Ciarra Morgan is a birth and postpartum doula, HypnoBirthing educator, pediatric sleep consultant, birth doula trainer, and creator/cohost of the Birth, Baby! Podcast. She is a wife, mother of two children, and has a passion for helping parents navigate their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journeys. On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant Podcast, Ciarra shares: The parts of her business that bring her the most joy How she brings her business back to a joyful place when in a slump A...
Apr 30, 2024•34 min•Ep. 117
Brittany is a certified pediatric sleep consultant, mom of two, and former VP at a nonprofit. Brittany and her husband suffered a significant loss in April of 2023 after delivering her son, Gates stillborn at 16 weeks. This was a pivotal moment in her life when she realized she wanted to be a stay-at-home mom with her 2 children. While Brittany was on leave from her job recovering, she found CPSM and enrolled. Brittany's background in nonprofit and strong desire for relationship building and sle...
Apr 23, 2024•22 min•Ep. 116
Jenèt is a mom of seven children, and certified postpartum doula, pediatric sleep consultant and lactation educator counselor. She is the owner of The Night Mommy, and supports postpartum families both in person in North County San Diego, CA and virtually all over the world. Jenèt is passionate about the importance of adequate sleep for parents and their children, and the benefits a full night of sleep brings emotionally and physically to their families, especially in the fourth trimester! On th...
Apr 16, 2024•28 min•Ep. 115
When I asked the Becoming a Sleep Consultant Facebook community for ideas about what I could share on the podcast, people came out of the woodworks to request that I share more client success stories. This recent story is a good one! I was hired by a mom who was 37 weeks pregnant and already had a two year old and four year old at home. The two year old slept great but the four year old was really having a hard time. Bedtime was taking an hour or two before she would finally settle, and then she...
Apr 09, 2024•15 min•Ep. 114
Ryann Dowdy is a sales expert, business strategist, connection marketing specialist, and the CEO and Founder of The Connection Agency. She believes that we are ONE relationship away from anything and everything we want in life. The Connection Agency focuses on the power relationship building has on sales and marketing efforts. The agency is a perfect marriage of her two passions - a business that combines a powerful background in sales and marketing WITH her love of connection. Since 2005, Ryann...
Apr 02, 2024•30 min•Ep. 113
Nas Echeverria is the Founder of Next Level Up CEO and the Easy Yes Method. Over the last 12 years she’s worked with over 400 coaches, consultants and healers to 2-5x their revenue, while turning strangers and lurkers into premium clients in just 7 days. She also happens to be my business strategist and Business BFF. If you’re new here, scroll back into the vault to listen to our most recent conversation on episode 75 of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast where we discussed the differences ...
Mar 26, 2024•31 min•Ep. 112
Liza is a certified pediatric sleep consultant through the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management, a certified special needs sleep consultant through the Institute for Pediatric Sleep & Parenting, and cofounder of the Westchester Mama & Child Wellness Expo. She is also the sleep expert in The Indy Lab’s Parenting Center, a sleep instructor with Virtual Village Parenting, lactation educator, and a proud member of CAPPA and the Hudson Valley Birth Network. Liza is passionate about working t...
Mar 19, 2024•28 min•Ep. 111
Kerri "Nan" Nachlas is a certified pediatric sleep consultant, certified parent coach, newborn care specialist, and the owner and founder of The Parent Coach Certification Course. In addition to supporting families 1:1, Kerri offers mentorship to other consultants in the Pediatric Sleep and Parenting Coach arena and is currently serving as a board member of the International Pediatric Sleep Association and member of the National Parenting Education Network. Over the years, she has supported over...
Mar 12, 2024•25 min•Ep. 110
Erin is a wife, mom to young boys, a licensed marriage & family therapist, and certified pediatric sleep consultant through the Center for Pediatric Sleep Management. Erin is the founder of The Well Rested, a pediatric sleep consulting business that helps family become well rested by providing tools for independent sleep while maintaining healthy attachment. From an early age, Erin developed a passion for helping families, couples and relationships which led her to a career as a marriage and...
Mar 05, 2024•31 min•Ep. 109
Nichole Joy is a corporate real estate finance dropout, turned birth doula, CBE, birth business coach, energy healing practitioner, podcaster, digital course creator, author of 'Just Start' and... proud mother to three little ones (one C-section, one hospital based VBAC and one accidental home birth - on the bedroom floor). Nichole's juice is making business easy & efficient, while guiding you into the depths of entrepreneurship. On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast, Ni...
Feb 27, 2024•34 min•Ep. 108
Sara Alter is a veteran entrepreneur, business coach, certified life coach, and the Founder of The Moment Group. Sara has consulted for businesses of all sizes, from multi-national corporations to early stage start-ups. Sara founded her first global business, Pretty Please Nail Polish, in 2010. Pretty Please was a first to market, customized nail polish business. Sara founded Moment Consulting (MOM-ENT-repreneur) in 2019, offering business strategy and consulting services to mom entrepreneurs. S...
Feb 20, 2024•35 min•Ep. 107
Spenser is a certified pediatric sleep consultant and mom of two little boys. For the past 10 years she has worked in the luxury events and fashion space. When her first son was born, she became obsessed with sleep training! Excited to share what she learned, she began casually consulting friends and family. After successfully sleep training her second son, she decided to go all-in and get certified through Center for Pediatric Sleep Management so she could help as many families as possible. Spe...
Feb 13, 2024•18 min•Ep. 106
Harlee is a Certified Sleep Consultant with 10 years of experience working with children with special needs, with the last 4 years working as a Special Education Preschool Teacher. She has always highly valued her sleep, so when her daughter was born, she knew she couldn't function as a sleep-deprived mom. She learned all she could about newborn sleep, and eventually sleep trained her daughter at 5.5 months old. At that point, many of her friends who had babies around her age were reaching out a...
Feb 06, 2024•26 min•Ep. 105
Ruthie is a registered nurse and sleep consultant with a background in midwifery and perinatal care. Her experience with her own baby's sleep was very challenging and for this reason she hired a sleep consultant. Her whole family had a transformative and amazing experience. After sleep was resolved in her own home, she took to helping friends and family and quickly realized this was her calling. The agency Ruthie hired for her own daughter then reached out to her because they thought she would b...
Jan 30, 2024•36 min•Ep. 104
Everyone loves (or hates!) a good cry it out story. I am asked pretty regularly whether or not Center for Pediatric Sleep Management teaches the Cry It Out method. The answer to this question is that at CPSM we teach all sleep training methods. We believe that parents are best set up for success when they are coached through a method that most closely aligns with their parenting style. Sometimes this means we coach our clients through a gradual and parent present approach, and other times we are...
Jan 23, 2024•14 min•Ep. 103
One question that I get asked all the time is whether or not I ever come up against a situation where I am not able to get my clients results. Spoiler alert… YES, this happens! On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast I break down when and why this happens, and also how I handle these situations in the moment. I hope you enjoy the show! If you’d like to learn more about becoming a Sleep Consultant, please join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomeasleepconsu...
Jan 16, 2024•13 min•Ep. 102
Starting a business can be overwhelming! There are so many thoughts that swirl around in our heads that can keep us from getting started. On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant Podcast I came clean with my own thoughts that were preventing me from achieving success in the beginning. My hope is that by sharing my own mental obstacles you will feel empowered to challenge your own! When launching my business, my top three barriers to success were: - Technology – I consider myself to be ...
Jan 09, 2024•15 min•Ep. 101
Danielle began her career as an elementary school teacher and in recent years, has taken on the role of Social Emotional Learning Facilitator in her school for students in grades K-5. She has completed extensive training in Mindfulness Education and since adopting a mindfulness practice and culture in school, she has seen significant changes in students’ abilities to pay attention, focus and self-regulate. When Danielle gave birth to her second child in June 2023, she quickly realized that she n...
Jan 02, 2024•27 min•Ep. 100
Jodi Congdon is the owner of Hip to Heart, a birth and postpartum doula agency in the Boston Area. She also happens to be one of my all-time favorite business BFFs. As 2023 comes to a close, Jodi and I unpack strategies and mindset around goal setting for the new year. On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant Podcast Jodi and I discuss how to set goals for the coming year ahead. Jodi shares: - That while setting a financial goal is important, setting goals around lifestyle and communit...
Dec 26, 2023•32 min•Ep. 99
This is a topic that I have covered before, but since every day as a sleep consultant looks different I decided to tackle it again! The beautiful thing about running your own business is that you get to do it in a way that works for you. This example of “A Day in the Life” is a pretty typical of what my day looks like. It felt great to have a handful of calls but also plenty of downtime too. I am sure tomorrow will look entirely different! If you’d like to learn more about becoming a Sleep Consu...
Dec 19, 2023•16 min•Ep. 98
Not too long ago I had an experience in my personal life that made me reflect on my consulting business, and how I work to grow that business. After working with a home organizer, I was asked to share a testimonial on Facebook about her services. It was my pleasure to do this for her because the service she provided was truly transformative. The testimonial I shared on Facebook generated a ton of interest and led to several new inquiries for my home organizer. This is EXACTLY the type of attenti...
Dec 12, 2023•10 min•Ep. 97
Ali is a mom of two and a former elementary school teacher and instructional coach. When her kids were born in 2018 and 2021, Ali knew she was ready to make some big life changes, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what she wanted to do. After a great deal of soul searching, she kept coming back to the transformational experience she had when working with a sleep consultant when her daughter was 20 months old. She realized that becoming a sleep consultant, and helping families find the relief tha...
Dec 05, 2023•24 min•Ep. 96
Alecia is a certified pediatric sleep consultant, former elementary school teacher, and mom with over a decade of hands-on experience working with children and families. Alecia left her job as an elementary school teacher after the birth of her second child, and a year later decided to enroll in Center for Pediatric Sleep Management. She graduated from the program in January of 2023 and has been working as a sleep consultant ever since. Alecia now enjoys the flexibility of working from home, and...
Nov 28, 2023•37 min•Ep. 95
Ali Kochtanek is a certified sleep specialist and certified postpartum doula based in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the owner and founder of Thriving Mamas Sleep Consulting. With three children of her own, Ali's personal experience has fueled her dedication to helping new moms and babies thrive. She specializes in maternal and newborn care, nonverbal communication, and infant sleep shaping and conditioning. Whether you're a first-time mom or an experienced parent, Ali's expertise can help you and ...
Nov 21, 2023•28 min•Ep. 94
Ruth is a Certified Sleep Consultant with a background of 14 years in childcare. Her interest on the topic of sleep was inspired by her husband when he helped her overcome her own sleep struggles. Sleep deprivation took a huge toll on her physical and mental health. She knew she had to better her sleep but didn’t know where to start. She began to do extensive research and slowly but gradually began to apply everything she learned in her own life first. She is a big believer in teaching by exampl...
Nov 14, 2023•30 min•Ep. 93
Cristina is a mother of two children, a two and a half year old little girl and an 11 month old baby boy. She stumbled upon Center for Pediatric Sleep Management and was inspired to step back from her corporate career to build a business of her own. She is now a certified sleep consultant and is excited to help families who so desperately want better sleep for their children. As a mom who struggled with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, she knows first-hand the benefits the whole family can ...
Nov 07, 2023•23 min•Ep. 92
Ciarra Morgan is the owner of Empowered Beginnings, located in Austin Texas. She is a wife and mother of two children, a birth and postpartum doula, HypnoBirthing child birth educator and pediatric sleep consultant. Ciarra was so empowered by the birth of her son that her experience inspired her to become a birth worker and start her own company! On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant Podcast Ciarra shares: - Why she decided to add sleep consulting to her list of services as a birth ...
Oct 31, 2023•35 min•Ep. 91
Jennie is a doula turned bookkeeper after the birth of her own babies. As a certified bookkeeper and QuickBooks ProAdvisor, she has combined two of her passions by specializing in working with birth and postpartum professionals. On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant podcast Jennie shares: - The differences between a bookkeeper and an accountant - How to choose a bookkeeping platform such as Wave or QuickBooks - Why it’s so important to keep good books when you are running your own s...
Oct 24, 2023•25 min•Ep. 90
Emily and Randi are both moms and former teachers of 10+ years. After the birth of their children, Emily’s daughter and Randi’s twin boys in early 2022, they both knew that the classroom was no longer a good fit for them. They were ready to make the jump out of public education, but still wanted to do something fulfilling. They wanted something they were passionate about, that would utilize all of their teaching skills, and something where they could still feel like they were making a difference...
Oct 17, 2023•25 min•Ep. 89
Sindy Warren is the founder of Blue Tree Coaching. She is a life and business coach, a Stanford Law School grad, a human resources consultant, and a published author. She is also the host of the Side Gig School Podcast. Sindy helps coaches and consultants grow their businesses so they can experience the personal and professional freedom that comes from being their own boss. On this episode of the Becoming a Sleep Consultant Podcast, Sindy and I discussed why it is so important to stop focusing o...
Oct 10, 2023•32 min•Ep. 88
