Show Notes
Neuroscientist, infant sleep specialist and mother of two Rocio talks to me all about the enormous changes in our brains that take place when we become parents. We learn a lot about how our babies' brains develop but know very little about our own enormous neurological shifts. Rocio is on a mission to correct that! As she says: "when a baby is born, there is also a rebirth of the new parents through the remarkable brain plasticity that accompanies their journey. Newborn Parents is a movement that informs and empowers families to take advantage of these brain changes so that they can create a lifelong nurturing relationship with their babies." Rocio runs an online course via her website (link below) and you can find out more about her work via her free email series and ebook too. www.newbornparents.net/ Follow Rocio on Instagram @rociozunini_newbornparents If you are interested in purchasing one of my webinars mentioned in today's episode, please see littlenest.uk/shop/
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