Dr. Amy Bender, our guest for episode 30, is the Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra Medical and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. She received her Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University, specializing in sleep EEG. She has helped develop the only validated sleep screening tool for athletes and has implemented sleep optimization strategies for numerous Canadian Olympic and professional teams.
If you have questions about sleep, Amy has the answers for you. We cover several topics in our discussion - why we sleep, how to sleep better, how to go back to sleep if you are awakened in the night, kids and sleep, and of course, what caffeine and alcohol do to our sleep (spoiler alert, neither are good for us). Amy is passionate about helping people sleep better and a leading expert in this area. The discussion will keep you intrigued; the information will make you want to sleep (in the best way!)
