I Thought I Was Over This

If you haven't tried our Pause episodes before, welcome.  Different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body, these episodes are identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art.

In this episode we:

1. Get Settled
2. Track Your Breath

Past episodes mentioned:
Pause 1
Pause 2

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

In this episode, Dr. Kimber discusses helping to create safety, security, bonding, and sleep cycles with your child.

Sharing from her studies as an attachment specialist to her own experiences as a parent, Dr. Kimber offers various approaches, ideas, and troubleshooting tips to help you and your child to get much-needed rest and sleep. And along the way, please keep in mind that all of us learn as we go on the parenting journey, so please give yourself compassion and grace along the way.

Key moments include:

01:35 – My parenting approach to my children and how different it was for each of my kids. 
06:53 – A full-circle realization that I caused trauma to my son’s nervous system.
08:09 – What is secure attachment, and why is it the greatest gift we can give our children?
10:59 – What is the relationship of secure attachment to a child’s sleep? 
15:41 – Understanding night-time demand feeding and how to effectively manage it.
17:55 – The importance of flexibility as a parent.
19:07 – An awareness of parenting goals – creating a rough draft for parenting structure.
26:00 – How anxiety and trauma affect your nervous system and, ultimately, your infant.
30:46 – Posturing yourself as a mom who can either be sleep-deprived or grateful for catching some zzz’s.
32:43 – Troubleshooting tips when you are a mom who has a baby who wants to play rather than sleep.
40:02 – How dysregulation affects your infant’s sleeping patterns, and my last-minute advice for mothers and fathers struggling to create a well-rounded sleep structure for themselves and their children.

Resources mentioned and additional resources:
Read more: Ferber Method
Read more: Adult Attachment Interview
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson)
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired (by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson)
Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five (by Penelope Leach)
Touchpoints-Birth to Three (by T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua D. Sparrow)
Sleep: The Brazelton Way (by T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua D. Sparrow)

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

If you haven't tried our Pause episodes before, welcome.  Different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body, these episodes are identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art.

In this episode we:

1. Get Settled
2. Track Your Breath
3. Hand Placement
4. Imagine Safety in Water
5. Spiritual Practice of Being With
6. Sleep

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

In this episode, Dr. Kimber talks about teens, sleep routines, and habits. Quality sleep is essential for a teenager’s mental health and optimal development, and at this crucial stage of their lives, teenagers truly do need support from their parents, especially in the establishment of sound sleep habits and routines.

Taking into consideration how a teenage brain is wired, Dr. Kimber discusses the impact of a parent’s support on their teen’s health and well-being, along with key topics for parents to think about and keep in mind as they support their children with sleep.

Key moments include:
01:05 – The unexpected age where a person experiences full development of executive brain function.
03:19 – Why teens need parental help, especially when it comes to sleep.
04:43 – An example of how we integrate good sleep hygiene in our home.
06:53 – Teenage brains: hardwired to being night-owl brains.
11:40 – Social media, phone use and sleep.
17:26 – The relationship between sleep and anxiety.
23:15 – Major stressor for teenagers and how it affects sleep.
32:28 – Helping your teen manage stress to achieve optimal sleep.

Resources mentioned:
The Teenage Brain – Written by Francis Jensen
Brainstorm – Written by Dr. Dan Siegel

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

In this episode, Dr. Kimber is joined by a very special guest: her daughter, Eden Del Valle. Together, they take a look at navigating life with ADHD (including how ADHD impacts sleep).

Eden, currently a sophomore in college, was diagnosed with ADHD in 3rd grade. She shares her experience and what she has learned along the way, including how she came to be diagnosed, her symptoms with ADHD, her experience with medication and ADHD, and strategies she’s found useful to help support her in the day-to-day.

Eden shares what she’d love her 2nd and 3rd grade self to have known when she was struggling, as well as ideas and information to help family members who are supporting loved ones with ADHD.

Key moments include:

01:04 - Eden’s diagnosis of ADHD and a quick informational brief about the disorder.

03:21 - Eden shares her symptoms of ADHD.

05:33 - Eden elaborates on what her journey has been like and the side effects of pharmaceutical interventions to her life.

08:26 - What Eden would share with her 2nd-grade self.

13:30 - Eden shares the lifestyle changes she made to thrive in life and in school while navigating the ups and downs of ADHD.

15:40 - A deep dive on the benefits of calendaring and how it has helped Eden.

16:56 - Eden shares the effects of stimulants on her daily life and what strategies she has taken to combat it.

19:42 - Eden describes her life as a student with ADHD.

21:56 - What are the most common misconceptions about ADHD and what makes Eden take action?

24:53 - Eden’s tips on reading, being distracted, and other tasks that need focus.

26:44 - What would you want listeners to know about ADHD?

28:04 - How does Eden navigate tests that deal with enumerations, procedures, or steps?

31:03 - Eden’s message for individuals who are closely-related or know someone who has ADHD.

Resources Mentioned:
Headspace app: https://www.headspace.com/

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

If you haven't tried our Pause episodes before, welcome.  Different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body, these episodes are identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art.

In this episode we:

1. Get Settled 
2. Track Your Breath
3. Express Gratitude to All the Body Parts
4. Ground Using Hand Placements and Feel Warmth
5. Notice the Embodied Experience of Gratitude
6. Voo Breath

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

In this episode, Dr. Kimber is joined by Dr. Lisa Fillis, a naturopathic doctor from Long Beach, CA. Dr. Fillis graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2003 and brings almost 20 years of clinical practice to the conversation. Naturopathic medicine is about getting to the root cause of illness, and she's passionate about helping women heal from the inside out.

Dr. Kimber and Dr. Fillis discuss the ways in which hormones play a role in the body’s activities, especially sleep. Dr. Fillis dives deep into hormone disruption during menopause, steps to take to combat menopause, and steps to understand what is happening in your body.

Key moments include:

02:50 - The way in which sleep helps our body repair.

04:05 - How hormones affect almost every activity in the body?

06:15 - Possible reasons for disruptions in sleep.

10:36 - Suggestions on how to navigate hormone imbalances for both men and women.

18:31 - How to get help with sleep loss affected by menopause.

Keep in touch with Dr. Lisa Fillis, ND:
Website: http://www.restoration-health.com/

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

If you haven't tried our Pause episodes before, welcome.  Different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body, these episodes are identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art.

In this episode we:

1. Get Outside 
2. Get in Your Body
3. Use Your Senses to Enhance Your Walk
4. Breath Work

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

In this episode Dr. Kimber is joined by Dr. Sunny Raleigh. Sunny Raleigh, DO, is Co-Founder & Medical Director of Restoration Healthcare, Inc. — a Southern California-based healthcare practice that’s on a mission to restore hope and optimize the body’s innate ability to heal from within through the compassionate delivery of functional medicine.

A recognized expert in the treatment of chronic illness without a diagnosis, Dr. Raleigh is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, is American Osteopathic Association board certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Family/Osteo Manipulative Medicine, and holds membership in the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Family Physicians, the Institute for Functional Medicine, and the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS).

Dr. Kimber and Dr. Raleigh discuss the importance of sleep, as well as share tips to help improve the quality of sleep. Because yes — sleep is that important! During their conversation, Dr. Raleigh helps inform the importance of quality sleep by relating it to the body's functions and overall health, along with discussing potential roots of sleep disorders, sharing stories from her college experience and medical residency.

Key moments include:

02:21 - Dr. Raleigh discusses her personal relationship with sleep.
13:35 - How EMFs silently affect sleep.
25:17 - Impacts of the substances we put into our body and their impact on sleep.
36:37 - Establishing routines and boundaries before sleep.

Resources mentioned include:
EMF Analysis: Jack Black — EMFSafetySolutions.com
Wired Line: 949-261-7352
Lokosana Grounding Pad: Samina — https://saminasleep.com/lokosana-grounding-pad/

Keep in touch with Dr. Sunny Raleigh, DO:
Website: https://www.RhealthC.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/RestorationHealthcare1
Facebook: https://facebook.com//SunnyRaleighDO
Instagram: https://instagram.com/RestorationHealthcare1

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

Join 'A Moment of Pause' Newsletter: https://drkimber.activehosted.com/f/5

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Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing

If you haven't tried our Pause episodes before, welcome.  Different from the sleep season episodes where we get into stories and content, here we put into practice training our minds and connecting with our body, these episodes are identified by the white raven on the podcast cover art.

In this episode we:

1. Discuss Why We Need To Ground - Neuroception 
2. Grounding Practice
3.  Quiet Your Mind through Breath Work
4. Notice How You Are Physically Safe
5. Mind Work Noticing the Senses

Check out past episodes and more information here: https://www.drkimber.net/podcast-info

Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare or mental health professional.  This content is created for education and entertainment purposes only.

Join 'A Moment of Pause' Newsletter: https://drkimber.activehosted.com/f/5

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Connect with Dr. Kimber:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_kimber/
About My Work: https://www.drkimber.net

Fierce Gentle Community: https://www.drkimber.net/fierce-gentle

Book: Still: Making A Whole When Parts Go Missing