1KHO 550: Four Years and 550 Episodes Later the Sleep Whisperer Returns | Dr. Chris Winter, The Rested Child

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Four years ago, Dr. Chris Winter—the world’s “Sleep Whisperer” and author of The Rested Child —became the very first guest on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. That one conversation sparked a journey that’s now reached 550 episodes and over 12 million downloads. In this milestone episode, Dr. Winter returns to share why screens, light, and temperature may be quietly sabotaging your family’s sleep—and how surprisingly simple changes can transform both rest and mood. With practical, often ingenious tips (think: lightbulb swaps, dimmer switches, and even warming a bed with water bottles), this episode will leave you feeling empowered to help your kids and yourself sleep better starting tonight. From the lost “time cues” of old TV schedules to the role of heavy work in preparing the body for deep rest, Dr. Winter reveals fascinating insights you won’t hear anywhere else. He explains why the average pediatrician gets only an hour of sleep training, why excessive sleepiness in kids is often misdiagnosed, and why he believes no child should be labeled with depression or attention issues without a sleep evaluation. Whether you’re a sleep science geek or a tired parent desperate for solutions, this full-circle conversation will leave you both nostalgic and newly equipped for the school year ahead. 💬 If you’ve loved this show over the years, please take a moment to rate and review—it helps us climb toward that #1 spot! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are some things you should always check, like the hygiene rating on your local takeaway,
0:06.2	the setting on your razor, and whether the party actually is fancy dress.
0:11.1	The other thing you should check is your Experian credit report, especially if you're looking to borrow money.
0:17.2	It lets you understand what lenders see so you can increase your chances of getting the best deals.
0:22.8	It's dead easy to check it and completely free.
0:26.6	See it in seconds. Download the Experian app today.
0:30.2	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:32.6	My name is Ginny Urich. I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
0:35.7	And this is a really, really special episode because Dr.
0:39.3	Chris Winter was our very first podcast guest, very first. And he is back. It's been almost four years.
0:47.5	Welcome back. Thank you so much for appreciate you having me. That's, I didn't realize I was the first.
0:54.3	That's such an honor.
0:55.6	Yeah.
0:55.9	So I talk about you a lot because the situation currently is that we just hit 500 episodes,
1:01.3	almost 12 million downloads.
1:02.5	It is the number two parenting podcast in the entire country.
1:06.5	And I wouldn't have even started it if not for you.
1:09.9	Oh, I don't believe that, but that's very kind. Who's number one? How can we overtake number one? What do we need to do? It's Dr. Becky. So first of all, she's a doctor. And also, she's connected with Oprah. So I'm not really connected with anyone. Doctor thing we can definitely overcome. Not a big deal. Oprah, maybe not so much. That's kind of a juggernaut. Okay, well, we're going to do our best. I'm okay to be number two. So this is the story. This is what I tell people. So I remember I had started a podcast in 2019. I didn't know anything about it. I went on YouTube. You know, I watched a video by
1:45.8	Pat Flynn of how to get it online. And I recorded six episodes with my phone and a little
1:51.3	microphone that I still have. And I just talked into it and then I put it online. And I was like,
1:56.2	I don't really know what I'm doing. The kids are crying. And so I set it aside. I did it in January of
2:00.7	2019. And then in 2021, aside. I did it in January of 2019.
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