Is napping an unwelcome symptom of narcolepsy or a helpful treatment? In today’s episode, we speak with Dr. Luis Ortiz and Mary Murray about how we make space for naps in our busy daytime lives, especially in a culture where sleeping is laziness or weakness. About our Guests: Luis E. Ortiz, MD is a pediatric sleep specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. Living with narcolepsy himself, Dr. Ortiz offers invaluable insights from both a medical perspective and first-hand lived experience. Mary Murray is a teacher and mother living with idiopathic hypersomnia in Los Angeles, CA. Mary is also a Rising Voices of Narcolepsy advocate and her powerful essay “Nap Roulette” is published on Project Sleep’s website. Download the Napping + Narcolepsy Toolkit for more resources: bit.ly/napping-narcolepsy-toolkit The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites listeners to dive deeper into specific topics relevant to living with narcolepsy. project-sleep.com/narcolepsy-nerd-alert/
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