Rest as a Vital Sign: Women's Sleep, Hormones, and the Nervous System with Dr. Leigha Saunders [REPLAY]
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Rest isn't a luxury to earn, it's a biological need that tells the truth about how we're living. In this episode of She Has The Audacity, I sit down with Dr. Leigha Saunders, naturopathic doctor, sleep expert, and founder of The Sleep Fix, for a conversation about what our sleep is really trying to tell us.
Through her own postpartum experience and years of clinical practice, Leigha has seen how exhaustion isn't a sign of weakness, but information, a reflection of nervous system overload, hormone shifts, and the invisible weight of responsibility women carry. Her work reframes rest as a form of self-leadership: the foundation for clarity, health, and purpose.
Together, we explore how to rebuild a relationship with rest in every season of life, from PMS to postpartum to perimenopause, and what changes when we start treating sleep as a signal, not a symptom.
Here's what you'll take away from this episode:
Why sleep is a mirror for the nervous system, and a vital sign of wellbeing
How hormonal transitions shape our rhythms, energy, and emotional capacity
The mental load's role in restlessness, anxiety, and 3 a.m. wake-ups
Why sleep "hacks" and supplements only go so far without alignment
How self-trust, boundaries, and nourishment restore deep rest
Practical tools for understanding and honouring your body's cues
Connect with Leigha for an invitation to come home to your body. It's about redefining productivity as presence, and remembering that rest isn't what you step away from, it's what allows you to return to yourself.
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