Project Sleep

📣 Project Sleep is accepting applications for the 2026 Rising Voices online training, taking place May 1–June 5, 2026. This program equips people living with #sleepdisorders to raise awareness and reduce stigma through storytelling and public speaking.

⏳ Apply by March 1: https://ow.ly/MBQe50YeFy4

💘 Did you know couples spend about one-third of their time together asleep? Dr. Wendy Troxel, an internationally recognized sleep expert, shares how #sleep directly influences how partners show up for each other.

➡️ Learn more : https://ow.ly/Cv0X50Ye6zU

💘 With Valentine’s Day coming up, consider this your reminder to choose your partner wisely. Let's be clear: #sleepapnea is a serious medical condition, and stereotypes like this are a big reason why people avoid evaluation or stop treatment.

🌟Learn more: https://ow.ly/mULy50YbVkO

🩺 Connor Baker set out to build a career in healthcare as a surgeon, believing answers and treatment for #narcolepsy would make things easier. Instead, misunderstanding, doubt, and low awareness nearly shut the door on his future.

🎧 Hear Connor’s full story: https://ow.ly/QrHE50Yck7b

👂Your body might be trying to tell you something. #SleepDisorders affect 1 in 5 Americans, yet so many people go undiagnosed because symptoms get brushed off, misread, or blamed on stress and a busy life.

➡️ Download our Talking to Your Doctor About Sleep Issues toolkit: https://ow.ly/lp4n50YbkO3

☕️ Join us THIS Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. ET for Coffee with Emma, as FREE monthly Zoom call for #sleepapnea support. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, have been navigating treatment for years, or are supporting someone with sleep apnea, all are welcome.

➡️ Register today: https://ow.ly/XWK650Y3pBA

📞 What if getting help for sleep was as simple as picking up the phone? HealthCentral took a closer look at Project Sleep’s Sleep Helpline, a free, confidential resource for people navigating sleep issues and sleep disorders.

✨ Read more: https://ow.ly/XO9j50Y8QJv

🐍What happens when sleepiness tightens its grip? In our latest podcast episode, Amanda Myers shares what it was like to push through constant fatigue while training for Olympic weightlifting before receiving a #narcolepsy diagnosis.

🌟 Want to share your story? Apply today: https://ow.ly/2CBj50Y8zXH

✨ Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth by raising awareness of #sleepequity! Dr. Dayna Johnson's research shows how household and neighborhood environments, shaped by social factors, can impact sleep quality.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/tWNL50Y8aWo

🎉 The next generation of sleep advocates is here! Applications are NOW OPEN for Project Sleep's Rising Voices online summer training. The program trains people with #sleepdisorders to raise awareness and reduce stigma through public speaking.

➡️ Apply by March 1, 2026: https://ow.ly/V8Sr50Y6vtm

👋 Meet Jenn Weeks, comedian, host, actor, radio personality, and person living with #sleepapnea. Her reason for raising sleep apnea awareness: Not only do you miss out on quality sleep, but this condition could be fatal if not treated.

🌟Sleep Apnea: Let’s Face It!: https://ow.ly/6rNS50Y1VgE

❤️‍🩹 If rest feels out of reach right now, you’re not alone. During times of heightened emotion and stress, #sleep is often one of the first things impacted. Be kind to yourself and focus on what you can control.

📲 Need sleep support? Contact the Sleep Helpline: https://ow.ly/S7fE50Y5cEe

📅 Our next Coffee with Emma is Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. ET. This FREE monthly Zoom call is open to anyone with #sleepapnea and the people who support them. Whether you’re feeling confident, frustrated, curious, or tired in your journey, we hope you'll join us.

➡️ Register: https://ow.ly/FcxL50Y4lEB

👑 In our latest podcast episode, pageant titleholder Kristen Crawford shares navigating early mornings and packed #pageantry schedules while experiencing overwhelming sleepiness and brain fog. After 25+ years of misdiagnosis, she opens up about her #narcolepsy journey.

🎧: https://ow.ly/y9N950Y474X

🪫 Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a chronic neurological sleep disorder that causes excessive daytime sleepiness despite normal or longer amounts of sleep.

📘 Our NEW Living with IH toolkit shares personal stories to show how #IH shapes daily life.

➡️ Download now: https://ow.ly/M3SP50Y1U6v

⭐ Special thanks to the Hypersomnia Foundation for funding FIVE scholarships for students with #idiopathichypersomnia (IH) in partnership with our Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship program.

🎓 High school seniors living with #narcolepsy or #IH are encouraged to apply: https://ow.ly/pN2l50Y0gnn

💡Exciting progress in #sleepapnea care! Our NEW Medications for Sleep Apnea Toolkit breaks down current options, clinical trials, and emerging treatments, including GLP-1s like Zepbound and the once-nightly pill AD109 currently in development.

➡️ Download the FREE toolkit: https://ow.ly/IZ2p50XXZPZ