Sleep Takeout

Send us Fan Mail S6 E150 - Daylight Saving Time Ends Nov. 1: What Happens to Your Sleep—and Will Clock Changes End? Most Americans will turn their clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026. But could this finally be one of the last times we “fall back”? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, sleep psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine physician Dr. Michelle Zetoony explain what the 2...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E149 - Do GLP-1s Improve Sleep? Wegovy, Mounjaro, Sleep Apnea & Insomnia In this episode of Sleep Takeout, sleep psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine physician Dr. Michelle Zetoony break down what we know about GLP-1 medications, sleep quality, insomnia, dosing time, nausea, and obstructive sleep apnea. They discuss Wegovy (semaglutide), tirzepatide medications...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E147 - Stop Trying to Sleep: Why Effort Makes Insomnia Worse What if trying harder to sleep is actually part of what’s keeping you awake? For many people with chronic insomnia, sleep becomes something they monitor, calculate, track, optimize, and try to control. But sleep is not a performance. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine p...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E148 - Can’t Sleep? Stop Forcing It | Hypnosis-Inspired Rest for Insomnia What if the effort to make yourself sleep is actually keeping you awake? When you struggle with insomnia, bedtime can slowly become a performance: Am I relaxed enough? Why am I still awake? How many hours do I have left? What if tomorrow is terrible? That pressure can increase sleep anxiety, hypervigilanc...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E146 - What a Cooling Mattress Commercial Taught Us About Sleep & Fatigue What happens when a sleep medicine physician spends an entire day filming a cooling mattress commercial in a hot Florida studio? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine physician Dr. Michelle Zetoony go behind the scenes of Michelle’s commercial shoot and us...

Send us Fan Mail S6 145 - Why Teens Become Night Owls: Puberty, Sleep & What Parents Can Do Why does your teenager suddenly want to stay up late, struggle to wake up for school, and sleep until noon on weekends? It may not be laziness, poor discipline, or even insomnia. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine physician Dr. Michelle Zetoony explain wh...

Send us Fan Mail S6 144 - Sleepy on the Couch, Wide Awake in Bed? Here’s Why Ever feel exhausted on the couch but suddenly wide awake the moment you get into bed? There’s a reason for that, and it may have less to do with how tired you are than with what your brain has learned to associate with your bed. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine physician...

Send us Fan Mail S6 143 - Do Sleep Trackers Really Know How You Slept? Oura Ring, Apple Watch & the Science Do your Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Fitbit, or Garmin actually know when you’re asleep, or are they making an educated guess? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine physician Dr. Michelle Zetoony break down what sleep trackers really measure, how...

Send us Fan Mail S6 142 - Does Chronic Insomnia Cause Dementia? What the Research Really Says Can chronic insomnia increase your risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, or long-term cognitive decline? And if you aren’t getting enough deep sleep, is your brain missing an important opportunity to recover? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, Dan and Michelle tackle a question that creates a lot of anxie...

Send us Fan Mail S6 141 - Why Women Can’t Sleep: Hormones, Menopause & Sleep Apnea Why do women experience insomnia and disrupted sleep more often than men? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, Dan and Michelle explain how hormonal changes can affect sleep throughout a woman’s life—from puberty, PMS, and pregnancy to postpartum recovery, perimenopause, menopause, and beyond. You’ll learn how estr...

Send us Fan Mail S6 140 - Is Your Sleep Space Actually Safe? 3 Tips for Better, Cooler Sleep Is your sleep environment helping (or quietly interfering with) your sleep? In this episode of Sleep Takeout, Dan and Michelle share three practical ways to create a safer, cooler, and more comfortable sleep space. You’ll learn how to: • Identify whether you sleep best feeling cozy and compressed or open a...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E139 - Is Your Bedroom Ruining Your Sleep? 4 Bedroom Fixes for Better Sleep Is your bedroom secretly ruining your sleep? Your temperature, air quality, screens, lighting, and even your clock may be causing nighttime awakenings and making it harder for your brain to relax. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, clinical psychologist Dr. Daniel Baughn and sleep medicine physician Dr....

Send us Fan Mail S6 138 - 10 Travel Sleep Tips: Beat the First-Night Effect Without Medication Can’t sleep in hotels, vacation rentals, or unfamiliar bedrooms? These 10 medication-free travel sleep tips can help you overcome the “first-night effect” and sleep better away from home. The first-night effect happens when part of your brain remains more alert in an unfamiliar environment—almost like a...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E137 Narcolepsy Treatment Is Changing: Orexin Drugs + Sleep Strategies Narcolepsy treatment may be entering a new era. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, Dan and Michelle explore how new orexin-targeted medications could change the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 by addressing the underlying orexin, also called hypocretin, deficiency rather than managing each symptom separately....

Send us Fan Mail S6 E136 - Why Your CPAP Isn't Working: The 4 Endotypes of Apnea Explained Struggling with your CPAP machine? You’re not alone! Discover why CPAP works wonders for some, but leaves others frustrated. In this episode of Sleep Takeout, we break down the 4 unique "endotypes" of Sleep Apnea and explain the new precision medicine approach to treating it. If you've ev...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E135 - How to Beat Jet Lag in the Land of the Midnight Sun Dan and Michelle discuss how traveling across time zones to northern destinations with very long summer daylight (e.g., Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Scandinavia) can disrupt circadian rhythm cues and worsen jet lag. They explain that the brain relies heavily on light, not clocks, to set alertness and sleepiness, and offer p...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E134 - Welcome to the world of chocolate.  On the surface people believe that it is all bad but there are some benefits to sleep with chocolate.  Listen to Dr Zetoony discuss this in a short video.  Next week Dr Dan and Dr Michelle will be back together discussing summer sleep schedules and other tips for improving sleep without pills.  Theme music "Happy Days by FSM Team" cour...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E133 - On today's episode Dr Zetoony is solo and recording an episode about where to start with sleep restriction therapy (SRT).  This is a tool often used to improve sleep efficiency (how much of the time that you are in bed is spent with sleeping).  Many people spend too much time "hoping" that sleep will come and SRT is the way sleep specialists will use to tr...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E132 - Can’t Sleep? Try This Meditation for Insomnia & Racing Thoughts Can’t sleep? If you’re lying awake at night with racing thoughts, sleep anxiety, frustration, or middle-of-the-night wake-ups, this guided meditation for insomnia is designed to help you stop fighting sleep and relate to wakefulness with more calm, mindfulness, and self-compassion. In this episode of Sle...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E131 - Awake at 3AM? A Gentle Self-Compassion Meditation to Help You Sleep Awake in the middle of the night? Struggling to fall asleep, stay asleep, or stop your mind from racing? In this calming Sleep Takeout Podcast episode, you’ll be guided through a gentle mindfulness and self-compassion meditation for nighttime wakefulness. This practice is designed to help you soften the...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E130 - New FDA Pill: Weight Loss vs. Sleep Apnea (The Truth About Foundayo & GLP-1s) 🔔 Tired of your CPAP? 😴 The NEW FDA-approved weight loss pill is here, but can it actually replace your machine and cure your sleep apnea? We reveal the science. In this episode of Sleeptakeout, Dr. Daniel Baughn and Dr. Michelle Zetoony break down everything you need to know about the ne...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E129 - Why Tonight's Sleep Actually Starts at 8:00 AM ☀️ (Circadian Rhythm Hacks) Dr. Daniel Baughn and Dr. Michelle Zetoony dive into the mechanics of sleep pressure and the suprachiasmatic nucleus to explain why immediate morning sunlight (within 1 hour of waking) is non-negotiable for falling asleep easily tonight. You’ll learn exactly why checking your phone at 3 AM co...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E128 - END SLEEP DIVORCE with 2 Duvets (Scandinavian Trick) Sharing a bed but hating every minute? 🤬 Blanket thieves and different temperature needs are a real nightmare for sleep quality. Dr. Daniel Baughn and Dr. Michelle Zetoony explain why a "Sleep Divorce" (sleeping in separate rooms) isn't the only option and how the Scandinavian Sleep Method can save your...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E127 - Is Your At-Home Sleep Apnea Test Lying to You? 🤥 Struggling with exhaustion and suspect sleep apnea? 😩 You're not alone! At-home tests are popular, but are they really giving you the truth? Dr. Daniel Baughn and Dr. Michelle Zetoony break down the science and limitations of home vs. lab sleep tests, ensuring you get the right diagnosis for better sleep. Don't...

Send us Fan Mail S6 E126 - Is Your Apple Watch RUINING Your Sleep? (The Problem with Sleepmaxxing) Are you obsessed with your sleep tracker score but still waking up exhausted? Your favorite wearable might be feeding your insomnia anxiety—a condition known as Orthosomnia. In this episode, Dr. Zetoony (board-certified sleep and pulmonary stress specialist) and Dr. Baughn (clinical psychologist spec...