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Resources

We’ve gathered the trusted, official sources that informed this page so you can explore them firsthand. Please find below the resources used—each one offers valuable insights and tools to support you and you and your team.

  • Barger, L. K., Rajaratnam, S. M. W., Wang, W., O’Brien, C. S., Sullivan, J. P., Qadri, S., Lockley, S. W., & Czeisler, C. A. (2015). Common sleep disorders increase risk of motor vehicle crashes and adverse health outcomes in firefighters. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11(3), 233–240. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.4534

  • International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2020). Night shift work (IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans, Vol. 124). World Health Organization. https://publications.iarc.who.int/Book-And-Report-Series/Iarc-Monographs-On-The-Identification-Of-Carcinogenic-Hazards-To-Humans/Night-Shift-Work-2020

  • Leproult, R., & Van Cauter, E. (2011). Effect of 1 week of sleep restriction on testosterone levels in young healthy men. JAMA, 305(21), 2173–2174. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.710

  • Shokri-Kojori, E., Wang, G.-J., Wiers, C. E., Demiral, Ş. B., Guo, M., Kim, S. W., Lindgren, E., Ramirez, V., Zehra, A., Freeman, C., Miller, G., Manza, P., Srivastava, T., De Santi, S., Tomasi, D., Benveniste, H., & Volkow, N. D. (2018). β-Amyloid accumulation in the human brain after one night of sleep deprivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(17), 4483–4488. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1721694115

  • Walker, M. (2017). Why we sleep: Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams. Scribner.

  • Williamson, A. M., & Feyer, A.-M. (2000). Moderate sleep deprivation produces impairments in cognitive and motor performance equivalent to legally prescribed levels of alcohol intoxication. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 57(10), 649–655. https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.57.10.649

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  • Huberman, A. (n.d.). Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR). Huberman Lab. https://www.hubermanlab.com/nsdr

  • For broader claims on cardiovascular risk, metabolic effects, mental health, fertility, and cognitive impacts of short sleep, refer to the syntheses in Walker (2017) and meta-analyses in the sleep medicine literature.

If you’ve been having trouble with sleep or just not feeling fully rested, you don’t have to figure it out on your own. The team at Nikki Penn Counseling & Consulting is here to help—feel free to reach out whenever you’re ready.

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