The Long Distance Love Bombs Podcast

Dr Pamela Douglas is an Australian GP, researcher, author, and an international leader in caring for parents and babies, with a special interest in perinatal mental health and breastfeeding medicine. Over the past 20 years, Pam has published the evidence base to the programs known as Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC, or 'The Possums Programs'), translating the research into education programs offering a paradigm shift in the way we help families who face breastfeeding, baby sleep, and cry-fuss challenges. Her groundbreaking work is detailed in 30 international research publications and her best-selling book, The Discontented Little Baby Book. In this conversation, we discuss how to optimize infant development, parental well-being, and grow joy in early life. Pam emphasizes the importance of experimentation and frequent, flexible breastfeeding in the early days and also discusses the Gestalt method of fit and hold. In terms of sleep, Pam acknowledges the polarizing nature of the sleep training debate and highlights the need for individualized approaches to sleep based on the unique needs of the baby and family. We also discuss the importance of understanding the biological needs of babies when it comes to sleep, emphasizing that sleep distress in our society is often caused by societal and health system-induced beliefs and practices that are not evidence-based. Pam highlights the variability in babies' sleep needs and advocates for a more evolutionary and intuitive approach to parenting that focuses on meeting babies' sensory and motor needs. Check out her website: https://www.pameladouglas.com.au Learn more about Neuroprotective Developmental Care: https://www.pameladouglas.com.au/programs Learn more about the Possums Program: https://possumssleepprogram.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drpameladouglas Chapters 00:00 Context 07:21 Dr. Pamela Douglas' Background and Expertise 13:53 The Challenges of Research in Parenting 18:35 Understanding Neuroprotective Developmental Care 20:53 Experimentation and Finding What Works 24:48 The Gestalt Method of Fit and Hold in Breastfeeding 32:00 Preventing Sleep Distress 46:04 The Polarizing Topic of Sleep Training 50:01 Understanding the Biological Needs of Baby Sleep 54:20 Challenging Traditional Sleep Training Methods 1:01:32 Focusing on Sensory Motor Needs for Better Sleep 1:05:47 Dispelling Misconceptions About Baby Sleep 1:11:31 Following Intuition and Evidence-Based Strategies for Optimal Sleep 1:38:47 The Importance of Responsive Parenting 1:39:17 Navigating Infant Sleep Patterns 1:39:46 Creating a Safe Sleep Environment Keywords: Parenting industry, Neuroprotective Developmental Care, NDC, Possums Program, breastfeeding, sleeping, crying babies, fit and hold, frequent flexible feeds, letdown, milk ejection reflex, sleep training, baby sleep, sleep distress, evidence-based, biological needs, disruptors of sleep, burping, holding upright, nappy changes, wrapping, swaddling, evolutionary parenting, sensory and motor needs _______________________________________ Want to work with Jeremy? Click here to learn more about life coaching: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/11-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jeremy on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for Jeremy's weekly newsletter! Each week, he shares a personal story and his favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas. Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It's easy and takes five seconds. Check out a list of 120 of Jeremy's favorite books here, including HIS BOOK, and many his guests have written and recommend reading: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/longdistancelovebombs.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Here is all of Jeremy's favorite stuff on the planet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/favorites⁠

Dr. Lyndsey Hookway is a pediatric nurse, researcher, author, lactation consultant, and advocate for gentle parenting practices. Lyndsey believes that sleep is an art and a science influenced by various factors such as relationships, stress, and social interaction. She challenges the cultural trend of actively managing sleep through non-responsive approaches like cry-it-out methods, emphasizing the importance of communication and responsiveness in parenting. The amount of sleep a newborn needs can vary greatly, from 8 to 18 hours a day, so it is important for parents to understand their baby's individual sleep needs and cues. Lyndsey encourages parents to focus on the present relationship with their child and make informed choices. Check out her website: https://lyndseyhookway.com Follow her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lyndsey_hookway Follow her Twitter: https://x.com/FeedSleepBond Check out her resources: https://lyndseyhookway.com/downloadable-resources Read her book, Holisitic Sleep Coaching: https://lyndseyhookway.com/product/holistic-sleep-coaching-signed-copy Read her book, Let's Talk About Your New Family's Sleep: https://lyndseyhookway.com/product/lets-talk-about-your-new-familys-sleep Keywords: Pediatric nursing, lactation consultant, gentle parenting, sleep, art and science of sleep, non-responsive sleep training, cry-it-out method, communication, responsiveness, parenting, sleep training, newborns, sleep needs, genetics, upbringing, temperament, sleep studies, sample exclusion, safety, sleep pressure, tiredness, dysregulation, responsive sleep, non-responsive sleep Chapters00:00 Introduction and Dr. Hookway's Background06:01 The Art and Science of Holistic Sleep12:54 Challenging Non-Responsive Sleep Training20:09 The Importance of Parental Choice in Sleep27:19 Prioritizing the Parent-Child Relationship for Sleep35:28 The Limitations of Sleep Training Studies36:59 Understanding Individual Sleep Needs41:20 The Drawbacks of Prescriptive Wake Window Charts44:10 The Importance of a Responsive Approach to Sleep51:36 Creating a Supportive Sleep Environment56:05 Dysregulation: A Key Factor in Overtiredness1:00:56 Exploring Gentle Parenting Practices1:01:50 The Benefits and Challenges of Breastfeeding1:02:19 Emotional Connection and Attachment in Parenting _______________________________________ Want to work with Jeremy? Click here to learn more about life coaching: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/11-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jeremy on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for Jeremy's weekly newsletter! Each week, he shares a personal story and his favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas. Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It's easy and takes five seconds. Check out a list of 120 of Jeremy's favorite books here, including HIS BOOK, and many his guests have written and recommend reading: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/longdistancelovebombs.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Here is all of Jeremy's favorite stuff on the planet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/favorites⁠⁠

Whapio Diane Bartlett has been an independent midwife and educator since 1985. In 2001, she founded The Matrona, an online portal providing entry-level holistic education for midwives, doulas, and birth attendants. The focus and curriculum are centered on melding the intuitive with the academic and the mystical with the intelligent. In this conversation, Whapio shares her perspective on birthing and the changes she has seen over the years, emphasizing the importance of mentoring rather than managing women during birth, the shift towards women and families making their own choices, tapping into instinctual responses, and building trust. Whapio also discusses the stages of birth, from the foothills to the portal, and the importance of creating a supportive environment for women during labor, including the need to trust the body's instincts and the role of fathers as support persons during birth. Check out her website, The Matrona: https://www.thematrona.com The Illuminated Wise Woman: https://www.thematrona.com/the-illuminated-wise-woman The Holistic Doula Program: https://www.thematrona.com/holistic-doula-program Follow Whapio on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whapio_and_thematrona Keywords: midwifery, birthing, mentoring, quantum birthing, altered state, instinct, trust, stages of birth, supportive environment, labor, transition phase, act of will, trust the body, support person, fathers, holding the charge, protecting the baby, quantum midwifery Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Whapio and her Approach to Birthing 02:58 The Shift from Managing to Mentoring Women During Birth 06:15 Embracing a Quantum Perspective on Birthing 11:22 Guiding Women into an Altered State During Birth 18:37 Understanding the Stages of Birth 25:11 The Veil as the Threshold of the Portal 30:23 Creating a Supportive Environment for Women During Labor 31:50 Supporting Women in the Transition Phase of Labor 43:02 The Power of Making an Act of Will in Labor 43:32 The Role of Fathers as Support Persons 48:28 Holding the Charge: Fathers' Responsibility in Birth 59:05 Protecting the Baby: Fathers' Role in Baby Care 01:01:26 Exploring Quantum Midwifery _______________________________________ Want to work with Jeremy? Click here to learn more about life coaching: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/11-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jeremy on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for Jeremy's weekly newsletter! Each week, he shares a personal story and his favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas. Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It's easy and takes five seconds. Check out a list of 120 of Jeremy's favorite books here, including HIS BOOK, and many his guests have written and recommend reading: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/longdistancelovebombs.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Here is all of Jeremy's favorite stuff on the planet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/favorites⁠⁠

Mia Dyson is a multiple ARIA-nominated and award-winning artist from Melbourne. Her powerful grit, gravel voice, and guitar-playing prowess have earned her a spot among the top 25 Australian guitarists of all time. She's released six critically acclaimed albums and toured the world with the likes of Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and Eric Clapton. Just a brief heads up: this conversation delves into the philosophical and existential aspects of life, death, and the pursuit of meaning. We also cover Mia Dyson's career as a musician, her near-death experience during an earthquake, and the impact of that experience on her outlook on life, her shift in ambition, pursuit of success, the nature of purpose, and the significance of relationships. Oh, and Mia shares her insights on the creative process, being free from external validation, and the joy of following the muse. It's a big chat! Mia also discusses her new album 'Tender Heart' and the creative process behind it, sharing insights about embracing uncertainty, separating the art from the artist, and the impact of her music on listeners. Here's her website: https://www.miadyson.com Listen to her on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QSZl73T85ZpZGAHSDIED6?si=7jgN_AVMQuS5qx06PLWjDg Mia's new song, Dare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl-leJwhQlg Shop her merchandise and buy her albums: https://sound-merch.com.au/collections/mia-dyson Watch When the Moment Comes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKFNx6go0SE Learn more about Vipassana meditation: https://www.dhamma.org Keywords: music, creativity, near-death experience, purpose, ambition, success, relationships, existentialism, philosophy, Mia Dyson, Tender Heart, creative process, uncertainty, art, artist, pacemaker Chapters 00:00 Reconnecting and Reflecting on the Past 08:17 The Near-Death Experience and Its Aftermath 38:11 The Creative Process and Freedom from External Validation 44:00 Embracing Uncertainty in Creativity 48:24 Separating Art from the Artist 49:28 The Impact of Music on Listeners 1:12:04 Technological Advancements in Medical Devices _______________________________________ Want to work with Jeremy? Click here to learn more about life coaching: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/11-coaching⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jeremy on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for Jeremy's weekly newsletter! Each week, he shares a personal story and his favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas. Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It's easy and takes five seconds. Check out a list of 120 of Jeremy's favorite books here, including HIS BOOK, and many his guests have written and recommend reading: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/longdistancelovebombs.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Here is all of Jeremy's favorite stuff on the planet: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/favorites⁠⁠

Check out our new 30-day container here: https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/integrity Kendra Adachi⁠ is walking a path of deep service to awaken a remembrance of the divinity within while encouraging connection with the divinity around us. She practices reverence for the body and its erotic nature through emotional, physical, and spiritual modalities and feels our consumption is a choice that creates expansion or depletion. As a certified health coach with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (click here to learn more: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/36Ctqhr⁠⁠⁠), having completed the four levels of personal development through Integrity Seminars (click here to learn more: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/39A3HrJ⁠⁠⁠), and having the gift of experiencing depression and mental illness, she has chosen to love her unique story and utilize its lessons to support others on their journey. Kendra is in service to opening and receiving the nutrients of life that support expansion in sovereignty and the divine connection with the wisdom within. She believes in the power of approval of our creative erotic pulse and is devoted to reminding women and men that their unapologetic sexual expression (held responsibly) is a powerful medicine the world needs. She holds space for women and men as a conduit to reconnect with their erotic truth through ⁠1-1 mentorship⁠ and group containers. She believes the body is a sacred guide and that as we choose to worship it with acceptance, approval, and permission, we become unwavering in our agency and sovereignty. Kendra believes in honoring our true appetite and savoring life, that food is an extension of our divine experience. She's leading a movement where women are coming together to dismantle the narratives that have starved us and reclaim our innate hunger and satiation with our bodies, expression, and primal power. Email Kendra at ⁠hello@adachikendra.com⁠ to learn more. Follow her on Instagram here: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/adachikendra⁠⁠ Check out her website here: ⁠⁠http://www.adachikendra.com⁠⁠ _____________________________________________ Follow me on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs⁠⁠ Looking for a heartfelt gift? Visit my print shop here: ⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/theshop⁠⁠ Sign up for my weekly newsletter! Each week, I share a personal story and my favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas. Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It's easy and takes five seconds. Check out a list of 120 of my favorite books here, including many my guests have written and recommend reading: ⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/LDLB⁠⁠ Here is all of my favorite stuff on the planet: ⁠⁠https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/favorites

Kendra Adachi is in service to permission, truth, and power, as well as the permission required to honor the body, its wisdom, and innate guidance. Approving the power we all wield as our intuitive compass and opening to access the truth of our sovereign expression, Kendra holds space and guides people to remember to listen and trust their wisdom within. This experience is felt as Kendra leads intuitive sessions to support the opening of the body and clearing what no longer serves. Kendra holds intimate 1-1 containers called The Honouring (https://www.adachikendra.com/thehonouring), allowing spaciousness for the body to return to deep trust, reorienting the relationship to self, and moving from disconnection to deep and loving connection. Her newest container, COMPASS (https://www.adachikendra.com/compassapplication), is a 13-week group experience devoted to opening, listening, and honoring how the body desires to be seen, held, and expressed. As a certified health coach with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/36Ctqhr), having completed the four levels of personal development through Integrity Seminars (click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/39A3HrJ), and having the gift of experiencing depression and mental illness, she has chosen to love her unique story and utilize its lessons to support others on their journey. To learn more about Jeremy and Kendra's 12-week coaching program, click here: https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/12 Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adachikendra Check out Kendra's website: https://www.adachikendra.com _______________________________________ To check out CURED nutrition and their various excellent CBD products, click here: https://bit.ly/3hVQivi. Use the code LOVEBOMBS at checkout, and you will save an extra 10% and get FREE shipping. I use it every day and cannot recommend it more highly. They're fantastic (especially the ZEN pills)! Seriously. SO GOOD. _______________________________________ Follow me on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs Looking for a heartfelt gift? Visit my print shop here: https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/theshop Sign up for my weekly newsletter! Each week, I share a personal story and my favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas. Click here: https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/email. It's easy and takes five seconds. Check out a list of 100 of my favorite books here, including many my guests have written and recommend reading: https://www.amazon.com/shop/longdistancelovebombs. Here is all of my favorite stuff on the planet: https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/favorites

In this chat, the ninth in our series, we talk about the shitshow misadventure that will forever be known as "the hike".  We discuss preparation, fear, discomfort, and how hard things and uncertainty are crucial aspects of life and relationship.  We also tell the story of what happened on a traumatic day and how we addressed it.  Buckle up! _________________________________________ Kendra Adachi helps people make empowered choices and expand their self-acceptance, creating alignment with their hearts and passions. She mentors private clients and is a plant-focused chef who is also a movement junkie and chaser of full-body f**k-yes life experiences. Her coaching philosophy encourages self-exploration, personal responsibility, radical honesty, and compassion so you can unapologetically take up space and own your unique physical, mental, and emotional needs. As a certified health coach with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/36Ctqhr), having completed the four levels of personal development through Integrity Seminars (click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/39A3HrJ), and having the gift of experiencing depression and mental illness, she has chosen to love her unique story and utilize its lessons to support others on their journey. Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adachikendra Check out her website here: http://www.adachikendra.com _____________________________________________ Follow me on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs: https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombs Looking for a heartfelt gift?  Visit my print shop here: https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/theshop Sign up for my weekly newsletter!  Each week, I share a personal story and my favorite books, tunes, articles, and ideas.  Click here: http://eepurl.com/T0l91.  It's easy and takes five seconds. Check out a list of 120 of my favorite books here, including many my guests have written and recommend reading: https://bookshop.org/shop/LDLB Here is all of my favorite stuff on the planet: https://www.longdistancelovebombs.com/favorites