Sound Sleep Guru

01/23/2026

👩🏻‍⚕️Sleep and Depression

-There’s a reason those of us in sleep medicine recommend screening anyone diagnosed with a mood disorder like depression or anxiety) for obstructive sleep apnea, especially if it hasn’t responded to treatment.

-A longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA in Dec 2025 found that middle aged and older adults at high risk of OSA had consistently worse mental health outcomes.

-High risk was based on a score of 2 or higher on the STOP Questions:

1. Snore loudly?

2. Tired, fatigued, or sleepy during the day?

3. Observed to stop breathing during sleep?

4. Pressure (high blood pressure) or taking medication for it?

01/22/2026

Loved comparing notes with my colleague Sleep Is My Waking Passion

Podcast Episode · Sleep is My Waking Passion · 01/21/2026 · 33m

01/22/2026

🎤Great conversation with

-I’ll link the full conversation in my bio and stories!

01/21/2026

Really enjoyed this conversation!

Podcast Episode · With All Due Respect · 01/19/2026 · 52m

01/21/2026

📚The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddartha Mukerjee

-Fascinating to learn how the clinical trial was developed to prove causation and to see how groundbreaking discoveries like the PAP smear and the connection between H. pylori and gastritis came about through extreme individuals. As a sleep physician it made me think a lot about the corollaries between what we know about inadequate sleep and how public health initiatives to educate have to fight against tactical marketing.

-Towards the end, there’s a fascinating discussion around liquid biopsies and full body MRI and the nuanced nature of early detection, which is more complex than you might be aware.

-It also left me feel inspired by the incredible progress and the ingenuity of humans to make medical advances.

-Have you read it?

01/18/2026

⚡️Flashing back to 2016⚡️

-Seems like an eternity ago but also yesterday. Probably one of the most adventurous years of my life but inside I was at a crossroads. Do I continue down this adventurous road or take a detour down the road of becoming a parent? I wish I could go back to that former self and tell her there’s no wrong decision. When I looked at these photos I was surprised to see how many exciting things I did that year because I truly agonized with the decision, questioning how I could be a woman who wasn’t 100% sure I wanted to have kids and wondering if that was a sign I shouldn’t.

01/16/2026

🦉The Owl

-This is a very common case we see in the sleep medicine clinic. In the surface it looks like insomnia, but the diagnosis isn’t chronic insomnia. Listen as I break down the root cause. Very important because the treatment recommendations are different.

01/14/2026

5 ⭐️Google Review

-I’ll be honest, I dislike self promotion and I also don’t like asking for feedback. Good thing I talked to my colleague about this who encouraged me to build confidence in this area for my professional presence online.

-That’s what it means everything to me when a patient leaves me a review with 5 stars, something I never expect even if they are happy with their care.

-This patient did their homework, I have trained and worked along side some of the most prolific and important people in our field:

-Christian Guilleminault (A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine)

-Rachel Manber (one of the world’s experts in insomnia)

-Carol Rosen (one of the most well known pediatric sleep medicine physicians)

-Kasey Li (arguably the most well known sleep apnea surgeon in the world)

-Kingman Strohl (a giant in Pulmonary Sleep Medicine)

-I’ve gotten to spend time working in three academic sleep centers, private practice, remote settings including one in an extreme light dark cycle (Alaska).

-It feels like a privilege and an honor to have the opportunity to work with people so intensively in my solo practice and to take all of the time we need to get to the bottom of sleep problems.

01/14/2026

🩻Sleep Medicine Case Files

-This week I had a great conversation with one of my patients about the subtle but life transformative experience of improving her sleep.

-Here are some of the highlights:

✅ I am able to complete so much more work without feeling fatigued.

✅Life feels delightful and easier

✅Listen to the video for an observation I’ve only heard once but I’m sure is more prevalent especially since we know more about the effects of OSA in men and sexual function

-I wish more stories like this could be told because many people with sleep disorders don’t get diagnosed or treated not knowing they could feel better or not knowing what kind of help they need. My patient was extremely proactive and sought second and third opinions and wasn’t recognized until she was in her early 30s despite being symptomatic her entire life.

01/11/2026

⛷️Even though practicing medicine is my greatest life passion, adventuring in the mountains is a close runner up. Originally from Ohio, I didn’t discover it until my thirties when I moved to the PNW and being in the great outdoors became a life obsession. I never want to be the type of parent who forces that onto my kids - so today, the first day of ski school felt like a pivotal moment in my family life, finding out if that was something we might share.