Show Notes
It’s easy to assume that if you fall asleep without a problem, your sleep must be working. But then 2 or 3am hits, you wake up, and your body’s alert while your mind won’t shut off. Getting back to sleep feels impossible, even though you’re doing everything right.
What most people miss is that falling asleep and staying asleep aren’t the same problem. If you’ve ever asked yourself “Why do I wake up at 3am?” or dealt with waking up in the middle of the night, it’s usually a combination of factors working beneath the surface, from blood sugar and sleep imbalances to a cortisol spike at night, shifts in stress hormones and sleep, and changes in hormones and sleep quality, including perimenopause sleep problems or menopause insomnia.
These all influence your circadian rhythm sleep cycle, your nervous system and sleep, and whether you stay in light sleep or deep sleep.
In this episode, we break down what is sleep, the importance of sleep, and how true sleep optimization works beyond surface-level fixes. We cover: why some people wake up at 3am even when falling asleep is easy
how nighttime crashes trigger wake ups
cortisol spike at night and feeling wired at 3am
hormones and sleep quality, including progesterone and sleep in midlife
sleep fragmentation causes and why you can’t fall back asleep
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