Two years ago, I read a book that was a life-changer for me: Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker, Ph.D.. Dr. Walker is the founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science and a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at UC-Berkley. As a result of the overwhelming evidence linking sleep to good health, I began to make sleep a priority, after years of short-changing myself with only 6.5 hours of sleep per night like most Americans. As part of my research as a gerontology student at USC, I also began to study age-related changes to sleep.

None-the-less, a problem eluded me: how to help people with insomnia. Anyone who has lain awake for multiple nights knows the physical and emotional toll that insomnia can take on our well-being. So, I teamed up Dr. Laura Maphis, a clinincal psychologist who helps older adults to sleep better through cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia. Together we have developed a webinar, Sleep and Insomnia: Age Related Changes and Remedies, which we will share at the March 10th Wellness Wednesday program from 11-11:45 am PT.

What You Will Learn

Dr. Maphis and I will explore questions like these, based on the most recent scientific data:

What are normal age-related changes in sleep habits vs. a sign there is a problem?
What should you do if you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep?
How can you rate the quality of sleep you are getting and compare it to the norm?
How can sleepness nights become a self-perpetuating psychological problem?
When should you turn to a doctor for help with insomnia, and what type of doctor?
What free, technology-based apps are useful for sleepness nights?

Who Should Attend

While this webinar is focused on older adults, anyone with sleep problems, no matter what age, should attend. Emerging research shows that lack of sleep in middle-age has a significant impact on working memory, executive function and attention, and may even play a role in the later-life development of dementia.

Register for this Session

Attendance is free, but you need to register to attend (or receive the recording on the following day). Click HERE to register. Special thanks to the Forum at Rancho San Antonio for sponsoring this event.