Sleep is My Waking Passion™ ft. Dr. Alison Kole

100 episodes of Sleep Is My Waking Passion™ and 50,000 subscribers on YouTube.

What started as a place to ask better questions about sleep has grown into a community of patients, clinicians, and curious minds who care about what happens when we truly rest and what happens when we don’t.

This milestone isn’t about numbers alone. It reflects hundreds of conversations about insomnia, sleep apnea, nervous system health, cardiovascular risk, pregnancy, mental health, and the many ways sleep shows up in everyday life.

I’m deeply grateful to every listener, viewer, guest, and collaborator who has helped shape this space and keep these conversations thoughtful, evidence based, and human.

If you’re new here, there’s no better place to start than the newest episode, where we continue exploring how small, intentional changes can meaningfully improve sleep and overall health.


📺 Watch the latest episode here: https://youtu.be/T0EdUI32tTY?si=RtC-A...

Thank you for being part of this journey.

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🎧 7,725 Downloads in 2025



I launched Sleep Is My Waking Passion™ in 2023 with zero audience and a mission to make the science of sleep accessible.



In 2025, we passed 13,600 lifetime downloads, with 7,725 just this year.


That means more people listened, more patients felt seen, and more conversations sparked around sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, rare disease, and more.


To every single listener: thank you.



To every guest who gave their time, story, and expertise: thank you.



To the advocates, clinicians, and patients who’ve shared this show, your voice is building a movement.



New Season launches next week!

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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a well rested holiday 🎄

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Why is everyone talking about sleep? Collaboration Alert! Check out my interview with Sean Trace to hear my perspective

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After more than 20 years in sleep medicine — and about 5 years of figuring out how to squeeze science into social media — I’m feeling especially thankful today. To everyone who listens to the podcast, follows along here, asks thoughtful questions, and genuinely wants to understand their sleep… thank you. You make this work meaningful, energizing, and yes, still fun after two decades.

I hope today gives you space to laugh, connect, eat something delicious, and remember what (and who) you’re grateful for. And when the dishes are done and the leftovers are chilling, I hope you protect your peace and prioritize the kind of deep, unbothered sleep that even your turkey-induced nap can’t compete with. 

So remember: eat, laugh, nap, repeat— doctor’s orders. 🙏💕

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We are so grateful for this community as we celebrate 20,000 subscribers on the channel.

Thank you for showing up, listening, sharing, and growing with us throughout Season 8. Your support makes every episode meaningful and inspires us to keep creating conversations that help you sleep better, feel better, and live better. We are already working on incredible things for Season 9 quietly in the background while we rest and recharge.

As part of a new series, we will be highlighting a different episode on our YouTube channel each week, so be sure to keep tuning in to catch these features and stay connected in between seasons.

Thank you for being part of this journey and for helping the Sleep Is My Waking Passion community grow into something truly special. 🌙💙

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A wonderful surprise seeing my photo up at the Long Hill Township Library 📚

Huge thanks to Misti D Photography

Misti has an amazing talent for making you feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera. 📸🙏
Check out Misti's work on Instagram @mistidphotography

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Picture this:
It’s 3AM.
A firefighter jolts awake, heart pounding, adrenaline surging.
He’s out the door in under two minutes — body running, mind still catching up.

By sunrise, he’ll have answered six calls and slept barely an hour.

This isn’t a story of failure — it’s one of endurance.

I just published a new Substack piece about the quiet crisis of sleep deprivation among America’s first responders, and what it’s costing them — and us.

💌 Read it here → open.substack.com/pub/alisonkole/p/your-life-depen…

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Don’t let poor sleep spook you this Halloween! 👻
Tune into Sleep Is My Waking Passion for tips that make bedtime a treat, not a trick. 🌙✨

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Why we need to end clock change...starting with ending daylight savings time! Couldn't have said it better myself.

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