Sleep… balm of hurt minds, chief nourisher in life’s feast.
If you’re lucky enough to live to 100, you will have spent 289,080 hours sleeping (or trying to sleep). What type of relationship would you like to have with sleep, and what would you want these hours to do—for you, your family, your team, your patients? How might these hours shape the rest of your waking life, your relationships, your identity?
Dr. Wu provides clinical and scientific consultation to organizations that want to spread the gift of sound sleep and healthy rest. She is dedicated to helping build a just society upon the foundation of health equity. She delivers workshops, seminars, and Continuing Medical Education trainings to a variety of audiences.
Below are her favorite topics, which can be tailored to your audience’s needs. Book a free consultation with Dr. Wu to design an experience for your event.
Past Audiences & Clients
Speaking Topics
Fall in love with sleep
Investing in your team’s sleep health can reduce burnout, improve productivity, and advance social justice
Audience: Leaders, growing teams, high performance professionals
Duration: 60 minutes
In this dizzying age where everything is about optimization, we often lose sight of the foundation of sleep health—our relationship with sleep. This paradigm-shifting workshop invites your team to reframe the way they approach sleep and its promises. Dr. Wu will challenge conventional advice, teach practical solutions, and offer insights that go far deeper than “sleep hygiene.”
The power of sleep for collective healing
Reimagining sleep can shift historical legacies of oppression and build a more just society.
Audience: General, corporate, student
Have you ever wondered what would be different about your sleep if racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression did not exist? This interactive workshop explores the roots of our society’s strained relationships with rest and sleep, and helps attendees to reimagine their own rest for a healthier life and more just society.
Sleep changes during pregnancy and postpartum
Audience: Expecting parents, healthcare providers, medical and research trainees
During one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking times in a woman’s life, sleep can take a rollercoaster ride just as it becomes more important than ever for her and her baby’s health. Dr. Wu breaks down the clinical science of what’s normal, what’s a red flag, and how parents (and healthcare providers) can protect sleep so all can thrive during the transition to parenthood.
“We just couldn’t get enough of [Dr. Wu’s] sleep wisdom! Her session was engaging, informative, and made a lasting impression on our teammates — many of whom realized that simply changing their perspective and relationship with sleep can make a big difference in how they recharge”
2023 Speaking Tour
2/7 - Duke Fuqua School of Business | Fall in love with sleep | Workshop
2/7 - Medicine Redefined | Sleep solutions for new parents | Podcast interview
2/9 - New York Times | Beyond Sleep Hygiene | Workshop
2/10 - WYPR Midday | Can’t Sleep? | Radio interview
2/15 - KPCC AirTalk | Slumber Eluding You? | Radio interview
2/15 - NBC News Daily | Slumber Eluding You? | Radio interview
3/1 - Pillar4 | Level up your sleep data | Workshop
3/2 - Tufts University | Insomnia and its treatment | Lecture
3/4 - WUNC | Overcoming Insomnia Without Medication | Radio Interview
3/10 - NBC News Daily | Adjusting to Daylight Saving Time | TV interview
3/14 - ABC News Live | Why Sleep Disorders Are Missed in Women | TV interview
3/14 - WFLA Daytime | How To Sleep Better | TV interview
3/17 - VA Boston | Clinical Management of Nightmares | Lecture
3/17 - Duke University School of Medicine | Sleep Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum | Lecture
4/1 - Neuroscience Education Institute | Goodnight Mom: Sleep Disorders in the Perinatal Period | Lecture
3/10 - NBC News Daily | How to Quiet Your Racing Mind | TV interview
4/14 - Miami Sleep Festival | The Future of Sleep Health and Wellness | Keynote
6/4 - APSS 2023 Conference | How to talk to the press | Symposium
8/23 - Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine | Sleep and Circadian rhythms in Parkinson’s Disease | Journal Club
9/7 - Duke Fuqua School of Business | Fall in love with sleep | Workshop
9/22 - Cary Library | Fall in love with sleep | Book talk
10/24 - WakeMed Internal Medicine | Clinical Management of Insomnia Disorder | Grand Rounds
11/14 - Hatch Editor’s Brunch | New Year, New Sleep | Panel
