How to Sleep as a High Performer w/ Neuroscientist & Sleep Expert Dr. Roxanne Prichard

Are you someone who has a hard time falling asleep?  Do you wake up feeling rested, or are you someone who tosses & turns throughout the night, unable to sink deeply into a restorative sleep cycle?  This conversation will dive into everything you need to know about sleep, as well as how to sleep as a high performer.  With expert sleep advice from Dr. Roxanne Prichard, you will be well equipped to catch some restorative zzz’s this evening.  We talk about a little bit of everything - the different stages of the sleep cycle, societal & environmental barriers to sleep, drinking alcohol before sleep, how being a night vs. morning person is genetically determined, the consequences of watching TV before bed, how performance anxiety about sleep doesn’t help anything, why setting an alarm clock isn’t ideal, the importance of active rest in attuning the nervous system to sleep, and the magic in science.DR.PRICHARD TEDX TALK:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztGkmruGPqM⁣WORK WITH AMANDA: https://amandaleaveck.com/⁣SCIENCE & MAGIC YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHhlpVUKsFxYnS-NIcp337w⁣JOIN THE SCIENCE & MAGIC FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2328616680742710  ⁣our conversation…7:40 - intro 11:15 - the mystery of falling asleep14:57 - the stages & cycles of sleep21:00 - waking up throughout the night 23:27 - drinking alcohol bed25:57 - being a night owl or morning bird30:01- reading or watching tv in bed32:09- diverse phenotypes in community & partnerships33:22 - dreams  36:49- get good sleep by getting the proper amount of sleep & wakeful rest39:56- barriers to sleep45:51- advocating for good sleep in a demanding environment50:03 sleep automatically calibrates to the demands of life & learning 52:01- the importance of being intentional about what information we are absorbing before sleep54:58 - healthy pre sleeping habits 56:46- how Dr. Prichard approaches magic in her life59:51- connect with Dr. Prichard