Struggling to snooze in your open relationship? Dive into how sleep and non-monogamy collide in this chat with therapist and sleep expert, Savannah Hipes. Get ready for sleep tips that'll make you want to dream on!

Key takeaways from the episode:

Savannah Hipes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Sleep Medicine provider. She uses evidence-based treatments to equip clients with specific tools for changing their sleep patterns. She helps clients try unique strategies that teach their brain and body how to sleep again. Whether it’s Insomnia or persistent Nightmares, she’s there to help retrain your mind and body so you can get the rest you deserve.

Noteworthy quotes from this episode:

[36:15] "Is it [anxiety] worse when you're tired? If it is, then maybe sleep should be something that we prioritize as a method of helping you work through your anxieties and your difficult thoughts.."

[38:22] “Testosterone is usually released when you first go to sleep, that's when it kind of primarily is being released and it hits a peak when you hit your first REM cycle of sleep… So if you're delaying that sleep by multiple hours, you're really delaying that testosterone release and over time, it actually just goes down.”

Connect with Savannah

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Website - https://www.savannahhipeslcsw.com/

Connect with Paige Bond

Instagram: @paigebondcoaching

Facebook: @paigebondcoaching

Website: www.paigebond.com

Paige Bond hosts the Stubborn Love podcast, is a Licensed Marriage Therapist, and a Polyamory Relationship Coach. Her mission is to help people-pleasing millennials navigate non-monogamy so they can tame their jealousy and love with ease. Her own journey from feeling lonely, insecure, and jealous to feeling empowered and reassured is what fuels her passion to help other people-pleasers to conquer jealousy and embrace love.

Free Jealousy Workbook: 

⁠⁠http://www.paigebond.com/calm-the-chaos-jealousy-workbook-download⁠⁠

Free People Pleasing Workbook: 

⁠⁠https://www.paigebond.com/people-pleasing-workbook⁠⁠

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