When I first met this family of five in their inner Sydney home, they were struggling with a solid routine and heading down a very painful path of sleep depravation and frustration. With three full time working parents, and young twins who wouldn’t sleep – life was getting hard to handle. Being able to help...
Lack of routine, anxiety and sleep problem – how are they connected? Most of us have felt it. Sometimes it creeps up on you throughout a particularly stressful day, taking you altogether by surprise. In some cases, it’s a exhausting state of mind that can leave you physically and emotionally drained, highly strung, nervous or...
Get ready to turn the clock back on April 5th for the end of daylight saving. Cooler weather means better sleep. Both adults and children tend to sleep better and more deeply in cooler temperatures. Even if it varies from person to person, a good temperature to aim for is 20°C. So make sure you don’t compensate...
Cheryl is part counsellor, part sleep guru! Sean and Penelope, juggling life with a toddler and a baby Cheryl listened to all our issues, frustrations and concerns without judgment or criticism, which was wonderful for us as new parents. She knew we were just doing our best to navigate all these new experiences. She gave...
“I am a better person and a better mum now that I get to sleep at night.” Anna and Anand, had always been sceptical towards ‘sleep training’ Our baby was a terrible sleeper and after one and a half years we got to a point where we felt we couldn’t go for much longer as...
“Our two-year old who went from being an amazing sleeper to an absolute nightmare – and no matter what we did we could not get back into our great routine and habits.” Georgie and John, about to go back to work full time full time We got to the point where it felt like we...
“I got my confidence back, I got my sleep back, we got our lives back!” Ping, working full time and often needs to travel For the longest time, we believed it would sort it self out automatically as our child grew older. A few weeks became a few months, then those months and suddenly we...
Many people reach out during stressful times in their lives. HSC can definitely be one of those times where your sleep is suffering. As featured in EFTM: Link to original post: It’s almost HSC time so here’s a tip, GO TO BED, by Chris Bowden. There’s three letters that still instil fear in me,...
