Dr. Michael Breus talks about Energy Management, Movement and Sleep

12/15/21 • 42 min

Dr. Michael Breus, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have passed the Sleep Medical Speciality board without going to Medical School. Dr. Michael Breus was recently named the Top Sleep Specialist in California by Reader’s Digest, and one of the 10 most influential people in sleep.

Michael is also ‘The Power of When’, ‘The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan: Lose Weight Through Better Sleep’ and ‘GOOD NIGHT: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health’. In this episode, we explore his most recent book, co-authored with Stacey Griffith, ‘Energize!: Go from Dragging Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days’.

Tune in also to learn more about energy management techniques, knowing your body type, morning stretches, his unbelievably simple sleep program – and being a wolf.

Talking Points

How your body type and type of exercise affects your sleep
Learn how to manage your energy levels
Being a ‘fast wolf’
The correlation between melatonin production and age
Learning from how animals wake up
Emotional energizers and vampires
Identifying your definition of energy

Quote

"I focus more on energy management, not time."

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Tune in also to learn more about energy management techniques, knowing your body type, morning stretches, his unbelievably simple sleep program – and being a wolf.

Talking Points

How your body type and type of exercise affects your sleep
Learn how to manage your energy levels
Being a ‘fast wolf’
The correlation between melatonin production and age
Learning from how animals wake up
Emotional energizers and vampires
Identifying your definition of energy

Quote

"I focus more on energy management, not time."

Helpful Links

Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice.

If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and/or review wherever you listened to the episode. Also don't forget to check out all of our podcast sponsors found on our podcast sponsors page.

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Talking Points

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Talking Points

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Want to discover some of the books mentioned on the podcast? Check out Scribd, my reading app of choice.

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