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Why sleep health belongs at the heart of every workplace

Wed, 28 May 2025 23:30:00 -0700

Entrepreneurs, team leaders, HR professionals: if your people aren't sleeping well, they're not performing at their best. Period. So why aren’t more businesses talking about it? Let’s change that.

5 Ways Sleep Fuels Better Leadership, Productivity & Innovation

Sharper Decision-Making & Creativity
Leaders who get at least 7 hours of sleep are significantly better at evaluating business ideas and making clear, informed decisions. (Source: University of Central Florida, Jeff Gish)
Improved Mental Health
Sleep deprivation is directly linked to heightened anxiety, stress, and burnout. Poor sleep strains workplace relationships and lowers emotional intelligence — two essentials for effective leadership. (Source: Forbes, Dr. Ankur Bindal)
Immune System Support = Fewer Sick Days
Adequate rest helps the body recover, reduces inflammation, and strengthens immunity. Less absenteeism, less presenteeism, more resilience.
Stronger Productivity & Focus
According to the National Sleep Foundation, insufficient sleep impacts productivity for 60%Brought to life by the fabulous Kristina Lindsey and myself, our podcast ✨🎙SLEEP TONIC 🎙✨ is all about helping you fall asleep...on purpose! In each episode, we’ll share practical sleep improvement strategies coming straight from our sleep and wellness experts.
When the interview ends, voices fade away and then blend into soothing, sleepy sounds designed to help you unwind and drift off. It's a podcast made for sleeping... intentionally!

For our very first episode, we’re absolutely delighted to welcome Kim Shapira, *THE* Los Angeles-based celebrity dietitian and author of "This Is What You're Really Hungry For". Kim dives into some incredible insights on how sleep and healthy nutrition are deeply connected.
Did you know poor sleep lowers your motivation, your willpower, and ultimately leads to bad food choices? Chronic stress and poor sleep cause inflammation, make you feel sluggish, unmotivated, and more likely to crave caffeine and sugar. Kim breaks it all down for us — so don’t miss out on Part 1 and 2 of her interview with us! Listen to our 1st episode now and let us know what you think!
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Happy World Sleep Day!

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:00:55 -0700

🌿Hello, my Natural Sleepers! 🌍💤

Happy World Sleep Day — a special day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of sleep and its powerful impact on our well-being. The past 6 months have been incredibly busy for me, and I’m excited to share what I’ve been up to, in my quiet corner 😀 , along with some exciting upcoming news that I will be able to share very soon.

Delivering sleep sessions across the UK and beyond

The past couple of weeks have been packed with exciting opportunities to connect with people and teach valuable sleep strategies. I was hired by incredible businesses who truly believe in employee wellbeing and brought me in to deliver my unique style of sleep coaching sessions — from webinars to talks and workshops, I guide my clients and help them evolve their journey from knowledge to practical implementation and embodied experiences.It is the best way to get results.

It’s so exciting and humbling to do my work in New York, Los Angeles, London, Leeds, and even charming Windsor (steps away from the Royal Family's HQ…although they are not my clients….yet!). Alongside these events, I had the pleasure of giving deep relaxation classes in various workplaces, providing employees with practical sleep tips and wind-down techniques to help reset at the end of their busy days.

And yes, I offer virtual sessions too, which works very well for international clients, jet setters, introverts, people who are homebound, or...Read More

5 shocking facts about SLEEP and MENTAL health.

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:32:00 -0700

😯 The connection Between Sleep and Mental Health is mind-blowing. Did you know that ? Read these shocking statistics, and be intentional about improving your sleep. As a sleep coach I am here to help, so contact me for advice or queries. 😴

Today is World Mental Health day. So take a moment to check in with yourself. How are YOU? How is your HEART? How is your MIND? How is your BRAIN? And, how has your SLEEP been lately? And then, think about your sleep. The bidirectional relationship between sleep deprivation and mental health is well known by scientists, doctors and clinical therapists alike. Here is what they found out:

Sleep deprivation exacerbates mental health issues. And vice versa.

People who sleep less than 6 hours per night are 2.5 times more likely to experience frequent mental distress compared to those who get adequate sleep (7-9 hours) (CDC).

Sleep deprivation increases the risk of developing mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, by 60% (The Lancet Psychiatry).

"Senior female executives are walking out of boardrooms, yet 70% would come back if supported appropriately". This insight from a survey by The Girls Club - Network is staggering and calls for action. Keep reading to discover how this eye-opening event inspired me to reflect on how as an experienced sleep coach, I can support women in leadership through improving their sleep.

Celebrating International Women’s Day, I attended an amazing event organized by The Girls Club shedding light on how Gen X women, despite breaking the glass ceiling, face challenges keeping their board and high-powered positions and decide to quit.

It's imperative for...Read More

How many hours of sleep do we ACTUALLY need ?

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 04:55:52 -0700

How many hours of sleep do we ACTUALLY need ? I give the answer is in this quick video teaser taken from my interview in the "Empowered Women Lead" - a free web series of insightful expert interviews hosted by Anne-Marie Gallagher giving you insights and techniques to fulfill your potential whilst living a balanced, happy, healthy and connected life✨
Sign up to watch my entire Q&A style interview and to get access to interviews from 9 other amazing life coaches, at no cost.

By signing up you will receive my free 20-minute talk about sleep in its entirety along with a free beginner's sleep tool kit :-) You will also receive 2 free speaker sessions each day, between July 4th to July 8th, on such topics as sleep of course 😴(!) but also confidence building 💪🏽,...Read More

Empowered Women Lead

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 01:04:38 -0700

Are you not sleeping well because you feel overwhelmed, stressed, anxious or have too much on your mind? If so, join me and 10 other expert coaches and therapists for the “Empowered Women Lead” Summit, a complimentary online webinar series giving you powerful life and career tools to cope, heal, grow, change, bloom, and of course, improve your sleep (!).

I am delighted to be a contributing speaker at this event taking place over 5 days, from July 4th to July 8th 2023, and fortunately, I was able to secure a complimentary ticket for you to attend🌟

Click here for to register and get your free online event pass.

We are a collective of 10 coaching and healing experts, heart-centered women, brought together and hosted by Anne-Marie Gallagher, an Empowerment and Well-Being Coach who is committed to helping female leaders tap into their full potential while living a balanced, happy, healthy, and connected life.

Together, we want to support and inspire you to embrace a transformative journey towards a better life and career. Here are the topics we will cover at the “Empowered Women Lead” summit :
● How to create habits and change using the power of the brain
● How to prevent and recover from burnout
● How to trust and build your confidence
● How to nourish your mind body and spirit
● How to set yourself up for success with better sleep
● How to expand your capacity...Read More

Sleep is essential for health

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:08:44 -0700

Today is World Sleep Day 2023 organized by the World Sleep Society! A yearly reminder about the importance of healthy sleep, organized by the World Sleep Society. WSS members, sleep experts, and community health advocates in over 70 countries are organizing local, regional and national activities to promote sleep health. The theme for 2023: "Sleep is Essential for Health".

Just like eating well and exercising, sleep is a behavior that is foundational to one’s physical, mental, and social well-being.The European Academy of Neurology and World Health Organization have recognized the importance of sleep to brain health. In 2022, the American Heart Association added sleep to its list of eight essential factors for cardiovascular health. 🌐 To learn more about World Sleep Day, visit worldsleepday.org

Today is also the perfect opportunity to announce the availability of my book not only in English "The Natural Sleeper" but also translated into French and Portuguese. After being published in English for the US, Canada and the UK, I am psyched to announce the availability of my book in Portuguese for Portugal and Brazil, and in French for France and French territories as...Read More

Happy World Sleep Day 2022 !

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:00:00 -0700

Happy World Sleep Day 2022 ! Did you know the world is celebrating sleep today? 😮 😴 World Sleep Day is an annual, global call to action about the importance of healthy sleep, organized by the World Sleep Society. We're here to help you enjoy this day to the fullest, and we listed some of our favorite sleep facts for you! 😍

💤 Sleep is a biological requirement for human life, alongside food, water, and air.

💤 Insomnia affects between 30-45% of the adult population.

💤 Sleep plays a critical role in emotional processing.

💤 It is shown that sleep supports the formation of emotional episodic memories throughout all the stages that compose memory processing.

💤 Sleep loss deteriorates both the encoding of emotional information and the emotional memory consolidation processes.

💤 Recent studies have suggested that the sleep hormone melatonin may be beneficial for the treatment of COVID-19.

💤 Individuals who frequently change their sleep timing, and consequently their pattern of light/dark exposure, may experience misalignment...Read More

12 tips to sleep better through the holiday season

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 10:54:31 -0800

The year-end holiday season approaches, a jolly and luminous season making most of us feel cheerful, but perhaps also sleepless. While missing a few good nights' sleep might not be the end of the world, especially not in times of celebration with friends and family, here are 12 tips that might make it just a little easier for you to sleep and enjoy the holiday season even more.

#1 - Alcohol may make you feel sleepy and help you fall asleep faster at first BUT you are likely to have poor quality sleep if you drink too much or too late. Alcohol makes deep sleep and REM sleep more difficult.

Drink moderately to begin with.
Allow 4 to 5 hours between your last glass of alcohol and bedtime.
Drink 1 glass of water after each glass of alcohol.
Finish the night with a non-alcoholic "mocktail" rather than a night cap!

#2 - Festive dinners are wonderful and feel great, but make sure to follow the following tips:

Eat relatively moderate portions, spacing out each dish or serving.
Eat healthy and filling food if possible.
Avoid eating a lot of sweet, sugary foods and desserts if possible.
Allow 3 to 5 hours between your meal and bedtime.
Better yet, go for a 30-minute outdoor walk after your holiday meal to help your digestion along.

#3 - Caffeine too late in the day can disrupt your sleep

If you must drink caffeinated drinks (coffee, black tea, energy drinks), have them in the morning or noon and probably no later than 3 or 4pm.

#4 - Keep the same wake up time during the holidays - or as close to it as possible,

so as to keep your body clock in sync. You may feel more tired during the day but you will sleep better the following night, as you will have built enough sleep pressure to sleep more soundly.