Sleep Better | The Same Steps Every Night

About this episode

Catherine Chen shares her journey of struggling with sleep and the unexpected insight that led to improvement.

Send us Fan Mail Tonight, we follow Catherine Chen, who has not slept well in three years, as she discovers a small but real insight about why our brains learn — or fail to learn — to expect sleep. Catherine tried everything: magnesium, melatonin, blackout curtains, white noise machines, chamomile tea, and a nineteen-item list on her refrigerator. Nothing worked. Then on one Thursday when she was too tired to do any of it, she slept better than she had in months. This episode follows w...

People in this episode

Guest: Catherine Chen

Topics covered

• sleep improvement
• sleep insights
• sleep challenges
• health
• self improvement

Keywords

• sleep
• Catherine Chen
• sleep challenges
• health
• self improvement
• sleep insights
• magnesium
• melatonin

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