Heather Young, Social worker and Child Sleep
Consultant with Good Night Sleep Site Waterloo, will be discussing all things
sleep - for adults! We are in the midst of an epidemic of sleep
deprivation.In our current high-tech
society, there is an underlying expectation that we are always “on” and a
misguided idea that sleep is a luxury. But not getting enough sleep can impact
our physical, mental and emotional health with sometimes disastrous effects.
Heather will discuss the effects of sleep deprivation and outline practical
tools you can use to get a better night’s sleep tonight.Join us for this engaging discussion to
improve your overall health with great sleep.
Heather is a Mom, Registered Social Worker and
Certified Child Sleep Consultant with Good Night Sleep Site Waterloo. She
works alongside families to create and implement customized plans to help their
children fall in love with bedtime and sleep soundly throughout the night. She
believes in working with parents so they feel empowered and confident in a plan
that best fits with their own parenting style and beliefs. She also leads
workshops, sleep clinics, and events for people of ALL ages to ensure everyone
can get the best sleep possible.She is
passionate about the benefits of healthy sleep habits for the health of the
family and loves the opportunity to help families achieve their own goals for
sleep.
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