In this episode, we return to talking about babies (Episode 3 was on attachment and tears!) Lael shares about how she helped her daughter heal from birth trauma with Aware Parenting, and the tangible signs in her baby’s behaviour that showed her that the trauma was being released. Marion talks about her academic and psychotherapeutic background before becoming a mother, and how Aware Parenting resonated with all that she’d learnt. Lael talks about the clear differences she saw between her two older children and her youngest child, related to Aware Parenting. Marion shares about how she realised that her daughter had feelings to express, and how she knew that her daughter’s expressing her feelings in her arms was helpful. We talk lots about the huge leap that Aware Parenting with a baby is, the importance of self-compassion and going slowly. We also talk about how Aware Parenting is the third way with sleep, and the three things that babies and children need for sound sleep. We talk about the spectrum of practicing Aware Parenting, and what happens to the feelings that we aren’t able to listen to in our babies. If you’d like to learn more, Marion has some courses: Babies Have Real Feelings free ebook and audio: http://www.awareparentingbabies.com/babies-have-real-feelings/ Aware Parenting Babies Q and A Vault: http://www.awareparentingbabies.com/q-and-a-vault-invitation/ Aware Parenting Babies Course (with Helena Mooney): http://www.awareparentingbabies.com/ Lael is running another live round of her Aware Parenting Immersion: https://laelstone.com.au/courses/aware-parenting-immersion-level-1/ Please come over to our Facebook page, or find us on Instagram @theawareparentingpodcast You can find Marion at www.marionrose.net and Lael at www.laelstone.com.au And if you haven’t already, would you be like to subscribe to the podcast so we can show up in your podcast feed? 
 We’re sending you much love and compassion in your parenting journey. Marion and Lael xoxo