Greater Boston
Most people think I work while I sleep. I don't. At least not exclusively. I study human restoration. Sleep is simply one of the most powerful—and misunderstood—entry points. My interest in this work was not academic. It was personal. After experiencing a catastrophic sleep crisis that spiraled into years of insomnia, medical consultations, psychiatric treatment, and relentless experimentation, I became obsessed with one question: Why do some people recover while others remain trapped? That journey led me through sleep science, psychology, mindfulness practice, performance coaching, behavior change, systems thinking, and years of testing ideas in the real world. Today, I am the founder of Sleep Fitness™, author of Sleep Fitness: The Top Ten Sleep Facts that Matter, and a writer exploring the intersection of burnout, energy, performance, culture, and what I increasingly call Human Restoration. An unusual combination of experiences influences my work: • Fortune 500 performance training • MBA-level business and organizational thinking • More than two decades studying mindfulness and contemplative traditions • Years spent helping professionals navigate sleep disruption, exhaustion, and burnout • A deep interest in the systems and incentives shaping modern life I believe many of today's challenges are connected. Sleep. Burnout. Attention. Stress. Decision-making. Workplace culture. Financial pressure. Technology. Performance. These are often treated as separate problems. I suspect they are parts of the same system. That belief increasingly shapes my writing, speaking, research, and content. Through articles, podcasts, videos, and public conversations, I explore practical ways individuals can restore their energy while also examining the broader forces that make restoration difficult in the first place. Because eventually the question becomes bigger than sleep. How do human beings recover, thrive, and remain fully alive in a world that constantly demands more from them? That's the question I'm interested in exploring. If that conversation interests you, too, welcome.
🍵 20 Years Spent in Zen Monasteries 🧘🏻♂️ MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) Completed Course 💚 Meditation name, "Heart of the Present Moment," given by the late Master, Thich Nhat Hanh 🌼 Single, or repeated sessions, provides Company or Wellness Day breakout session for three reasons: ✅ 1.) Increase Sustained Attention (less distracted at work) ✅ 2.) Improved quantity and quality of sleep ✅ 3.) Buffer against the stress of Burnout
Most burnout isn’t caused by workload. It’s caused by systems that don’t allow recovery. I work with high-performing professionals to rebuild energy at the system level—where sleep, recovery, and real life actually function together. This isn’t about doing more “wellness.” It’s about removing what’s silently draining performance and replacing it with something that holds. My work combines: • 25+ years in clinical sleep science • Fortune 500 performance training • Practical, field-tested recovery systems Result: • More stable energy • Clearer thinking under pressure • Performance that doesn’t collapse after rest Author of Sleep Fitness: The Top Ten Sleep Facts that Matter → Start with the Reset (5-minute system): [your link]
• 👨🏫 Course Content: taught three 7-week courses twice a year: Microsoft Office Suite with Intermediate to Advanced Excel skill development, Financial Management & Accounting, and Investment Operations