OVERVIEW

Have you heard of sleep divorce?

Apparently, there are happily married couples who are experiencing sleep divorce. This is an arrangment wherein the husband and wife sleep in different rooms so they could rest well.

But how do this arrangement affect their relationship intimacy? Is it really working?

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Wendy Troxel, a Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist at the RAND Corporation and author of Sharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. She is internationally recognized for her research on sleep and the consequences of sleep loss on health, our relationships, and the economy.

Arianna Huffington named her one of the 5 most influential people in sleep, saying “Wendy Troxel is on the front lines of the sleep revolution.“ Dr. Troxel has received several awards and honors from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense, and other professional societies. She is Associate Editor for the highly respected research journals Sleep Health and Behavioral Sleep Medicine and serves on the NIH Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board.

Today, Dr. Troxel will be sharing with us why sleep is the new SEX. We’ll also have a deeper understanding of why couples need to go through sleep divorce for their individual well being. Or is it really the first phase for legal separation? Tune in to find out!

“The decision about sleep is a very intimate and personal decision that is best made amongst two partners, not societaly prescribed beliefs and ideas that a couple needs to follow.” - Dr. Wendy Troxel

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WHAT WILL WE LEARN

01:50 The link between marriage, sleep, and other diseases

06:08 Understanding the meaning of marital bed
11:50 Sleep is the new SEX
15:33 What happens when couples are sleep deprived
20:00 A Scientific Study: Is sleep good for sex? Or is sex good for sleep?
25:29 Why incorporating your partner is recommended for an effective sleep disorder treatment
27:22 Causes of sleep divorce and what you can do to fix them

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