Alanna McGinn

For connection, I mean, listen, we know when maybe we need to be around more people.

We know when maybe we're not a joy to be around, how we are being around people.

The problem is, though, is that we all sleep.

So we don't really necessarily feel like we need to put any extra work into our sleep health.

But what we don't know is, are we getting enough sleep?

Are we getting the right quality of sleep?

Because that plays a huge role.

And I like to say in all the pillars, sleep is kind of that foundation of all the pillars.

So when we're not getting the right quality of sleep or the right quantity of sleep, we're not making great nutritional choices.

We're craving more carbs and more sugars.

We can metabolize our food as well and digest our food as well.

We're not moving our bodies because we have no energy to do that.

And listen, I don't know about you, but I know when I haven't had a great night of sleep, I am not a joy to be around.

So connection is off.

So sleep is important, but because we sleep, we don't really necessarily realize we need to make any big effort into bettering it.

I love that.

Tech is definitely the biggest sleep buster in our home for sure.

But I love that you brought up the alarm clock because actually that's something that I talk about a lot when I'm talking to my clients or when I'm speaking on sleep is I always say stores still sell alarm clocks.

Like you can buy because listen, I even use my phone as my alarm clock.

So I understand that.