Today is World Sleep Day, and this year’s theme is Sleep Well, Live Better. I’ve been a delegate for 8 years now, and every year the research reminds me just how much we underestimate sleep.
This year’s theme is Sleep Well. Live Better.
So here are a few things worth knowing.
Sleep is not a luxury
We’ve known for a while that sleep sits alongside food and exercise as a pillar of health. But most of us still treat it as the thing we sacrifice first when life gets busy.
The research is clear; poor sleep is linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease and even a weakened immune system. And here’s a sobering one: being sleep deprived can affect your judgement and reaction time in the same way as being over the legal alcohol limit.
It’s not just about hours
Healthy sleep is more than clocking up seven hours. There are six dimensions worth paying attention to, how long you sleep, how well you fall and stay asleep, when you sleep, how consistent your sleep and wake times are, how alert you feel during the day, and whether you actually feel satisfied with your sleep. If one of those is off, you’ll feel it.
Where to start
Keep your sleep and wake times consistent, even on weekends. Make your bedroom somewhere you can actually relax. Aim for at least seven hours. And during the day, ask yourself honestly, do I feel rested?
Small questions lead to real changes.
Want to go deeper?
It’s my 8th year supporting World Sleep Day, and I’m running The Switch Off Session this month, a live workshop for corporate women who are exhausted but can’t seem to turn their brains off at night.
Details in the link below.
Happy World Sleep Day. You deserve sleep tonight 😄
There will be two live session times to choose from:
It comes with the Sleep Better Toolbox as your take-home companion, plus a bonus I’m adding this year: The Internal Authority Protocol course.
All of it, half price for World Sleep Day. The Toolbox is normally $57.
👉 Find out more and join here
Already have the Sleep Better Toolbox? You can upgrade to add the live session and the Internal Authority Protocol here:👉 Upgrade here
Existing client? As always, you have complementary access using your personal link.
The History of World Sleep Day
The first World Sleep Day was held on March 14, 2008 under the slogan “Sleep Well,
Live Fully Awake.” The annual awareness day is held the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox.
Previous Slogans
• “Sleep Well, Live Fully Awake” – March 14, 2008
• “Drive Alert, Arrive Safe” – March 20, 2009
• “Sleep Well, Stay Healthy” – March 19, 2010
• “Sleep Well, Grow Healthy” – March 18, 2011
• “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well” – March 16, 2012
• “Good Sleep, Healthy Aging” – March 15, 2013
• “Restful Sleep, Easy Breathing, Healthy Body” – March 14, 2014
• “When Sleep is Sound, Health and Happiness Abound” – March 13, 2015
• “Good Sleep is a Reachable Dream” – March 18, 2016
• “Sleep Soundly, Nurture Life” – March 17, 2017
• “Join the Sleep World, Preserve Your Rhythms to Enjoy Life” – March 16, 2018
• “Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging”– March 15, 2019
• “Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet”– March 13, 2020
• “Regular Sleep, Healthy Future”– March 19, 2021
• “Healthy Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World” – March 18, 2022
• “Sleep is Essential to Health” – March 17, 2023
• “Sleep Equity for Global Health” – March 15, 2024
• “Make Sleep Health a Priority” – March 14, 2025
