Ep. #43: Why We Sleep & How to Improve Sleep Quality [w/ Dr. Jenna Gress Smith]

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Ep. #43: Why We Sleep & How to Improve Sleep Quality [w/ Dr. Jenna Gress Smith]

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Are you getting enough sleep? Is your sleep truly a priority in your life? If it's not, you may be suffering silently in ways that are hurting your daily mood, productivity and happiness.Dr. Jenna Gress Smith, today's guest, is a cognitive behavioral therapist and sleep expert. Dr. Smith is one of the foremost authorities in the world on sleep optimization, sleep anxiety, and sleep habits. In this conversation, we dive into all of these topics and more. This episode is perfect for anyone who is serious about improving sleep quality (which should be everyone).HIGHLIGHTS:➤ 4:36 - Dr. Smith's background & professional focus➤ 7:00 - What happens in the brain & body during sleep?➤ 10:00 - Modifying your sleep mindset➤ 16:06 - How much sleep do we really need?➤ 20:23 - What about caffeine -- what time should you cut it off?➤ 31:24 - The most important sleep habit to do➤ 31:40 - Overcoming a hyperactive mind when lying down➤ 39:13 - Dr. Smith's #1 takeaway about improving sleep➤ 43:54 - The effect of trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, & PTSD on sleep↓ 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣𝗦 ↓===============📖 CONTENT CAPITALIST: https://t.ly/9_9JG===============🎓 eLearning Academy: https://t.ly/u0Dk5===============🌐 Articles: https://michaelbecker.org/articles/===============____________________________________👉👉👉 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰____________________________________➤ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialmbecker➤ Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjbecker____________________________________➤ Get my book CONTENT CAPITALIST: https://t.ly/KDZAS➤ Get my book ORDER OF THE INFINITE: https://a.co/d/7yaVPcq➤ Enroll in my eLearning course for content entrepreneurs: https://michaelbecker.org/courses/content-capitalist-academy/____________________________________⭐ Turn on notifs to get pinged when I publish➕ Follow/Subscribe-- Thank you for listening, and namaste! -- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.