How to Get Out of Bed When You Wake Up

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It's normal for most people to wake up at least one time in the night, whether they're even conscious of it or not. What should people do when that happens? Not beat themselves up, but like... Definitely don't beat yourself up or get anxious about it because anxiety will inhibit your ability to go back to sleep. In some people, you know, maybe it just requires distraction. Maybe playing a mindless video game on your phone with your blue light off. You need to turn down that blue light because that's a circadian clock resetting signal that you don't want.

Dr. Gina Poe has spent nearly four decades studying the science of sleep, and how we can all get a better night’s rest by making some simple changes in our lives. In this episode Poe dives deep into what she’s learned about sleep during her career, including the stages of sleep, why you’re waking up in the middle of the night, why some people remember their dreams, the best bedtime routines, and the real-life consequences when you miss a night’s sleep. Dr. Poe is a professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology at UCLA, where she is also the Director of the school’s Sleep and Memory Laboratory, which investigates the mechanisms by which sleep traits serve learning and memory consolidation.

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