Hey everyone, it's K-Sunga here. I just want to let you know that we've launched a brand

new call and advice podcast called Dear Headspace. Each week the headspace teachers, along

with some amazing new friends, are answering your questions about relationships, work,

life, mindfulness, and just about everything else. It's so different from anything we've

ever created and we're so excited for you to hear it. Dear Headspace comes out every

Tuesday on the Headspace app and anywhere that you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Hello, it's Eve here and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Thursday evening. It's been a

great week together. We've spent a long time talking about falling asleep, but a crucial

part of a good night's sleep is actually in how we wake up and how the way we spend our

days is an equally important part of how we sleep at night.

And I wanted to start by sharing one of the biggest pieces of advice with you that I learned

from making a show about sleep. Actually it's a little shocking and I'm sorry to break

it to you like this. With the weekend coming up I know this isn't the best news, okay,

I'm just going to say it. Always relying on sleeping in at the weekend can actually be

bad for your sleep schedule. Whilst it is absolutely fine to catch up on the odd bad night's

sleep. Research has found that setting a regular wake up time is one of the best ways to synchronize

our biological clocks. So that ideally means getting up at the same time every morning,

even on the weekends. I've actually never really been one to sleep in that much or I should

say I've never really been able to sleep in despite trying a lot. Growing up I always

had to get up early during the school holidays as my dad was a chef. My parents ran a hotel

and it was very much a family business. So we would have to get up to help him cook breakfast

or to help my mum set the tables and then serve the guests breakfast. Sometimes we would

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