Ep14. Sleep

Written By Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

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Episode Description

How do parents of 5 children under the age of 10 get good sleep?!! JonMarc and Teresa cozy up in their robes and blue-blocking glasses to talk about their obsession with getting good SLEEP. Tips, tricks, and theological analysis ensue…

Notes

Lighting Options

“SomniLight Amber Book Light” - Follow this referral link to our favorite orange nightlight / book light. This is Teresa’s must-have for all new parents for nighttime feedings, which she often gives as a baby shower gift. Use this link for 10% off any purchase: http://somnilight.ositracker.com/coupons/index/oid:174914_4557

Orange light bulb - We use these in the lamps on our nightstands. https://www.amazon.com/Feit-Electric-BPESL13T-13-Watt-Fluorescent/dp/B000LWIQ1C/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Feit%2BElectric%2BBPESL13T%2FO%2B13-Watt%2BCompact%2BFluorescent%2BMini%2BTwist%2BOrange%2BBulb&qid=1605477353&sr=8-1&th=1

Tree Lamp - This lamp will allow you to stock it with daytime bulbs and a night time bulb for easy switching: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003A9E734/

Blue-blocking glasses - http://somnilight.ositracker.com/coupons/index/oid:174914_4557

Sun Touch Light - Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder blues with extra bright light during the day - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W8Y7FY/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=perheadie-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=&creativeASIN=B000W8Y7FY

Soft Red Night Light - A plug-in red nightlight for hallways: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07218XJ2P/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Smart Bulbs - Control lighting in your whole house with smart bulbs. https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us

Scripture References


Psalm 127
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Sirach 31
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one's flesh, and anxiety about it removes sleep.
Wakeful anxiety prevents slumber, and a severe illness carries off sleep.
Healthy sleep depends on moderate eating; he rises early, and feels fit. The distress of sleeplessness and of nausea and colic are with the glutton.

Other Content

Jose Maria Escriva’s “Heroic Minute” for the morning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIbVXgZsNEI

Baby Whisperer, reading baby cries - https://youtu.be/afMNp6Q4u7s


We are Body & Spirit. If you loved this episode on the integration of body and soul, check out a fellow AWAKEN Catholic host Andrew Reinhart’s show “Physically Spiritual”: https://www.awakencatholic.org/physically-spiritual

Books

Jon Marc & Teresa Grodi

Teresa is a member of the Body of Christ, a wife, and a mother of five. She was born, raised, and resides in the Diocese of Toledo, OH. Teresa received her B.A. and M.A. in History at Bowling Green State University, where she met her husband JonMarc. She has been involved in ministry in many capacities and currently organizes pilgrimages for Catholic Faith Journeys. Teresa and JonMarc love to take walks and to discuss faith, philosophy, culture, food, the Domestic Church, the Feminine Genius, and the C.S. Lewis Space Trilogy, among other things.

JonMarc is the Chief Operating Officer of the Coming Home Network International and has been interviewed on EWTN programs such as Life on the Rock and The Journey Home, as well as various radio programs. A graduate student of philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville, JonMarc resides in Perrysburg, OH, with his wife and five young children.  Some of his favorite topics for discussion & writing are the nature of religious faith, aesthetics, Catholic Social Teaching, the writings of G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and various intersections of philosophy and theology in family life. You can connect with JonMarc via the Coming Home Network, on social media, or where he occasionally writes at www.RestatementOfTheObvious.com.

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