{"id":20993,"date":"2021-02-16T11:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T11:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=20993"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:30:53","slug":"does-winter-affect-our-sleep","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/podcast\/does-winter-affect-our-sleep","title":{"rendered":"Does the Cold Winter Weather Make You Tired?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">With a change of season comes a change to sleep routines. From struggling to get up in the morning to issues with keeping a bedtime routine, winter can cause havoc with our sleep pattern. Add in a busy festive period and less sunshine to tire ourselves outdoors, and the problem can manifest into something more serious.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the Sleep Matters Audio Series by Dreams, Dr. Pixie Mckenna speaks with Dr. Khaled Sadek, a GP with a long history of research into sleep health. Caroline McMenamin, a mental health therapist who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), also joins the panel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Watch this on Youtube<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Does winter affect your sleep? | Episode 13 | Sleep Matters from Dreams podcast\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9n0FYnsYBP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s covered in this episode?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How our sleep changes in winter<\/li>\n<li>How to manage your sleep routine over winter<\/li>\n<li>How to reduce tiredness<\/li>\n<li>The relationship between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/sleep-and-mental-health\">sleep and mental health<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How to avoid fatigue over the festive season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Related articles you may find useful:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/how-to-get-out-of-bed-when-its-cold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Get Out Of Bed When It&#8217;s Cold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/dark-mornings-and-how-they-affect-sleep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dark Mornings and How They Affect Sleep<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/sleeping-with-socks-on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sleeping With Socks On: An Argument For &amp; Against<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Listen here<\/h2>\n<h5>Spotify<\/h5>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: 13: Does Your Sleep Change In Winter?\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0GLWKDWH3eBBDpsBZw143A?si=n4dWuS83Qe69vnURVtpjxg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-20993","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Does the Cold Winter Weather Make You Tired? 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