Sleep Takeout
🎙️ Sleep advice without a pill. 💊 If you’ve ever tossed and turned and wondered, “Why is something everyone does so hard for me?” — you’re not alone. Join Dr. Daniel Baughn, clinical psychologist and sleep expert @danielbaughnphd, and Dr. Michelle Zetoony, sleep and pulmonary medicine specialist @drzetoony, as we dive into the science, psychology, and mystery of sleep. From myths and misconceptions to real-life struggles and solutions, we’ll explore what it really takes to rest well—without quick fixes or pills. Come for the insight, stay for the laughs, and leave feeling a little more human (and hopefully a lot more rested). 🌙💤
Episodes
138 episodes
Can’t Sleep? Stop Forcing It | Hypnosis-Inspired Rest for Insomnia
S6 E148 - Can’t Sleep? Stop Forcing It | Hypnosis-Inspired Rest for InsomniaWhat if the effort to make yourself sleep is actually keeping you awake?When you struggle with insomnia, bedtime can slowly become a performance: Am I relax...
Stop Trying to Sleep: Why Effort Makes Insomnia Worse
S6 E147 - Stop Trying to Sleep: Why Effort Makes Insomnia WorseWhat if trying harder to sleep is actually part of what’s keeping you awake?For many people with chronic insomnia, sleep becomes something they monitor, calculate, track...
What a Cooling Mattress Commercial Taught Us About Sleep & Fatigue
S6 E146 - What a Cooling Mattress Commercial Taught Us About Sleep & FatigueWhat happens when a sleep medicine physician spends an entire day filming a cooling mattress commercial in a hot Florida studio?In this episode of S...
Why Teens Become Night Owls: Puberty, Sleep & What Parents Can Do
S6 145 - Why Teens Become Night Owls: Puberty, Sleep & What Parents Can DoWhy does your teenager suddenly want to stay up late, struggle to wake up for school, and sleep until noon on weekends?It may not be laziness, poor di...
Sleepy on the Couch, Wide Awake in Bed? Here’s Why
S6 144 - Sleepy on the Couch, Wide Awake in Bed? Here’s WhyEver feel exhausted on the couch but suddenly wide awake the moment you get into bed? There’s a reason for that, and it may have less to do with how tired you are than with what...
Do Sleep Trackers Really Know How You Slept? Oura Ring, Apple Watch & the Science
S6 143 - Do Sleep Trackers Really Know How You Slept? Oura Ring, Apple Watch & the ScienceDo your Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Fitbit, or Garmin actually know when you’re asleep, or are they making an educated guess?In this episo...
Does Chronic Insomnia Cause Dementia? What the Research Really Says
S6 142 - Does Chronic Insomnia Cause Dementia? What the Research Really SaysCan chronic insomnia increase your risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, or long-term cognitive decline? And if you aren’t getting enough deep sleep, is your b...
Why Women Can’t Sleep: Hormones, Menopause & Sleep Apnea
S6 141 - Why Women Can’t Sleep: Hormones, Menopause & Sleep ApneaWhy do women experience insomnia and disrupted sleep more often than men? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, Dan and Michelle explain how hormonal changes can affect sl...
Is Your Sleep Space Actually Safe? 3 Tips for Better, Cooler Sleep
S6 140 - Is Your Sleep Space Actually Safe? 3 Tips for Better, Cooler SleepIs your sleep environment helping (or quietly interfering with) your sleep? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, Dan and Michelle share three practical ways to crea...
Is Your Bedroom Ruining Your Sleep? 4 Bedroom Fixes for Better Sleep
S6 E139 - Is Your Bedroom Ruining Your Sleep? 4 Bedroom Fixes for Better SleepIs your bedroom secretly ruining your sleep? Your temperature, air quality, screens, lighting, and even your clock may be causing nighttime awakenings and mak...
10 Travel Sleep Tips: Beat the First-Night Effect Without Medication
S6 138 - 10 Travel Sleep Tips: Beat the First-Night Effect Without MedicationCan’t sleep in hotels, vacation rentals, or unfamiliar bedrooms? These 10 medication-free travel sleep tips can help you overcome the “first-night effect” and ...
Narcolepsy Treatment Is Changing: Orexin Drugs + Sleep Strategies
S6 E137 Narcolepsy Treatment Is Changing: Orexin Drugs + Sleep StrategiesNarcolepsy treatment may be entering a new era. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, Dan and Michelle explore how new orexin-targeted medications could change the tre...
Why Your CPAP Isn't Working: The 4 Endotypes of Apnea Explained
S6 E136 - Why Your CPAP Isn't Working: The 4 Endotypes of Apnea ExplainedStruggling with your CPAP machine? You’re not alone! Discover why CPAP works wonders for some, but leaves others frustrated. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, we b...
How to Beat Jet Lag in the Land of the Midnight Sun
S6 E135 - How to Beat Jet Lag in the Land of the Midnight SunDan and Michelle discuss how traveling across time zones to northern destinations with very long summer daylight (e.g., Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Scandinavia) can disrupt circa...
S6 E134 - Sleep and Chocolate. The good and the bad
S6 E134 - Welcome to the world of chocolate. On the surface people believe that it is all bad but there are some benefits to sleep with chocolate. Listen to Dr Zetoony discuss this in a short video. Next week Dr Dan and Dr Mic...
S6 E133 - Sleep Restriction. Where to start with SRT
S6 E133 - On today's episode Dr Zetoony is solo and recording an episode about where to start with sleep restriction therapy (SRT). This is a tool often used to improve sleep efficiency (how much of the time that you are in bed is spent w...
Can’t Sleep? Try This Meditation for Insomnia & Racing Thoughts
S6 E132 - Can’t Sleep? Try This Meditation for Insomnia & Racing ThoughtsCan’t sleep? If you’re lying awake at night with racing thoughts, sleep anxiety, frustration, or middle-of-the-night wake-ups, this guided meditation for insom...
Awake at 3AM? A Gentle Self-Compassion Meditation to Help You Sleep
S6 E131 - Awake at 3AM? A Gentle Self-Compassion Meditation to Help You SleepAwake in the middle of the night? Struggling to fall asleep, stay asleep, or stop your mind from racing?In this calming Sleep Takeout Podcast episode, ...
New FDA Pill: Weight Loss vs. Sleep Apnea (The Truth About Foundayo & GLP-1s)
S6 E130 - New FDA Pill: Weight Loss vs. Sleep Apnea (The Truth About Foundayo & GLP-1s)🔔 Tired of your CPAP? 😴 The NEW FDA-approved weight loss pill is here, but can it actually replace your machine and cure your sleep apnea? We rev...
Why Tonight's Sleep Actually Starts at 8:00 AM ☀️ (Circadian Rhythm Hacks)
S6 E129 - Why Tonight's Sleep Actually Starts at 8:00 AM ☀️ (Circadian Rhythm Hacks)Dr. Daniel Baughn and Dr. Michelle Zetoony dive into the mechanics of sleep pressure and the suprachiasmatic nucleus to explain why immediate morning su...
END SLEEP DIVORCE with 2 Duvets (Scandinavian Trick)
S6 E128 - END SLEEP DIVORCE with 2 Duvets (Scandinavian Trick)Sharing a bed but hating every minute? 🤬 Blanket thieves and different temperature needs are a real nightmare for sleep quality. Dr. Daniel Baughn and Dr. Michelle Zetoony ex...
Is Your At-Home Sleep Apnea Test Lying to You? 🤥
S6 E127 - Is Your At-Home Sleep Apnea Test Lying to You? 🤥Struggling with exhaustion and suspect sleep apnea? 😩 You're not alone! At-home tests are popular, but are they really giving you the truth? Dr. Daniel Baughn and Dr. Michelle Ze...
Is Your Apple Watch RUINING Your Sleep? (The Problem with Sleepmaxxing)
S6 E126 - Is Your Apple Watch RUINING Your Sleep? (The Problem with Sleepmaxxing)Are you obsessed with your sleep tracker score but still waking up exhausted? Your favorite wearable might be feeding your insomnia anxiety—a condition kno...
S6 E125 - Costco Visit Part 2: Food Court Healthy Picks, Bidets, and Why Wine Hurts Sleep
Costco Visit Part 2: Food Court ‘Healthy’ Picks, Bidets, and Why Wine Hurts SleepDan and Michelle take listeners on Costco visit part two, exploring whether any food court items can be considered healthy for better sleep. They review me...
S6 124 - Is an $11,000 Smart Bed Actually Worth It? (Sleep Number vs Tempur-Pedic)
Sleep Nation Goes Mattress Shopping: Sleep Number vs Tempur-Pedic (and an $11,000 Quote)Michelle and Daniel share their “takeout” adventure after a conference, visiting Sleep Number and Ashley Furniture to test mattresses and power base...