Vanessa isn’t a night owl. Yet, often, you can find her lying awake desperately trying to turn off her brain. When her partner stays over she often resorts to the couch just to get some rest. On this episode of How To!, co-host Carvell Wallace brings in Dr. Wendy Troxel. She is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in sleep medicine and the author of ... Show More
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How To Learn to Love Your City
It wasn’t long after Melody Warnick moved to Blacksburg, Va., that she realized its nickname—“Bleaksburg”—wasn’t a joke. Feeling stuck, she devised a research-based experiment to acclimate to her new city. On this episode: Melody explains how she went from hating Blacksburg to lo ... Show More
30m 27s
Nov 18
How To Move to a New City
Kerry is ready to leave rural Virginia and move to a walkable, vibrant city. The only problem? She can’t decide which walkable, vibrant city is right for her. On this episode, How To!’s Courtney Martin brings on Melody Warnick, author of This Is Where You Belong and If You Could ... Show More
39m 58s
Nov 11
How To Take Charge of Home Repair (with Sam Sanders and Mercury Stardust)
In the second half of How To!’s wide-ranging conversation about home improvement, gender, sexuality, and much more, journalist Sam Sanders and author Mercury Stardust (aka The Trans Handy Ma’am) talk with co-host Carvell Wallace about a truly daunting idea: skipping the contracto ... Show More
32m 36s
Nov 2023
Sleep: How Do We Get More?
Not sleeping enough turning you into a monster? In one of our most popular episodes, we bring you the cutting-edge science that helps us understand why. And we sort through the fads to find out, what really works to get more ZZZs. We speak with lab coordinator Pam DeYoung, sleep ... Show More
32m 24s
Jun 2022
Do you really need 8 hours of sleep?
<p>We all know a good night’s sleep is essential, but for many people, sleeping well (or falling asleep at all) can be difficult and even stressful - and there’s no shortage of tales about what prevents people from catching their ZZZs. In this episode, Dr. Jen digs into "how to s ... Show More
33m 9s
Oct 2023
A Beaver’s Sleepy Tale
Narrator: TK Kellman 🇺🇸
Writer: Adrienne Albregts ✍️
Sound design: forest ambience at night 🌌 🦌
Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Autumn, Swimming, Insects, Animals, Science & Nature, Fantastical Elements, Gratitude.
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll follow a ... Show More
50m 15s
May 2024
235: Make More Money by Getting Better Sleep with Martha Lewis
Welcome to episode 235 of Love, your Money! In this episode, I’m joined by Martha Lewis, a sleep consultant to health-conscious, high achievers that struggle with getting a good night’s sleep. As a certified sleep expert and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner, she addre ... Show More
31m 35s