Empowerhood Weekly is a Sleep,Health, and Motherhood-Focused Newsletter/Podcast/Blog that looks at how best to thrive in a world of information overload with lack of real community. It combines inspiration with data and analysis to bring not just education–but encouragement and practical ways to apply to your life today.
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What is a night terror? We have all been there as a parent when our child wakes up screaming and confused, but Night terrors and nightmares are notoriously confused between one another. Surprisingly they are different! Knowing the difference between the two sleep episodes can help you respond to the child in the correct manner. […]
What to expect as a new parent? Expect the unexpected! Each human being is unique and different! As much as we want to plan and know what becoming a parent will be like, we really don’t know until we meet our little one. When it comes to newborn sleep and predictions of how much sleep […]
How to prevent SIDS. SIDS is an acronym for “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome”. Each year 3500 babies die of SIDS and accidental deaths in America. While researchers and doctors still do not know why SIDS occurs, they do know a lot of things that can help prevent it and have significantly changed death statistics in […]
How to help postpartum recovery. Sleeping when the baby sleeps is advice that just never makes sense and is not realistic. What is realistic is that you are thrown into an overwhelming time in your life. Overload of advice, an exhausted postpartum body you are unfamiliar with, and most importantly a little human being you […]
Sleep environment is important whether you have a baby, toddler, or older child. It is one thing as parents that we have total control over and can use to create a calm, safe sleep space for our children. What will help my child sleep? Let’s go over some must-have material items you should include to […]
There is always a reason why your baby won’t sleep. As a sleep consultant I consider myself a children’s sleep investigator, looking at the child’s sleep needs, behavior, and family lifestyle to personalize changes the child requires. Children are born built to sleep; they just have to learn the skills to get themselves to sleep […]
Falling asleep can sometimes be tricky. We are constantly go go go, and to ask the human body to suddenly rest on command can be difficult if our brain is stimulated and telling us otherwise. There are also situations where you fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, but you are still […]
Push past self-doubt to build a life you dream of and help others. The Empowerhood Podcast just released its first three episodes!! The lineup starts with Nora Matthew from Her Strength Studio. Next up is Jennifer Peters from My life coach Jen and finishing the launch is Kyla Schmidt from Mom starts Here. We talk about […]
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