Bub2sleep baby sleep consultant perth and toddler sleep consultant perth

Season 2 | Episode 30

I was so excited to have Amy as a guest this week. I met Amy 2 years ago at a Women in business event in Sydney, she has a remarkable story that I wanted to share with you all.

Amy is aTraumatic Brain Injury Survivor, she almost had her life taken away from her when she had a Quadbike accident September 2013. Amyu

Amy ended up breaking 38 bones, ruptured numerous internal organs, and ended up with a Traumatic Brain Injury. Spending over two weeks in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 2 months in the Surgical Wards and over a year in the rehabilitation ward.

Through all of her rehabilitation she was determined to become a mum and went on to have 2 amazing boys.

She is also an incredible inspiration Key Note Speaker, Author and Co-author.

I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as we did. Amy is such a beautiful, positive human.

Please follow her @amyaquilini.aquoonline

If you aren't already following me on insta head over to @bub2sleep for all my top tips and advice around sleep and parenting. I offer a free 15 minute phone chat to run through all your questions, click here to BOOK your free 15 minute chat.

I also have a nurturing, safe, non judgemental space over at Bub2sleep Motherhood Membership, come join us in there, to have unlimited questions answered, weekly live Q&A's and monthly experts in their field https://bub2sleep.com.au/motherhood-membership

Much Love

Donna - Bub2sleep

Season 2 | Episode 29

I am thrilled to have Emma from @motivemums as a guest today to chat about all things exercise and exercise after having a baby, she is a wealth of knowledge on when and what to do.

Emma is a mother of 2 boys and is very passionate about helping pregnant and postpartum women to exercise safely and effectively. Emma is a certified MumSafe Trainer and partners with Women's Health Physiotherapist to help new mums.

Go and follow her @motivemums or on facebook Motivate Mums or go to her website www.motivatemums

If you aren't already following me on insta head over to @bub2sleep for all my top tips and advice around sleep and parenting. I offer a free 15 minute phone chat to run through all your questions, click here to BOOK your free 15 minute chat.

I also have a nurturing, safe, non judgemental space over at Bub2sleep Motherhood Membership, come join us in there, to have unlimited questions answered, weekly live Q&A's and monthly experts in their field https://bub2sleep.com.au/motherhood-membership

Much Love

Donna - Bub2sleep

Season 2 | Episode 28

On this weeks episode I am thrilled to chat to Sara all about how to heal our sexual relationship with our partners after giving birth.  Such an important topic, that we don't often discuss. 

Sara Stone is a renowned couples sex and relationship coach, educator, and somatic therapist. With a focus on healing relationship wounds and fostering deeper sexual fulfilment.

Sara runs transformative events and programs. She specialises in supporting couples and new parents to reignite intimacy and empowers mothers to reclaim their libido, feel sexy, and embrace their sensuality. 

Through her expertise and compassionate approach, Sara helps clients heal, connect authentically, and experience greater sexual satisfaction.

Please click here to go follow her @TheSaraStone.

Or to her website www.sarastone.org

Much Love

Donna - Bub2sleep

Season 2 | Episode 27

TRIGGER WARNING - TOPICS DISCUSSED IS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE

On this weeks episode I am hounoured to have Lachlan O'Donoghue from @20_talk as my guest, Lachlan is the co-founder of a Perth mental health charity, @20_talk.

The charity was born in 2017 after his friendship group lost two close mates to suicice within 2 months. 20Talk aims to be a well-being platform for young adults to engage in mental health and wellbeing education in a way that makes sense to them. Lachlan manages the training arm of the charity.

This topic today is close to my heart through our own personal journey with our daughter, through her own mental health battle's during high school and at times being suicidal. We are wanting to share our story, so if someone who listen's may know, a sister, brother, cousin, friend or family member who is struggling, that you are not alone and there is so much support out there.

I wanted to share Lachlan to my listeners, as mental health and suicide is often always a difficult topic to discuss, but in this current day and age the suicide rate is increasing at a rapid rate, and to be able to create awareness around prevention and support rather than the devastation of a loss is incredibly important.

20_talk's purpose is to meet young people where they are at, offer an ear and where applicable challenge them to grow.

If you aren't already following me on insta head over to @bub2sleep for all my top tips and advice around sleep and parenting. I offer a free 15 minute phone chat to run through all your questions, click here to BOOK your free 15 minute chat.

I also have a nurturing, safe, non judgemental space over at Bub2sleep Motherhood Membership, come join us in there, to have unlimited questions answered, weekly live Q&A's and monthly experts in their field https://bub2sleep.com.au/motherhood-membership

Much Love

Donna - Bub2sleep

Season 2 | Episode 26

On this weeks episode I am super excited to share with you Emily from @consciousmothersgroup we have an awesome discusion about my other passion in life, conscious, connected parenting!

It is such an incredible method to understand our triggers as parents and how the way we were raised, directly effects the way we parent.

My gorgeous guest Emily is a mama of three to two boys and a girl, with a passion for conscious, gentle and respectful parenting.

She is a qualifed early childhood educator, but has stepped away from the system and moved towards a conscious, natural and un-schooling approach to education which led to the co- creation of We Are Nature Network.

Emily loves working with families who are ready to embrace a conscious parenting style and break the parenting cycle!

Instagram @consciousmothersgroup

Head to Emily's website We are Nature Network

If you aren't already following me on insta head over to @bub2sleep for all my top tips and advice around sleep and parenting. I offer a free 15 minute phone chat to run through all your questions, click here to BOOK your free 15 minute chat.

I also have a nurturing, safe, non judgemental space over at Bub2sleep Motherhood Membership, come join us in there, to have unlimited questions answered, weekly live Q&A's and monthly experts in their field https://bub2sleep.com.au/motherhood-membership

Much Love

Donna - Bub2sleep

Season 2 | Episode 26

On this week's episode I am excited to share with you Kirsty @kirsty_kohlhagen

Kirsty is a Women’s Holistic Coach, specializing in Meditation, Spirituality and mindset. Making Meditation easy for you to look within and deeply connect to yourself so that you feel truly amazing to shine bright ✨

Through her own personal journey of loss, PND and self-discovery she now works with women navigating their own overwhelm of juggling many hats of life through simple practices that support calm and deep connection.

Through Meditations, her 3 month program Soulful Embrace ~ Awaken your Essence and 1:1 Coaching, you are sure to receive so much support, love and encouragement on your journey with her.

You can download a free Meditation too, Click here to download free meditation

If you aren't already following me on insta head over to @bub2sleep for all my top tips and advice around sleep and parenting. I offer a free 15 minute phone chat to run through all your questions, click here to BOOK your free 15 minute chat.

I also have a nurturing, safe, non judgemental space over at Bub2sleep Motherhood Membership, come join us in there, to have unlimited questions answered, weekly live Q&A's and monthly experts in their field https://bub2sleep.com.au/motherhood-membership

Much Love

Donna - Bub2sleep

Season 2 | Episode 25

On this weeks episode I am super duper excited about my first "international" guest, we dive deep into what it means to be a connected, conscious parent. Parenting is tough that is for sure, and we all need as much support and love as possible to be the best parents we can be for our children. Talking about boundaries, discipline without damage and Parenting Right from the start.

Dr. Vanessa Lapointe @Drvanessalapointe a mum, parenting educator, best-selling author, international speaker.

She holds a doctoral degree in psychology, and practiced as a psychologist for nearly 20 years, before devoting her full-time energy to connecting with parents and other “big people” around the globe in 2023.

Founder of The North Star Developmental Clinic, Dr. Vanessa has long been supporting families and children in her developmental clinic alongside her team and has previous experience in community mental health and the school system. Dr. Vanessa is known for bringing a sense of nurturing understanding and humanity to all of her work. Her passion is in walking alongside parents, teachers, care providers, and other big people to really see the world through the child’s eyes. She believes that if we can do this, we are beautifully positioned to grow up our children in the best possible way.

I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did.

If you aren't already following me on insta head over to @bub2sleep for all my top tips and advice around sleep and parenting. I offer a free 15 minute phone chat to run through all your questions, click here to BOOK your free 15 minute chat.

I also have a nurturing, safe, non judgemental space over at Bub2sleep Motherhood Membership, come join us in there, to have unlimited questions answered, weekly live Q&A's and monthly experts in their field https://bub2sleep.com.au/motherhood-membership

Much Love

Donna - Bub2sleep

Season 2 | Episode 24

On this weeks episode very excited to share with you Lacey @imyourgotogirl. Lacey is a Stylist and Image coach through her business "Your Go To Girl" Lacey is the all in one solution for helping Mumma's regain their confidence.

Through the power of personal style and self-connection, Lacey has helped thousands of women all across the world regain their confidence for the past 11 years.

Lacey is a highly sought after social media influencer, content creator, confidence coach and keynote speaker. She is the host of the "Showing Up In Style" podcast and you can find her on social media @imyourgotogirl

Be sure to tune into her content on Instagram to find relatable content as she shows up authentically every day with a bunch of free content for you to access.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Much Love

Donna

Season 2 | Episode 23

This week I am very excited to share with you Nikki Chamberlain @nikkicoaching

Nikki is a health and mindset coach for women who have tried everything to maintain a weight they desire, but more importantly, Nikki helps change beliefs around self-worth, supports and educates to sustain amazing results.

Please follow Nikki @nikkicoaching and DM her for any questions you may have. Her page is super informative.

Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.

Much Love

Donna xo

Season 2 | Episode 22

On this weeks episode, I am super excited to share with you Sarah from @themummanest .

My 2 passions if life is amazing sleep, and anything parenting support.

In this episode we dive into conscious motherhood, trying to be kind to ourselves as mothers, finding our way back to our passion and purpose and how by being able to understand what triggers us in our day to day parenting, that there are tools that we can use to manage them a little easier, without so much overwhelm and guilt.

Sarah is a mum of three, & Founder of The Mumma Nest.

After a traumatic birth with her third child her entire world pivoted & she chose to use the challenge as an opportunity to heal herself, explore alternate methodologies & bridge the gap between systemic norms between birth & clinical care.

The Mumma Nest is a space for mother's navigating personal & business life, who want to feel empowered as a mother & woman, transform themselves & unlock consciousness to live aligned with who they desire to become.

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did, we are sure there will be a Part 2, as there is just so much to talk about and share with all the mumma's out there.

Season 2 | Episode 21

On this week's podcast I am super excited to chat with Jess Wilson @jess_wilson_nutrition.

Jess is a Functional Nutritionist, Gut Health and Hormone Practitioner and All-Round Wellness Coach. She also a busy mum, ocean lover and a runner... who loves to live a vibrant life.

She supports and guides women to live their best happy life, worth living, in the healthiest way and feel their optimum.

I have been working with her over the last few months to heal my gut and improve my overall health, and it has been incredible.

Check out her page for all her yummy recipes and programs or book a 1:1 with Jess, you won't regret it.

Hope you enjoy our chat.

Season 2 | Episode 20

On this week's episode I talk about how our babies/infants/toddlers and children can master the miracle of sleep.

It doesn't have to be scary or negative, we don't even have to leave the room, we can nurture and support our babies to sleep well.

There is so much unregulated and flooded information out there in regards to parenting and particularly sleep, everyone is just so overwhelmed and confused and still not getting some sleep.

Please reach out and ask any questions you may have after you have listened. DM me over at instagram.

Season 2 | Episode 19

I am excited to share with you Lucy Newton , Lucy is a mum of 2 and a Registered Nurse. Lucy has created this incredible online course for expectant mumma's or mumma's with a newborn, as first time mumma's we are busy planning our pregnancy and birth but don't really plan for our post partum..

This course is a one stop course preparing you for the realities having a new baby brings, not to overwhelm you, but empower you and reduce any anxiety about bringing baby home.

Oh my gosh how I would have LOVED something like this before I had Eloise.

Episode 18 | 15 December, 2022

So excited to have Natashia Telfer @juggling_mumma as a guest, Natashia is a Canberra based mum, wife, businesswoman and best selling author.

She has an incredible story of strength and adversity, being a cancer survivor at the age of 19, a kindness advocate, IVF mumma, perpetual ball dropper, chaos co-ordinator and silver lining seeker.

Loved chatting with her today, hope you love it too.

Episode 17 | 28 August, 2022

On this weeks podcast I am very excited to invite Sean from the @thefatheringproject.

Sean is a father of three, grandfather to two and a husband of one.

His passion is seeing social change, and spreading the message about the importance of fathers and father figures in a child’s life, and their significant impact on development and wellbeing.

As the founder of the organisation 4 Fathers, Sean joined The Fathering Project in 2016 to assist in the establishment of the organisation and its programs across NSW.

Sean now works as the Partnerships and Community Relations Manager and is responsible for the expansion of the programs throughout Australia to reach as many fathers and families through its delivery in Schools, Corporates and other Organisations.

I loved chatting to Sean about the importance and father and father figures in our children's life. Hope you enjoy.

Episode 16 | 21 August, 2022

On this week's podcast I am super excited to share with you Dominique Fletcher, she is a Women's Nurturing Coach http://www.instagram.com/dominiquefletcher_

She is as her title says, the most incredible Nurturer.

I have been working 1:1 with her over the last few months, she has been able to support me through some stormy times, whilst parenting teenager's.

Really nurturing and guiding me, so I can understand why I do and say the things I do, why I feel the way I feel, giving me the tools to heal and grow.

So I can try to be the best mum I possibly can for my beautiful girls.

If we can heal ourselves then we can truly be the best parent's possible.

Hope you enjoy Dominique, as much as I enjoy spending time with her.

Episode 15 | 10 August, 2022

On this week's poddy, I am very excited to share with you Genevieve from @connectedparentingau.

She is a parent Educator & Obstetric Social Worker.

We chat all about connected & attachment parenting.

What it means and how these technique's can support you during your parenting journey.

It may not be what you thought attachment parenting was, it certainly was different to what I always thought it was.

Gen is a parent to 4 boy's, so she has had and having plenty of great life experience using all these technique's.

ENJOY xx

Episode 14 | 25 July, 2022

On this week's Poddy I am so excited to share the gorgeous Brooke Vulinovich, founder of @socialclubcommunity.

She is an Insta Business Coach Extraordinaire.

Full of passion and energy and know's everything you need to know about Instagram and growing your business.

Brooke and her husband Dom were client's of mine when their 6m old little man Karlo, started not loving sleep.

He came out their angel baby, slept all the time and all was going well till all that changed over night.

Karlo started waking many times and night and wasn't loving his day naps.

Brooke was able to get back to her business she loved pretty quickly when she was getting sleep, when things changed, work was a little harder to do because being a mumma always comes first.

Today we chat about being an entrepreneur business mumma !

Hope you enjoy!

Episode 13 | 3 May, 2022

On this week's podcast I am so excited to share with you Justine Zappa @justinezappa, she is a mumma of 3 and an author of her beautiful book, titled 'Birth Book - Bringing Belief back to birth.'

It is an interactive guide to birth with belief, trust and instinct.

Justine has created the book, through all of her life experience around pregnancy, birth, loss and beyond.

If you are wanting to purchase one of her books, head to her instragram @justinezappa.

Hope You Enjoy!

Episode 12 | 16 March, 2022

On this week's Podcast I talk to the lovely Dee & Cherly from @bundleandme.

They are both Midwives and Lactation Consultants who run a Pregnancy & Postpartum service here in Perth Western Australia, and also work Australia wide via Telehealth. They work closely with a great team of GP's, obstetricians and other experts in this field.

Today we are chatting about all they do to support expectant families, during pregnancy, birth and 6 weeks post-partum.

We also chat to Cheryl about Breastfeeding, what to expect in the first month, the support they can give around mothers choice's, we are all for whatever a mum chooses to do, breastfeed or bottle feed.

Hope you enjoy. Much Love Donna xo

Episode 11 | 3 March, 2022

On today's podcast I speak to the lovely Emilia who is the founder of @motherbear.postpartum, she is a postpartum doula and doula business coach.

I asked Emilia to run through what it is that a postpartum doula can do to support families with a Newborn and beyond.

Produced by Sophie Jackson (@soundstreetworld)

Hope you enjoy. Much Love

Episode 10 | 14 February, 2022

On this week's podcast I am so excited to have the lovely Georgie from the @the_womens_collective . She is a business woman, content creator and Instagram guru.

After splitting from her wife in 2020 before they had children, she decided to commence the journey of becoming a mum all by herself.

Today we talk about her wonderful experience, from the conception journey through to birth and all the ups and downs in between.

Hope you enjoy! Much Love, Donna

Episode 9 | 21 December, 2021

This week's podcast is Part 2 with Vicki Pellow, a young adult cancer survivor, an advocacy Coach and a mumma.

She talks about her experience with IVF and what it felt like for her once she became a mother, the huge identity shift's that we have after we have given birth, her struggle with Post Natal Depression and much much more.

Much Love

Produced by Sound Street

Episode 8 | 8 December, 2021

I am so excited to share with you the lovely Vicky Pellowe, this is Part 1 of a 2 part series, where she shares her story of being a young adult cancer survivor, the choices she had to make around her future after Chemo and what she needed to do if she had a chance of becoming a mumma later on in life if she survived.

Vicky is an advocacy coach, supporting anyone who has been through adversity and looking for how to live life after a life changing event has occurred.

Hope you enjoy.

Please follow her @vickypellowe.

Much Love

Episode 7 | 18 November, 2021

On this week's episode I am talking to Jess from @rescueblue_littleaid about the importance of learning first aid for you and your family.

Rescue Blue is a Paediatric First Aid Provider and everything is taught by Paramedic's. They are extremely passionate about educating and empowering parents to have the skills to be able to deal with life threatening experience or medical emergency. Follow them on @rescueblue_littleaid, where you can book in for any of the Little Aid workshops.

Or you can find out more at www.rescueblue.com.au

Episode 6 | 29 July, 2021

So on this weeks podcast I am talking to the lovely Mandy from @raisetodders about all things toddler’s, she is a Todder Development Specialist!

She is an expert in her field, we could have chatted all day, she is a wealth of knowledge on how to tackle everything from toddler tantrum’s, to easing mumma's stress around all the boundary pushing and toddlers yearning for their independence.

Mandy has an incredible program for parents to support them through this journey of Todderhood, you can find out more about this incredible program at www.raisetoddlers.com.au.

Episode 5 | 19 July, 2021

On this episode I am very excited to be able to chat with Brooke Turner from Balance Fitness and Nutrition. Brooke is a Pre & Post Natal Specialist in fitness and nutrition. Brooke is a mum of three and her newest addition to the family is a newborn. We chat about all things women nutrition and exercise, what to do exercise wise during pregnancy and when and how to start exercising again after birth. Also chatting about how important good nutrition is and how to be kind to yourself through all these times. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Episode 4 | 9 July, 2021

I am sooooo excited to share this episode with you all, I have united with 2 other top sleep experts here in Australia, Steph Gouin from Sleep by Steph, and Maryanne Sayers from Baby Sleep Matters.

We are all very like-minded women/mothers and sleep specialists and we are very passionate about trying to spread the truth and positivity around baby sleep. There is just too much negative and false information being spread around via social media platforms and the internet, that we now are going to be so driven to have a voice for all those tired mumma’s out there that are exhausted and feel like they have nowhere to turn.

We all support our families one on one with full guidance, you never have to leave your baby and you will always respond to their needs, and they can still learn the biological, miracle skill of sleep.

Episode 3 | 2 July, 2021

So excited for me to be able to share Tina from @the.birth.collective with you all. Tina is a Hypnobirthing practitioner, she is based in Sydney and is able to support families world wide. On this episode we talk about pregnancy, birth, and the usual feelings of fear and negativity around how you will bring your baby into the world. Tina shares her 2 completely different birth experiences. She explains how hypnobirthing is not just for alternative famlies, it can be used for any type of birthing experience, caesarian included. Follow her @the.birth.collective or find her at www.thebirthcollective.com.au

Much Love, Donna Moala

Episode 2 | 17 June, 2021

Today I talk about all things regressions and the anxiety around parenting apps. I commonly see posts & messages about certain Apps telling parents that in the future their baby is expected to experience regressions and challenging times.

I don't want mum's sitting around anxiously waiting for the next regression or tough time to hit, because you worry about it and it may not even come.

Let's embrace the NOW and enjoy the times when things are going well. We don't actually know what is going to happen in the future and "worrying about it won't change a thing".

Every baby is so individual, lets all try to go with the flow xoxoxox

Episode 1 | 28 March, 2021

On the first episode, host Donna Moala talks about her journey to motherhood and what drove her to become a certified sleep consultant.

To see more of Donna, follow her on instagram: @bub2sleep

PRODUCTION BY: Sophie Jackson - Sound Street (www.soundstreet.com.au)

Welcome Episode | 17 March, 2021

Episode one coming soon!!

Welcome to the Baby Sleep Sessions, this is the show where I talk about all things sleep for you and your family. Myth busting, all the hot topics like catnapping, early morning waking, regression, night waking and lots lots more, I will also give you tools and tips for all ages and Sharing with you my ups and down around parenting life and sleep. I will bring you conversation’s with interesting, inspiring and intelligent people who are experts in their fields to further support and guide you through your parenting journey. I really want to make this a one stop shop for you all. There is just so much confusing and conflicting sleep information out there , which is actually sending parents crazy with worry and anxiety. There is certainly not one secret around sleep but I am happy to share all of mine.

Much love, Donna x