How Did You Sleep Last Night?

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i blame my husband entirely for it. Im a great sleeper, i know so wif there have been papers to do before bedtime. But because he was tossing and turning at the beginning of the night, that kind of ruined the whole start of my night. Then i got frustrated and resentful of him, which definitely didn't help my sleep. So i ended up being up a lot of the night. And then i started thinking about this interview and the irony that i was going to be sleep to fry. As i talk a thou h importance of sleep and sleep within couples.

How did you sleep last night? Whether you sleep next to someone or not, in today’s episode Wendy Troxel offers tips on how to catch better z’s. Wendy is a Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist at RAND who explores how sleep affects our relationships, well-being and society at large. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she specializes in behavioral treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders. Wendy has received several awards and honors for her research from national and international scientific societies, and her work has been published in top-tier medical and psychological journals. Her research on sleep was featured in two best-selling books: Arianna Huffington's “Sleep Revolution” and David Randall's “Dreamland”, and she recently was one of the co-organizers and presenters at the first-ever national conference on Adolescent Sleep, Health, and School Start Times. Her latest book “Sharing the Covers: Every Couple's Guide to Better Sleep” comes out on April 20th. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman