Better Sleep, Better Partners How Couples Can Navigate Insomnia, Snoring, and Sleepless Nights

Surfing the Quicksand · Oct 29, 2026 · 47m

We spend roughly one-third of our lives asleep, but how often do we think about sleep as something that is an integral part of our relationships?

Sharing a bed can bring comfort, closeness, and a sense of safety. It can also bring snoring, stolen covers, mismatched schedules, different temperature preferences, late-night screens, restless pets, and plenty of frustration. And in midlife, hormonal changes, caregiving responsibilities, stress, and an active mind can make restful sleep even harder to find.

In this episode of Surfing the Quicksand, Kathy talks with Dr. Wendy Troxel, a licensed…