Lauren Sloan + Gabrielle Ferrara

IDK who needs to hear this...

Kids EN ↓ 4 episodes

“IDK who needs to hear this…” a podcast creating space to question what’s considered normal in early parenting. Through a nervous system and neurodiversity-informed lens, we unpack baby behavior, challenge common advice, and explore what babies and mothers actually need—bridging research, lived experience, and the realities no one talks about.

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Lauren Sloan + Gabrielle Ferrara

Episodes

S1 E4 Conversations Before Sleep Training: Maternal Mental Health 05.07.2026 1:01:41

Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, OCD, postpartum psychosis, suicidal thoughts, birth trauma, and other sensitive mental health topics. Please listen with care. When mothers struggle postpartum, one recommendation seems to rise above all others: sleep train your baby. What if we've mistaken a default recommendation for a comprehensive...

S1 E3 The 30% Misunderstanding 21.06.2026 39:04

The 30% Misunderstanding In this episode, Lauren and Gabrielle are joined by therapist, maternal mental health specialist, and attachment-focused, Nurtured Neuroscience practitioner Natalie Bowler to unpack a frequently misunderstood concept in parenting: the idea of the “good enough” parent. Together, they explore the origins of D.W. Winnicott’s Good Enough Mother theory, Edward Tronick’s researc...

S1E2 The Sleep Industry, Regulation, and Who Gets a Seat at the Table 06.06.2026 1:02:31

Episode 2: The Sleep Industry, Regulation, and Who Gets a Seat at the Table In this episode, Lauren and Gabrielle discuss the recent BBC investigation into the sleep industry and the growing calls for regulation. While both agree that dangerous advice should be addressed, they explore the potential unintended consequences of broad regulation and ask an important question: who gets to decide what c...

S1E1 Introductions 06.06.2026 15:51

IDK Who Needs to Hear This... Welcome to IDK Who Needs to Hear This... — the podcast for parents who are done with one-size-fits-all advice. Hosted by Lauren Sloan and Gabrielle Ferrara, this podcast explores the realities of early parenting, child development, sleep, neurodiversity, attachment, maternal wellbeing, and everything beyond and in between. Through honest conversations, personal storie...