The Gentle Approach by Emma Dolan

Last night’s sunset from my little corner of Ibiza 🌅

And it got me thinking…

When nobody in the house is sleeping, you are too exhausted to notice moments like this. The beautiful, quiet, still moments that happen when the day slows down.

You are in survival mode. Running on empty. Just getting through each day until bedtime - and then dreading bedtime when it comes.

It doesn’t have to be this way 🩷

I help exhausted mums of little ones finally understand why their child won’t sleep - and solve it gently, without leaving them to cry it out.

So that your evenings can start to look and feel a little more like this 🌅

If you are ready to get your evenings back, send me a DM - I would love to help you 🩷

🎁 And if you are not quite ready yet, grab my free video and checklist - link in bio 🌙

Hugs Emma 🩷

Regulation is one of the 5 gentle approach frameworks that I use with all my clients.

Regulation is a huge part of sleep.

Watch my free video in less than 10 minutes and use the free daily checklist to keep you on track with regulation and sleep.

I made this as a video so you can listen to it on the go, who has time to read e-books and pdfs? 🤷‍♀️

Link is in my Linktree in my bio.

Enjoy, let me know your thoughts on it 🫶

Hugs Emma 🩷

This post is a bit of a tough one 😞

I wanted to be real here, parenting is bloody hard and when your little ones are not sleeping great everyone suffers.

I know this first hand, I’ve been there, neither of my boys slept well, for different reasons.

Please don’t suffer alone, when we look at what’s really going on we see the bigger picture. When we look at total sleep needs, regulation and connection together we set out a plan, and I’m there to support you through every step.

Don’t go through this alone like I did, DM me my friends 🩷

This message landed in my inbox and made my whole day 🥹

This mum came to me wanting to gently stop feeding her little one to sleep - no cry it out, no cold turkey, just a gentle approach that felt right for her and her baby.

And look at what happened 🌙

We introduced habit stacking, silly play, we looked at daytime activities, dimmed lights - all the regulation and connection tools we talked about and he drifted off to dreamland all by himself for the first time.

This is exactly why I do what I do 💛

No desperation. No leaving him to cry. Just understanding what his little body and nervous system needed to feel safe enough to sleep.

If you are currently feeding to sleep and wondering if there is a gentler way to transition - there absolutely is.

You don’t have to do this alone 🙏

Send me a DM and let’s chat about how I can help you 🩷

Save this if your child’s sleep timings make no sense 📌

So many parents are fighting their child’s natural body clock without even realising it - and it is exhausting for everyone.

Understanding whether your child is an early bird or a night owl changes everything. Because when you work WITH their chronotype instead of against it bedtime becomes so much easier.

For the month of June I am offering a 30-minute consultation for just 55 euros. DM me for more info 🫶