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Sleep Like a Log

Meditations, Counselling & Community to Relieve Bedtime Anxiety

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Hi, Sloggies! At Sleep Like a Log, we like to think we are a nerve-centre for all your bedtime anxiety needs. We are all about helping you reduce your anxiety (whenever it happens) and we have many ways in which we can help: We offer free episodes through Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Spotify: Bedtime Anxiety Soother Sessions, visualisations & meditations, to relax you... Soothing Sounds (no talking) to chill you out... 'Get Back To Sleep' episodes, in case you wake in the night... ASMR s ...
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As a professional big wave surfer and writer, Kyle Thiermann is a conduit between athletes and intellectuals. If you're new here, try starting with #96 Albee Layer, #139 Matt Taibbi, #157 Peter Attia, #206 Chris Ryan, #216 Rick Hanson, #233 Steve Rinella, or #340 Mark Healey. thiermann.substack.com
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Following a 20-year career in communications, like so many friends, peers and ex-colleagues I found myself working from home 100% of the time. In this series I hear from a range of interesting and diverse voices about their response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, their health and wellbeing, creativity in adverse times, and our shared hopes for the future.
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Welcome to Your Unique Brilliance Podcast with a weekly fresh flow of guidance, inspirations, tips and conversations designed to help you empower your work and life effectively, create your vision, and reconnect to living your greatest diamond potential by discovering your unique brilliance for success. It is time to own your value and motivate your desire for daily excellence into a reality. Nicola Salter is British and lives in Los Angeles, she has been a life path Mentor for over 23 years ...
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Hi Sloggies! This is a dreamy, mindful body scan and an 'I can fall asleep easily' hypnotic suggestion and affirmations, for your subconscious mind to feed on, while you fall asleep. Suggestions made to you while you are in a half sleep state can have a powerful and lasting effect on your subconscious mind. This soother will not only take your mind…
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Paige Alms (@Paigealms) is 2x Big Wave Surfing World Champion and a fellow Patagonia Surf Ambassador. Recently, we spent a week on a ship together, huffing diesel fumes and salt water through unruly seas on an adventure to British Columbia. Paige is widely considered to be the best female big-wave surfer in the world and the only woman to ever get …
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Sean Jansen is a freelance writer and seasonal wilderness guide in Yellowstone National Park. He’s intense, slightly awkward, and deeply committed to dancing with the more raw frequencies of human experience. I love this guy. During his off-season from guiding, he partakes in a litany of expeditions from thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to his r…
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Hi Sloggies! This Soothing Sounds recording has soft sleepifying music with distant rumbles of thunder which are similar to Brown noise, with overlays of white noise too. Allow yourself to sink into these sounds.. as they carry you away into deep restfulness ... SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISO…
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Hi Sloggies! This is a new idea for Sleep Like a Log; Positive Thought Engagement. This is where I use words that evoke and re-ignite positive experiences, so that your mind can disengage from negative thoughts, feel uplifted and move into a much better place to be able to settle and rest for the night. SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and…
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Ah, the joys of a post-hunt podcast. The feet were sore, and the schnoz was rosey after spending a few days tromping around in the Montana woods. Much knowledge was dropped in this episode by Dr. Kelsey Martin, who grew up on a nature preserve and cattle ranch that her family manages along the windswept plains of Eastern Colorado. She spent her you…
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Hi Sloggies! This is a new idea for Sleep Like a Log; to merge ASMR sound with music AND voice. I hope you like it! The affirmations are for positivity and letting go of your day (starting from approx. 6mins) Duration: 2 Hrs SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minute Tips for Bedti…
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Evan Quarnstrom is a freelance writer specializing in surf, the outdoors, travel, and the NBA. He recently released his first book, “The Substitute Asshole: How a rogue suburban kid’s escape from conformity collided with a cultural revolution, drug smuggling, psychedelics, and federal prison.” He grew up in the quiet surf town of Santa Cruz, Califo…
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Hi Sloggies! This super-gentle visualization guides you through a full body scan, asking you to release tension in your mind and your body... and then moves on to a classic Counting Sheep imagery.... helping you drift away, deep into a good night's sleep SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per …
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Hi Sloggies! Our Sponsor: SheppieFilms.com Are you or someone you know planning a wedding? Sheppie Films is your premier choice for stunning wedding videos across the UK and Europe. Visit Sheppiefilms.com and use code SLEEP20 when you enquire. This a super soothing affirmations episode for bedtime, focusing on love and protection while you fall asl…
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Tim Cahill is one of the founders of Outside, author of its long-running "Out There" column, and an editor-at-large. He's the author of nine books, one of which (Jaguars Ripped My Flesh) National Geographic named as one of the 100 best adventure/travel books ever written. He is the co-author of four IMAX documentary screenplays, two of which were n…
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Frank Solomon (@franksolomon) is one of the most well-liked people I’ve ever met. Every country has a couch for him to crash on, random encounters turn into lifelong friendships, and for some reason that science still can’t explain, meals are always “compliments of the chef.” He’s just one of those guys. Frank is a talented big wave charger, Patago…
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Hi Sloggies! This is a super soothing guided progressive relaxation for bedtime anxiety which uses color, in your mind's eye, to 'fill' your body with calming and healing color energy ..... Guided sleep visualization (New & Improved version) SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minu…
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Rob loves the people-side of storytelling — and not just the folks in front of the camera, but those behind the lens, behind the scenes, and in front of the screens. He has produced stories across many genres on every platform winning Webbys and Emmys along the way. Pre-PTP, he was the Creative Director of the MacArthur Award-winning think tank, Fr…
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When I was a teenager, I remember opening an issue of SURFER magazine and reading an article about a Mexican pro surfer who, at the peak of his career, walked away from it all and moved to Finland. Finland! I didn’t know Kalle Carranza then, but the rarity of his story was memorable. Once the ocean grabs us, it rarely lets go. So why oh why, I wond…
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Hi Sloggies, I hope you enjoy this mindful body scan, with special attention to your breathing - helping you to focus on your chest rising and sinking... rising and sinking, and the indescribable presence that this creates. I have added some wave sounds at the end, to help you float away. SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS AN…
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Let’s play a word association game. Ready? Okay… EXPAT. For most of my life, I would have smashed that red gameshow button and shouted, “Pirate with a surfboard!” A lawless scallywag set adrift by society, living off coconut meat and massive quantities of Vitamin D. But as America gears up for another cortisol-inducing election, the prospect of mov…
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Hi Sloggies! I'm SO glad to be back to you all. My apologies for the break in recordings; its been a rough time recently, here at SLAL headquarters! Please have this recording READY TO PLAY in case you wake up in the night. This Get Back To Sleep recording is designed to help you drift back off to sleep if you have woken up in the night. Often when…
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Wallace J. Nichols was a friend, ocean advocate, and often requested guest on the podcast. I first met J when I was twenty. I was a young activist, a little too eager, convinced that the world needed saving, and I would be the one to save it. After giving him my little spiel, he took a long breath through his nose, smiled slightly, and said, “You’r…
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If you’re a man and you work, technically, you do “men’s work.” There’s also that band “Men At Work” that sang that one about that thing and got us all to drink Foster’s beer for two whole months. Dark times. And then there’s Eli Buren, who has been on a dedicated path of facilitating men’s work since 1998. He leads in-depth retreats with training …
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This diverse episode takes you on Rochel Lawson’s journey of self-healing a stress trauma diagnosis that impacted her digestive system as she worked to create the first woman-owned, minority-owned telecommunications installation company in the United States. Nicola and Rochel discuss women’s superpowers that have us constantly overworking but belie…
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The name’s Othman… or as fellow big wave surfers call him, Hot Man. The eccentric Moroccan can often be found in small airports or humungous barrels worldwide, dancing, high-fiving, and tracking swells to his next destination like a comet, forlorn damsels trailing close behind. Hot Man had a two-day layover in LA before he flew to Teahupoo, Tahiti,…
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Hi Sloggies! Here are some more gentle and positive affirmations to help relieve your negative and anxious thoughts, helping you drift off into sleep SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minute Tips for Bedtime Anxiety - all Ad-FREE for just £2.99 per month: Click here: https://podc…
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Shaun Lopez is a Maui-based big wave surfer, hunter, solar energy enthusiast and host of the Buoy Report podcast. In this podcast, Shawn interviews me about my thoughts on creativity, advertising, external rewards, my journal process, respect, faith, embarrassment, and, of course, surfing. Check out Shawn getting ridiculously barreled here. If you …
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Hi Sloggies! This is a calming beach walk with soft sleep-inducing music - Soothing Sounds. Stroll along this sandy summer beach, absorbing the gentle, undulating waves and paddle a little in the clear, warming ripples, before they sink between your sandy toes, into the sand... SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUC…
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Orion Levine is a weapon. The kind of terse comedy writer who will likely read through this bio line by line and remove all of the unnecessary, bloated, run-on blather with a red marker. I first saw Orion perform a few years back and was amazed by the exactness of his craft. So few words. Such big laughs. In this podcast, we talk about his comedy w…
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Steven Preisman is a Creative Director at Humanaut Brand Invention Agency, and this episode is about how to come up with a shit load of ideas fast. Steven is known in the ad world for delivering the Liquid Death Tony Hawk blood board stunt, where the pro skater dripped his blood onto a deck and sold it at auction. We also talked about Steven’s crit…
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Bedtime Affirmations to Soothe Your Anxious Mind - Sleep Relaxation.. Hi Sloggies, let your subconscious mind do all the work.. just lie there, relax and let the positive and soothing affirmations wash over you ... SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minute Tips for Bedtime Anxiety…
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Charles Duhigg. The man. The myth. The big idea guy. The dude writes books, maybe you’ve read them. The Power of Habit spent over three years on New York Times bestseller lists. His second book, Smarter Faster Better, was also a New York Times bestseller. And his latest, which just hit the shelves, is titled Supercommunicators. Turns out ol’ Charle…
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Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, New York Times best-selling author, and buddy of mine. He’s a wonderful and (sane) blend of science and spirituality and often writes writes about the intersection between the two. His books include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mot…
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Breathing Yourself To Sleep - Engaging Your Parasympathetic System to release anxiety and stress. Hi Sloggies, breathe yourself into a deep restful sleep using this calming breathing technique.. with deliciously soothing music. SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minute Tips for Be…
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I’ve known Shems Hartwell for a while now. A relationship coach, foil surfer, and long hugger, he’s a guy I could easily see myself rolling my eyes at if it were not for his authenticity. Even the word “authenticity” feels like it’s circling the drain of descriptors these days. It’s always the carefully curated posers who love to share their “authe…
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Hi Sloggies, here are some gentle, tender affirmations to help you drift off to sleep... all blended into soothing and calming music. SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minute Tips for Bedtime Anxiety - all Ad-FREE for just £2.99 per month: Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/u…
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Hi Sloggies, if you are planning to make some changes in your life, perhaps to make your life more fulfilling, healthier or to gain a better work-life balance, then this meditation is for you, especially if you are worrying and doubting your decision. While this anxiety soother session sends you to sleep, it will also help allay your worries and do…
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Marine Protected Areas. No take zones. Areas of the ocean where fishermen cannot recreate. Do they work? Or are they sledgehammers where scalpels would be better used? In this episode, I speak with environmentalist Randy Garrett about the proposed MPA in the Pleasure Point area in Santa Cruz, California. He details his concerns about MPAs as potent…
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You know the guy. He's been coming on this podcast so often these days I should probably call it The Charlie Hart show. He's a brilliant marketing mind who also happens to be my housemate. (Rent's coming soon Charlie, I swear.) This episode was a little different. T'was a book review. We each read Ogilvy On Advertising and discussed it over this po…
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Hi Sloggies, this is a slow and spacious meditation, to help you drift and sink down into a stillness, between my sleepy words, while you wait for unconsciousness to wash over you ... SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minute Tips for Bedtime Anxiety - all Ad-FREE for just £2.99 p…
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Manu Koenig serves as First District Supervisor for Santa Cruz County. Prior to his election to the Board, Manu worked for several technology startups including Paystand in Scotts Valley and Civinomics, where he was co-founder and CEO. The local startup created an app for citizens to propose and vote on new policy online. It also conducted polling …
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Hi Sloggies, this is a slow and easy progressive body scan, to help you mindfully check in with your body, from your toes to the top of your head, to release tension in your muscles.. Includes a rainy night and a mesmerizing countdown into a deep deep sleep state.. SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EP…
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James Arthur (@JamesArthurFoto) began his journey with regenerative aquaculture as a teenager volunteering at the Nature Interpretive Center in Southern California where he got first hand experience with a steelhead trout breeding and hatchery program. For the past ten years he lived aboard and sailed around the Pacific from San Francisco to Ecuado…
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At eight, Coco Nogales sold gum on the street in Mexico City. He was a runaway, sleeping in bushes and bus stops, and if the police caught him, they would throw him in a juvenile detention center, so he hid at night and worked on the streets to survive. Eventually, he had enough money to buy a bus ticket to Puerto Escondido, a small town with one o…
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Training? “It’s started off quite informally, I left school in Taunton in Somerset not really knowing what to do…I even signed up for the Army but I missed an intake - there was a 6 month wait. My Dad was a Dairy Farmer, my Mum was a Nurse and a really good cook, and I had grown up on a farm with 3 brothers. I was used to an outdoorsy life, so perh…
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Are you a perfectionist? Do you feel you have to be the perfect partner, have the perfect career, the perfect lifestyle and be the perfect mother? Dr. Julie Ducharme joins Nicola today to discuss how to break free of perfectionism and the two of them underline what is really going on with our need to be perfect as women. Dr Julie discusses passive …
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I met Ben Moon years back at Burning Man. He was carrying a five-gallon bottle of urine, and I was not entirely sober. Since then, I’ve admired his work from respectful a distance, (his IG is worth a stalk). I was very grateful to cross paths with him again for this podcast. This time, he held a kombucha and I was reasonably sober. Ben is an advent…
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Hi Sloggies, have this recording READY TO PLAY in case you wake up in the night. This is the third of 4 Get Back To Sleep recordings, designed to help you drift back off to sleep if you have woken up in the night. Often when we have anxiety we can wake up, for what we feel is no reason. So this recording will guide you gently through a simple, mind…
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As one of the leading players in the revival of paddle-in surfing in giant conditions, Kohl Christensen spends much of his time tracking swells and testing new board designs at some of the most dangerous waves on the planet. An erudite and well-read man with a keenly unique perspective, he explores the world as Hunter Thompson may have, had he surf…
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Lee Povey is the Founder of Maximize Your Potential Coaching. As an executive coach, he works with ambitious brands to help them upgrade their emotional software. To see problems differently. Because in business, growing pains are not limited to financial or structural. They are also emotional and spiritual. That’s where Lee comes in. Back when I w…
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Hi Sloggies, for total relaxation, we have recorded a progressive colour breathing meditation / visualization designed to help you seep relaxing calming colour through your body, with your mind. SUBSCRIPTION: Join Sleep Like a Log EXTRA and get 2 BONUS ANXIETY-REDUCING SLEEPY EPISODES per Month, 5 Minute Tips for Bedtime Anxiety - all Ad-FREE for j…
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You know him. As a professional big-wave surfer, spearfisherman, bow hunter, filmmaker, and part-time Hollywood stuntman, Mark Healey (@healeywaterops) is the last true action hero of surfing. Healey has been on the mic before (Ep. 28, Ep. 152, Ep 158), and this one was my favorite to date. He recounted stories of 100ft waves in Morocco, bull ridin…
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Have this recording READY TO PLAY in case you wake up in the night. This recording is designed to help you drift back off to sleep if you have woken up in the night. Often when we have anxiety we can wake up, for what we feel is no reason, but this recording will guide you to gently and slowly count back from 100 and settle you back into a deep and…
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