Napping + Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Series Ep. 7

Episode 7 August 29, 2022 00:33:20
Napping + Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Series Ep. 7
The Project Sleep Podcast
Napping + Narcolepsy - Narcolepsy Nerd Alert Series Ep. 7

Aug 29 2022 | 00:33:20

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Show Notes

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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