Join host Maha Corbett and guest Dr Jemma King – sleep, stress and recovery expert – as they dive deep into the science of sleep and why it’s the ultimate non-negotiable for women’s health.
✓ Why your brain literally needs to be cleaned each night
✓ The truth about cortisol, stress, and your sleep-wake cycle
✓ How sleep deprivation impacts your gut, weight, mood and motivation
✓ Signs of “dirty brain” syndrome and how to fix it
✓ Why perimenopause and poor sleep are a vicious cycle
✓ The most common myths about sleep (and what’s actually true)
✓ A step-by-step guide to preparing for your best sleep – from the minute you wake
✓ The surprising link between poor sleep, poor choices, and personality shifts
✓ How to reduce 3am wake-ups, anxiety spirals and burnout
✓ The tech, tools and trackers that actually make a difference
Whether you’re battling broken sleep, riding the perimenopause rollercoaster, or just want to improve your energy, this episode gives you the why and the how to reclaim your sleep – and your sanity.
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Welltory – heart rate variability & stress tracking
SWIISH Sleep Superfood Powder – natural ingredients to support rest
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🎧 Episode Chapters
00:00 – Why Sleep Is the Secret Weapon: The overlooked foundation of mental and physical wellbeing
02:00 – Dirty Brain Syndrome: What it is and how to prevent it
04:30 – Deep Sleep 101: Why you need five cycles and most people don’t get them
07:00 – Sleep, Mood & Memory: How your brain distorts reality when sleep-deprived
10:00 – Cortisol, Gut Health & Happiness: The gut-sleep-stress loop explained
13:00 – Risky Decisions & Reactivity: How sleep deprivation rewires your brain
15:00 – Sleep Disorders: What to know about sleep apnoea and insomnia
17:00 – Perimenopause & Sleep: The hormonal havoc keeping women awake
21:00 – Sleep Efficiency vs Sleep Quantity: Why “more” isn’t always better
23:30 – From Phones to Pilots: The real cost of skimping on sleep
26:00 – The Ultimate Sleep Formula: From light exposure to late-night meals
30:00 – Protein, Blood Sugar & Mood: What to eat and when for better sleep
33:00 – 3am Wake-Ups: What causes them and how to stop them
35:00 – Anxiety, Inflammation & Brain Fog: How your lifestyle affects your mind
38:00 – Movement for Mental Health: Myokines and the power of daily exercise
41:00 – Sleep Tech & Innovation: The new tools changing the game
44:00 – Final Myths Busted: Sleep debt, Dec2 gene and the truth about one bad night
