Episode 12

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6th Jul 2020

Improve Your Sleep with These Simple Tips I E12 Lee Chambers

Today’s guest is Lee Chambers, a Workplace Wellness Consultant that wants to help people live a healthier version of themselves.

At a critical time in his life with a young child and a pregnant wife at home, he lost the ability to walk. After 11 months of rehabilitation, he regained mobility and decided to start a coaching business called Essentialise.

During our conversation, Lee shares advice on practical ways to improve your sleep including caffeine curfews and bedroom optimization.

 

Key Takeaways:

[2:17] Why Lee started Essentialise

[8:08] How Lee responded when he lost the ability to walk

[20:25] Lee’s thoughts on the culture around sleep deprivation

[31:16] Strategies for balancing coffee and alcohol with sleep optimization

[36:30] How to redesign your bedroom to optimize your sleep

 

Favorite Quotes:

[9:52] You get a lot of time to reflect when you’re stuck in a hospital bed and can’t move.

[12:06] By the time she’s walking, god dammit I’m going to be walking too.

[25:03] In the past 10 years people have started to realize sleep is the fundamental driver of health and performance.

[37:55] Your bedroom should be for sleep and sex.

[45:05] We don’t even embrace boredom anymore.

 

More of Lee:

Instagram: @essentialisecoach

Website: https://www.essentialise.co.uk/

Website: https://leechambers.org/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClTzVmPvXM09HB7uL-gWPag/

 

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