Brighter Days, Darker Nights

Nikko Kennedy
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Exploring the frontier of circadian and quantum health in pregnancy, birth, postpartum and beyond! www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com

  1. 1d ago

    Anemia and Ferritin Q&A with Sarah Kleiner and Nikko Kennedy

    A few years ago, a woman came to me with a question that led me down a years long rabbit hole of anemia research. Her friend’s baby had been told they were anemic and needed iron. But the baby kept throwing up the oral iron. Mom was trying everything. What else could they do as a family? And could a breastfed baby even be anemic? Was this a real problem? That question sent me deep into the world of anemia, and let me to create my Quantum Anemia Theories series, which many of you are familiar with. Well, last month my friend and colleague Sarah Kleiner pushed me to make the capstone to this series by inviting me to lead a session in her Ferritin Terrain Summit. The summit launched today and runs for the next 5 days. Check out Sarah and my live video above, which was all about what led her into the confusing world of ferritin and anemia and the creation of this summit, and how learning from diverse experts saved her from spending $2700 out of pocket for a trio of iron infusions. If you are ready for a clear roadmap on this whole issue, you can join the Ferritin Terrain Summit happening now, for free. Here’s the link —> Ferritin Terrain Summit Five days, 14 experts, free to watch The Summit runs Monday, October 26th through Friday, October 30th. It covers The Big Picture, Why Your Iron Isn’t Sticking, Too Low, Too High, and Your Genes, Hormones, Thyroid, and the Female Body, and a whole day on Moms, Kids, and Advocating for Yourself. You’ll hear from a hematologist oncologist, nurse practitioners, two midwives, and experts on thyroid, hormones, gut health and minerals. If you’ve had babies and never quite felt like yourself since, this is for you. Free registration also gets you Sarah’s iron cheat sheet right away. Save your free spot here → If you want to keep your access beyond this week and get all the bonuses, then grab the VIP pass The VIP pass gets you lifetime access to every talk with timestamps and transcripts (hand-edited by Sarah!!), plus over $1,000 in courses and guides from the speakers. For moms, a few standouts: a 17-page Pregnancy Iron Map that walks through the ferritin window for each trimester, a kids’ gut health course, an integrative hematologist’s Ultimate Iron Guide, and Sarah’s Ferritin Clarity Roadmap. My gift is my new Anemia e-book, a holistic support system built on circadian and quantum biology that is really the distillation of my Quantum Anemia Series into the most direct and clear format I could make it. It’s a sampling of my deeper work, pulled together into one place, so you can start supporting the whole system instead of just chasing a lab number. Get the VIP pass Also, thank you you Sherri Stockman MidlifeRebirth, Katy Donahue Wynn, Angie, Victoria, Melissa, and many others for tuning while we were live with Sarah Kleiner! And if anyone has questions, the comments are open. See you next time! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

    Anemia and Ferritin Q&A with Sarah Kleiner and Nikko Kennedy

  2. 5d ago

    Traditional Midwifery Wisdom with Holistic Hilda and Nikko Kennedy

    From traditional midwifery to traditional foods to childbirth and faith and so much more! This was a delightful conversation—the chat was literally lighting up with hearts the whole time (thank you to everyone who attended this Live!). Connect with Hilda Labrada Gore on her website: holistichilda.com and on instagram at @holistichilda If you resonated with what was shared, I highly recommend getting on the waitlist for Hilda’s new book, which is coming on February of 2027 (details on her website above). And if you are looking for more free episodes of the Brighter Days, Darker Nights live podcast, check them out here: Interviews with Nikko Kennedy. Recent episodes include: * Sunlight with littles w/ Audrey Coats * The industrial vs local liver pill industry w/ Dr. Suuzie * Faith based strategies for anxiety with Kelli Ritter, PhD And next month we will be having Neel Bulchandani back to share even more about supportive strategies for navigating tongue ties in babies and adults. Brighter Days, Darker Nights is a reader-supported publication dedicated to helping mothers feel well-rested in motherhood through the power of circadian rhythms and community. Together, we are building a new culture for mothers today and tomorrow. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

    Traditional Midwifery Wisdom with Holistic Hilda and Nikko Kennedy

  3. Oct 15

    Sunlight with littles

    Lots of things can get thrown out the window when you enter motherhood for the first time. In this podcast with Audrey Coats we share why NOT to let that happen with regard to circadian rhythms and sunlight, and how to stay in rhythm even as a new mom. Find Audrey Website: https://www.healthyhoney.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_healthyhoney Substack: Thank you Masha, stems from home, Kate Saffle, Emily Smith, Eva, and many others for tuning into my live video with Audrey Coats. See you next time! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

    Sunlight with littles

  4. Oct 6

    All Things Sleep with Mollie Eastman

    Thank you so much to Mollie Eastman! I LOVED having this conversation with you. Everyone, go check out Mollie’s work. Here’s her debut post on Substack: Definitely go check it out and give it a heart and subscribe! And here’s her website to learn more about her work at Sleep is a Skill. Mollie and I will be collaborating again soon to talk even more about sleep and motherhood on her podcast very soon. Stay tuned! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

    All Things Sleep with Mollie Eastman

  5. Sep 17

    Anemia, the menstrual cycle & return of fertility with Dr. Suuzi

    Hello friends! Today I am so delighted to bring you a truly insightful conversation about the liver pills industry (yikes!), sleep and nightmares, and especially, what you can do for self-care when your menstrual cycle comes back after baby and you don’t feel ready yet -or- your menstrual cycle is so heavy it’s contributing to anemia. Our guest is Dr. Suuzi of Mother’s Best Liver Pills. This conversation fits in with our quantum anemia series and folate series, and builds on our circadian knowledge of the liver with traditional ways to support the spleen. Not everyone knows about the spleen’s role in health or ever where it is in the body (it’s below the heart—and plays a key role in blood recycling). If you or those you work with struggle from heavy menstrual cycles or anemia, this interview should be helpful. Along with it, I thought I’d also share a recipe from my kitchen. One of the kicks I’ve been on recently is restoring the tradition of weekly liver for the family. I’ve been eating ground beef with liver mixed in with my children for many years. When I first started doing this, I would usually roast a few cumin seeds or some ground cumin first to mask the flavor… more for my benefit than theirs. My children have always seemed to really enjoy the organ meat flavor, and will even tell me it’s their favorite compared with plain ground beef. But I wasn’t sure how they would react to eating liver plain. So, here’s what I did with the below recipe that (so far) has ended up with 100% of the plate being cleared every time. Firstly, they all got to watch me make it, which I did with as much confidence and self-assured attitude as I could given this was a recipe I hadn’t made before. They really loved seeing the darkness of the meat. They got to see it all get cooked, and they were all very hungry as it had been a long time since breakfast and no snacks provided that day (hunger is a strategic part of the success of the operation, I believe). Then, when it was all done and diced and mixed, I put the serving portion for all 4 of the older children on one plate with 4 forks. My husband and I got our own plates and I shared mine with the baby. I didn’t make a fuss or watch the children while they ate and I didn’t bicker over who ate what or how much. I heard various shouts about which part was their favorite (one liked the meat the best and another preferred the mushrooms). And soon enough, among the 4 of them, the entire plate was picked clean with no complaints. Same happened the next week, proving to me it wasn’t just a fluke and that I was on to something. Children tend to enjoy healthy foods and moderate themselves well when consistently offered fresh foods prepared with love. It’s more often the grown ups who have more restricted palates around this stuff (beware not to let your aversion rub off on your children!). While fresh liver is easy and you only need to make it once a week, sometimes even once is too much to manage and for those times, liver pills may help fill in the nutritional gap. But, if like me, you’ve been dissatisfied with liver pills in the past that haven’t lived up to your expectations, here’s where you can try bespoke, non-white-label, non-freeze-dried liver capsules from Dr. Suuzi: Mother’s Best Liver Pills. You may also want to explore: * The liver is not merely a filter * Quantum anemia class I * Quantum anemia class II * Uterine fibroids research brief And finally, my breaded liver and onions and mushrooms recipe, below: Do you have a liver recipe you love? I’m still not quite satisfied with my liver pate recipe and would love to know yours (especially if it’s using everyday ingredients), or how else you use liver at home. When I’m in a real hurry, I sometimes just fry the chicken liver in some butter and spread it on a sourdough cracker, or use it for dirty rice. Those are easy ways I work liver into our diet… what are yours? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

    Anemia, the menstrual cycle & return of fertility with Dr. Suuzi

  6. Sep 9

    Quantum biology & faith-based strategies for anxiety with Dr. Kelli Ritter

    Confession: I used to get anxious… about getting anxious clients! This was before I was mentored by my friend and colleague Kelli Ritter, PhD, founder of the Quantum Mental Health Institute and the Foundations in Anxiety Recovery program. Dr. Kelli’s Foundations in Anxiety Recovery (FARC) program for practitioners is enrolling now! I highly recommend this program if you are also seeing an uptick in clients presenting with anxiety. You don’t have to become a therapist to be able to help. This program will give you the tools and the scope to make your approach safe for your and for your clients. Learn more at FARC. And if you are an individual looking for support, a great place to start is Dr. Kelli’s Decode your Overthinking Style activation. It was really an honor to be part of the first cohort of certified anxiety recovery coaches through her organization, and I’m excited to carry this forward in my work. Announcement: I am now a certified anxiety recovery coach Now that I understand how well the same approaches I use from the field of applied quantum biology work for anxiety, I no longer have that fear I used to have when an anxious client would approach me. I have also been able to look back on past clients of mine who had anxiety or panic attacks, and understand specifically how our work together supported the resolution of those symptoms. And now be able to work more deliberately towards supporting anxious clients. I shared more about my own client approaches to anxiety in my recent appearance on Dr. Kelli’s podcast here (especially how I came to recommend darkness before light in my practice with most clients). But in this post today, I want to share the interview I did with Dr. Kelli last week here in Brighter Days, Darker Nights. It’s so insightful for anxious moms or moms with anxious children. We went into a lot, but here are four strategies you can try today: * Earthing outside * Natural, unfiltered daylight * Nighttime darkness * Anything healthy that feels soothing or safe to you Do watch the replay above for the full context, and then listen to our other recent interview here where I share more about my experience in FARC and also how I came to work with darkness before light. And if you are interested in going deeper, you can: * Take Mom’s Sanity course for help with anxiety as an anxious mother or mother of an anxious child * Join Foundations in Anxiety Recovery (FARC) to learn how to add anxiety recovery coaching to your practice while staying within your scope if you are not a trained therapist Thank you Jaclyn Hali, Neurotic Farmer, and many others for tuning into my live video with Kelli Ritter, PhD! And please check out the upcoming calendar and join me for my next live video. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

  7. Aug 24

    Better glasses for light optimization with Roudy Nassif of VivaRays

    Last week, we hosted Roudy Nassif on the Brighter Days, Darker Nights live podcast. He is an amazing storyteller—anyone who has a child struggling to pay attention in school will definitely find resonance and hope in his story. I was also excited for this conversation because of my own journey not so much with attention but with eyesight. See, when I was in highschool, my optometrist told me my vision was “uncorrectable.” Raise the prescription… no better vision. Drop the prescription… no better vision. However, since that time, I have now completely reversed my astigmatism, and gone from -4.75 myopia down to -3.5 myopia. What I did? Circadian light optimization of course! Story and details in the interview—make sure you watch it! Plus, as a special benefit for our community, I am pleased to be able to offer you 15-20% off the very high-quality light-optimization glasses Roudy created at VivaRays. Shop the VivaRays back to school sale with code NIKKOKENNEDY for 15% off light optimization glasses, and code back2school for 20% off glasses for children while you listen/watch the interview. Disclaimer: I am a new VivaRays affiliate and will get a small commission for any sales at no extra cost to you (thank you for those who shop!). If you are interested in becoming an affiliate too, here’s the link to apply. Thank you also Andréa St.Jules, Justine Bathurst, and many others for tuning into my live video with Roudy Nassif! Check out the upcoming events calendar here to RSVP for my upcoming calls with Kelli Ritter, PhD, Audrey Coats, Mollie Eastman, Neel Bulchandani and more to be announced soon! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

    Better glasses for light optimization with Roudy Nassif of VivaRays

  8. Aug 18

    Free Video Class: Sunlight 101 for Families

    Here’s the scoop on sunlight for families. Yes, it has risks. Yes, it has benefits. It should always, always, always be paid with adequate nighttime darkness for stable and strong circadian rhythms. In this class, I share everything you need to start having a balanced relationship with sunlight for your family. Join Brighter Days, Darker Nights by Nikko Kennedy for new resources and a deep archive about sunlight, darkness, motherhood, and learning to thrive around the clock in today’s artificially illuminated world. Sunlight 101 for Families slides below: If you still have questions after watching the recording, please feel free to leave your questions in the comments. Next steps in your light-learning adventure: * Early pregnancy —> Circadian pregnancy workshops * Late pregnancy —> Light in Labor and Postpartum Planning workshops * Postpartum —> Circadian polyphasic sleep for parents, Circadian Babyhood and Quantum Breastfeeding workshops * 1-1 for parents —> Virtual Doula Care * Practitioners —> Circadian and Quantum Research Library or Perinatal Practitioner Mentorship * Organizations, events, speaking, podcasting, consulting, etc —> Email me Upcoming live events with Nikko Kennedy: Thank you The Homeschool OT, Sarah Baker, and many others for tuning into this live video! Join me for my next community class by RSVP’ing from the Brighter Days, Darker Nights events calendar. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.brighterdaysdarkernights.com/subscribe

    Free Video Class: Sunlight 101 for Families
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