DiscoverThe Pocket with Chris Griffin#113: Todd Anderson: Your Sleep Problem Isn’t Sleep
#113: Todd Anderson: Your Sleep Problem Isn’t Sleep

#113: Todd Anderson: Your Sleep Problem Isn’t Sleep

Update: 2025-11-24
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In this episode, we break down why most people don’t have a sleep problem at all…

They have a stress problem, a purpose problem, or a life-awareness problem.


Todd Anderson is one of the sharpest voices in the world of sleep, human psychology, and high performance.

He’s worked with elite athletes, Fortune 500 teams, and high performers who want to feel better, think clearer, and stop sabotaging themselves.




Key Discussion Points:



  • Why most sleep problems are actually stress and life-awareness problems

  • The fear of losing momentum and the psychological cost of high performance

  • Presence, flow state, and how elite performers access their best self

  • Childhood patterns, identity, and the hidden roots of adult stress

  • How to fix your relationship with sleep without becoming obsessive or rigid


Follow Todd:


https://www.instagram.com/toddanderson42_/




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https://www.instagram.com/morechrisgriffin/




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https://dreamrecovery.io/




Chapters:


00:00 Why sleep really matters


03:02 The culture shift around sleep


06:18 Morning routines vs efficiency


09:41 Stress disguised as sleep problems


12:28 How life stress stacks silently


15:17 Fear of losing momentum


18:49 Childhood wiring and identity


21:47 Todd’s upbringing and purpose


24:43 Overcoming insecurity


27:36 Why most people never start


31:05 Highs, lows, and perspective


36:42 When optimization becomes harmful


41:20 Presence and flow state


47:50 Why people feel worse than they think


53:40 How Dream Recovery began


58:55 Presence as the real superpower


01:09:26 New recovery tech


01:11:10 Final reflections

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#113: Todd Anderson: Your Sleep Problem Isn’t Sleep

#113: Todd Anderson: Your Sleep Problem Isn’t Sleep

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