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Welcome to another episode of The Gynarchy Podcast! Today, I’m speaking with Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell, a board certified physician, certified clinical sleep specialist, author of the book Sleeping on the Job, and founder of The Solution is Sleep, about the importance of healthy sleep for women.

In “Episode 26: Healthy Sleep”, we discuss the gender sleep gap, why women are struggling more with getting healthy sleep, and the risks of chronic sleep deprivation. Dr. Holliday-Bell also shares her insights about what can be done to improve sleep.

 Here are some topics we discuss:

• Dr. Holliday-Bell shares her background, including her own struggle with insomnia
• What is the gender sleep gap?
• Health risks of chronic sleep dysfunction
• Socioeconomic and racial disparities of sleep
• How much sleep you need and how to determine that
• The utility of sleep trackers
• What are the stages of sleep?
• Basic sleep hygiene (tips for better sleep)
• How sleep patterns can change throughout a woman's phases of life
• When to see a sleep specialist
• Does melatonin work?

 Tune in on Monday, September 15, 2025 and make sure to subscribe and stay updated on all our episodes.

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Website:

https://thesolutionissleep.com/

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Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell | Sleep Specialist, Physician & Speaker (@thesleep_md)

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