Free courses on feeding • sleep • secure attachment
You were made for this.
We're here to help you thrive.
Browse our free educational courses from Danielle Sharon, Psy.D., IBCLC. Dr. Danielle wants to ensure that all families have access to her courses. Personalized breastfeeding and sleep consultations are available to book for your family or gift to another.
Welcome to Peaceful Beginnings Foundation
Supporting families in feeding, sleep, and building secure attachments.
Expert guidance for your family. Dr. Danielle Sharon combines 25+ years experience as a Clinical Psychologist, 12+ years as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and 6+ years as a zero crying baby/toddler sleep expert. Our evidence-based free training courses and individualized consultations set you up for success with feeding, sleep, and forming a secure attachment with your baby.
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Our Mission
To provide expert guidance on feeding, sleep, and secure attachment—so every family feels empowered, supported, and never alone in their parenting journey.
Year of Experience
One of Our Most Requested Courses
Common Concerns With Breastfeeding
Get expert answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Get instant access to expert guidance on the most common concerns in breastfeeding. This comprehensive course addresses the frequently overlooked causes of breastfeeding discomfort and provides clear, practical solutions that could transform challenging feeding sessions into peaceful bonding moments.
No credit card required • 100% free, always
- Duration: 90-minute comprehensive training
- Format: Professional video instruction
- Access: Instant access after signup – watch anytime, anywhere
- Content: Covers the concerns Dr. Danielle sees most often in her practice
Identify Root Causes
Understand the true reasons behind common breastfeeding concerns – many of which are frequently missed or misunderstood.
Immediate Solutions
Get practical, evidence-based techniques you can implement right away to address discomfort and improve your experience.
Prevention Strategies
Learn how to spot and prevent common complications before they become bigger challenges.
Meet Danielle Sharon, Psy.D., IBCLC
Clinical Psychologist & International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Dr. Danielle brings a uniquely powerful combination of expertise to help you overcome breastfeeding challenges and baby/toddler sleep struggles, and to support you in forming a secure attachment with your baby:
- 25+ years as a Clinical Psychologist – Understanding the emotional well-being of new mothers
- 10+ years as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) – Solving complex breastfeeding challenges with evidence-based approaches
- 5+ years as a baby/toddler sleep expert – Addressing the full spectrum of newborn care
- Mother of 4 children – Real-world experience with the joys and challenges of breastfeeding and baby/toddler sleep
Dr. Danielle has dedicated her career to the emotional and physical well-being of women, babies, and families. She deeply understands the mother-baby relationship and how to best support families during this delicate season.
Her approach combines clinical expertise with genuine empathy, helping mothers move past breastfeeding and and sleep struggles to enjoy the nurturing, bonding experience they deserve.
Areas Of Expertise
Breastfeeding Success
Personalized guidance to help you breastfeed with confidence.
Baby and Toddler Sleep
Evidence-based zero crying sleep strategies for better rest – for everyone.
Life Transitions
Support during seasons of big change and growth.
Couples
Strengthening connection through early parenthood.
Parenting
Tools and insight to help you parent with intention.
Postpartum Blues
You’re not alone—let’s navigate the feelings together.
Developing A Secure Attachment with your baby
Building trust through everyday connection.
Responsive Parenting
Meeting your child’s needs with empathy and presence.
Self Care
Your well-being matters—make space for you.
Birth Plan and Birth Story
Process, plan, and honor your unique experience.
Transitions with growing your family
Helping you adjust, bond, and thrive as you expand.
A New Approach to Family Support
“My life's passion culminates in this moment with the forming of Peaceful Beginnings Foundation. It melds everything I care about in a profound way.”
Why This Matters
We have shifted away from trusting our parental instincts. Families are distanced from once tight-knit communities and support systems. Mothers are often isolated and left to fend for themselves – expected to care for new babies, heal from birth, care for other children, often with limited support.
All of this while receiving pervasive harmful messages from providers, friends, family, social media, and many so-called experts.
It is overwhelming and confusing. It is often blaming and degrading.
It breaks my heart.
Our Solution
My goal is for parents and families to be supported in dialing into (not out of) their natural parental instincts. To care for babies as was biologically intended.
I never want cost to stand in the way of solid, evidence-based information, care, and support. I am removing the obstacle of purchasing courses. No family, close or far and wide, will lack access to this information and support.
We're opening the channels once again to trusting our instincts, bonding with our babies, and forming secure attachments.
Our Vision
To fill hearts instead of going against them.
From coast to coast and continent to continent, our languages and customs may be different, but we all speak the same language when it comes to our babies: the language of attachment.
Making This Possible
This work is made possible by the generous support of families who believe every parent deserves access to expert guidance. Together, we're building a tribe of support – one family at a time.
How You Can Help
For too long, families have been left to navigate the most challenging aspects of early parenting alone – overwhelmed by conflicting advice, isolated from supportive communities, and often unable to afford the expert guidance they desperately need.
Dr. Danielle has witnessed this crisis firsthand through 25+ years of clinical practice. She's seen mothers blame themselves for breastfeeding struggles that have simple solutions. She's worked with families whose sleep deprivation was destroying their well-being, when evidence-based approaches could have helped from day one. She's watched parents lose confidence in their natural instincts because they lacked proper support.
This breaks our hearts – and it doesn't have to be this way.
Peaceful Beginnings Foundation exists to restore what families have lost: access to expert guidance, trust in parental instincts, and supportive community. We're building something that should have always existed – a place where every family can access the support they need to thrive.
This work is sustained by generous hearts who believe every family deserves expert support. There are many ways to be part of this mission.
Our Promise:
All educational courses remain completely free, always. When you're ready for personalized support or want to help another family access expert guidance, we've created meaningful ways for you to invest in this mission. Every contribution – whether financial, practical, or spiritual – helps build a stronger community of support.
For Your Family
Book a Private Consultation
Book a Private Consultation
Get personalized guidance for feeding or sleep challenges with Dr. Danielle's expert support.
Services Available:
- Feeding consultations
- Sleep support sessions
- Secure attachment guidance
Pay It Forward
Gift a Session to Another Family
Help a family in need by gifting a private consultation – either to someone you know or to our fund for families who can't afford support.
Gift Options:
- Gift to someone you know
- Add to our family support fund
- Choose feeding or sleep focus
Support Our Mission
Become a Donor
Your financial support helps us develop new courses, reach more families, and keep all educational content completely free.
Your Investment Enables:
- Free course development
- Community outreach
- Global accessibility
- Ongoing family support
Other Ways to Help
Can't contribute financially? You're still valuable to our mission!
Share Our Resources:
Tell other families about our free courses and support.
Follow & Engage:
Help spread awareness through social media.
Volunteer Your Skills:
Professional expertise in marketing, design, or outreach.
Keep Us in Your Prayers:
Spiritual support for this ministry's growth and impact.
Whether through financial support, sharing our mission, or keeping us in your prayers – every form of help matters. Together, we're building a community where no family faces parenting challenges alone.
What Families Are Saying
Sabrina M.
I want to really thank you. I’ve really tapped into my motherly intuition the past month especially and caring for Z based on what feels right and with the mindset that the more affection and comfort I can give him the better. Instead of trying to stick to these silly rules people have these days about feeding and napping which I feel results in not tending to a baby’s needs. A few things you’ve said has given me permission to do what feels right for him and really spoil him with love and I see how content (unless overly tired or gassy) he is and how he leans into me and L for comfort.
Christina B.
I was 2 months in and moments away from quitting breastfeeding. I had a terribly painful case of mastitis that brought me to tears every time my daughter nursed (caused by what I later learned was an improper latch). As a first time mom encountering such a significant struggle, I found myself ready to give up on nursing. It was right then that I was introduced to Danielle, who within a matter of minutes changed my life forever. She adjusted my positioning, which led to a proper latch and took my daughter from being labeled as failure to thrive to gaining weight and happily nursing for 15 months. I attribute the health of my two daughters today to Danielle’s wealth of knowledge, support, and encouragement when I needed it most and had no idea where to turn.
Nicole P.
Working with Danielle has been wonderful! As a new mom, I was spending hours doing research trying to find how to best help my baby sleep because I didn’t want to sleep train. I was incredibly thankful to find someone who collaborated with me to meet my daughter’s unique sleep needs instead of pushing me to do something I didn’t want to do. Danielle’s support and expertise has been invaluable to help me address changes in both sleep and breastfeeding.
Katie V.
It was my greatest desire to breastfeed my daughter, but from day one it was very challenging. My daughter was not great at nursing and weight gain was a tremendous struggle that continued for months. Danielle worked with us faithfully over those weeks and months. Her expertise, kindness, and understanding were a tremendous blessing to our family. My daughter is now nine months old. We are still nursing, and there is no doubt that we would not have made it this far without Danielle's help.
Juliet H.
As A First Time Mom, I Had A Million Questions About Breastfeeding. Danielle's Course Offered Invaluable Insight And Support As My Baby And I Eased Through The First Few Weeks Post Partum. I Struggled With Mastitis From Over Production Early On And Danielle Offered Healing Guidance Throughout. I Now Feel Confident And Comfortable Breast Feeding And My Baby Is Healthy And Growing Rapidly!
J. D.
Dr. Danielle! Thank You So Much For The Course, It Has Been A GAME CHANGER. Milk Bleb Is Completely Gone And Baby Has Been Latching On SO Well With The Gestalt Hold. Thank You Again!
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Join families from coast to coast who are building stronger connections with their babies and trusting their parental instincts.
It’s hard to find support that truly understands — but you’ve just found it.
With 25 years as a Clinical Psychologist and over a decade as a board-certified lactation consultant, Dr. Danielle Sharon offers expert care that’s both deeply informed and deeply compassionate.
At Peaceful Beginnings, you're not just getting advice — you're receiving heart-led guidance from someone who’s walked alongside thousands of moms, helping them find confidence, comfort, and connection in their breastfeeding journey.
Recent Updates
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