The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast
The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast, exists to transform the conversation around sleep on the planet! Each episode is a conversation with industry leaders designed to deliver practical takeaways to improve your sleep. The intention is to shift the paradigm of wellness to make SLEEP the #1 focus in our journey towards great health.
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For years, my sleep was a problem in my life. When I went through my own challenging period of insomnia while traveling internationally, I felt like there was nowhere to turn. After obsessively learning all that I could about chronobiology and circadian rhythms — what I learned changed my life and I’m committed to sharing what I've learned (and continue to learn!).
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Creator Bio:
Mollie Eastman (McGlocklin) is the creator of Sleep Is A Skill, and the host of The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast. Sleep Is A Skill is a company that optimizes people’s sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, and behavioral change. After navigating insomnia while traveling internationally, she created what she couldn’t find - a place to go to learn the skill set of sleep. With a background in behavioral change from The Nonverbal Group, she became fascinated with chronobiology and its practical application to sleep and our overall experience of life. Knowing the difference between a life with sleep and without, she’s now dedicated her life to sharing the forgotten skill set of sleep. In the spirit of that goal, she has created the #2 sleep podcast, written a popular weekly sleep newsletter for over four years, partnered with luxury hotels & lifestyle brands, and has appeared on over 150 podcasts.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 230
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
029: Joy Dushey, Founder of The Joyful Approach, Holistic Guide, Alchemist, Facilitator, Educator, Activist: What does emotional hygiene entail & how does it support great sleep?
BIO:
Joy is the founder of The Joyful Approach. She is a holistic guide, an alchemist, a profound facilitator in healing, an educator, and an activist for deeper connection of humanity.
SHOW NOTES:
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028: Amy Killen MD, Sex & Sleep: The bidirectional relationship of the two and what can you do to improve your results in both areas?
BIO:
Amy Killen MD is an anti-aging and regenerative physician specializing in sexual
optimization, aesthetics and longevity medicine. Board certified in emergency
medicine with ten years of ER exper…
027: Dr. Lindsey Elmore, Founder of the Young Living Education, Podcaster and Wellness Expert - Ditch the Sleeping Pills and Discover the Holistic Approaches to Sleep
BIO:
There are a lot of pharmacists out there. There are numerous natural wellness experts, yoga teachers, business coaches, and social media influencers, but there is only one Lindsey Elmore. She hel…
026: Julian Jagtenberg, Founder of Somnox, Welcome to The Future of Sleep: The World's First “The Sleep Robot”
BIO:
Julian brings a passion for (soft) robotics to his role as Chief Marketing Officer and co-founder of Somnox, the world’s first sleep robot. Created to fight insomnia, help the sleep-deprived, an…
025: Dr. Ty Canning, Psy.D. & Consultant at Lief Therapeutics, The Best HRV Training Wearable That Nobody Is Talking About! [FDA-Cleared & May Be Covered By Your Insurance!]
BIO:
Dr. Ty Canning, Psy.D., is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in behavioral sleep medicine and sexual wellness. The majority of his clinical work is done with The Clinic, a San Francisco bas…
024: Sergey Young, Founder of The $100 Million Longevity Vision Fund: What the man who aims to live to 200 is doing for his sleep!
🧪What does the man who plans to live to 200 do for his sleep?
🧪Sergey's thoughts on sleep in the puzzle of longevity.
🧪Why does Sergey believe that you need to know your sleep numbers if you’re going t…
023: Dr. Kirk Parsley, aka Doc Parsley, aka Navy SEAL Sleep Doc! Learn how this former SEAL (and doctor!) approaches sleep with his Sleep Remedy!
Symptoms of sleep deprivation and poor sleep quality.
The poor relationship to sleep that the majority of SEALs had before starting sleep therapy.
How Doc Parsley helped the SEALS to improve their hea…
022: Dr. Casey Means, CMO & Co-founder Levels Health, How a continuous glucose monitor is key to improving your sleep & wakeups!
Glucose and Sleep
What is glucose, and how does it affect your weight, health, and sleep?
Glucose and sleep quality are related.
Find out how you can avoid diseases by learning about how glucose works.
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021: Tim Antos, CEO of Kokoon / Nightbuds, How a former insomniac made smart sleep earbuds & built a sleep coaching platform!
What is the relationship between sound and sleep?
What type of sounds are helpful with sleep, and how can it make your rest more enjoyable?
What audio devices can help with sleep quality? And what are …
020: Sarah Turner, Red Light Therapy Expert, Behind the Scenes @ Recharge & FlexBEAM (A Battery Run, Flexible Red Light Product!)
Circadian Biology, “it’s something we need to pay attention to”
Sunlight in today’s world, do we get enough sunlight?
Why is sunlight important and how does it relate to red light?
Effects of artific…
019: Elizabeth Grojean, Founder of Baloo Living, Weighted Blankets 101: Every Question Answered!
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Weighted blankets don't have many studies behind them so what we know is largely from user-feedback.
- Users speak to reduced anxiety and stress and bring with it the feeling of being secu…
018: Todd White, CEO of Dry Farm Wines, "The Ultimate Biohackers Wine": Why most traditional wines are high in both sugar & alcohol and stand to wreck your sleep...and what to do about.
Key Takeaways:
- In contrast to common belief, wines are mostly not natural. Only less than 1% of the wines produced on the planet are natural.
- The sugar levels in industrially produced wine are higher, …
017: Nir Eyal, Bestselling Author of Indistractable & Hooked, Teaches us how to manage our days to prioritize sleep (7 days a week!) in a highly distractable world. *Spoiler: It is possible!
What is Distraction?
- What is the opposite of distraction?
- Most people will answer 'Focus', but that isn't quite correct.
- The answer is *Traction*
- trACTION definition = any action that pulls you t…
016: Ellen Vora MD, Functional Medicine Psychiatrist, Provides A Modern Approach to Mental Health & Sleep Beyond Pharmaceuticals
In this episode, we discuss:
🩺How Dr. Vora came to create this new approach to mental health.
🩺Outlining how she approaches the topic of sleep with her patients and why it’s one of the first places tha…
015: Dr. Deborah Rozman Ph.D, President of Heartmath, How daily Heart Rate Coherence / HRV training can change your life & sleep!
In this episode, we discuss:
💙Background on Deborah & Heartmath
💙What is Heartmath? How do their products help with stress & sleep? How do people use the training in daily life and what it is measuring…
014: Kara Collier, Director at Nutrisense, Continuous Glucose Monitors for healthy individuals looking to improve their glucose stability (and improve their sleep & circadian rhythm!)
📈How Kara Collier came to be so passionate about glucose and health
📈Information from Kara about glucose and sleep: how are those two things connected, and what can we glean from monitoring this area …
013: Dr. Nina Bausek, Ph.D., Chief Scientist of PN Medical, Creators of The Breather, a Respiratory Trainer
In this episode, we discuss:
🌬️Why Dr. Bausek is passionate about this topic (and how she tracks her sleep in her own life)
🌬️How does having an actual contraption to strengthen our respiratory muscles…
012: Tara Youngblood, Chilipad CEO & Co-Founder. Author of Reprogram Your Sleep: The Sleep Recipe That Works
In this episode, we discuss:
❄️The backstory on how Tara and her husband invented the Chilipad
❄️Explains why nocturnal body temperature is so crucial to regulating the sleep-wake cycle
❄️From a histori…
011: Ariel Garten, co-founder of Muse: The Brain Sensing headband, teaches us how to use neurofeedback for emotional regulation and to improve sleep.
EPISODE SUMMARY:
In this episode, we discuss:
🧠Ariel Garten’s story on how she created the Muse
🧠Why Ariel evolved this product beyond meditation to more specifically focus on sleep
🧠Success stories of p…
010: David Samson, Anthropology Professor, What Primates Can Teach Us About Leveraging Circadian Rhythm For Great Sleep
In this episode, we discuss:
🦍David Samson’s origin story. How did he become the rockstar of sleep & human and non-human primates?!
🦍Investigating the link between sleep, health, and cognition in human…