Hi there, it's Matt here and welcome back to the show and welcome back to another of the guest

episodes. My guest today is the fantastic Eric Prather. Eric, a PhD, wonderful guy. He is a leading

expert in sleep science and behavioral health. He is serving as

professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, San Francisco,

just across the bay from me here at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the director

of the UCSF Center for Health and Community,

and he co-directs the UCSF, aging, metabolism, and emotion center.

His research has, in my mind, it's significantly advanced our understanding of how sleep impacts physical health,

immunity, as well as emotional well-being, meaning that he's just one of those people who

has plurality. He just seems to be able to annoyingly do everything.

Eric's work, it's frequently featured in high-impact journals and media outlets like

The New York Times and NPR. I should also note, by the way, he's written a fantastic book.

His fantastic new book, The Sleep Prescription, Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest. You absolutely need to go out and check it out. It's a

wonderfully informative, elegantly written in terms of digestible bite-sized chunks, seven-day guide,

and not just seven-day guide, but from morning to evening on each one of those days guide.

And he has just an exceptional ability to translate complex science into actionable strategies. It's not just that you understand

the science, you understand what to do with it. And I think his insights have really reshaped

how we view and manage sleep health in both clinical and everyday settings.

So without further ado, Eric, welcome to the show.

And I'll first ask you maybe just give some background in addition to that.

And don't be shy.

Don't be modest as to what you do, but also just how did you get into sleep science? Yeah, thank you for having me.

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