What I tell people all the time is when it works, it changes your life.

I mean, it's pretty amazing that when you, you know, everything you do, you do better with

a good night's sleep.

And then when you do change your sleep, it really does change your life in a way that you never would have imagined.

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Okay, so I originally recorded this interview with Dr. Michael Bruce, aka the sleep doctor, about a year and a half ago.

I have suffered on and off with insomnia for years. And I generally fall asleep without much

issue, but I will wake up at 2 a.m. My mind will start racing, I'll toss and turn, and never get back to

sleep. And sometimes four of these

nights will stack up like pancakes and I'll become a complete zombie. A thick marine layer clouds my

brain. My workouts are reduced to essentially two sit-ups and a shower. And a little muffin top

will start curling over the edges of my

jeans because, yep, lack of sleep also contributes to weight gain. Any of this sound familiar?

So after interviewing Michael and taking his course, sleep better, my slumber improved through the

implementation of intelligent sleep hygiene. But recently, my slumber improved through the implementation of intelligent sleep hygiene.

But recently, my monkey mind is back to its old tricks, swinging from branch to branch,

and I've been holding regular 3 a.m. vigils with myself.

So I've revisited this podcast and re-released Michael's course on Commune because I sense

I'm not the only one who is suffering from lack of quality sleep. So at some background,

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