Vanessa G Fitcast by Vanessa Gillette, Omar Pozos

August 18, 2025 Ep. 237 Why You Can't Sleep Through The Night

If you’ve ever wondered why you keep waking up at 2am, 3am, or right before your alarm goes off, this episode is for you. Middle-of-the-night wake-ups aren’t random; they’re your body’s way of sending signals that something deeper might be out of balance.

Instead of brushing it off as “just bad sleep,” we’ll break down what your wake-up times might be revealing about your hormones, gut, blood sugar, and more.

Think of your sleep like a night shift at a factory. Different departments run on different schedules. If one department has a problem, the alarm goes off at that time. By tracking your wake-up patterns, you can start to see the clues your body is leaving.

We’ll dive into the most common causes, from blood sugar dips and cortisol spikes, to low progesterone, high histamine, and even liver overload. You’ll hear simple analogies like your brain’s “glass of wine” being empty without progesterone, or your liver as the night shift cleaner making noise when it’s overloaded that make these complex concepts easy to understand.

We’ll also cover lifestyle factors like blue light, meal timing, hydration, and circadian rhythm, because sometimes the simplest tweaks make the biggest difference.

By the end, you’ll know how to decode your body’s signals, track what’s really happening, and take small, sustainable steps toward better sleep.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s communicating. This episode will help you finally understand the messages and reclaim deep, restorative rest.

Time Stamps:

(1:25) Upcoming Retreat

(3:22) Why Do I Wake Up In The Middle Of The Night?

(5:50) Timing Of When You’re Waking Up At Night

(8:47) 1 to 3 AM and The Liver

(9:32) Dryer Lint Talk

(11:09) Common Causes of Waking Up

(15:17) Cortisol and Blood Sugar

(18:05) Low Progesterone

(23:54) Dehydration