#107 - Avoiding a Sleep Divorce: Let's Stay Together

Like it or not, the concept of a sleep divorce seems like it is here to stay. Sleeping in separate beds or bedrooms is a popular option for solving sleep issues, but is it the right choice? Are there better options. In this episode we will:

• Look at historical research about partner sleep
• Define a sleep divorce
• Introduce the Scandinavian Sleep Method
• Understand how sleep timing/chronotype plays a role is sleep compatibility
• Learn how sleep-related movements change over time in a relationship
• Evaluate the role of relationship conflict in sleep health
• Focus on snoring as a common variable leading to a sleep divorce
• List interventions that may help avoid a sleep divorce
• Touch upon light as a source of sleep conflict

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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