71 episodes
The Let's Sleep Podcast Jazz Kostov
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- Kids & Family
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5.0 • 11 Ratings
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The Let's Sleep Podcast is for parents wanting to be totally empowered navigating their little one's sleep from birth to 5 years of age. Honest and educational conversations to give you the tools you need to make sleep easy. Let's do this.
Who's the host? Jazz Kostov is an Australian Infant and Child Sleep Consultant and Owner of Let's Sleep where she supports families online and in-home with sleep and settling from birth to 5 years. Jazz has a 10 year background in Nursing, Midwifery and MCHN.
Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/lets__sleep/
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58. Rupture And Repair With Our Kids @wattlepsychology
Joining me for a 2 part mental health series is guest Louisa Mason.
Louisa is a perinatal child and family psychologist. She's also a Mum to 2 boys. She specialises in perinatal anxiety and mood, attachment and bonding and emotions in motherhood. Louisa talks about the challenges and wonders of being a Mum. She normalises that Motherhood is amazing but insanely hard at the same time. The constraint, burnout, guilt, feelings of wanting to escape, frustration, rage, anxiety, overstimulation, intrusive thoughts and relentlessness of early motherhood.
I love that she normalises that if you are finding it hard - you aren't doing it wrong, it's simply because it is HARD.
What did discussed:
- What are you referring to when you mention a ‘rupture’
- Can you provide some examples of repair and why is this important?
- Are we damaging our bond with our little ones when we experience a rupture?
Connect with Louisa:
+ Via her website
+ Via Instagram
Connect with Let's Sleep:
+ Follow on IG
+ Visit the website
+ Book sleep support with Jazz
+ Become a sleep consultant -
57. Showing Yourself Kindness & Fear of Failure as a Mum @wattlepsychology
Joining me for a 2 part mental health series with guest Louisa Mason.
Louisa is a perinatal child and family psychologist. She's also a Mum to 2 boys. She specialises in perinatal anxiety and mood, attachment and bonding and emotions in motherhood. Louisa talks about the challenges and wonders of being a Mum. She normalises that Motherhood is amazing but insanely hard at the same time. The constraint, burnout, guilt, feelings of wanting to escape, frustration, rage, anxiety, overstimulation, intrusive thoughts and relentlessness of early motherhood.
I love that she normalises that if you are finding it hard - you aren't doing it wrong, it's simply because it is HARD.
What did discussed:
- Do you commonly see Mums in your practice being quite hard on themselves?
- Why do we do this?
- What are some examples of how we can treat ourselves with kindness?
- Can you talk to us about fear of failure and where this comes from?
- Is it instilled in us from childhood or are we born with this?
- How can we move through fear of failure
Connect with Let's Sleep:
+ Follow on IG
+ Visit the website
+ Book sleep support with Jazz
+ Become a sleep consultant -
56. Doubling Down On Prioritising YOU With @wellnessbyreneebrown
Renee Brown is a holistic Nutritionist and Health Coach that focuses on helping women and mums to show up as their happiest, most nourished and vibrant selves. She has two kids Georgia and Luca and they are her focus with her business fitting around them.
Renee has an incredible IG page @wellnessbyreneebrown and I would highly recommend following along for all the good vibes and wellness ideas.
Questions we discussed:
Why is it so important to prioritise nourishing yourself? Can you give a few examples of how you do this in different areas of your life?
What are some of your staple recipes that you add in each day to make things easier with planning?
Do you find that involving your kids in food prep and shopping improves their willingness to try new foods?
Can you give us some ideas for how we can pack in extra nutrients within our day such as greens? I know this is something you’re passionate about!
What are adaptogens and why is it beneficial to add these in for kids?
Some takeaways and tips from the ep:
Bircher bowl
Freeze bananas (peel and cut in half and then can easily add to smoothies)
Green smoothie
Bee pollen to add into drinks or food for nutritional boost
Spirulina and barley grass
Ashwanganga and reishe (add to drinks ⅛ teaspoon) Brands Superfeast and Global Healing
Sauerkraut and kimchi to add to your food for gut health
Home made plant milks
Links to connect with Renee:
www.wellnessbyrenee.co.nz
@wellnessbyreneebrown
Shop Renee's AMAZING guides! -
55. Creating A Life You Love, Alcohol Free With @sarahrusbatch
"For decades we have been sold the idea that alcohol is our 'reward' at the end of a busy day. Not only do we use it to celebrate and commiserate, but we rely on it to relieve the stress and exhaustion of the daily grind - to help us switch off, switch on, numb emotions, enhance emotions and everything in between. We use it for self-care, for socialising, for time for ourselves." - Sarah Rusbatch
Over the past year or two, i've become increasingly more aware of the impact of alcohol in my own life and how we are role modelling and normalising drinking as part of life to our daughter Hazel. After deciding to stop drinking early in 2024, not long after I stumbled across Sarah's book, Beyond Booze, and was so compelled by her message - I had to invite her onto the podcast!
Sarah is a certified Women's Health and Wellbeing Coach, an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach and a Key-Note speaker sharing her journey to sobriety and impact of alcohol on mental health to global audiences.
Beyond Booze will help you create a life you love so much that you no longer need to drink.
We discussed:
Grey area drinking
Jazz's experience with alcohol and increased anxiety and her decision to stop drinking alcohol
Mummy wine culture
Role modelling and normalising alcohol as part of life to our children
How this shapes our children's relationship with alcohol as they get older
How to create a life you love without alcohol
Sarah's tips to help people drink less and how they can go about removing alcohol
Sarah's tips to create a life you love so you don't feel like you are missing out by choosing not to drink alcohol
Connect with Sarah:
On facebook
On Instagram
And highly recommend grabbing a copy of Sarah's book - Beyond Booze if you are curious about removing alcohol from your life.
Connect with Let's Sleep:
Follow on Instagram - @lets__sleep
Visit the website
Book sleep support with Jazz
Become a Sleep Consultant -
54. Why Is Your Pelvic Floor So Important? With Kath @fitnestmama
Joining me for a 2 part series is Kath - Founder of FitNest Mama. She's a mum of 3, a perinatal physiotherapist, and Host of The Pregnancy Birth and Recovery Podcast.
We chat all about why your pelvic floor is so important and how to strengthen and protect it through childbirth right through to menopause.
We discuss:
How pregnancy and birth impacts your pelvic floor
How to do a pelvic floor exercise correctly
Why relaxation of the pelvic floor is important too
Link between mental health and pelvic floor muscles
Connect with Kath:
Follow FitNest Mama on IG
Return to running checklist
Listen to The Pregnancy Birth and Recovery Podcast
Connect with Let's Sleep:
Follow on Instagram - @lets__sleep
Visit the website
Book sleep support with Jazz
Become a Sleep Consultant -
53. Moving Your Body Post Birth With Kath @fitnestmama
Joining me for a 2 part series is Kath - Founder of FitNest Mama. She's a mum of 3, a perinatal physiotherapist, and Host of The Pregnancy Birth and Recovery Podcast.
We chat all about how to get moving post birth and we delve into why it can be so challenging to find your groove with movement once you're a Mum.
We discuss:
The importance of postnatal rehab
Why it's important not to neglect it
Mix of cardio and core exercises
How to build exercise habits
Connect with Kath:
Follow FitNest Mama on IG
Return to running checklist
Listen to The Pregnancy Birth and Recovery Podcast
Connect with Let's Sleep:
Follow on Instagram - @lets__sleep
Visit the website
Book sleep support with Jazz
Become a Sleep Consultant
Customer Reviews
So helpful for parents of young ones
I’ve been really impressed with the breadth of content Jazz covers across this podcast. Straight to the point with an easy-to-listen-to voice, the tips shared by Jazz and her guests have been so helpful with my new baby and settling in. Highly recommend for any parents with babies or young kids.
An essential podcast for sleep deprived parents!
Jazz is such a fountain of knowledge and wisdom about all things babies and young children. I’ve learned so much from listening to this - from postpartum exercise and nutrition to the 4 month regression and of course plenty of tips and tricks about improving sleep routines! Love your work Jazz! Thanks so much for all you do.
love this
What great expert advice, I love how jazz made sleep advice so easy to understand and assessable. Great listen definitely recommending to my friends, so helpful.