About

Why I Am Obsessed With Sleep

Hi, I am Mollie

Mollie Eastman (McGlocklin) is the creator of Sleep Is A Skill, and the host of The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast. Sleep Is A Skill is a company that optimizes people’s sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, and behavioral change.  After navigating insomnia while traveling internationally, she created what she couldn’t find - a place to go to learn the skill set of sleep. With a background in behavioral change from The Nonverbal Group, she became fascinated with chronobiology and its practical application to sleep and our overall experience of life. Knowing the difference between a life with sleep and without, she’s now dedicated her life to sharing the forgotten skill set of sleep. In the spirit of that goal, she has created the #2 sleep podcast, written a popular weekly sleep newsletter for over four years, partnered with luxury hotels & lifestyle brands, and has appeared on over 150 podcasts.

The Behind The Scenes Story

I'm Mollie McGlocklin and I am on a mission to change the conversation around sleep.
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One of the lowest and scariest moments of my life was when I started to have a panic attack in Rome... in THE Coliseum (yes, THAT one)...in the middle of a tour group. I hadn’t slept in almost 3 days and this particular tipping point came on the heels of months of chronic sleep deprivation. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. But most of all, I felt terrified that it would always be this way. I didn’t know what to do or where to turn. Every doctor's conversation or google search ended in some sort of pill or supplement. I felt like there was no clear path available to calm down my very physical anxiety, without pills, long enough to make my sleep 'normal' again.

Desperate, I took the following actions:
  • I had phone calls with countless doctors
  • I reached out to sleep clinics
  • I joined all of the top “sleep solution” courses
  • I scoured the latest sleep studies
  • I kept detailed sleep logs
  • I read all the "must-read" books on sleep
  • I read the "obscure" books on sleep
  • I bought every sleep gadget
  • I worked with multiple wellness centers
  • I joined facebook groups focused on sleep
  • I tried hypnosis
  • I attended relaxation/meditation events
  • I worked with functional medicine doctors
  • I got boatloads of bloodwork done
  • I spent untold amounts of money looking for "the answer"
Behind it all, what I wanted to know that it was going to be okay. I wanted the success stories. I wanted to hear from others who had been through what I had been through...and made it to other side happy & healthy. Instead, it felt like the loudest voices were the ones that still suffering.
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My road to recovery did not have to be so hard, lonely, shameful, and confusing.
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And now that I'm not only surviving but thriving with my sleep, I'm committed that others get to experience that feeling too. It doesn't have to be so hard.
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I am living proof that if a chronically sleep deprived night owl can transform their habits and sleep without pills...anyone can do it!

My Few of My Favorite Sleep Resources

The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success

The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night

Sleep, Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired

The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night

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