What is your circadian rhythm?
What is your circadian rhythm talks about the influence on our biological clock and a sleep condition called delayed circadian rhythm
Mar 26, 2020•4 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Sleep Like A Boss
Sleep like A Boss was founded by Christine Hansen in 2016. It is THE network of sleep experts to high level CEOs, Executives and High Achievers who want to sleep but can't.
The new CEO, Annika Carroll and her team are using Christine's bespoke holistic clinical approach to help their clients sleep again and are proud to count themselves amongst the best sleep coaches in the world.
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Stress Resilience and Sleep
What do stress resilience and sleep mean? It basically means how quickly you recover from a stressful situation; some people are more resilient than others. Listen in to learn more
Mar 12, 2020•5 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Minerals and Sleep
Did you know that minerals are super important for us to function?! They communicate everything, deliver all the different messages and are important for cell absorption. Everything depends on minerals and having a healthy mineral household is absolutely key for a good sleep. Learn more in this episode.
Mar 05, 2020•4 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Why are dreams important?
Why are dreams so important for our daily lives? What happens during that time in our sleep that makes it necessary for us to dream in order to live a healthy life?
Feb 20, 2020•5 min•Season 4Ep. 2
How not sleeping affects your focus
Focus and sleep, how are they linked together? What happens with your stress levels, your lifestyle, your workplace? 'How not sleeping affects your focus' talks of the immediate impact sleep has on your focus.
Feb 05, 2020•5 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Why bother with a bedtime routine?
Why bother with a bedtime routine explains why creating an automatism that helps to transition to sleep is so important.
Jan 09, 2020•3 min•Season 3Ep. 9
What does an adult sleep coach do?
"What does an adult sleep coach do?", portrays the different sleep coach services that are out there and focuses on the Sleep like a Boss technique that is like no other! Have a listen and get in touch if you are interested in learning more about it.
Dec 26, 2019•5 min•Season 3Ep. 8
5 Reasons why we love sleep
Anti-aging, Anti-weight gain, Makes you smarter, Helps you with your stress levels and improves your mood. Those are 5 reasons why we love sleep. Tune and learn more about them.
Dec 12, 2019•6 min•Season 3Ep. 7
What is sleep anxiety?
In "What is sleep anxiety?" I talk about the chronic anxiety of going to bed and not being able to fall asleep. Just the thought of having sleep issues makes my clients cringe! Listen to this new episode and find out about a very effective technique I suggest my clients do.
Nov 28, 2019•4 min•Season 3Ep. 6
When is it advisable to go to a sleep clinic?
In this episode of Sleep like a Boss, I discuss the different reasons when somebody should go to a sleep clinic to check out their sleep.
Nov 14, 2019•4 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Can better sleep lower your stress levels 2019?
Can better sleep lower your stress levels 2019? Yes, it can! Find out more in this episode on how sleep impacts you and your stress psychologically and physiologically.
Oct 31, 2019•4 min•Season 3Ep. 4
How important is your pillow for sleep 2019
We are all guilty of holding on to our pillows for way too long....! In "How important is your pillow for sleep 2019", I will tell you how long you should keep your pillows and what type might be right for you.
Oct 17, 2019•3 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Dreams leaving you more fatigued than before
Vivid dreams leaving you more fatigued than before have nothing to do with the amount of sleep, that was probably enough, but rather when you woke up.
Oct 03, 2019•2 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Lifestyle and sleep
Lifestyle & Sleep When you work with me, you quickly find out that I go beyond lifestyle to find the root problem of your sleep issues. At Sleep like a Boss, we run lab tests by looking at your body, your hormones, food sensitivities, hair mineral test analysis and run a gut health to find out what is hindering you from getting your proper sleep. But even with all of those tests, lifestyle is still where it’s all at. In today’s episode I talk about the different categories (Nutrition, Rest, ...
Sep 20, 2019•5 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Can I die, if I don't sleep enough?
Can sleep kill you? Or better yet, can I die if I don't sleep enough? These are really warranted questions for multiple kinds of reasons. One is that a lot of people become very anxious when they don't sleep enough and another is that it's a curiosity in terms of physical manner. Find out more in this episode of Sleep like a Boss
Aug 19, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Sleep and hallucinations
Sleep has been very often connected to a decrease in mental health, especially if you have a tendency towards a mental health condition and a lack of sleep is very likely to trigger it and give you that bit of a push to go over the edge. Listen in to this episode to learn more
Aug 16, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Sleep and heart attacks
Did you know that people who suffer from sleep deprivation or not getting enough sleep are a lot more likely to suffer from a stroke or from a heart attack. Sleep and heart attacks is a topic that has been talked about a lot in the media, and so I just want to break it down a little bit.
Aug 12, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 27
What is sleep hygiene?
What is sleep hygiene? For someone like me who works in the field of sleep this is a no-brainer question. But when I give interviews or when I talk to people and I say, “look, I don't just work with sleep hygiene, a lot of my clients have a perfect sleep hygiene but their problems go beyond that”, I realize that many don’t know what I'm talking about when I mention sleep hygiene. So today I want to give a couple of sleep hygiene examples. #sleeplikeaboss #christinehansen #sleephygiene #sleeptips...
Aug 09, 2019•6 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Are sleep trackers safe & accurate?
Sleep trackers are designed in so many different ways. You have FitBit, you have head bands, you have things that you can put under your mattress, you have the Oura Ring... There are so many different ways of doing this, which is in itself an issue (!), because everyone claims to have found the one way of measuring how you sleep. In the end, the most accurate way of actually measuring your sleep is by really looking at your brainwaves and seeing how they are reacting, because every sleep phase h...
Aug 05, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Sleep apnea - Will it kill you?
What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is when your breathing sets out and your body needs to jolt you in a way for you to wake up and continue breathing. A lot of the time we think that sleep apnea is just for people who are snoring really loudly. And it can be. It has been shown that people who are overweight or have short necks, a little bit wider necks and who snore tend to also have sleep apnea. Learn more about sleep apnea and what you should look out for.
Aug 02, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Do sleep meds create sleep?
"So when I take sleep medication, do I get the same quality of sleep as if I sleep naturally?" And here's the answer: “No, you don't.” Sleep medication basically sedates certain parts of your brain. A lot of it has to do with histamines and different hormones and all of those have different reactions when we sleep in each of our different sleep phases. Find out more in this episode
Jul 29, 2019•3 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Can sleep issues cause weight gain?
“Can sleep issues cause weight gain?” and the very simple answer is YES! There are different reasons why this can happen; one of them is that sleep is there to balance your hormones . During the day, depending on your stress levels and just your regular life, your hormones are a little bit out of balance or a lot, depending on what stage of life you are at and your circumstances. Sleep is basically like a little plumber who goes around at nighttime and looks at the valves. It re-regulates everyt...
Jul 26, 2019•3 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Sleep and memory loss
Has it happened to you that you do or say something, and you don’t remember any of it? Sleep and memory are very closely intertwined. Sleep deprivation, not getting enough sleep, has a severe impact on long-term memory as well. Find out more in today's episode.
Jul 24, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Sleep memories
Let's talk about your sleep memories because those can affect your relationship with sleep hugely and we often neglect "to go there". So have a listen. #sleep #sleeplikeaboss #sleepmemories #bettersleep #howtosleepbetter #sleepcoach
Jul 19, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Sleep debt: Can you catch up on sleep?
Sleep dept: Can you catch up on sleep? "Is there a way to catch up on sleep?" There's a yes-and-no answer to that. But, the long-term answer is nope, sorry. No, you can't. Sleep debt means that you didn't give your body enough time or enough sleep to do what its job is, which is healing you. Sleep needs a certain time to get the job done, which is why we have 4 to 5 sleep cycles, so that it can basically send out its little army and get its magic done. To find out more about sleep visit www.slee...
Jul 15, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Lost your sleep pattern?
You have a few nights (or months...hello babies) of disrupted sleep and suddenly your whole sleep pattern is off... what now? Listen in and hear my tips....!
Jul 08, 2019•5 min•Season 2Ep. 18
How to optimize sleep
This episode is really for you people, who don't have any issue sleeping, per se, but who just want to know more about it and who may want to optimize their sleep. It's more about sleep performance, rather than getting any sleep at all . I will explain the following three things: 1) sleep phases 2) how to optimize your sleep (including purposeful sleep deprivation, which is a technique that I'm going to talk about) 3) what I would do!...
Jul 02, 2019•10 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Parasites? Inside of me? Ruining my sleep?
One of the things that my clients are very often surprised about, is when I tell them that we are going to do lab testing for parasites. Very often I hear, "What do you mean, parasites? I'm a healthy person. I'm a clean person. I wash every day!" The thing is, you can get parasites through uncooked meat, through kissing someone, using different swimming pools etc....
Jun 24, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 16
All about naps
Naps can be amazing! I am a huge nap advocate, to be precise Power Naps! I was recently asked if after sleeping 6 hours a night, a 20 - 45 min. nap is ok? So in this episode I will share my thoughts and tips on napping. #sleeplikeaboss #sleep #napping #naps
Jun 11, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Should I meditate before going to bed?
“Should I meditate before going to bed?”. I did a consultation this week for a fellow professional, a naturopathic doctor, who is basically stuck with one of her clients. Her client is the kind of person I usually work with and many of my clients are not necessarily the type of people who like to meditate. Meditation can be amazing if you are ready for it, but it can also be a big stress factor if you aren't. It takes time to ease into it.
May 22, 2019•4 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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