187- From Teacher to Sleep Consultant with Katie Eppley

The Teacher Career Coach Podcast

Daphne Gomez

Business, Education, Careers, Self-improvement

4.4 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Katie Eppley taught for seven years, and after experiencing severe anxiety, she decided to leave the classroom midyear. She successfully transitioned to a nanny after leaving teaching and also had her first child during that time. She loved being a mom, but struggled with postpartum. That lead her to become passionate about pediatric sleep. She got certified as a pediatric sleep consultant and newborn sleep specialist. She started her own business called Cuddlebug Sleep Consulting. Today we discuss the breaking points of teaching, the challenges of opening up a business and the importance of a support network. Find Katie on Linkedin. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: The Teacher Career Coach Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Teacher Career Coach podcast with your new host, Elizabeth Sudo.
0:05.9	She started her teaching career in 2014.
0:09.1	She found she needed a career change after all the changes that pandemic brought to the teaching world.
0:14.7	So she transitioned outside of the classroom into an administrative assistant role and now works as an operations
0:21.8	manager for a tech startup. Get ready for discussions on all things related to teacher transitions,
0:28.1	interview prep, addressing burnout in the classroom, and so much more. Here's your host, Elizabeth
0:34.4	Sudo. Welcome back to the Teacher Career Coach podcast.
0:39.6	You can find us on all your social channels at Teacher Career Coach or on our website,
0:45.8	teachercareercoach.com.
0:49.6	Welcome back.
0:51.3	Join us today as we hear Katie Epley's story.
0:55.6	Katie is a former teacher who is now a CNSS, certified newborn sleep specialist.
1:04.0	With her new practice, it's her mission to help tired parents become less sleep deprived,
1:10.4	enjoy parenthood, and help their child
1:13.2	become a rock star sleeper. Today we discuss her journey from teaching, going out on her own,
1:22.0	and finding your passion. Hope you enjoy. Well, welcome back, everyone. Today i'm super excited today to introduce you to
1:30.5	katie epley welcome katie thank you i am super excited to be on this podcast to just chat with you
1:37.4	about everything it's actually crazy to think that two years ago i was on the other side of this
1:43.2	listening to this podcast on the way
1:45.4	to and from work. So to be on here is really cool. Oh, well, we're so excited to have you. And I
1:51.7	can't wait to dive into your new career, where you are now. But we'd love to learn a little bit
1:56.7	about your experience in education and kind of what that was like. Yeah. So, well, ever since I was little,
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