#140 - Micro Habits For Deep, Restorative Sleep
Wed Jan 21 2026
Groggy mornings don’t have to be your default. We walk through a clear, adaptable system that turns restless nights into steady, restorative sleep using small shifts you can actually keep. No 4 a.m. alarms, no pricey gadgets—just smart timing, gentle routines, and habits that work with your biology instead of against it.
We start with the real foundation: morning light. Five minutes outside on a sunny day—or closer to twenty if it’s cloudy—tells your brain to cap melatonin and peak cortisol early so it can drift down by bedtime. From there, we layer daily movement to build adenosine, the sleep pressure your body needs to power down. You’ll hear why consistency beats perfection, how to fit walks around meals or meetings, and why focusing on what you can do today is better than waiting for a perfect week that never arrives.
Evening is where the magic compounds. We share how lowering lights below eye line, keeping screens away, and creating a calm three-hour pre‑bed window sets the stage for deeper sleep. You’ll learn a face‑relaxation technique that helps you nod off faster, the difference between magnesium bisglycinate and citrate, and smart ways to use melatonin sparingly for travel or time shifts. For jet‑lagged schedules and shift work, we outline a portable ritual—warm shower, blackout when available, calming scent, a few pages of reading—that sends consistent cues even when the clock is upside down.
By the end, you’ll have a simple blueprint to train seven to nine hours as a dependable habit, along with the confidence to adapt it on busy days, travel days, and everything in between. If you’re ready to trade hustle‑tinted fatigue for calm focus, hit play and build your sleep from the ground up. If this helped, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs better rest, and leave a review with the one change you’re trying tonight.
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Groggy mornings don’t have to be your default. We walk through a clear, adaptable system that turns restless nights into steady, restorative sleep using small shifts you can actually keep. No 4 a.m. alarms, no pricey gadgets—just smart timing, gentle routines, and habits that work with your biology instead of against it. We start with the real foundation: morning light. Five minutes outside on a sunny day—or closer to twenty if it’s cloudy—tells your brain to cap melatonin and peak cortisol early so it can drift down by bedtime. From there, we layer daily movement to build adenosine, the sleep pressure your body needs to power down. You’ll hear why consistency beats perfection, how to fit walks around meals or meetings, and why focusing on what you can do today is better than waiting for a perfect week that never arrives. Evening is where the magic compounds. We share how lowering lights below eye line, keeping screens away, and creating a calm three-hour pre‑bed window sets the stage for deeper sleep. You’ll learn a face‑relaxation technique that helps you nod off faster, the difference between magnesium bisglycinate and citrate, and smart ways to use melatonin sparingly for travel or time shifts. For jet‑lagged schedules and shift work, we outline a portable ritual—warm shower, blackout when available, calming scent, a few pages of reading—that sends consistent cues even when the clock is upside down. By the end, you’ll have a simple blueprint to train seven to nine hours as a dependable habit, along with the confidence to adapt it on busy days, travel days, and everything in between. If you’re ready to trade hustle‑tinted fatigue for calm focus, hit play and build your sleep from the ground up. If this helped, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs better rest, and leave a review with the one change you’re trying tonight. Follow Well With Michelle on Apple, Spotify or where ever you listen to podcasts! Shoot me an email hello@stilecoaching.com. I would love to hear your questions, answer questions for 1:1 coaching or a quick hello from who's listening to the pod 3 Enjoying the pod? Leave a quick review — it helps more millennial women find us!