basics Resource I’m offering. In this episode we will be exploring the first of two key drivers of sleep - Circadian Rhythm. I hope you can find this both interesting and supportive - please do pop any questions in the comments section (on Substack if you’re reading this elsewhere). All 5 episodes, as well as extra strategies, context and resources are available now. I’ll be releasing episode 3 soon. The episodes cover:Ep 1 - Why do we need Sleep Biology Basics?Ep 2 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Circadian RhythmEp 3 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Sleep PressureEp 4 - The Link Between the Nervous System & SleepEp 5 - What Else can Impact Sleep?Please do share any questions, thoughts or ‘aha moments’ in the comments. I’d love to connect. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tenderlittlebeings.substack.com

Welcome to the first episode in this Sleep Biology Basics Series, a series to support you in understanding and supporting your little one(s)’ sleep. So much of baby and toddler sleep advice is really confusing and overwhelming (and often not evidence-based). I know I was totally overwhelmed before I trained as a Holistic Sleep Coach, and decided I needed to create something to support other parents to feel less stressed and more equipped for baby sleep. These episodes (5 in total) are part of a FREE resource that I’ve created to support you in building the foundations of understanding Sleep Biology Basics. This is an Ebook that includes extra context, information, ideas and strategies.I will be releasing the episodes individually here, but you can access all 5 right now in the ebook if you don’t want to wait! The episodes cover:Ep 1 - Why do we need Sleep Biology Basics?Ep 2 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Circadian RhythmEp 3 - Driving Forces of Sleep: Sleep PressureEp 4 - The Link Between the Nervous System & SleepEp 5 - What Else can Impact Sleep?Please do share any questions, thoughts or ‘aha moments’ in the comments. I’d love to connect. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tenderlittlebeings.substack.com

I was thinking about my sons sleep a lot today (after a challenging night!) and thought this is EXACTLY what I want to be sharing in my private podcast! I haven’t yet sent the first newsletter, so I thought I would share this on here as a little experiment and taster of what I’ll be sharing. As you’ll hear it’s very informal, no heavy editing, no complicated themes. It’s basically like a voice note I’d send to a friend. Talking through what’s going on, and walking you through my process - showing my workings as I go!I really believe that this can offer the Sleep Biology and other aspects of infant sleep we will be talking about into context. Into a real life, live context. And that’s where the learning happens isn’t it! I would love to connect with you for the second episode and more via my newsletter - please do sign up if you’d like to stay connected there. I mentioned lots of resources during the episode and the links to them are listed below:🌿 You can access my FREE Sleep Biology Basics series here. 🌿 This is the link to my Substack post about when my son was born. 🌿 Here is the Substack post I wrote about the anchoring phrase ‘can’t not won’t’🌿 Here’s the link for the Episode of Upstream interviewing Robina Khalid and you should also check out her Substack where she shares beautiful writing. (This episode is so brilliant, I listened to it as I walked my dog today and was nodding along so vigorously that I realised I was getting strange looks from passersby!) Please do let me know what you thought of this little episode, and questions or reflections that come up for you. And come on over to the Mailing List - excited to connect with you further there! Warmest wishes, Thanks for reading Tender Little Beings! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tenderlittlebeings.substack.com