{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/632838e8aef2a30012985e0e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr Kat Lederle: Does Sleep Count As 'Me-Time'?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/1644580499620-79eaa3c21b6898f3a17b9cddaedd1472.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ever wondered about the relationship between sleep and ‘alone time’? That’s the topic of this week’s episode with Dr Kat Lederle, a sleep scientist and chronobiologist (read: ‘body clock scientist’). I don’t know about you, but as someone who occasionally sits up for hours in the early morning with insomnia, I’d never considered how a lack of ‘me-time’ in the day might turn into a sleepless night… this conversation truly opened my eyes, and gave a fresh view on why quality alone time is just so important, not only for our waking hours but for our sleeping ones too.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss, among other things:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>How a lack of ‘me-time’ can lead to sleeplessness and insomnia</li><li>Why the best bedtime routines actually begin in the day</li><li>Whether or not it’s a good idea to journal before bedtime</li><li>The value of taking ‘mini-breaks’ throughout the day</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can learn more about Dr Kat Lederle and the Somnia sleep clinic on the <a href=\"https://somnia.org.uk/meet-dr-kat/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Somnia</a>.org.uk website.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can also order my book, <em>Alonement: How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It, </em>which is based on this very podcast, now from<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alonement-Francesca-Specter/dp/1529412617\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Amazon</a>,<a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/alonement/francesca-specter//9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Waterstones</a> and <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3598/9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop.org</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you so much to Flash Pack for sponsoring this season of the podcast. Flash Pack is a travel company that offers boutique group adventures for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s. Visit<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/episodes/flashpack.com/alonement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> flashpack.com/alonement</a> to learn more and quote ALONEMENT at check-out for £100 off your first trip.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter:</p><p>*&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ChezSpecter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/DrKatSleep\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@DrKatSleep</a></p><p>*</p><p>Instagram:</p><p>&nbsp;*</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chezspecter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drkatsleep/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@drkatsleep</a></p><p>*</p><p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:press@alonement.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">press@alonement.com</a></p>","author_name":"Francesca Specter"}