Why We Can’t Sleep & How to Fix It with Dr. Shelby Harris

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

326. Why We Can’t Sleep & How to Fix It with Dr. Shelby Harris Psychologist and sleep expert, Dr. Shelby Harris, takes us on a deep dive into our most important pillar of health: SLEEP. From insomnia to night anxiety to revenge procrastination to snoring partners, Dr. Shelby Harris has realistic, concrete advice to help us understand why we struggle – and how to get the sleep we need. How much sleep should we really get – and the signs we’re not getting enough. Realistic sleep wellness for women – and how to share the mental load that’s keeping us up. How to handle snoring – and how to create a sleep alliance with our partners – (this part changed Abby and Glennon’s sleep plan forever!) Plus, Abby’s hot tip for fixing your social media algorithm. (Spoiler alert: Highland mini cows.) About Dr. Harris: Dr. Shelby Harris is a psychologist and sleep specialist who treats a wide variety of sleep, anxiety, and depression issues. In addition to her book The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia, Dr. Harris has been a columnist for the New York Times, and has been featured in other media including the New Yorker, Washington Post, Today Show, and Good Morning America. Dr. Harris can be found on Instagram at @SleepDocShelby where she provides evidence-based information about sleep wellness and sleep disorders. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	They stopped asking directions and some places they've never been.
0:10.0	Hey Glenin, why were you late?
0:16.0	Because I don't know if I can say this, it's so gross.
0:19.3	The children have stolen all of my underwear.
0:21.8	So I am wearing a bathing suit under my clothes right now.
0:25.0	Look at this, I'm wearing a bathing suit because it was either this or commando.
0:30.0	So that's my life.
0:33.0	All my underwear's gone.
0:35.0	I'm also wearing a bra from college.
0:37.0	Like, maybe we could buy ourselves new bras one day.
0:40.0	Mm-hmm.
0:41.0	Let's just record. Okay.
0:43.0	But I am you guys wearing a bathing suit.
0:45.0	This is all real what happened to me this morning.
0:48.0	Batinsuits are uncomfortable.
0:50.0	Hi everybody, welcome to We Can Do hard things today's going to be a
0:54.4	challenge of whether we can in fact do hard things because the hard thing we're
0:59.0	talking about today is sleep. Yes.
1:03.0	Abby so excited.
1:04.2	I am trepidacious.
1:07.7	Sleep is a word that brings up a lot of feelings for me because it's been a challenge.
1:16.8	The word sleep even makes me feel a little bit. I think it's like an achy loneliness because
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