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Lena Ashford

Sleep & Recovery Writer

About Lena Ashford

Lena writes about sleep as a skill—not a moral scorecard. Her focus is building routines that survive real life: travel, deadlines, parenting, and late-night screens.

Topics Lena covers

  • Sleep hygiene that feels realistic
  • Caffeine and light exposure timing
  • Recovery habits that reduce burnout risk

What makes her approach different

She emphasizes small changes with big impact: consistent wake time, evening wind-down cues, and removing friction from the bedtime routine.

Your brain learns sleep from patterns, not intentions.

Experience snapshot

  1. Produced sleep education content for high-stress professionals
  2. Built step-by-step routines for shift-change and travel weeks
  3. Writes calm, non-alarmist sleep guides with clear next steps

What you'll see in her articles

  • Wind-down scripts and bedtime cue lists
  • Travel and jet lag checklists
  • Morning routines that stabilize circadian rhythm

Latest articles by "Lena Ashford"

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The "Perfect" Impostor: Why High-Functioning Anxiety Is the Silent Epidemic of Success

They are never late, always prepared, and seemingly invincible. But neurologists warn that High-Functioning Anxiety is not a "personality quirk"—it’s a biological state of constant overdrive that affects nearly 40 million adults.

Go deeper2025-10-03 19:07
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The End of the "Willpower" Era: How GLP-1 Agonists Work and Why They Change Everything

Ozempic and Mounjaro are more than a Hollywood trend; they represent a scientific paradigm shift. We explore how these hormones silence "food noise," slow digestion, and why preserving muscle mass is the new challenge.

Go deeper2025-09-11 13:53
A medical 3D rendering of the human brain with glowing blue fluid channels illustrating the flow of cerebrospinal fluid washing away metabolic waste during sleep.

The Brain’s "Night Shift": How the Glymphatic System Detoxifies Your Mind

Sleep is not just passive rest; it is an active cleaning cycle. We explore the groundbreaking discovery of the glymphatic system—the brain's waste clearance mechanism—and why skipping deep sleep builds up the proteins linked to Alzheimer's.

Go deeper2025-07-03 04:02
A split image: on the left, a man working late at night with red eyes and coffee; on the right, the same man waking up naturally with sunlight, looking fresh and energized.

The "Sleep Is for the Weak" Myth: How Mark Doubled His Productivity by Doing Less

For years, Mark wore his 4-hour sleep schedule like a badge of honor. It worked until his body staged a mutiny. Here is the recovery protocol that saved his career.

Go deeper2025-06-09 16:40
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