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The Baby Sleep Connection: Holistic help for tired, responsive parents who don"t want to sleep train

Hello tired parents! If you feel exhausted and overwhelmed about your baby’s sleep and are trying to be gentle and responsive but aren’t clear how, welcome! In this podcast, we go beyond wake windows and bedtimes to help you understand your baby’s sleep so that you can find responsive ways to support it…without sleep training! The Baby Sleep Connection also explores all the layers connected to baby sleep --maternal mental health, nutrition, temperament, sensory processing, gentle/responsive

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00:17:11

Ep 60: Separation Strategies That Backfire

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2025/10/28

Heather Boyd, occupational therapist and mom of 3, shares ways that separation-based advice backfires and what to do instead.When parents get advice that involves separation without any focus on attachment, it can block a parent's ability to help their children regulate. Whether it’s daytime meltdowns or bedtime shenanigans, separation can feel very alarming.Listen to this episode for examples of bad separation-based advice that Heather wishes she’d ignored early on in parenting, and what to do

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00:21:20

Ep 59: Managing a Sleep Emergency Part 2

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2025/10/14

In Part 2 of Sleep Emergencies, Heather Boyd, occupational therapist and sleep coach, explores a shift she has seen in her private practice away from “preventing” sleep challenges towards more sleep emergencies, and increased parent stress.The impact on mental health is significant, and getting the appropriate supports is crucial.At a time when stress and information overwhelm are high, parents who are struggling with their child’s sleep are also experiencing feelings of guilt and shame. This only

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00:25:00

Ep 58: Managing a Sleep Emergency

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2025/10/01

What is a sleep emergency? How is it different than difficult sleep that needs coaching.And when is it a mental health emergency requiring medical attention?Heather Boyd, occupational therapist and certified infant and family sleep specialist, explores these questions and offers strategies for getting support and managing a sleep emergency including:Signs and symptoms of a mental health crisis that warrants intervention without delayWho to reach out to in a mental health crisisSigns that what you

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00:23:43

Ep 57: Sleep Associations: The Good, the Helpful, and...

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2025/09/25

Sleep associations often get a “bad wrap”, being labelled crutches or bad habits.In this episode, Heather breaks down what a sleep association is, what it isn’t, and how to appreciate the role sleep associations have in making bedtimes more pleasant.Sharing parallels with routines and habits we have during the day, as well as sleep associations that we as adults use, Heather makes a case for judgement-free sleep associations and why doing what works, and changing what doesn’t, is a helpful approach

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00:48:41

Ep 56: Laila on Her Personal Journey with Antenatal...

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2025/09/18

Laila, mom of two and host of the popular Learning To Mom Podcast, shares her personal story about discovering what prenatal depression is and why she has come to understand that prenatal depression may have been part of what made her unexpected pregnancy at age 24 so challenging.This is a heartfelt conversation that runs the gamut from laughter to vulnerability.Although the circumstances of Laila’s journey are unique to her, and where she found support may be different than for you, her message is

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00:16:29

Ep 55: The Language of Sleep –What is Your Baby...

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2025/08/26

What if your baby’s sleep was a language you just haven’t become fluent in yet?It can be frustrating to try to figure out what interrupted sleep, resistant naps, or frequent waking are telling us. But if we start looking at this as a language we can learn, the cues become like words, and patterns begin to form sentences that help us understand what our baby needs.Mentioned in this episode:Listen to the clues that help you figure out sleep.Know that sleep may be communicating something outside of

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00:22:12

Ep 54 What If The Problem Isn’t Your Baby’s Sleep...

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2025/08/19

Have you been doing “everything right” with your baby’s schedule, following a rigid instructions of a nap and bedtime schedule you found in a book or online and still feel like sleep isn’t working?Listen to 3 key perspectives that will have you rethinking your relationship to your baby’s sleep schedule.Ultimately:Sleep schedules are tools, not solutions.Stress (in you or your baby) can lead to sleep disruptions that no schedule can fix. Address the stress, connect, and regulate the nervous

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00:26:13

Ep 53: Three Things I Wish Every Parent Knew About...

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2025/08/12

Whether you are a first-time mom or have multiple kids, there are a few things Heather would want to share with you over a cup of tea (or decaf Americano) to make sleep development easier to navigate.Listen in as she reassures listeners that:Your baby is not broken (and you did NOT break their sleep)Your approach is going to be unique and doesn’t have to follow the rules of any one approach.There’s no “good enough parent club” you have to tick boxes in to be a member in good standing.You deserve

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00:37:47

Ep 52: Birthing Through a Yoga Lens with Angela Sacco

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2025/07/25

Angela Sacco talks with Heather about how to give birth through the perspective of yoga.In the interview we talk about:How sounds during labour support opening of your cervix (and what sounds to make)Breath, and its role in birthing your babyHow the vagus nerve supports you in staying in a regulated parasympathetic state and staying out of sympathetic fight or flightThe connection between fear and painVisualizing (and how it’s ok if it’s not a strategy that you lean on)How much a sense of community

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00:27:10

Ep 51: You Ask, I Answer: How to Bridge to the Next...

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2025/07/17

You Ask, I Answer!Join Heather as she answers questions about how to bridge to the next connection without interrupting the bedtime routine, and how to problem solve 2 hour bedtimes.She covers:What is bridging to the next connection?How to use the Boomerang method of leaving your child at bedtime, but returning before they call out to you (or chase you out of the room!)Ways to reconnect and build trust that you’re coming backHow to use connection, play, and song to allow sleep to happen.Why 2 hour

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00:48:42

Ep 50: Using Light to Support Sleep: A Conversation...

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2025/06/26

Join Heather Boyd as she talks to Carrie Bennett, a health educator in the emerging field of quantum biology, about using light to optimize health and sleep. Carrie has a background in biology, nutrition and body work. Her work is focused on supporting clients by translating and applying research and knowledge about using light and water for promoting optimal health.In this episode, Heather and Carrie talk about:Quantum Biology: what is it?How to use natural light exposure to improve sleep and

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00:26:06

Ep 49: Independent Bedtimes for 15 month old and a 3...

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2025/06/19

In this episode, Heather answers real questions from tired parents looking for solutions.We cover two questions about independent sleep:How do I stop holding my 15 month old’s hand for her to fall asleep?How do I help my 3 and 5 year old fall asleep independently?To answer these questions, Heather describes sleep support strategies that respect your baby’s need for safety and security, stage of development, and temperament.Listen in to hear how the Loved to Sleep method can help you change how a 15

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00:28:49

Ep 48: How to Handle the 4 Month Sleep Regression

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2025/06/12

Let’s talk about the 4-month sleep regression: what it is, what it’s not, and how to manage it.In this episode, Heather Boyd, occupational therapist and sleep coach, explores what’s happening at the 4-month mark and how to move past the worry and fear about this stage of your baby’s development.You’ll learn:An alternative perspective on the entire idea of a 4-month sleep “regressionWhat’s happening in your baby’s brain and body at 4 monthsWhy sleep is sensitive at this stageWhat makes this stage

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00:47:04

Ep 47: Nightweaning with Kim Hawley, IBCIC and...

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2025/06/06

If there was one theme in my practice in the past year, it was night weaning and how to do it with respect, reason, and responsiveness. So today’s episode is right on the mark.My colleague and friend, Kim Hawley, IBCLC and Holistic Sleep Coach, shares perspectives and guidance on night feeding and weaning, and its relationship to sleep.Kim Hawley, MA, MPH, IBCLC is a Holistic Sleep Coach, Lactation Consultant, Peaceful Parenting Educator, mom, and the host of The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast

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Ep 46: From Reflexes to REM -Understanding Newborn...

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2025/05/30

Wondering if your newborn’s sleep is normal?In this episode, Heather Boyd, occupational therapist and sleep coach, breaks down what to expect in the first few months of sleep development.Listen in to hear:What sleep looks like in the first few monthsWhat movements, sounds, and behaviours you’ll see in your newborn when they are sleepingWhat reflexes, breathing patterns, and movement patterns you’ll see from your newbornWhen sleep cycles and consolidated night time sleep start to develop, and what

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00:35:04

Ep 45: How to (Attachment) Parent YOUR Way

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2025/05/22

Heather explores the pressure she felt as a new mom to “measure up” and be “attachment-based enough”. This pressure to be good enough is a theme that comes up often in her one-on-one and sleep group work.In this episode, Heather explores:“Attachment Parenting” and the 7 B’sWhy checklist parenting undermines what is truly important to you (and what to focus on instead)The freedom in knowing that not every moment is perfectThe questions parents ask about whether what they are doing is

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00:55:13

Ep 44: Babywearing with Jordan Morillo, O.T.

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2025/05/15

Baby wearing (carrying a baby on your body using a sling, wrap, or fabric carrier) is a popular and useful way of keeping baby close, and keeping a caregiver’s hands free. In this episode, Heather talks with Jordan Morillo, maternal health occupational therapist, mom of one, and babywearing educator about the benefits and barriers to baby wearing. Jordan became inspired to start The Babywearing OT when she saw gaps in the perinatal care continuum after giving birth to her son.Her evidence-based

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Ep 43: Flora’s Walk: Compassion, Connection, and...

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2025/05/08

In May, communities across Canada come together for Flora’s Walk to increase awareness of maternal mental health and raise funds for community agencies who support mothers in the perinatal period. In this episode, Heather explores:The statistics around prevalence of mental illness in mothers and fathers in the perinatal periodCommon signs of Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders5 Strategies for supporting maternal mental healthThe roles that sleep and community play in supporting maternal mental

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00:16:02

Ep 42: 3 Tips that Change the Way You Look At Sleep...

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2025/04/24

If you’re feeling frustrated or discouraged by your baby’s sleep, you’re not alone. There’s really no way to fully appreciate how exhausted you’ll be as a parent, even if you’ve been told you’re going to be tired and your baby will wake up often.In this episode, Heather breaks down 3 shifts you can make so that your baby’s sleep is easier and less draining starting right now.So often in our search for solutions to sleep problems, we focus on fixing what isn’t broken, and we struggle to shift our

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00:41:06

Ep 41: Kinder Musik with Miss Corrie Rose

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2025/04/17

Corrie Rose is a Kinder Musik educator in Niagara Ontario and studio owner of Kinder Musik with Miss Corrie. Music is a powerful and deeply engrained medium for learning, connection, and regulation. Kinder Musik is a specific program that uses instruments, stories, and movement activities to support early development.In this episode we exploreThe benefits of music for mental health, regulation, and connectionCorrie’s unexpected path from pharmacy assistant to struggling student, motherhood, and

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