You do not want to miss this one! We talk chronic health, covid babies, sleep and all things Mammas go through!

Katie is a baby-led sleep consultant with a background in registered nursing. She is a mother to two boys, Ellis (3.5) and Ari (1.5). Katie has a long history of chronic illness which lead her to taking a break from nursing, and in her time away from the workforce had her 2 boys, navigating 2 x hyperemesis gravidarum pregnancies and 2 c-section recoveries. 

Katie became fascinated with the world of infant sleep and early childhood development after experiencing chronic wakefulness with her eldest who is highly sensitive and navigating parenting a child with developmental differences. She is passionate about responsive and neuroprotective parenting practices, and how our attunement and responsiveness to our children can help them to develop a thriving nervous system that is primed for a lifetime of resiliency. 

Her subsequent experience guiding her second child through his first year of sleep was remarkably different; much less stressful and Katie felt much more rested, even though her second child’s sleep was also challenging. Katie is passionate about guiding others through the sleep challenges that families can face in early childhood and helping them find strategies that take the pressure off and make parenting more enjoyable. 

She has completed a Baby-led Sleep & Wellbeing certification through Isla Grace, and she has now launched her own sleep and early parenting support business under the name NeuroGrow. Katie’s main area of focus is highly sensitive children and how their temperament impacts sleep. She is currently working on various resources to support parents of highly sensitive littles while carrying out 1:1 sleep support through Mama Matters. www.mamamatters.com.au & https://instagram.com/neurogrow_