The Alphabet Trick for Insomnia

Matt Bragg talks with caller RyanMae about her sleep coach's no-nonsense rules, a weighted eye mask, and the grocery-store alphabet game that knocks her out cold. What You'll Hear: Four Hours in a Scottish Hotel Room: Matt confesses to a rough night after a big show, an ancient piano rendition of the Titanic theme, and his ongoing grudge against dim hotel lighting. A Sleep Coach, Sheets, and a Strict No-Screen Rule: RyanMae explains what a sleep coach actually does, why all-white cotton sheets matter more than you'd think, and the hour of no electronics she swears by. The Alphabet Game That Actually Works: RyanMae shares her favorite trick for getting back to sleep, a friend's zoo-animal variation on it, and why car parts are a surprisingly bad category to pick. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Four hours of sleep, twelve hours till showtime 02:27 RyanMae calls in about cotton sheets 05:07 The sleep coach's biggest rule: no screens 10:03 The alphabet trick for falling back asleep 15:26 A weighted sleep mask and physiological rest 18:43 Good night to RyanMae's husbandFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.