What if the real threat to your mission isn’t outside, it’s the sleep you keep sacrificing to stay in the fight?
Dr. Leah Kaylor spent five years as the FBI’s trusted sleep expert, helping elite agents, first responders, and veterans overcome burnout, trauma, and mental fog by addressing the issues that arise when the lights go out. She’s not just theory — she’s run VA sleep clinics, teaches the science behind every bedtime myth, and just dropped The Sleep Advantage to help you stop treating rest like a luxury you can’t afford.
Why sleep deprivation is killing your motivation more than you know
The brutal truth about sleep apnea and veterans
How your bedtime habits confuse your brain every night
Why sleep is step one to real trauma recovery
What actually works when you can’t turn your brain off at 3 AM
⏱ Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Growing up in Uniontown, PA
05:40 Passing out in an OR changed everything
10:20 From forensics to trauma to sleep
17:00 Running the VA sleep clinic that opened her eyes
24:10 Myths that keep veterans stuck
32:40 The FBI and sleep stigma in high stakes worlds
38:50 The three S’s that make or break your sleep
45:10 Cannabis, CPAPs, and what really works
53:00 Her message for any vet running on empty
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drleahkaylor
Website: https://www.drleahkaylor.com
My name is Adam Peters, and I’m here to unf*ck the transition.
