Who is Dr. Catherine Darley?

Dr. Catherine is the founder of the Naturopathic Sleep Medicine field. Naturopathic Sleep Medicine brings together the understanding of circadian rhythms, sleep medicine and the healing power of nature to improve sleep and thereby improve whole health. She has spent her entire career helping people of all ages with sleep complaints.

What’s her story?

Dr. Catherine found her passion for sleep medicine in college, and channeled that into her student research projects – one on how smells trigger memories that can be incorporated into dreams, and the second on teen sleep and cognitive performance while on different school schedules. This led to a job at the Bradley / Brown Sleep and Chronobiology Research Lab. While there, Dr. Catherine had the epiphany that because sleep is a natural, fundamental physiologic function, it makes sense to use natural methods to promote it, rather than pharmaceuticals. She attended Bastyr University with the intention of becoming the first Naturopathic Sleep Expert. In 2003 she founded The Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine, treating patients from 1 to 101 years old. Her passion for Natural Sleep Medicine is still going strong, and she’s honored to use it in service of her patients.

What’s her focus now?

Over the years working with patients, Dr. Catherine realized that there are principles of sleep and circadian health that haven’t been shared widely with the public. Her mission now is to spread this information in a clear and accessible way, so people have the sleep skills they need to truly thrive and be their best self. Dr. Catherine focuses on providing this essential information in a variety of formats:

· bite-size info on social media, youtube, and substack (@skilledsleeper)

· courses here on Udemy which focus on specific components of a Sleep Healthy Lifestyle, with step-by-step action plans

· comprehensive online programs to rebuild your sleep, which can be found at Skilled Sleeper.

Everyone sleeps. And everyone deserves a good nights’ rest to power their day. Please connect with us, we’d love to have you in the Skilled Sleeper community!