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Exploring Sleep!
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Exploring Sleep!

From Newborns to Night Owls: Making Sense of Sleep at Every Age

It’s Penny & Jennie again from The Informed Perspective, and today’s podcast was a deep (and much-needed) dive into why sleep matters more than we think.

We were joined by three incredible women:
🍼 Sinead Davin – newborn care specialist
🧠 Tracy Hannigan – sleep therapist for adults
🌿 Janie Perry – naturopath and nutrition expert

Together, we unpacked:

  • Why sleep deprivation can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s

  • How new parents (yes, dads too!) are deeply affected by sleep loss

  • What “hyperarousal” is and how it keeps us wired at night

  • Why blood sugar, caffeine, and magnesium matter for quality sleep

  • Tools like breathwork, tapping, and screen-free wind-downs

🌙 Top tips from our guests:

  • Sinead: Get daytime feeding right (for baby sleep!)

  • Janie: Balance your blood sugar

  • Tracy: Don’t check the clock at 3 a.m.

Sleep isn’t a luxury — it’s your foundation.


🎧 Tune in now & let's rest smarter.

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