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Welcome to Living With… a KZfaq series presented by the Hypersomnia Foundation. In this episode, Claire Wylds-Wright, CEO of the Hypersomnia Foundation, sits down with Dr. Shelby Harris, a psychologist and sleep specialist.
In this episode, Dr. Shelby Harris and Claire explore how cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can benefit those with hypersomnias. They discuss the importance of finding the right therapist to manage symptoms effectively. The conversation also covers how non-restorative sleep affects mental health. Additionally, Dr. Harris provides tips and tools for improving sleep health.
Shelby Harris PsyD, DBSM is a psychologist and sleep specialist in private practice in NY. She is board certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine and treats a wide variety of sleep, anxiety and depression issues using evidence-based non-medication treatments. Her self-help book The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia was published in 2019 by W.W. Norton Books. Dr. Harris holds a dual academic appointment as Clinical Associate Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Neurology and Psychiatry. Before going into private practice she was the longstanding director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center in NYC. Dr. Harris has been an invited columnist for the New York Times, and is frequently in the media including the New Yorker, Washington Post, CBS Mornings, the Today Show, Good Morning America and The Drew Barrymore Show.
We are grateful to Dr. Shelby Harris for her sleep education and work to support people living with hypersomnia. Dr. Harris can be found on Instagram at @SleepDocShelby where she provides evidence-based information about sleep wellness and sleep disorders.
Living With… is hosted by Claire Wylds-Wright with the Hypersomnia Foundation and produced by Elizabeth Joy Windom of Windhaven Productions.
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