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368: How to actually fall asleep faster & stay asleep longer | Behavioral sleep doctor Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM

368: How to actually fall asleep faster & stay asleep longer | Behavioral sleep doctor Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM

Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM, discusses everything you need to know about getting a good night’s sleep and why you should exercise 4 to 6 hours before bed.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

January 19, 202249m 25s

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Show Notes

Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM: “We have this idea that you should have perfect sleep every single night, but a bad night here and there means that you're human.”

Harris, a licensed psychologist and behavioral sleep doctor, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss everything you need to know about getting a good night’s sleep, plus:

- How to fall back asleep after waking up in the middle of the night (~12:17)

- Why you should exercise 4 to 6 hours before bed (~25:56)

- The link between hydration and sleep (~27:47)

- How to get back on track after night of poor sleep (~29:19)

- How your sleep position can affect your quality of rest (~42:09)


Referenced in the episode:

- Harris' book, The Women's Guide to Overcoming Insomnia.

- Learn more about the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center.

- Read more about the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommendation for cognitive-behavioral therapy as first-line therapy for insomnia.

- CBT-i Coach app

- Sleepio

- mbg Podcast episode #245, with James Nestor & his book Breath.

- Harris' grounding exercises on Instagram.


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