Hi there it's Matt here and welcome back to the show and welcome to an interview

guest who is just exceptional. This is Dr. Wendy Troxel. Dr. Trucksle,

Wendy, is a senior behavioral and social scientist at the Rand Corporation and she is also adjunct professor in psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh

and the Department of Family and Preventative Medicine at the University of Utah.

Her research, gosh I reference it so much, it's wonderful, her research focuses on the interface between sleep, the social environment, health,

relationships, sleep and sex, and also just the impact of sleep on society and also public policy.

She is a leading authority on sleep in the context of close relationships, a topic that she's going to explore both in

this podcast, but also that she explores in great detail in a superb book that she's published,

which you can find on Amazon and all other great

bookstores called Sharing the Covers, Every Couple's Guide to Better Sleep, and

the book it's wonderful it really reflects her deep understanding as to how sleep affects

and is affected by our closest relationships. And this is come by way of 20 years of being a licensed clinical psychologist and a specialized researcher in

sleep medicine. She's got an extensive research program. She's led multiple

projects from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense,

private foundations, corporations. She's got over 150 peer-reviewed papers. Her TED Talk, just go online Google Wendy Troxel, that's TROX-E-L-T-S-E-L-T-E-L-T-E-S-L-E-Txel, Ted Talk. It's such a great talk and it has some wonderful key points

as to how to discuss things that we need to change

in society regarding policy for example school start times

how to improve adolescent mental and physical health

Wendy is driven by a commitment the same commitment I have to make a tangible

difference to people's lives by way of providing evidence-based strategies to

support human health. Oh, she's wonderful.

It is my privilege and delight to welcome Wendy Troxel to the show.

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