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Ditch your partner, sleep better? Millennials lead 'sleep divorce' trend

Ditch your partner, sleep better? Millennials lead 'sleep divorce' trend

FromSomething Offbeat


Ditch your partner, sleep better? Millennials lead 'sleep divorce' trend

FromSomething Offbeat

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Sep 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

About 30% of couples sleep separately at least some of the time, according to a study put out this summer by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The study found that millennials lead the trend, with 47% saying they've taken part in what's been deemed a "sleep divorce."
To learn more, Something Offbeat tracked down Dr. Wendy Troxel, a senior behavioral and social scientist at the RAND Corporation and the author of Sharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Guide to Better Sleep.
Released:
Sep 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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