Nap Trapped

3 weeks ago | naptrapped.substack.com | Rachael Shepard-Ohta

For millennial parents, the wave of “gentle parenting” has been impossible to ignore. Many of us have adopted this style of parenting, perhaps as a rebellion against the way we were raised ourselves. Many “traditional” or “authoritarian” parenting practices rooted in behaviorist principles (time outs, punishments, being seen but not heard) have been reevaluated and often replaced with more respectful, child-centered approaches. This is a good thing, and a sign of progress to be sure.

1 month ago | naptrapped.substack.com | Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Hi my friends!Welcome to the second edition of my REPORT series here on Substack! I am making zero promises for how often these come out because I want to truly have stuff to SHARE! I want to be excited to write it for you vs. feeling tied to an imaginary deadline, filling it with fluff just for the sake of hitting publish, ya know?

2 months ago | naptrapped.substack.com | Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Hi my friends!I'm trying out a new format to make more space for other writing (šŸ‘€!!!) so let me know what you think! This will be a monthly feature where I share everything Iā€™ve been loving to consume, with little updates from my world as well! In addition to the monthly REPORT, Iā€™ll be sending out 1-2 more ā€œdeep diveā€ type posts like thisor this as well.

2 months ago | naptrapped.substack.com | Gordon Neufeld |Gabor Maté |Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Just like nearly everyone else on the planet, my husband and I recently finished Adolescence, the new British mini series explodingon Netflix. The show is raw, entertaining and incredibly well produced (each episode is filmed in just one take without any cuts) and has stirred up a lot of conversations online. If you haven’t watched it yet, you absolutely should, but I’ll give you my main takeaways (without spoilers although the show isn’t really spoilable).

Mar 23, 2025 | naptrapped.substack.com | Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Before diving into this weekā€™s piece on self-care, I thought it would be helpful to hear from some of you! I realize I come from a place of immense privilegeā€” I work on my own schedule, my husband is a stay-at-home dad, I have access to childcare etc.