The much anticipated episode of The Burnt Chef Journal is out now! Joining Founder, Kris Hall, is Dr Sarah Gilchrist FBASES. Dr Sarah Gilchrist FBASES, spent over 20 years working in the high performance sport industry, latterly as a Technical Lead for the UK Sports Institute (formerly the English Institute of Sport) and Senior Physiologist with British Rowing. Her doctorate specialised in sleep and athletic performance and she now provides consultancy on a range of performance areas, particularly relating to sleep health, through her own consultancy, Gilchrist Performance. She is on the Advisory Board for the Sleep Charity, a fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and is High Performance Sport Accredited.   This conversation covered the importance and accessibility of naps, and why sleep is much needed for our cognitive system.   Let us know if you found this topic insightful!     References for conversation: Why sleep matters — the economic costs of insufficient sleep: A cross-country comparative analysis | RAND The Sleep Charity  & National Sleep Helpline 03303 530 541 Home - Teen Sleep Hub Sleepio or Sleepstation – CBTi NHS: Insomnia NHS: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Royal College of General Practitioners Mind Mental Health First Aid England