Lucy Shrimpton is an award‑winning sleep expert, author, and founder of The Sleep Nanny®, one of the UK’s most trusted childhood sleep and wellbeing brands.
She is booked to speak on stages, at conferences, within organisations, and across media platforms to help parents, professionals, and communities understand sleep, wellbeing, and human behaviour through a grounded, science‑led, deeply human lens.
Lucy’s talks sit at the intersection of sleep science, psychology, wellbeing, and real‑world parenting. They are practical, evidence‑based, emotionally intelligent, and designed to create meaningful change long after the audience leaves the room.
This page is for organisations, event producers, schools, brands, and media outlets looking to book a credible, engaging, and highly experienced speaker on childhood sleep and family wellbeing.
What Lucy Speaks About
Lucy speaks on the realities of sleep and wellbeing in modern family life, supporting audiences to better understand children’s sleep, nervous system regulation, behaviour, and the wider impact of rest on physical health, mental wellbeing, relationships, and performance.
Core themes include:
Lucy adapts her content to suit different audiences, including parents, educators, healthcare professionals, corporate family audiences, and wellbeing‑focused organizations.
Lucy’s sessions are designed around outcomes, not just inspiration.
Event bookers choose Lucy because their audience leaves with:
Audiences often describe Lucy’s talks as grounding, empowering, and deeply reassuring, particularly in spaces where parents or professionals feel under pressure to get things ‘right’.
Lucy offers a range of keynote talks and session formats that can be delivered as stand-alone talks or adapted to suit conferences, schools, organisations, and media audiences.
Each talk is evidence-based, practical, and designed to meet the needs of the audience in the room.
Modern families are more exhausted than ever, yet sleep is often misunderstood, underestimated, or deprioritised.
This talk explores the science of sleep, the impact of chronic sleep deprivation on children and parents, and why improving sleep is one of the most powerful levers for wellbeing, behaviour, learning, and emotional regulation.
Audience outcomes include:
Sleep, behaviour, and emotional regulation are deeply connected.
This session helps audiences understand what is really happening beneath behaviour, how stress and overstimulation impact children’s sleep, and how nervous system regulation supports calmer nights and days.
Audience outcomes include:
Parenting in today’s world places unprecedented demands on adults.
This talk addresses parental exhaustion honestly, exploring how chronic tiredness impacts mental health, relationships, decision-making, and identity, while offering grounded support strategies that feel achievable.
Audience outcomes include:
Conflicting advice has left many parents confused and anxious about sleep.
Lucy brings clarity to the noise, explaining what the science actually says and how families can approach sleep in a way that feels ethical, gentle, and effective.
Audience outcomes include:
Sleep is not just a family issue, it is a public health and societal one.
This session explores the long-term implications of poor sleep on learning, emotional health, and future wellbeing, offering insight for educators, organizations, and communities invested in the next generation.
Audience outcomes include:
Why Book Lucy Shrimpton
Lucy brings rare depth to the stage.
She combines over a decade of frontline experience supporting families with a strong understanding of behavioural science, psychology, and wellbeing. Her work has supported thousands of parents directly and trained hundreds of sleep professionals internationally.
She is known for her ability to:
Lucy does not deliver generic parenting talks. She brings credibility, clarity, and a calm authority that builds trust quickly with diverse audiences.
Lucy is available for:
• Keynote talks
• Conference sessions
• Corporate wellbeing events
• Parent and caregiver talks
• School and education settings
• Panels and round‑table discussions
• Podcasts and interviews
• Media appearances and expert commentary
Each session is tailored to the audience, context, and objectives of the event.
Lucy’s speaking style is calm, engaging, confident, and deeply human.
She connects easily with audiences through lived experience, professional expertise, and emotional intelligence. Her delivery is clear, warm, and authoritative, creating an atmosphere of safety and trust, even when discussing challenging or sensitive topics.
Lucy Shrimpton is the founder of The Sleep Nanny®, a globally recognised sleep and wellbeing brand supporting families and training professionals.
She is a published author, professional speaker, and industry leader in childhood sleep and behavioural wellbeing. Lucy has spent over a decade working directly with families, developing evidence‑based sleep methodologies, and shaping professional standards within the sleep consulting industry.
Her work is grounded in science, compassion, and a belief that wellbeing is foundational to healthy families and future generations.
Media, Video & Visual Assets
Lucy’s work is trusted by parents, professionals, and organizations worldwide.
Video testimonials and written feedback are available showcasing the impact of her speaking on:
Lucy’s team will provide a full speaker brief upon booking. Typical requirements include:
Details are always discussed collaboratively to ensure a seamless event experience.
To enquire about booking Lucy Shrimpton for your event, podcast, panel, or media opportunity, please contact her office directly.
Lucy is supported by a professional team to ensure clear communication, smooth logistics, and a high-quality experience for event organizers and audiences alike.
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