Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#11 - Sleeping Pills: Sleeping With The Enemy
As a sleep physician, I am constantly confronted with sleeping pills and the misunderstanding that seems to be inherent to their existence. While I d…
3 years, 9 months ago
Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Sleeping Around
In January of 2015, I spent the night in a haunted hotel in Oklahoma City and wrote about the experience in The Huffington Post. That would begin a s…
3 years, 9 months ago
#10 - Alarm Clocks: Starting Your Day Right
Alarms clocks may be responsible for the most dreaded sound in our lives. Despite their constant presence, how do you choose the right alarm for your…
3 years, 9 months ago
#9 - The Controversy Surrounding School Start Times
Students everywhere are beginning to head back to school soon, so in this Back-To-School episode, I examine the ongoing school start time debate in t…
3 years, 10 months ago
#8 - Trendy Sleep Topics: Orthosomnia, Sleep Divorce, and Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
In the late 1990's, Dr. James Maas coined the phrase "power nap" and since that time, there have been many trendy sleep terms. In this episode, we di…
3 years, 10 months ago
#7 - Why No One Cares Your Child Is Sleepy
After sleep apnea, narcolepsy is the most common cause of excessive sleepiness in sleep clinics across the country. A large portion of the nearly 200…
3 years, 10 months ago
#6 - The Trauma of Insomnia
In episode 2, I talked about what insomnia was not--namely sleep deprivation. In this episode, we begin to explore what insomnia is and who is most a…
3 years, 10 months ago
#5 - Mild Sleep Apnea: Death By CPAP
Sleep apnea constitutes the lion's share of the diagnoses sleep clinicians see in their clinics. One of the most misunderstood and poorly managed con…
3 years, 10 months ago
#4 - White Noise and Sleep
White noise is everywhere, and it's association with sleep has been discussed for decades. But what exactly is white noise, and does it play a role i…
3 years, 11 months ago
#3 - Sleep and Menopause: Why Don't We Talk About This More?
When I wrote my first book The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep Is Broken and How To Fix It, I made the decision to cut the chapter on menopause becaus…
3 years, 11 months ago