Sleep better in Perimenopause with Alanna McGinn: Women’s Health, Perimenopause and Menopause Journey
This Is Perimenopause: Menopause, Perimenopause and Women's Health in MidlifeShow Notes
Think better sleep starts a couple hours before bedtime? Think again. Sleep and Stress Coach, Alanna McGinn, is not here to tell you to put your phone down an hour before bed. It turns out, the secret to a great night's sleep has a lot more to do with what you're doing during the day than what you're doing at 9pm.
In this episode, Alanna shares her most powerful (and unexpected) tools for perimenopausal women who are exhausted but wide awake at 3am.
In this episode: Why your morning routine is just as important (if not more important) than your bedtime routine, The one thing most of us are doing before our feet even hit the floor that's sabotaging our sleep How the emotional load we carry during the day shows up at 3am Why joy, boundaries, and letting go are actually sleep tools Why you need to schedule time to "stress the f*ck out" during the day so your worries don't hijack your sleep Alanna's 20/20/20 Method: a simple, structured bedtime routine that you'll want to start tonight Why it's okay to have a bad night of sleep
Plus, if you're a midlife woman who feels like she's doing everything right but still can't rest, check out Alanna’s Midlife Women’s Sleep program and her one-of-a-kind Divorce Sleep program. Because sometimes life's hardest transitions deserve their own sleep plan. Find out more at alannamcguinn.com.
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Alanna McGinn Alanna McGinn is a Certified Sleep Expert, Certified Divorce Specialist®, and founder of Good Night Sleep Site. Since 2007, she’s helped clients improve their sleep, manage stress, and restore balance in their lives. Through her signature programs The Messy Middle Sleep Solution and How to Sleep Your Way Through Divorce, Alanna’s mission is to help women rest, recover, and rebuild with strength and peace. Alanna hosts ‘The Bedtime Edit’ Podcast. You can follow Alanna’s expert advice in national publications like Forbes, Maclean’s, Reader’s Digest, POOSH, and Prevention Magazine, and or catch her regular appearances on Breakfast Television, and The Morning Show.
Links for this episode Instagram: https://instagram.com/alanna.mcginn TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@alanna.mcginn Website: https://alannamcginn.com FREE Email Course: https://goodnightsleepsite.thrivecart.com/stop-3am-wakings-course/ FREE Divorce Starter Kit: https://goodnightsleepsite.thrivecart.com/the-divorce-starter-kit/ Midlife Sleep Support GPT – https://alannamcginn.com/menopause-sleep-gpt/ Divorce Sleep Support GPT - https://alannamcginn.com/divorce-sleep-gpt/ Messy Middle Sleep Solution: https://alannamcginn.com/sleep-programs/ How to Sleep Through Your Divorce: https://alannamcginn.com/toronto-divorce-coach-alanna-mcginn/
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