This week's episode is a deep dive on sleep debt and how sleep deprivation affects your body. VP of Performance Kristen Holmes is joined by sleep expert Dr. Allison Brager, a neuroscientist and a Major with the United States Army. Dr. Brager's research has covered survival in extreme environments under sleep deprivation and stress, and serves on fatigue management and neuroenhancement working group for NATO, the Office of the Army Surgeon General, the Department of Defense, and NASA. She discusses what sleep debt is

why sleep need is highly individualistic

how mindset plays a role in sleep, recovery, and performance

what caffeine does to your body

sleep fragmentation

the toll sleeplessness takes on your body

sleep and wake timing

eating close to bedtime

and tips to manage insufficient sleep