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#54 - Insomnia and the Five Senses: See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me
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The five senses are our brain's main way of collecting information about our immediate environment. They have a powerful effect on our moods, cognition, and the way we experience the world. They are also integral to the way we sleep and deal with insomnia. I recently met Gretchen Rubin and read her latest book Life in Five Senses. In this episode, we will explore heightening and honing our five senses as a portal for improving our sleep and managing insomnia. In this episode we will:
- Discuss visualization and rehearsal as a means to relax and combat insomnia
- Explore the creation of an Auditory Hypnotic playlist and how curating music/songs that relax you can be a helpful tool to set the stage for improved sleep
- Review the current data on white noise and its effects on sleep outcomes
- Discuss smell and olfaction as a tool for sleep
- Evaluate different novel smells and their relative effects on sleep and insomnia
- Revisit tart cherry juice and other pre-bedtime drinks as a way to establish routine via taste
- Introduce the concept of "sleep-touch" and review a recent study about how it effects the sleep of couples
Produced by: Maeve Winter
More
- Twitter: @drchriswinter
- IG: @drchriwinter
- Threads: @drchriswinter
- Bluesky: @drchriswinter
- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
100 episoder
Manage episode 367728946 series 3365942
The five senses are our brain's main way of collecting information about our immediate environment. They have a powerful effect on our moods, cognition, and the way we experience the world. They are also integral to the way we sleep and deal with insomnia. I recently met Gretchen Rubin and read her latest book Life in Five Senses. In this episode, we will explore heightening and honing our five senses as a portal for improving our sleep and managing insomnia. In this episode we will:
- Discuss visualization and rehearsal as a means to relax and combat insomnia
- Explore the creation of an Auditory Hypnotic playlist and how curating music/songs that relax you can be a helpful tool to set the stage for improved sleep
- Review the current data on white noise and its effects on sleep outcomes
- Discuss smell and olfaction as a tool for sleep
- Evaluate different novel smells and their relative effects on sleep and insomnia
- Revisit tart cherry juice and other pre-bedtime drinks as a way to establish routine via taste
- Introduce the concept of "sleep-touch" and review a recent study about how it effects the sleep of couples
Produced by: Maeve Winter
More
- Twitter: @drchriswinter
- IG: @drchriwinter
- Threads: @drchriswinter
- Bluesky: @drchriswinter
- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
100 episoder
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