Dr. Jenna Gress Smith received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Arizona State University. Her passion for sleep started several years prior at Stanford University in the Department of Psychiatry, working on research projects involving insomnia.   

She obtained more behavioral sleep medicine training during her internship, and she went on to practice and train others in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia and other sleep disorders. She's also published research studies across several areas in health psychology, including sleep, depression, pain, and resilience.   

She currently serves as the sleep specialist in residence for Bioloop Sleep and is the owner of Arizona Sleep & Health.   

Episode Highlights:

3:22 What is the difference between a psychologist, psychotherapist, and a psychiatrist?

12:50 The order in which you implement sleep change behaviors is important

13:30 What determines “good” sleep?

15:50 What is the relationship between sleep and health disorders?

23:30 What is happening in the brain when someone has chronic pain and doesn’t sleep well?

27:30 What is the relationship between sleep and anxiety and/or depression?

29:35 Difference between ability fall asleep and stay asleep

31:20 Sleep medications; do they help or no?

35:35 What about OTC’s like Benadryl?

37:45 Sleep gadgets

44:00 What are the best practices when it comes to sleep?

48:00 Screen time and what you watch and read

50:30 Caffeine and sleep

50:15 How do you access CBT-I?

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