Ep135: College Students’ Sleep Schedule: Why an All Nighter Is Not a Good Idea with Dr. Brad Wolgast

OVERVIEW

Are you worried about your children’s sleep schedule?

It is common knowledge that how your child sleep is correlated to their mental well-being and on how they perform academically. If they are not able to sleep well, they end up feeling exhausted and unable to focus the following day. This leads to anxiety, depression, and lower self-esteem.

Today, we are joined by Dr. Brad Wolgast, a sleep expert who specializes on college students’ mental and sleep health. Dr. Wolgast is a licensed psychologist and twice board certified in Behavior Sleep Medicine. He worked at the University of Pennsylvania's Counseling and Psychological Services as a psychologist for seven years. Then he worked at the University of Delaware Center for Counseling and Student Development for fourteen years as a therapist, Internship Coordinator, Associate Director, and Director.

In this episode, he will be sharing with us the challenges that college students are facing in terms of their sleep health and what they can do about it.

“What you lost when you didn’t have sleep is not coming back.” — Dr. Brad Wolgast

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WHAT WILL WE LEARN

02:10 Getting to know Dr. Wolgast and his sleep disorder

07:20 Why Dr. Wolgast is excited in talking about college student issues
11:47 The most common sleep problems among college students
17:20 Suicide — a pressing issue at college campuses that needs to be taken seriously
21:33 All nighter is not helping students
28:45 A sad truth on how college counselors deal with sleep problems
34:00 Dr. Wolgast’s interesting analogies that help change students’ perspective of sleep

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