The Responsive Family Sleep Podcast From the archives: Sleep and regulation with Lyndsey Hookway
Welcome to the summer from the archives series! We’re revisiting some much loved podcast episodes from the early months of the podcast. These are episode that are great to revisit at different points in your parenting journey.
This is one of my top episodes for good reason. Sleep is all about regulation, and we can’t talk about improving sleep without understanding nervous system regulation.
In this episode, I’m joined by the amazing Lyndsey Hookway to talk all about regulation and sleep. We dive into what regulation is; what it has to do with sleep; and why regulation is such an important and often overlooked piece in the sleep puzzle. Lyndsey is one of my sleep mentors and it’s always a joy to talk sleep with her.
About Lyndsey
Lyndsey is an experienced paediatric nurse, children’s public health nurse, IBCLC, researcher, responsive sleep/parenting advocate, and the author of 6 books. She has worked with children and families for more than 20 years within in-patient paediatrics, paediatric ambulatory care, NICU, and the community.
Lyndsey is a researcher at Swansea University, exploring the needs and challenges of medically complex breastfed infants and children, and completed her PhD in 2023. In 2019 she founded the Breastfeeding the Brave project to raise awareness of the unique lactation needs of sick children in the paediatric setting. Lyndsey is the co-founder and clinical director of the Holistic Sleep Coaching program and Thought Rebellion. She is a respected international speaker and also provides regular training, advocacy and consultancy to both NHS and private organisations.
Connect with Lyndsey
www.breastfeedingthebrave.com
Instagram: @lyndsey_hookway
Facebook: @LyndseyHookway
Twitter: @FeedSleepBond
Resources related to this episode
I encourage you to check out Lyndsey’s books on sleep- let’s talk about your new family’s sleep and still awake.