Summary: I am a decades-long nightowl, but it doesn't always serve me well in motherhood. Some years ago I made 'sleep' my health goal (not becoming a morning person, but simply heading to bed earlier). I want to share the benefits of sleep and strategies that can help you give up that nightowl life. <br> <br> <br> <br> Products recommended here may include referral links to Amazon. If you click through and buy something I may earn a commission, at no cost to you. <br> In this episode I talk about:<br> <br> * How sleep was handled in our upbringing<br> * How technology impacts our experience of motherhood<br> * The cultural expectations for sleep and self-care as it pertains to moms<br> * How moms are trying to get self-care, in ways that it impacts their sleep<br> * The benefits of sleep<br> * Being a nightowl, the benefits and the costs<br> * Strategies to set a sleep goal<br> * Addressing the things that keep us up<br> * Strategies to make sleep easier<br> * Building up self-trust with yourself<br> * The need for rest<br> * Having more rest in your day and week<br> <br> <br> All the related links:<br> <br> * Grave's disease (<a title="My Thyroid, My Frenemy {Grave’s Disease to Hypothyroid}" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/graves-disease-to-hypothyroid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">My Thyroid, My Frenemy {Grave’s Disease to Hypothyroid}</a><br> * Reading books instead of social media (<a title="133. 4 simple habits that make my momlife better" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/simple-momlife-habits/">4 simple habits that make my momlife better</a>)<br> * Studies and information on the benefits of sleep:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/benefits-of-sleep" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Sleep Foundation</a><br> * <a href="https://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/learning-memory#:~:text=Acquisition%20and%20recall%20occur%20only,connections%20that%20form%20our%20memories." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memory consolidation (Healthy Sleep, Harvard)</a><br> * <a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-2814-5_6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The role of sleep in emotional processing</a><br> <br> <br> * Intentional phone habits episodes + worksheets<br> <br> * <a title="146. Feeling addicted to your phone? Understanding your phone habit + worksheets" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/phone-habit-worksheets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feeling addicted to your phone</a><br> * <a title="147. Intentional phone habits and boundaries, using your phone ON PURPOSE" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/intentional-phone-habits-boundaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Setting intentional phone habits</a><br> <br> <br> * Brain dump <a title="Do Life Better with the Brain Dump" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/brain-dump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">(blog post)</a><br> * Magnesium drink powder <a href="https://amzn.to/3LPClAk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to help you relax</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/3LPClAk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this one to help you sleep</a><br> * <a href="https://amzn.to/3p0wdwj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashwaganda</a><br> * Blue light blockers (the<a href="https://amzn.to/42d5LhX" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> ones I use here</a>)<br> * Enable red tint on your phone (<a href="https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/keep-your-night-vision-sharp-with-iphones-hidden-red-screen-0173903/#:~:text=Step%201Enable%20Red%20Tint&text=Settings%20%E2%80%93%3E%20Accessibility%20%E2%80%93%3E%20Display,%26%20Text%20Size%20%E2%80%93%3E%20Color%20Filters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instructions here</a>)<br> * Greyscale your phone (<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/grayscale-ios-android-smartphone-addiction/" target="..."></a>
