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Creating Safety and Security with Your Infant - Navigating Sleep and Nighttime Feedings [Sleep 11]
In today’s episode, we’re jumping into parenting to talk about creating safety and security with your infant as you navigate bonding and sleep.
There are many approaches and opinions, some based in research and others based on intuition. I’ll share from my experience as an attachment specialist, along with my experience as a parent, to help offer some ideas to consider as you move through your parenting journey.
Teenage Brains and Sleep and How Parents Help Create Good Sleep Hygiene [Sleep 10]
In this episode, Dr. Kimber talks about teens, sleep routines, and habits. Quality sleep is essential for a teenager’s mental health and optimal development, and at this crucial stage of their lives, teenagers truly do need support from their parents, especially in the establishment of sound sleep habits and routines.
Taking into consideration how a teenage brain is wired, Dr. Kimber discusses the impact of a parent’s support on their teen’s health and well-being, along with key topics for parents to think about and keep in mind as they support their children with sleep.
When Tragedy Is Part of Your Job, Finding A Reset and A Way Back to Normal [Sleep 07]
This episode is especially created for first responders, military — present and former, professions who witness death, as well as individuals who have been undone by also experiencing a person's death or injury, usually in some sudden incident.
Take a listen to find the way back to feeling grounded and to help work the traumatic event through your nervous system so it doesn't "stick" and become a mental health concern like chronic anxiety, PTSD, addictions, or OCD.
Trauma and Anxiety Spirals - How to Get Out of Them When They Strike at Night [Sleep 06]
When fear kicks in, every sense in your body turns up to high alert — ready to engage into fight or flight. We can’t help being triggered by fear, but we can help our response to that fear. This episode takes you through a routine Dr. Kimber uses as a trauma survivor when fear strikes at inopportune time, like out of a deep sleep.
Listen in as Dr. Kimber shares her experiences, science-backed studies, and her tips on how you can get out of the anxiety spiral or trauma reactions.
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Pause: Middle Insomnia SOS [Pause 05]
Welcome to a Pause episode, different from the Sleep episodes where we get into stories and content. In Pause episodes, we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body.
In this episode we: ground your body, quiet your mind, and count backwards as needed.