Replay: Here's How to Get the Best Sleep While Traveling

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Unpacked, and host Aislyn Greene, are in Toronto this week! So we're resharing one of our most popular episodes from last season, because who doesn't need help sleeping from time to time?

We’ve all been there: Tossing and turning on a long-haul flight, or in an unfamiliar hotel bed. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Enter Anne Bartolucci, a licensed psychologist and a certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist. She’s the founder of Atlanta Insomnia & Behavioral Health Services, P.C. and the author of Better Sleep for the Overachiever. In other words, she knows her sleep—and she specializes in helping people improve their sleep without medication.

In this week’s episode, host Aislyn Greene chats with Anne about the one thing everyone should bring on their next flight, the proper use of melatonin (turns out most of us don’t use it correctly), and yes, how to get a decent night’s sleep in a new destination.

Resources

• Read this week’s show notes, including a full transcript of the episode.
• Buy the neck pillow that AFAR editors swear by! (And go down our neck pillow rabbit hole.)
• Explore Anne’s work at the Atlanta Insomnia & Behavioral Health Services, P.C.
• Buy Anne’s book, Better Sleep for the Overachiever, on Amazon or Bookshop, or listen to it via Amazon.

Meet this week’s guest

• Anne Bartolucci, a licensed psychologist and a certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist.

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