how to get a good night's sleep

Welcome to part two of my chat with author, writer and keynote speaker Summer Land. Today we're talking about sleep and who doesn't need more of that, or in my case better sleep.

Before Summer moved to Australia, she'd always been a great sleeper. But the move and inevitable stress of such a huge life event soon found Summer struggling to sleep and when she did, the sleep quality wasn't great. In an endeavour to 'fix the problem', Summer turned to medication and as she shares, soon became a closet sleeping pill addict. But the pills didn't help and the more she took, the worse her sleep, her mood and her health; something had to give.

As a writer and researcher, Summer did what she does best and tackled the problem of sleep, and in this episode, Summer shares what she's learned and the practices she uses to help get a good night's sleep.

In this episode, you'll learn :
1. The importance of sleep for overall health and well-being
2. The impact of sleep on emotional health
3. The impact of sleep on productivity and success

Want to connect with Summer or buy one of her books?

Check out her website here or follow her on Instagram. You can also book Summer as a keynote speaker by heading to EQ Minds here.

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Ep 4. How did you sleep last night? If you ever have a bad night's sleep, this episode is for you! James Wilson, aka The Sleep Geek, is a sleep expert and an advocate for poor sleepers, who works with everyone from governments to football teams, helping people like you and me get a better night's sleep. He firmly believes that there's loads anyone can do to improve your sleep (and as a handy by-product, improve your sporting performance).

In our fascinating chat, James talks about: 

• His own sleep history and becoming a sleep expert
• How the importance of sleep is overlooked in sport and how this affects athletes' performance
• Whether it matters if you have a bad night's sleep the night before a race
• What constitutes a good night's sleep 
• Sleep trackers and whether you need one
• Waking in the night and how to get back to sleep
• How food and drink impact our sleep
• Melatonin supplements and sleeping pills
• How to choose a mattress and pillow
• Blue light (and whether you need those funny glasses)
• How to get children to go to sleep and stay asleep
• Living with a snorer
• Weighted blankets
• Restless leg syndrome
• Snooze button syndrome
• Lightboxes and daylight alarm clocks

James can be found at The Sleep Geek and on social media at @thesleepgeek
He is a co-founder of Being Well which works with people to improve their physical and mental health.
The Finnish bed company he mentions is Unik.

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Music by Aaron Jackson of Broken Oars Podcast.