Gold Medal Sleep: The Everyperson's Guide for Restful Nights, Energetic Days, and a Healthy Life (Paperback)

Are you ready to go deep on sleep?

In a world buzzing with screens, deadlines, late-night shopping, and ever-present blue light, sleep has become something we hope for rather than something we can rely on. In a refreshing, conversational guide, behavioral sleep specialist Dr. Brad Wolgast breaks down why modern living quietly sabotages our rest and reveals how simple adjustments can restore your built-in sleep signals.

Through relatable personal stories, such as his battle with sleep apnea and a life-changing car accident when he fell asleep at the wheel, examples of people he’s helped from all walks of life, and timely research, Dr. Wolgast brings clarity, compassion, and humor to a topic that affects everyone.

Gold Medal Sleep presents achievable, inexpensive steps anyone can take to have more restful nights. Whether you choose to go for the gold or are content with silver or bronze medal sleep, Dr. Wolgast has three levels of sleep plans. Each shows how small changes can awaken your body’s natural rhythm and help you be your best self—energized, thinking clearly, and fully charged.

At the heart of the book is “camping in,” a flexible approach to reclaiming your evenings. This isn’t a clinical sleep-disorder manual; it’s an accessible field guide for untangling the disordered habits our modern world has created. You’ll learn when to avoid screens, when to embrace blue light, and even how to use caffeine strategically.

Whether nighttime is consistently stressful or you just need tools every now and then to get some shut-eye, Gold Medal Sleep is your dream come true.

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.