Join Dr. Sian Williams, a prominent UK TV news presenter and qualified psychologist, in conversation with Sophie. They delve into the significance of achieving balance in life, the benefits of napping when fatigue sets in, and Sian's personal experiences juggling a high-pressure career at BBC Breakfast with family life and sufficient sleep.

Dr. Sian also opens up about her courageous journey after being diagnosed with cancer at 50, sharing how she chronicled the challenging moments in her book, "RISE." This episode offers valuable insights into maintaining well-being amidst a demanding career and personal life, while also highlighting the importance of sleep and resilience in the face of adversity.

You can also hear Sian on BBC Radio 3 Unwind, presenting her show Classical Unwind -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_three_unwind

Do you have trouble with nightmares? Dr Justin Havens is a Psychological Therapist, specialising in PTSD and nightmares helping people to resolve psychological trauma quickly, and safely. In this fascinating episode, he joins Dr. Sophie Bostock to help you sleep without fear and end your nightmares.

Dr Havens completed a PhD with the Veterans and Families Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, where he developed and tested the Dream Completion Technique which is designed to resolve traumatic nightmares. It’s a wonderfully simple technique which can help both adults and children. Listen to learn all about how it works and how you can try it.

Find out more about Dr Justin Havens and his work here:

https://stopnightmares.org/

Sleep On Series 3 is brought to you by the Sleep Charity and sponsored by Lumie.

Hypnosis specialist and host of the Sleep Magic podcast, Jessica Porter joins Dr. Sophie Bostock to bust some myths and talk about what hypnosis actually is as well as sharing how hypnosis and self talk can help insomnia or sleep anxiety.

Jessica has been a practicing hypnotherapist for 25 years and her podcast gets over 800k downloads a month. Her voice is incredibly soothing. Jessica specialises in helping people overcome their personal obstacles, whether that be insomnia, recovery from trauma, anxiety, and other challenges. Stick around till the end of the episode as Jessica also takes you on a short 6 minute guided hypnosis.

Find out more about Jessica and listen to Sleep Magic here:

https://jessicaporterhypnotherapy.com/podcasts

Sleep On Series 3 is brought to you by the Sleep Charity and sponsored by Lumie.

Sleep Expert Dr Sophie Bostock is back with a new series to help you Sleep On. Her first guest is Neuroscientist and author TJ Power. TJ is renowned for communicating the science of how our brains work in an accessible way having built a following of over 700k people on social media. TJ created The DOSE Effect training programme, which has helped tens of thousands of adults and young people to understand how to transform their mental health, and focus to lead happier lives.

In this brilliantly helpful episode, which you will be thinking about for ages after, TJ explains how an understanding of our four key brain chemicals can help you to develop better sleep habits.

You can find out more about TJ's work on The DOSE Effect, here - https://tjpower.co.uk/

Sleep On Series 3 is brought to you by The Sleep Charity and sponsored by Lumie.

Struggling with sleep? Sleep On is returning with Dr. Sophie Bostock to explore the transformative power of rest. In this series, uncover expert advice and practical tools from guests like Neuroscientist TJ Power on preparing your brain for sleep, Hypnotherapist Jessica Porter with guided hypnosis, and Dr. Sian Williams on resilience and rest.

From managing nightmares to defeating seasonal affective disorder, Sleep On equips you with insights to reclaim quality sleep.

Launching January 14th—listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Hosted by sleep expert Dr Sophie Bostock, Sleep On gives listeners the tips and tools needed to get a better night's rest. In each episode we speak with a guest to learn their challenges, expertise and share their sleep routine, and what works for them to balance sleep with the demands of life.

Sophie talks to Adventurer, World Record Holder and Resilience coach, Vicki Anstey. She finds out how Vicki has managed to sleep in some of the world’s most uninviting environments, how her sleep patterns have enhanced, or hindered her performance. They discuss practical tips for sleep, regardless of the situation.

Sleep On series 2 is brought to you by The Sleep Charity and sponsored by The National Bed Federation.

Hosted by sleep expert Dr Sophie Bostock, Sleep On gives listeners the tips and tools needed to get a better night's rest. In each episode we speak with a guest to learn their challenges, expertise and share their sleep routine, and what works for them to balance sleep with the demands of life.

Sophie speaks to Tristine Hargreaves, the executive director of The National Bed Federation (NBF) and its consumer arm, Bed Advice UK. The NBF and Bed Advice UK are the experts in providing people with information about buying and maintaining beds. Tristine works with many parts of the bed industry - and with customers - to raise public awareness of the benefits to health and wellbeing of quality sleep, and how it can be enhanced by the correct support and comfort of the right bed. They find out what you need to know and investigate when choosing a bed and how the different elements affect sleep.

Sleep On series 2 is brought to you by The Sleep Charity and sponsored by The National Bed Federation.

Series 2: A Special Q&A Episode With The Sleep Scientist Dr. Sophie Bostock And Lisa Artis From The Sleep Charity.

Sophie answers some of your questions around sleep, with help from The Sleep Charity’s Lisa Artis, they look into the impacts of alcohol, what to do if your partner is snoring and how separate beds can often be a saving grace for a relationship.

Sleep On is brought to you in partnership with The Sleep Charity and sponsored by The National Bed Federation.