Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
No holds barred, unscripted discussion on a wide range of sleep topics - from sleep disorders to current research and controversies in the field. No topic is off limits! Dr. Chris Winter is a clinician, a board certified neurologist and double boarded sleep specialist with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and is a popular consultant and speaker, working for many professional sports teams. He is well known for his unique perspective and ability to demystify sleep, all of which he brings to Sleep Unplugged.
Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
#124 - Grief and Sleep: Won't You Stop and Remember Me?
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Grief is a both a common cause of acute insomnia and a massive perpetuating factor of chronic insomnia. The relationship between grief and insomnia/sleep is complex and bidirectional. In this episode we will:
- Outline the relationship between grief and sleep and how it acts as a causative factor
- Discuss how long-term insomnia can lead to complex grief
- Differentiate different grief subsets: late life spousal bereavement, complex grief, parental grief
- Follow patterns of grief: resilient, recovering, and chronic
- Evaluate the treatment of insomnia as a means to combat chronic grief
Produced by: Maeve Winter
Music by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reserved
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- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
