Sharing the Covers, Wendy M. Troxel
Sharing the Covers, Wendy M. Troxel
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Sharing the Covers
Every Couple's Guide to Better Sleep

Author: Wendy M. Troxel

Narrator: Natalie Naudus

Unabridged: 6 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Balance

Published: 04/20/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Help your relationships and your body with this definitive guide on sleep for couples—with proven strategies to improve both sleep and relationship health—by a clinical psychologist named as one of the top experts on the science of sleep.

Dr. Wendy Troxel is a clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep specialist whose work is frequently cited in major media outlets as well as in recent bestselling books like Arianna Huffington's The Sleep Revolution and Dr. Matthew Walker's Why We Sleep. Dr. Troxel's mission is teaching couples to prioritize sleep and helping them find solutions to maximize the sleep quality for both partners, whether sleeping together or apart.

Dr. Troxel says "Great sleep is the new great sex." In Sharing the Covers, she shows couples how vital it is to "sleep like your relationship depends on it"—because in many cases, it does. With popular science and an in-depth understanding of a couple's relationship to sleep and to each other on her side, Dr. Troxel leads couples through an entirely different kind of sleep book. She tells readers how to: Manage sleep cycles and sleep disordersMaintain a healthy sex lifeDecide on whether to ask for a "sleep divorce" and more A good night's sleep is critical to any relationship. Whether it's stress, snoring, or insomnia that's keeping you up, Sharing the Covers will help couples get back to sleep and get back to each other.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carlos Eduardo on April 29, 2024

The author balances telling the story of some of her patients with explaining concepts regarding couples and sleep. Sometimes, she delves into an example and proposes solutions. A few times, though, the issue sounded off topic, and brought unwillingly to sleep matters. Anyway, we are given great ide......more

Goodreads review by Kate on January 23, 2021

Disclaimer: I'm probably not the target audience for this book. Yes, I'm married and share a bed with my husband, however, I am an EXCELLENT sleeper. Stressed? I can sleep. Anxious? Sure, I'll nap. So, sleeping isn't a problem for me, but I was interested to learn new data surrounding couples' sleep......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on January 10, 2022

Having heard Dr. Wendy Troxel compel professionals at sleep conferences on occasion over the years, I’m happy to report that _Sharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep_ is as engaging. _Sharing the Covers_ is part educational, on the importance of prioritizing sleep among couples, and......more

Goodreads review by Rob on December 14, 2023

Good summary of common sleep issues and remedies, but in the context of living and sleeping with someone else. Some of the basic principles of cognitive behavioral therapy for isomnia - like don't use bed for anything but sleep and sex, get up if you can't fall asleep, keep to a regular schedule eve......more

Goodreads review by Sam on January 05, 2021

This is very informative and where I would refer a friend, who is dealing with problems regarding sleeping with their partner. Troxel speaks of this topic without judgment and makes it easier to broach this conversation with your partner. Along with how to help smooth things out in the interim. Beca......more