Kim West, LCSW-C is a mom of two who has been a practicing child and family social worker for over 25 years. She has personally helped over twenty thousand families all over the world gently teach their children how to fall asleep—and fall back asleep without leaving them to cry it out alone. She started training Gentle Sleep Coaches internationally in 2010 and has appeared as a child sleep expert in numerous magazines, newspapers, and television programs, including Dr. Phil, TODAY, and Good Morning America. She is the author of five other books.

Upcoming Book this Autumn: Why Won't You Sleep?!: A Game-Changing Approach for Exhausted Parents of Nonstop, Super Alert, Big Feeling Kids (November 2024) by The Sleep LadyⓇ Kim West, MSW and sleep coach and researcher Macall Gordon.