037: Sleep, Anxiety, Teenagers & Screen Time with Alanna McGinn of Goodnight Sleep Site
The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast
Jamie Scrimgeour
4.9 • 723 Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this episode I sit down with Alanna McGinn, Founder and Certified Sleep Expert of Good Night Sleep Site, a global sleep consulting practice. and the host of host of the 'This Girl Loves Sleep' Podcast.
Alanna and I get real about sleep issues in our family, including:
The link between sleep and anxiety
Teaching teenagers about important sleep habits
The impact that screens have before bed
The biggest sleep mistakes people are making
And what we REALLY need to know about teenagers and sleep
To learn more about Alanna's Teen Sleep Program: https://goodnightsleepsite.com/services/kid-to-teen-sleep-program/
Listen to her podcast episode with Paul Davis on iTunes and Spotify
MORE ABOUT ALANNA
Alanna has established the world-wide brand of Good Night Sleep Site as being a #1 sleep resource for families and she and her team of sleep consultants strive in helping families (baby to adults) and corporations overcome their sleep challenges and have well-rested smiles in the morning. You can follow Alanna's expert advice in national publications like Macleans, Prevention Magazine, Today's Parent, and Huffington Post, and has appeared as a leading sleep expert on The Marilyn Denis Show, Your Morning, City Line, and Breakfast Television. Alanna lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and their 3 children (1+twins!) You can find out more about Alanna McGinn and how to work with a Good Night Sleep Consultant at goodnightsleepsite.com and follow Alanna and all her sleep tips on Instagram. ·Anxiety, mental health and sleep
For more from Jamie Scrimgeour visit www.jamiescrimgeour.com
Follow along on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jamiescrimgeour
Follow along on Facebook: www.facebook.com/scrimgeourjamie
Book a one-on-one coaching call: www.jamiescrimgeour.com/its-time-to-thrive
Join Jamie Scrigeour's Exclusive Stepmom Community:
www.jamiescrimgeour.com/membership
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, it's Jamie Scrimter here, second wife, stepmom of three and mum of one. |
| 0:06.9 | And you're listening to my podcast, where we talk about all things motherhood, stepmotherhood, |
| 0:12.4 | and living a kick-ass life. If you're ready for raw and real conversations and are striving |
| 0:17.9 | to live your very best life, then you are in the right place. |
| 0:21.6 | Every week, I'll provide you with tips and strategies and mindset shifts to inspire you to |
| 0:27.1 | live your own version of a kick-ass life. |
| 0:29.0 | We'll bring you along as I create my own. |
| 0:35.7 | Hey guys, so this week on the podcast, my good friend Alanna McGinn is on the show. |
| 0:41.1 | Alana is the founder and certified sleep expert of Good Night Sleep Site and the host of the This Girl Love Sleep podcast. |
| 0:49.4 | So Lana has established the worldwide brand of Good Night's Sleep Site as being the number one |
| 0:54.5 | sleep resource for families. She and her team of sleep consultants strive to help families, |
| 1:00.3 | babies all the way up to adults, and corporations overcome their sleep challenges, and have |
| 1:04.8 | well-rested smiles in the morning. Alana has been published in McLean's Prevention Magazine, |
| 1:10.2 | Today's Parent, and Huffington Post, |
| 1:12.2 | and she also has appeared as the leading sleep expert on the Maryland Dennis show, |
| 1:16.7 | Your Morning City Line, and Breakfast Television. |
| 1:18.7 | Like Alana is everywhere. |
| 1:21.3 | In this episode, we dive into my own personal sleep challenges, the link between sleep and anxiety, sleep in mental health, |
| 1:29.5 | teenagers in sleep, sleep in productivity, screen time in sleep, and basically what families |
| 1:35.3 | can and should do to make sleep a priority in their home. |
| 1:39.3 | Alana talks about how sleep, along with nutrition and exercise, are the three pillars to health, |
| 1:45.1 | and how society needs to start making sleep just as much of a priority as the other two. This episode definitely |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jamie Scrimgeour, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Jamie Scrimgeour and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.