The Why Behind Your Z's with Paul Bright, certified sleep science coach

Jan 29 2025 24 ep. 16 mins 2
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Paul Bright is a certified sleep science coach and military veteran who answers common sleep questions and provides strategies to overcome insomnia, sleep anxiety and other sleep disorders. Paul also interviews other experts in related fields that can help you maximize your sleep one night at a time. Get free sleep coaching advice and show updates to your inbox https://subscribepage.com/sydsignup

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Sleepwear, Exercise, and an Ocean Guided Meditation

Jan 29 2025 15 mins  
Welcome to Season 3, episode 3 of “The Why Behind Your Z’s”. We’re at the halfway point in the steps of my book “Sleep Reset in 12 Steps”, available in E-book form on all major E-book platforms, and on Amazon if you prefer paperback. Give yourself a head start with two free chapters, weekly emails, and a bonus guide by signing up here.https://subscribepage.io/SleepHel

Stimulant Management, and a Body Scan Guided Meditation

Jan 22 2025 21 mins  
Welcome to this episode, where we will focus on how meditation and monitoring your stimulant intakes can help and harm your sleep. Incorporate what you learn in this episode, and you could see drastic, positive changes to your sleep! Some of the best work I’ve done with clients has been from identifying one area of need and applying a strategy to address it. This episode is base

How Your Morning Routine Impacts Sleep, and a Sunrise Guided Meditation

Jan 13 2025 22 mins  
Want two free chapters of “Sleep Reset in 12 Steps?” Subscribe here and you’ll get bonus materials plus weekly emails full of free sleep tips. https://subscribepage.io/SleepHelp Season 3 will be based on my book, Sleep Reset in 12 Steps, available on all major E-book platforms for download, and Amazon if you want the paperback version. Every episode this season will be based

Season 3 Teaser

Dec 16 2024 1 mins  
Season 3 of The Why Behind Your Z's debuts January 13th at 10pm Eastern! This season will be a companion to my book "Sleep Reset in 12 Steps", currently available on all major Ebook selling platforms and as a paperback on Amazon. I present additional beneficial techniques and info for each step, plus end every episode with a sleep-inducing guided meditation! You don't need to buy t

Prescribed Sleep Medications: Do They Help You Sleep?

Jan 22 2024 24 mins  
Season 2 of "The Why Behind Your Z's" will feature interviews with other experts in the field, and I thought it best to start with a medical doctor. Dr. Arjun Iyer is an emergency medicine physician and a host on USMLE's medical podcast, the Audio Bricks Podcast. In this episode, we do more than just talk about prescribed sleep medications and their efficacy. I a

Mindfulness Meditation Over A Warm Drink

Dec 13 2023 8 mins  
Do you find yourself too busy in the holiday season to enjoy the simple things? It's no secret that daily stressors have a negative impact on sleep, and even the "simple things" that are normally relaxing become stressful! On this final episode of Season 2, I provide a mindfulness meditation that helps you engage in your senses as you do something most people do in th

How Eating Disorders Affect Sleep: An Interview With Whitney Walker, Therapist and Eating Disorder Survivor

Dec 06 2023 30 mins  
Sleep disturbances and disorders can be comorbid with another diagnosis. On my journey to becoming a certified sleep science coach, I expected this to happen with disorders like chronic pain or bipolar disorder. What I didn't expect was to find sleep disorders to be comorbid with eating disorders. Upon this discovery, I reached out to someone who could help explain what it'

Why Am I Still Sleepy Even Though I Slept?

Nov 29 2023 6 mins  
For more free sleep help and podcast updates, subscribe to my biweekly newsletter. You also get a free book! This knowledge nap episode discusses a frustrating thing that happens to people when they get better sleep: they still get sleepy! So, what's happening when that happens? What does it mean when you've done all the right things to improve your sleep, you sleep through

Optimizing Time and Space for Sleep- an interview with a grad student

Nov 15 2023 18 mins  
Subscribe for free sleep coaching tips and a FREE sleep guide straight to your inbox here. Most grad students with full time jobs and a social life find difficulty squeezing in sleep. They head to class or work like zombies. I happen to know one who manages school, work, and weekend fun while getting eight hours of sleep every night and living in a college town. She even went to Ve

When Melatonin Stops Working- A Knowledge Nap Episode

Nov 08 2023 6 mins  
Many doctors and sleep professionals find melatonin supplements generally safe. It's often a go-to when you find that you can't seem to get sleepy at night. Melatonin supplements do work. But what happens when they don't? Or when they used to work, but have stopped working? I explain why that happens in this episode and offer solutions within the domains I use to coac