{"id":28894,"date":"2025-08-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lewishowes.com\/?p=28894"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:13:33","slug":"this-1-thing-is-impacting-your-sleep-more-than-you-know-how-to-overcome-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewishowes.com\/podcast\/this-1-thing-is-impacting-your-sleep-more-than-you-know-how-to-overcome-it\/","title":{"rendered":"This 1 Thing Is Impacting Your Sleep More Than You Know &amp; How To Overcome It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lewishowes.com\/ticket\"><strong>My life-changing annual event, The Summit of Greatness, is happening September 12 & 13, 2025. Get your ticket today!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Dr. Baland Jalal experienced his first episode of sleep paralysis as a teenager in Copenhagen, he felt a demonic presence choking him in his bed &#8211; an experience so terrifying and real that it launched him into a 20-year quest to understand the brain. What he discovered will blow your mind: the cultural stories we tell ourselves about these experiences literally reshape how our brains process them. In Egypt, where people believe sleep paralysis is caused by evil genies, sufferers experience episodes three times more frequently than in Denmark, where it's viewed as just brain stress. This isn't just about sleep &#8211; it's about how the meaning we assign to our experiences becomes our reality. You'll walk away understanding how your brain creates your sense of self and how you can rewire it for greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Jalal\u2019s online Peterson Academy courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petersonacademy.com\/courses\/intro-to-neuroscience\"><strong>Intro to Neuroscience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petersonacademy.com\/courses\/the-neuroscience-of-dreams\"><strong>The Neuroscience of Dreams<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My life-changing annual event, The Summit of Greatness, is happening September 12 &#038; 13, 2025. Get your ticket today! 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