6-WEEK CHALLENGE

Surviving the Nights

Six weeks for mothers who are running on empty from broken nights and want more energy, a clearer head and more capacity to actually enjoy this season, without sleep training.

What if the next six weeks weren’t about getting your baby to sleep differently, but about helping you feel so much better even while they’re still waking?

Live group begins October 5th.

I'm ready to feel more like myself

Created by Mathilde, a postpartum nutrition consultant and mama of three who has spent close to a decade navigating broken nights herself.
 

I created the Mother-First Recovery Framework after realising that the wake-ups were only one part of why I felt so depleted. What I ate, how much I thought about sleep, what I expected myself to get done and the support I had around me all made a huge difference to how I felt during the day.

That’s what we’ll work on inside Surviving the Nights.

You want to keep responding to your baby at night but you also need to be able to function the next day.

 

Maybe sleep has become something you think about constantly. How many times they woke. Whether naps were wrong. Whether they’re hungry. Whether you’ve created a bad habit. Then someone tells you their baby sleeps through and you immediately compare.

You may have even searched for “gentle” sleep training simply because you’re so tired and desperate for something to change.

Surviving the Nights is for that exact season.

Sleep deprivation is freaking hard. There’s no way around that. Babies wake, sometimes a lot, and when it goes on for months, or years, it can affect your energy, your mood, your relationship, how you feel about motherhood and even how much you enjoy your baby.

But I also don’t believe we have to spend this whole season completely depleted, counting the hours we slept and waiting for our baby to sleep through before we can feel good again.

Because the wake-ups are only one part of it. You might be breastfeeding around the clock, making milk day and night, recovering from pregnancy and birth, waking multiple times through the night, carrying a baby all day and trying to keep normal life moving on very little uninterrupted rest.

And then add in not eating enough, relying on coffee to keep going, trying to do the same amount during the day, carrying a huge mental load and rarely getting a proper chance to recover.

When all of that keeps stacking up for months, of course you’re going to feel it.

 

The Broken Sleep Depletion Loop

 

Your baby wakes all night
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You start the day completely exhausted
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You run on coffee, eat whatever you can and try to do your normal tasks
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You often wonder why your baby wakes so much, counting, Googling, comparing, analysing naps, worrying about tonight
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You don't get much help and feel overwhelmed with all that needs to get done that you stop prioritising yourself
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You go into the next night completely depleted

And then it starts again and adds up

 

INSIDE THE SIX WEEKS

The Mother-First Recovery Framework

Broken sleep is hard enough on its own. The problem is that most mothers don't realise that some simple changes can make a world of difference in how they feel.

Inside Surviving the Nights, we’ll work through four areas that can completely change how you get through this season, even while your baby is still waking.

 

☞ BABY

A lot of energy can go into trying to find the reason your baby woke again. Was it the nap? Bedtime? Hunger? A bad habit? Something you did yesterday? I’ll help you understand what is normal, what may genuinely be worth looking at, and where you can stop treating your baby’s sleep like a puzzle you need to solve.

☞ BODY

A broken night is hard enough. Then add coffee before breakfast, not eating enough, breastfeeding, missing lunch, pushing through exercise or errands and expecting your body to keep producing energy. We’ll work on not stacking more depletion on top of the sleep loss, and you’ll know what to prioritise with food, minerals, caffeine, daylight, rest, supplements and testing when needed.

☞ BRAIN

This is more about what happens in your own head when you’re exhausted. Counting how many hours you slept, checking the clock, comparing your baby to someone else’s, constant researching and dreading bedtime. I get it, I was there.

Working on my mindset has been life changing and I want to share with you how being able to notice your thoughts and not letting them determine your moods will make you enjoy motherhood more, even through the challenging times like sleep deprivation.

☞ BOUNDARIES

When you’re exhausted, it’s so easy to still expect yourself to keep up with everything you normally would.

I’ve had to learn that sometimes getting through a hard season means being much more protective of my energy. Asking for more from my partner. Saying no more often. Letting things be good enough. And questioning whether some of the standards I was trying to keep up with were even important to me in the first place.

I want to help you get clearer on what actually deserves your energy right now, what you can stop expecting yourself to keep up with, and how to communicate what you need more clearly, especially with your partner. Because sometimes the support is available, but we haven’t really asked for it in a way the other person understands.

 

Sleep is only one piece of the picture. The way we eat, the way our mind responds to what’s happening, how much we still expect ourselves to do and the support we have around us all affect how depleted we feel.

You cannot control exactly how your baby will sleep tonight. But you can stop adding so much extra depletion around the broken sleep, and that is where a huge part of the recovery can begin.

Broken sleep can feel incredibly lonely

 

Imagine having a few friends you can message after a tough night and just say, “That was awful,” and they know exactly what you mean.

Our partners can be amazing, but there are parts of this they just don’t fully get because they’re not the ones waking that many times.

In my opinion, having other mothers around you who understand is huge. You can complain, laugh about it, ask a question, but also lift each other up. I genuinely think we move through hard seasons quicker when we feel heard by someone who really understands what we’re going through.

That’s also why I didn’t want Surviving the Nights to just be another course you watch on your own. I wanted it to be live, with women going through the same thing at the same time, supporting each other and making changes alongside each other.

What I want to be different for you after six weeks

I don't expect your baby to suddenly sleep through the night (although they might align to your calm nervous system!). But I do want your experience of this season to feel very different.

✓ You wake up after a rough night and know how to look after yourself that day, instead of reaching for coffee and hoping for the best. You know how to put nourishing foods together in minutes and don't crash in the afternoons anymore.
 
✓ You have more energy in the tank because you're eating enough and supporting your body properly through broken sleep.
 
✓ You notice when you start counting, Googling or comparing, and you know how to get out of that thought pattern.
 
✓ Bedtime doesn't fill you with dread, because you understand your baby's sleep and feel confident responding in the way that feels right.
✓  You’ve reconsidered what really needs to happen in this season, what can wait and what expectations you can let go of.
 
✓ You have more help around you and your partner understands exactly how to support you.
 
✓ You may have met some other mamas you genuinely connect with, who understand what you’re going through and can keep encouraging you after the program ends.
 
✓ Most of all, you're having more good days with your baby, getting out, laughing more, feeling like your life isn't on hold.
I want this!

Who’s behind Surviving the Nights?

I’m Mathilde, a nutrition consultant and mama of three, and I’ve spent close to a decade waking through the night and bed sharing with my children.

With my first baby, I became completely obsessed with sleep.

I would go to bed already thinking about how many hours I might get. I’d wake up and look at the clock. I Googled constantly, compared her to other babies and wondered if my milk wasn’t enough or if I had somehow taught her to wake so much.

I remember thinking that if I could just figure out her sleep, I would be okay.

Not long after having her, I developed Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune thyroid condition. That really threw me because I thought I was healthy. I cooked from scratch, ate good food and cared a lot about nutrition.

What I hadn’t understood yet was that eating “healthy” wasn’t necessarily the same as eating enough for what my body was going through. And I definitely wasn’t paying much attention to how stressed and anxious I was living every day.

Hashimoto’s forced me to learn a lot more about my metabolism, how much food I actually needed, nutrients, blood sugar and what happened when I kept asking too much from my body.

So by the time I had my third baby, I was very intentional.

And thank God, because he was not an easy sleeper.

For months, I had to keep him upright during the night, which meant I had to sit up to sleep for five whole months. I was exhausted, but weirdly, I was still having really good days.

I put that down to prioritising my food and doing a whole lot of mindset work that helped me stay in the present moment, which got rid of most of my anxiety.

I think having more kids does that to you too. You learn a bit more each time and tend to let go a little more.

So there was actually no difference in how any of my babies slept, or how I responded to them during the night. But my body and my mind were in a completely different place, and that made all the difference.

Everything you’ll get inside Surviving the Nights

✓ 6 weeks of Surviving The Nights

Daily audio teachings, Monday to Friday
(Value $797)

Short teachings you can listen to while feeding your baby, walking or making breakfast. We’ll cover the baby, your body, your head and what needs to change around you so you can get through broken sleep without it taking over your whole life. I will be sharing surprise little gold nuggets in there too.

✓ Weekly Q&A With Me

Inside the community
(Value $497)

Each week, you’ll be able to ask specific questions inside the group. Things like a supplement you’re unsure about, a meal you want help improving, something we’ve covered in the program, or a question about how to apply the teachings in your own situation.

✓ Private Telegram Community

6 weeks access
(Value $297)

Join a group of other mamas going through the same thing at the same time. Somewhere to share the rough nights, ask questions, encourage each other and hopefully make a few connections that last beyond the six weeks.

✓ The No-Think Nourishment Toolkit

Feed Yourself Before You Hit the Wall
(Value $197)

What to eat when you’re exhausted and don’t want another decision to make. Easy breakfasts, lunches and dinners, simple ways to get enough protein, fats and carbohydrates, nutrient-dense staples, and what I’d keep in the fridge, freezer and cupboard during this season. Easy and practical.

✓ The Postpartum Supplement Masterclass + Reference List

What I’d Take, What I’d Skip & What I’d Look Into
(Value $67)

The supplements I personally rate, what I look for, what I wouldn’t spend my money on first and when I’d investigate further instead.

EXCLUSIVE BONUSES

✦ The Motherhood Blood Test Guide

Blood tests worth discussing with your practitioner
(Value $67)

Pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding ask a huge amount from the body, so I think mothers should know what is worth checking rather than waiting until they feel completely depleted.

I’ll walk you through the blood tests I like to know about, what they can tell you, and what you can discuss with your GP or practitioner.

✦ Stop Asking Me What I Need

A partner training + shareable support sheet
(Value $97)

A lot of partners want to help, but when you’re exhausted, being asked what needs doing can feel like one more thing to manage.

This will help you work out what your partner can fully take over during this season, especially after a rough night, so support doesn’t depend on you constantly asking, reminding and organising.

✦ Night Weaning While Staying Connected

A practical class for breastfeeding mothers
(Value $97)

We’ll cover when it may be worth considering, how to know if you and your child are ready, different ways to reduce feeds gradually, and how your partner can help.

I’ll also share what worked with my three children, the mistakes I made, and how to hold that boundary in a way that still helps your child feel heard and supported.

Total value:

over $2,000

 

Your price:

$247

I am ready to feel more alive

How it works

 

You’ll get a short audio teaching Monday to Friday for six weeks, delivered straight to Telegram. Listen while you’re feeding your baby, making breakfast, walking or lying down with them.

Why Telegram? Because when you’re exhausted, the last thing you need is another course platform to remember to log into. The teachings come straight to your phone, with notifications on or off, whatever works for you.

You’ll also have the private Telegram community and weekly Q&A, where you can ask me specific questions throughout the six weeks.

Your extra videos, guides and resources will live in the course platform and will be released gradually as we go.

No live calls. No homework. Weekends are free. If you miss something, you can come back to it. You’ll have 12 months access to all the teachings and resources.

You’ll need the free Telegram app to take part.

Surviving the Nights starts on the 5th of October. As soon as you join, you’ll get access to the welcome information, course platform and private community so you can get settled and meet the other mothers. The first teaching will arrive on our official start date.

Is Surviving the Nights for you?

This is for you if:

✓ Your baby is waking a lot and you’re exhausted.

✓ You want to keep responding to your baby at night, but you’re starting to wonder how long you can keep doing this.

✓ You think about sleep way more than you want to and find yourself Googling, comparing or questioning what you’re doing.

✓ Sleep training doesn’t feel right for you, even if you’ve considered it out of pure desperation.

✓ You want to understand what normal baby sleep can look like without turning your life into wake windows, schedules and tracking.

✓ You know your body needs more support, but you don’t have the energy to work out what to eat, what to take or where to start.

✓ You want to be able to communicate your needs better as well as setting healthy boundaries but you're unsure how to do this.

✓ You want to be around other mothers who get it, support you and remind you that you’re not the only one going through this.

✓ You want to enjoy your baby and your days more, even if the nights are still messy.

This probably isn’t for you if:

✕ You’re looking for a sleep-training program or a step-by-step plan to get your baby sleeping through.

✕ You’re looking for a quick fix and want your baby’s sleep to be the main thing we work on.

✕ You’re dealing with symptoms that feel medically concerning and need individual care from a doctor or qualified practitioner.

Ready to join us?

Surviving the Nights starts on the 28th of September and we’ll spend six weeks together.

Surviving The Nights

$247

6 weeks live experience

  • Daily teachings for 6 weeks (week-ends off)
  • Community of mothers supporting you
  • Weekly Q&A with me
  • The No-Think Nourishment Toolkit
  • My Supplement Masterclass
  • + 3 Exclusive Bonuses

We start on the 5th of October

Join Surviving The Nights

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