Why You’re Waking Up at 3 AM with Morgan Adams l Re-educating Sleep Mindset & Addressing Blood Sugar, Hormones & Sleep Apnea For a Better Night's Sleep
Waking up at 2 or 3 a.m. every night? The culprit might be something you’d never expect! On this episode, holistic sleep coach Morgan Adams breaks down the hidden factors disrupting women’s sleep, including blood sugar crashes, sleep apnea, low iron, and the connection between hormones, HRT, and airway health. She also challenges common sleep advice, revealing why mouth taping can be problematic, why tracking your sleep may actually increase anxiety, and why getting eight hours isn’t necessarily the magic number. After nearly a decade of relying on prescription sleeping pills, Morgan developed her SleepEasy™ Method to help women rebuild sleep confidence and stop turning bedtime into a nightly battle. Tune in for practical strategies to fall back asleep, create a sleep-friendly bedroom, and finally make peace with your sleep.
Morgan Adams is a transformative holistic sleep coach for women who struggle with getting a good night's sleep consistently. Her SleepEasy™ Method helps women improve their sleep quality AND their relationship with sleep so they can live less stressful days. Morgan understands firsthand how insomnia can impact quality of life and spent almost a decade dependent on prescription sleeping pills She’s also a two-time breast cancer survivor who advocates for a lifestyle of disease prevention.
SHOW NOTES:
0:38 Welcome to the podcast!
1:49 About Morgan Adams
2:31 Welcome her to the show!
3:16 The biggest overlooked culprit of middle-of-the-night wakeup
6:48 Blood sugar crashes
8:50 Sleep-breathing issues in women
9:43 Stop-Bang (Sleep Apnea) Assessment
15:11 The trouble with mouth tape
16:13 Why sleep apnea diagnosis requires collaboration
18:00 Iron & Sleep disorders
19:49 At-home sleep studies
22:06 The connection between hormones, HRT & Airway health
23:00 Her favorite sleep wearables
26:10 Why she doesn’t want client’s to track their sleep
29:40 The myth of “8 hours” of sleep
31:54 Re-educating sleep mindset
35:45 Phone-free bedrooms
38:32 How to build sleep confidence!
41:12 Why “effort is the enemy of sleep”
42:04 What to do when you can’t sleep
46:21 Sleep-Restriction Therapy
48:55 Her personal bedroom environment
51:29 Her final piece of advice
52:30 Thanks for tuning in!
RESOURCES:
Website: https://www.morganadamswellness.com/
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