Stress and Sleep-What’s the Link?
Contentment Magazine: Winter 2022
Volume 11, Number 4
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Editor’s Message
By Cynthia Ackrill, MD, PCC, FAIS
Pathways of the Stress Mechanism
By Lewis Coleman, MD, FAIS
Sleep, Anesthesia, and the Fight or Flight Mechanism,
By Lewis Coleman, MD, FAIS
Sleep: Can’t Live Without It
By Jeff Jernigan, PhD, FAIS
The Symbiotic Relationship of Stress and Sleep
By Evian Gordon MD, PhD, FAIS, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Total Brain
and Jennifer Franklin, Founder of Totally Immune.com
Wake Up to the Problem
By Rita Hitching BSc, MSc, PhD Candidate
Christopher Gordon BN, PhD
Lisa Lampe MBBS, PhD, FRANZC
Alpha-Stim®: A Safe, Simple, Effective Option for Sleep
By Josh Briley, PhD, BCMAS, FAIS
Editor In Chief
Daniel L. Kirsch, PhD, DAAPM, FAIS
AIS President
Editor
Cynthia Ackrill, MD, PCC, FAIS
Contributing Editors Board
Richard Citrin, PhD, MBA
Alex Bekker, MD, ABHIM, FAIS
Teena Evert, MA
Rozina Lakhani, MD, MPH
Ron Rubenzer, EdD, MA, MPH, MSE, FAIS
James C. Petersen, PhD, FAIS
Jacinta M. Jiménez, PsyD, BCC, FAIS
Managing Editor
Kathy Schoop
Creative Director
Michael McMahon
Daily Life and Workplace Stress Board
The role of this board is to develop initiatives and communications to serve the stress management needs of all people.
Chair: Cynthia Ackrill, MD, PCC, FAIS, Applied Neuropsychology Practitioner, Editor of Contentment Magazine, Certified Stress Mastery Educator, Faculty, College of Executive Coaching and Healthcare Coaching Institute
Heidi Hanna, PhD, FAIS, Brain Fitness Researcher, Instructor, Harvard Extension
Andrew Pleener, MD, FAIS, Psychiatrist, Founder of the #SameHere STARR & Psych Alliances
Sharon Montes, MD, FAIS, Founder, Living Well Whole Health, Former Medical Director for the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine
Josh Briley, PhD, FAIS, Science and Education Director, EPI, Inc., Former Clinical Psychologist, VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Brownwood, Texas
William C. Heckman, MS, NBCT, DAIS, Board Certified Educator, Executive Director, The American Institute of Stress
Contentment Magazine
The mission of the nonprofit American Institute of Stress is to improve the health of our community and the world by setting the standard of excellence of stress management in education, research, clinical care and the workplace. Diverse and inclusive, AIS educates healthcare practitioners, scientists, and the public. AIS is the only Institute in America solely dedicated to providing information, training and techniques to prevent and reverse human disorders related to stress, and to improve the quality of life and increase longevity through building resilience to stress. Credentialed AIS members provide leadership to the world on stress related topics.
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Contentment Magazine
The dictionary defines “content” as being in a state of peaceful happiness. The AIS magazine is called Contentment because we want all of our guests and members to find contentment in their lives by learning about stress management and finding what works best for each them. Stress is unavoidable, and comes in many shapes and sizes that makes being in a state of peaceful happiness seem like a very lofty goal. But happiness is easy to find once you are able to find ways to manage your stress and keep a healthy perspective when going though difficult times in life. You will always have stress, but stress does not always have you!
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