The Sleep Geek, James Wilson
From How to Thrive by Claire Sanders and Helen Silver-MacMahon
March 12, 2026 · 53 min · Season 3 · Episode 5
About this episode
James Wilson, The Sleep Geek, discusses the importance of sleep and debunks common myths surrounding it.
"Take the stress out of sleep, and you start to sleep better." This week on the How to Thrive podcast, Claire and Helen are joined by James Wilson, better known as The Sleep Geek, for a myth-busting, no-nonsense conversation about one of the most fundamental pillars of performance and wellbeing: sleep. James is a sleep expert, keynote speaker and founder of Sleep Unity, whose clients range from Premier League football clubs, to the NHS, the Department of Transport and household names like Mr Kipling and Red Bull. He's also a self-confessed poor sleeper! At a time when sleep has become yet another thing to optimise, obsess over and feel guilty about, James is on a mission to take the pressure off. He talks about the difference between sleep strugglers and sleep optimisers, why trying harder is often the worst thing you can do, and why the explosion of wearable trackers and sleep influencers may actually be making us sleep worse. Find out more about James on his website: thesleepgeek.co.uk With thanks to our sponsors for this episode: JHB & Partners: https://jhbandpartners.com/ Many of the in-house lawyers who listen will recognise Josh Blake as an expert in legal resourcing…
People in this episode
Hosts: Claire Sanders, Helen Silver-MacMahon
Guest: James Wilson
Topics covered
- sleep
- wellbeing
- performance
- myth-busting
- sleep optimization
Keywords
- sleep
- sleep expert
- wellbeing
- performance
- sleep optimization
- wearable trackers
- sleep influencers
Sponsors
JHB & Partners
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sleep Unity, NHS, Department of Transport, Mr Kipling, Red Bull
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