Most of us take sunset as the cue to start winding down our day, but what if the sun never sets? The remote city of Inuvik, Canada, is so far north that it experiences non-stop sunlight in the summer, followed by round-the-clock darkness in the winter. Inuvik resident Adi Scott details what it was like to move to this unique part of the planet, and the uniqu ... Show More
May 2016
Sleep, Light, Alarms, Caffeine, Night Shifts, Naps, Sleeping Positions & More With Shawn Stevenson.
<p>Sleep can be super confusing. I get lots of questions about it and have my own too...for example: <em>Are there healthy substitutes for sunlight?</em> <em>What does it exactly mean to be a fast vs. a slow caffeine metabolizer?</em> <em>What's the ideal nap length?</em> <em>How ... Show More
1h 35m
Dec 2023
SOLSTICE: Why is the longest night so magickal?
<p>Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, calls us to brood and turn within. Retreating to the unconscious is a psychic wintering, calling our life force down into our archaic patterns. It can trigger a sorrowing that helps us adjust to inevitable losses, just like the f ... Show More
1h 15m
Sep 2021
Derk-Jan Dijk on the importance of sleep
How many of you have sleep problems? Maybe it’s waking up in the middle of the night and then not being able to get back to sleep, or waking up too early, or nodding off all too often in front of the TV… or, more embarrassingly, during work meetings? One thing’s for sure: our mod ... Show More
27m 52s
Oct 2021
Timing Your Light, Food, & Exercise for Optimal Sleep, Energy & Mood | Dr. Samer Hattar
In this episode, I host Dr. Samer Hattar, Ph.D., Chief of the Section on Light and Circadian Rhythms at the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Hattar is a world-renowned expert on how viewing light at particular times adjusts our mood, ability to learn, stress and hormone l ... Show More
2h 12m