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

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 54 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! A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them ALL out below: Select Quote: Head to www.selectquote.com/1000hours to learn more. BetterHelp: Visit www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit www.quince.com/outside and get free shipping and 365 day returns NIV Application Bible - visit www.NIVapplicationbible.com if you’re looking to grow in your understanding of Scripture and make it real in your daily life. Cozy Earth - Upgrade your summer sleep at www.cozyearth.com and use code OUTSIDE for 40% off their best-selling sheets, loungewear, and more. Lagoon - Go to LagoonSleep.com/OUTSIDE and take their awesome 2 minute sleep quiz to find your match.Use the code OUTSIDE for 15% off your first purchase Brave Books - Right now, you can get 20% off your first purchase at www.BRAVEBooks.com/1000hours with the code 1000HOURS. COSMO - Right now, COSMO is running an amazing back-to-school deal, plus free shipping and a risk-free 30-day guarantee. Head to www.cosmotogether.com/1KHO to grab one today. NurtureLife - Head to NurtureLife.com/1000HOURS55 and use code 1000HOURS55 for 55% off your first order PLUS free shipping. Earthley - Use the code 1000hours to get 10% off your next purchase at www.earthley.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Urich. I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.
0:05.7	And this is a really, really special episode because Dr. Chris Winter was our very first podcast guest, very first.
0:14.4	And he is back. It's been almost four years. Welcome back.
0:18.8	Thank you so much for appreciate you having me. That's I didn't realize I was the
0:23.9	first. That's such an honor. Yeah. So I talk about you a lot because the situation currently is that we
0:29.8	just hit 500 episodes, almost 12 million downloads. It is the number two parenting podcast in the
0:35.4	entire country. And I wouldn't have even started it,
0:38.3	if not for you. Oh, I don't believe that, but that's very kind. Who's number one? How can we
0:43.9	overtake number one? What do we need to do? It's Dr. Becky. So first of all, she's a doctor,
0:49.3	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, 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.
1:13.3	I went on YouTube. You know, I watched a video by Pat Flynn of how to get it online and I recorded
1:19.0	six episodes with my phone and a little microphone that I still have and I just talked into it
1:24.2	and then I put it online. And I was like, I don't really know what I'm doing the kids are
1:27.8	crying and so I set it aside I did it in January of 2019 and then in 2021 you reached out and you
1:34.2	were like I'm publishing a book it's called the rested child would you have me on your podcast
1:39.8	and I just remember thinking no I didn't say this to you, but I really didn't have one.
1:45.2	Like I had it, but I didn't really.
1:46.8	And I can distinctly remember being out in our garden because it was like in the summer,
1:52.7	August-ish, being out in the garden and being really mad at myself because I was so nervous
1:58.1	to do it and being like, I wish I would have said no, I can't believe I said yes.
2:03.5	And then we had the conversation and you were really gracious.
2:06.5	Like we talked about some things about light and sleep in particular, like getting outdoors and the lumenes and the lux.
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