4. The Holistic Approach to Sleep with Dr. Sarah Silverman

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Dr. Sarah Silverman, a Stanford-trained sleep psychologist, holistic sleep wellness consultant, and insomnia expert with over a decade of experience. Dr. Sarah treats a wide variety of sleep problems in private practice using a personalized, mindfulness-based treatment approach. Notably, she is an expert in Cognitive Behavior Therapy for insomnia (CBTi), the first-line, drug-free treatment for adults with chronic insomnia. In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of sleep, covering topics including the common causes of insomnia, non-medication treatments for common sleep problems, “social jet lag”, how sunlight affects our sleep, the stages of a sleep cycle, the accuracy of Oura rings and other sleep tracking devices, Dr. Sarah’s professional opinion on naps, melatonin, and sleeping in, and so much more! Thank you for listening!

Episode Details-

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine: www.behavioralsleep.org

Book mentioned: Breath by James Nestor

For more from Dr. Sarah Silverman: @drsarahsleep on Instagram, www.drsarahsleep.com

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