Mollie McGlocklin: Sleep Is A Skill
Mollie McGlocklin the host of The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast and the creator of Sleep Is A Skill, a company that optimizes people’s sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, and behavioral change. After navigating insomnia while traveling internationally, she created what she couldn’t find – a place to go to learn the skill set of sleep. Knowing the difference between a life with sleep and without, she’s now dedicated her life to sharing the forgotten skill set of sleep.
We discuss:
- How does sleep affect our health?
- Why sleep is an important skill set for the modern society
- How hormones are impacted by your quality of sleep
- The impacts of sleep deprivation
- How optimizing your sleep can contribute to your mental health
- What is chronobiology and circadian rhythm entrainment?
- Why sun exposure first thing in the morning and at sunset important
- Why creating a consistent sleep schedule is important
- Practical tips to understanding and optimizing how you sleep
- What are some of the most helpful sleep gadgets on the market?
- What is social jet lag, and how do we prevent it?
- Can creative bouts co-exist with healthy sleep?
- Anticipatory anxiety and sleep
- The kind of content that can interfere with your sleep and how to be mindful of what you consume before bed
- Positive psychology and sleep
- Sleep ritual idea for couples
- What to do if it’s time to go to bed and you can’t get sleepy
- The shocking truth about mealtime and sleep
- Sleep rituals
- How “gratitude emails” became Mollie’s longest standing daily ritual
- What it’s like to get engaged at Amangiri in Utah
- The non-sleep deep rest protocol (NSDR) from Andrew Huberman that changes everything
- Mollie walks us through her morning and nighttime routines
- Top biohacks for sleep
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Resources:
- Ksenia on Sleep Is A Skill Podcast, episode 5
- Motion activated red night lights
- Auto on/off red night lights
Connect with Mollie:
- Website: Sleep Is A Skill
- Sleep Reset Course: Sleep Is A Skill
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- Podcast: Sleep Is A Skill
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- YouTube: Sleep Is A Skill
Connect with Ksenia:
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