Gold Medal Sleep

The Everyperson’s Guide for Restful Nights, Energetic Days, and a Healthy Life

It's time to go deep on sleep. 

Our society is packed with screens, deadlines, late-night shopping, and the ubiquitous blue light. As a result, solid sleep is now seen as a hoped-for instead of a must-have. In this refreshing, conversational resource, behavioral sleep specialist Dr. Brad Wolgast makes clear why modern living wrecks our rest and shows how simple changes can revive your built-in sleep signals.

Through relatable personal accounts, such as his struggle with sleep apnea and a life-changing car accident when he fell asleep at the wheel, case studies of people he’s helped from all areas of life, and up-to-date research, Dr. Wolgast brings clarity, compassion, and humor to a topic that affects literally all of us.

Gold Medal Sleep offers achievable, affordable steps anyone can apply to get more restful nights. Whether you aim for a gold medal or can reap benefits with silver or bronze levels of sleep, Dr. Wolgast has three levels of sleep plans for you to choose from. Each includes small changes that can awaken your body’s natural rhythm and invite you to be your best self—energized, thinking sharply, and fully charged.

At the center of the book is “camping in,” a flexible approach to getting back your evenings. This isn’t a clinical sleep-disorder manual; it’s an easy-to-use field guide for finding solutions to overcome the disordered habits our modern world has created. You’ll discover when to shun screens, when to access blue light, and even how to use caffeine strategically.

Whether nighttime is a constant source of dread or you just need an occasional tool to help get better shut-eye, Gold Medal Sleep is your dream come true.

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ISBN: 979-8-89138-964-9
SKU: 18-1555-01
Categories:New Releases, Amplify Publishing, Self-Help, Health, Medicine, and Wellness, Mental Health

Gold Medal Sleep deserves a place among the classics of modern sleep writing. Brad Wolgast speaks directly to readers with warmth, clarity, and a rare kind of honesty that instantly builds trust. Too many insomnia self-help books rely on fear and intimidation to drive change; this one takes the more effective and humane path of growth through education. It’s funny when it needs to be, scientifically rigorous throughout, and consistently engaging. Humans may indeed be the only animals capable of developing a sleep disorder simply by worrying about sleep, but we are also the only ones clever enough to write books like this that fix it.”

W. Chris Winter, MD, author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child

“In Gold Medal Sleep, Dr. Brad Wolgast provides a brief, accessible, and friendly introduction to the science of behavioral sleep and circadian health. It is practical, straightforward, and easy to read, but it also keeps itself firmly planted in established, well-validated sleep strategies. Rather than chasing trends, Dr. Wolgast reminds readers of the power of the fundamentals and maintaining a healthy frame of reference when approaching sleep health.”

Michael Grandner, MTR, CBSM, FAASM, director of the Sleep and Health Research Program, University of Arizona, and director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, Banner-University Medical Center

“Dr. Wolgast brings together his personal experiences and professional expertise to offer a compelling and accessible approach to resetting the circadian rhythm through the idea of ‘camping in.’ The idea is simple, elegant, and aligns beautifully with what we know about sleep science. This is a warm, engaging, and practical guide that reflects Dr. Wolgast’s clinical skill and his genuine care for the people he serves.”

Kristi E. Pruiksma, PhD, DBSM, professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health at San Antonio

Brad Wolgast

Licensed Psychologist

Brad Wolgast, PhD, DBSM, is a licensed psychologist and board certified in behavioral sleep medicine. He suffered from a sleep disorder his entire childhood. Getting healthy sleep changed his life, so for more than two decades his passion has been the study of sleep and helping a wide range of people to experience better sleep.

Dr. Wolgast worked at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Delaware and now operates the Center for Healthy Sleep, LLC. He works extensively with athletes and university teams to improve their sleep and performance, as well as treating people suffering from insomnia and chronic nightmares. Dr. Wolgast speaks nationally to health care providers and groups about how to use human mechanisms for superior sleep and overall health.

In his free time, Brad is a slow runner and an even slower cyclist. He lives in Southeastern Pennsylvania with his wife, though they leave often to seek out the mountains.