The Alarming CDC Sleep Statistics You Need to Know with Terry Cralle & Mary Helen Rogers - Better Sleep Council

Welcome again to Catching Zzz’s, I’m Mary Helen Rogers and on this episode, I sit down with previous visitor Terry Cralle, who’s a Registered Nurse, famend sleep professional, and Higher Sleep Council consultant.

On this episode, we analyze the newest CDC report that was launched in April of 2026 on sleep difficulties amongst adults. This report was carried out in 2024 and we break down the alarming statistics on America’s sleep deficit.

We additionally talk about why sleep well being wants extra consideration in colleges and communities, and study actionable steps anybody can take to enhance each sleep high quality and each day well-being.

Whether or not you’re questioning how a lot sleep your center schooler actually wants, curious concerning the risks of microsleep behind the wheel, or looking forward to sensible tricks to reset your personal bedtime routine, this dialog will assist you and your loved ones to start out sleeping higher tonight.

MEET TERRY

Terry Cralle is a consultant of the Higher Sleep Council, a Registered Nurse, and Licensed Medical Sleep Educator who focuses on sleep well being and wellness. A nationwide speaker, educator, and writer on sleep, Terry is the co-founder of a four-bed sleep problems clinic and has served as a guide to quite a lot of industries and organizations on the subject of sleep well being. Her work within the area of sleep medication has included scientific analysis in insomnia in addition to advocating for instructional initiatives equivalent to drowsy-driving prevention. As a frequent speaker and visitor lecturer on the subject of sleep for colleges, universities, sleep clinics, U.S. companies, and worker wellness corporations, Terry educates all kinds of audiences on the important significance of sleep to bodily and psychological well being, progress and growth, security, optimum functioning, productiveness, peak efficiency, and high quality of life.