S9: Episode 489. The Sleep Prescription: Cure Your Insomnia with Dr. Aric Prather

This week on #WisdomWednesdays, Tessa speaks with sleep scientist Dr. Aric Prather about The Sleep Prescription. He shares the solutions that can help people, especially people with insomnia, achieve restorative and consolidated sleep. Unlike how we often treat it, sleep is as important as food, water, and oxygen. It is something essential for our survival. As such, not getting enough of it can impact everything else in our life. Fortunately, there are ways to get your sleep back. It would require you to stick to new habits that won’t necessarily happen overnight. But once you embody them, you can begin to sleep well once again as you deserve. Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: 1.Understand why sleep is universal yet very personal. 2.Learn about the seven-day sleep experiment and the power of keeping a sleep diary. 3.Find out why you should focus on setting a stable wake time versus a stable sleep time. Episode Highlights [03:35] Anxiety on Sleep [08:14] Differences Between People’s Sleep System [10:08] Seven-Day Sleep Experiment [13:25] The Two Primary Processes that Regulate Our Sleep [16:06] Early Birds vs. Night Owls [17:38] Building Sleep Pressure Throughout the Day [20:00] Moving Your Bedtime [23:05] What to Do in the Transition Period [27:21] The Importance of Keeping a Consistent Wake Time [30:31] On Napping [33:22] Worrying and Sleep [36:47] Stick Your Head in the Freezer [39:47] How Dr. Aric Feels Radically Loved Resources: ●Dr. Aric Prather’s website: https://www.aricprather.com/ ●The Sleep Prescription by Dr. Aric Prather: https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Prescription-Seven-Days-Unlocking-ebook/dp/B09RPLPN5V ●Pre-order Rosie’s book, You are Radically Loved: https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Radically-Loved-Self-Love/ ●Radically Loved is now part of the iHeartMedia Podcasts: https://www.iheartmedia.com/podcasts ●Have a specific topic in mind? Email us at [email protected]. Don’t forget to add the subject Wisdom Wednesday topic! ●Create a daily meditation ritual in just seven days! Download BUILD YOUR DAILY MEDITATION RITUAL and other freebies at https://www.radicallyloved.com/free-stuff! ●FREE Action Guide! Apply the lessons you learn from this episode as you listen! Sign up at https://www.radicallyloved.com/episode-show-notes, and I’ll send it right away! ●Stay updated! ○Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosieacosta/ ○Twitter: https:twitter.com/rosieacosta ○Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radicallylovedrosie ○TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsrosieacosta