Episode 276: How to Sleep like a Freaking Baby with These 10 Tips

May 15

Have you ever logged eight hours of sleep but, come morning, felt like you hadn’t rested at all?

I certainly have, but I am happy to report I’m on the other side now. Optimizing sleep is something I’ve worked hard at, and now I get high-quality rest almost every night. It improved after going alcohol-free and has become even better since starting my fertility journey.

In this episode, I spill the (decaf!) tea on why you might not be sleeping and how to finally sleep like a freaking baby. Some tips you’ve probably heard before (no tech before bed!) but I also share practices that aren’t talked about in public discourse, microchanges that are easy to implement with enormous potential impact.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

Why alcohol is the WORST sleep disruptor, with neuroscience behind why it puts your brain into a coma state, blocks REM cycles, and triggers 3 a.m. wake-ups
Luxurious nighttime rituals and science-backed hacks I use to sleep like a freaking baby, from bath-time decompression to reading before bed
Surprising sleep saboteurs, including late-night snacks, sugary desserts, and even the way your phone emits blue light (plus Karolina’s ultra-simple tricks to overcome them)
How tracking your sleep (with devices like the Oura ring) creates instant feedback and builds motivation to make tiny tweaks that deliver massive results
All the details on Euphoric the Club, a community of like-minded women who want to live their best and most successful alcohol-free

REFLECTION QUESTION

When you think about your current sleep routines, what habits do you know deep down are sabotaging your rest—and what’s one micro-change you’re willing to experiment with this week?

“When you fall asleep after drinking alcohol, your brain is not actually in a sleep state. What state is it in? It's in a coma state. Like, what? Why aren't alcohol labels saying this kind of stuff to us? It is crazy when we think that alcohol is helping us sleep. And unfortunately about, I believe, twenty percent of Americans use alcohol to fall asleep. It's not. It's putting our brain into a coma state and it's not getting any of the restorative properties of sleep that we actually need.” - Karolina

“Sleep is something that's been pretty important to me, but as I've gone alcohol-free, it just got so much better. But then what happened is, as I got on my alcohol free journey, and then I went on my fertility journey, it got even more optimized. I've learned even so much about how to make sleep better.” - Karolina

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