Lisa L Lewis
@lllewis.bsky.social
Professional inquiries: lisa@lisallewis.com
🎤 Public speaker
📘 Author, The Sleep-Deprived Teen
😴Parenting journalist obsessed with sleep
🎤 Public speaker
📘 Author, The Sleep-Deprived Teen
😴Parenting journalist obsessed with sleep
On the heels of Drowsy Driving Awareness Week comes this article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle about a driver falling asleep while driving the train. Even a microsleep (involuntary, can be less than a second) can have severe consequences while your car (or train) is still moving forward!
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
On the heels of Drowsy Driving Awareness Week comes this article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle about a driver falling asleep while driving the train. Even a microsleep (involuntary, can be less than a second) can have severe consequences while your car (or train) is still moving forward!
Part of a museum display at SFO … feeling old 😂
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Part of a museum display at SFO … feeling old 😂
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Decades of research have found that acetaminophen is safe for children when administered as recommended. Misleading claims link the medicine to autism. These false claims send a dangerous message to parents and does a disservice to autistic individuals. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
September 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Decades of research have found that acetaminophen is safe for children when administered as recommended. Misleading claims link the medicine to autism. These false claims send a dangerous message to parents and does a disservice to autistic individuals. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Love the lede in @gailcornwall.com's latest . . . plus her thoughtful look at what kids gain when they no longer can access their phones during school hours.
I get the appeal of phones in schools, but as a former teacher & as a writer steeped in the academic literature on psychology, child development, & pedagogy, I know that kids having them comes at a cost to both wellness & growth. My latest for
@theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
@theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
What Many Parents Miss About the Phones-in-Schools Debate
Some focus on reaching their children in an emergency—and overlook the devices’ everyday threats.
www.theatlantic.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Love the lede in @gailcornwall.com's latest . . . plus her thoughtful look at what kids gain when they no longer can access their phones during school hours.
Welp, the California state legislature passed the bill today to authorize putting redistricting on the November
ballot, and the first anti-redistricting mailer showed up in our mailbox
this afternoon
ballot, and the first anti-redistricting mailer showed up in our mailbox
this afternoon
August 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Welp, the California state legislature passed the bill today to authorize putting redistricting on the November
ballot, and the first anti-redistricting mailer showed up in our mailbox
this afternoon
ballot, and the first anti-redistricting mailer showed up in our mailbox
this afternoon
Saw that today is World Brain Day and looked up coverage, and one of the top results said “Brain-eating amoeba found in South Carolina,” which feels very on brand for 2025
July 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Saw that today is World Brain Day and looked up coverage, and one of the top results said “Brain-eating amoeba found in South Carolina,” which feels very on brand for 2025
More than half of the teens in the study went online when they woke in the middle of the night! We’ve known for some time that the best practices for sleep include getting devices out of the bedroom, and these latest results really underscore why.
July 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
More than half of the teens in the study went online when they woke in the middle of the night! We’ve known for some time that the best practices for sleep include getting devices out of the bedroom, and these latest results really underscore why.
My mid-summer news recap on four new sleep studies is now out. Subscribe for free to read more about new studies on screen use, weekend sleep, parent involvement and long-term health. letstalksleep.substack.com/subscribe
July 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My mid-summer news recap on four new sleep studies is now out. Subscribe for free to read more about new studies on screen use, weekend sleep, parent involvement and long-term health. letstalksleep.substack.com/subscribe
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Did you know that for $5/month, you can get PBS Passport, a service that unlocks the vastness of the @pbs.org libraries?
Feed your mind while you help PBS stay on the air.
Feed your mind while you help PBS stay on the air.
Getting started with PBS Passport
PBS Passport is a member benefit from participating PBS stations that gives eligible donors and supporters extended access to an on-demand library of quality public television programming online. If ...
help.pbs.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Did you know that for $5/month, you can get PBS Passport, a service that unlocks the vastness of the @pbs.org libraries?
Feed your mind while you help PBS stay on the air.
Feed your mind while you help PBS stay on the air.
A small good thing in the midst of everything: this flyer, deposited in our mailbox yesterday. Two immediate thoughts:
1. These kids aren’t on their screens!
2. AI may be taking over a lot of functions, but it still can't make cookies and lemonade.
(And P.S. yes, we’ll be stopping by!)
1. These kids aren’t on their screens!
2. AI may be taking over a lot of functions, but it still can't make cookies and lemonade.
(And P.S. yes, we’ll be stopping by!)
July 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A small good thing in the midst of everything: this flyer, deposited in our mailbox yesterday. Two immediate thoughts:
1. These kids aren’t on their screens!
2. AI may be taking over a lot of functions, but it still can't make cookies and lemonade.
(And P.S. yes, we’ll be stopping by!)
1. These kids aren’t on their screens!
2. AI may be taking over a lot of functions, but it still can't make cookies and lemonade.
(And P.S. yes, we’ll be stopping by!)
This will “effectively gut the department, which manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools.” 😢 It’s not like students are our future or anything … www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Clears Way for Dismantling of Education Department
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This will “effectively gut the department, which manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools.” 😢 It’s not like students are our future or anything … www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
We are DELIBERATELY regressing.
“Researchers often think of measles as the proverbial canary in a coal mine. It is often the first sign that other vaccine-preventable diseases, like pertussis and Hib meningitis, might soon become more common.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...
“Researchers often think of measles as the proverbial canary in a coal mine. It is often the first sign that other vaccine-preventable diseases, like pertussis and Hib meningitis, might soon become more common.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...
Measles Cases Hit Record High, 25 Years After U.S. Eliminated the Disease
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We are DELIBERATELY regressing.
“Researchers often think of measles as the proverbial canary in a coal mine. It is often the first sign that other vaccine-preventable diseases, like pertussis and Hib meningitis, might soon become more common.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...
“Researchers often think of measles as the proverbial canary in a coal mine. It is often the first sign that other vaccine-preventable diseases, like pertussis and Hib meningitis, might soon become more common.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...
pretty terrifying.
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
pretty terrifying.
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Interesting detail for US readers:
It seems Iranians have a legislative branch that plays a part in war/peace decisions. Imagine that!
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Quaint background: 2002, Congress debated/voted on Iraq war. Bad outcome, but they had a voice.
2012: Cong insisted on right to review 'Iran deal,' JCPOA.
It seems Iranians have a legislative branch that plays a part in war/peace decisions. Imagine that!
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Quaint background: 2002, Congress debated/voted on Iraq war. Bad outcome, but they had a voice.
2012: Cong insisted on right to review 'Iran deal,' JCPOA.
BREAKING: Iran’s Parliament approves the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Decision needs ratified by Iran’s Security Council.
It would trap 20% of the world’s oil supply and send a catastrophic shock through the global economy.
Decision needs ratified by Iran’s Security Council.
It would trap 20% of the world’s oil supply and send a catastrophic shock through the global economy.
June 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Interesting detail for US readers:
It seems Iranians have a legislative branch that plays a part in war/peace decisions. Imagine that!
__
Quaint background: 2002, Congress debated/voted on Iraq war. Bad outcome, but they had a voice.
2012: Cong insisted on right to review 'Iran deal,' JCPOA.
It seems Iranians have a legislative branch that plays a part in war/peace decisions. Imagine that!
__
Quaint background: 2002, Congress debated/voted on Iraq war. Bad outcome, but they had a voice.
2012: Cong insisted on right to review 'Iran deal,' JCPOA.
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Are there any crafters in the audience...? Anyone...? Asking for a friend. 🦝
#Feral
#CivilDisobedience
#PeacefulRainbowGlitterOfLoveAndJoy
#Feral
#CivilDisobedience
#PeacefulRainbowGlitterOfLoveAndJoy
June 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Are there any crafters in the audience...? Anyone...? Asking for a friend. 🦝
#Feral
#CivilDisobedience
#PeacefulRainbowGlitterOfLoveAndJoy
#Feral
#CivilDisobedience
#PeacefulRainbowGlitterOfLoveAndJoy
Starting off well-rested (i.e., with more sleep “in the bank”) isn’t a perfect solution: Sleep isn’t a commodity to be neatly deposited & then retrieved when needed. However, sleep banking can help cushion the pending shortfall vs. when you start off already exhausted!
May 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Starting off well-rested (i.e., with more sleep “in the bank”) isn’t a perfect solution: Sleep isn’t a commodity to be neatly deposited & then retrieved when needed. However, sleep banking can help cushion the pending shortfall vs. when you start off already exhausted!
There’s a bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental-health: You can’t look at mental-health issues without looking at sleep, and the reverse is also true.
Read more in this month’s free newsletter, out today, and also find out more about my upcoming events. (Link to read: bit.ly/4329xMD)
Read more in this month’s free newsletter, out today, and also find out more about my upcoming events. (Link to read: bit.ly/4329xMD)
May 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
There’s a bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental-health: You can’t look at mental-health issues without looking at sleep, and the reverse is also true.
Read more in this month’s free newsletter, out today, and also find out more about my upcoming events. (Link to read: bit.ly/4329xMD)
Read more in this month’s free newsletter, out today, and also find out more about my upcoming events. (Link to read: bit.ly/4329xMD)
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“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic
When I visit schools to talk about sleep/wellness, I love hearing directly from students. Recently, I asked the kids to write down what they wanted their parents to know. One response: “I need time to relax! I have so much to do in the day and it’s so stressful.” Reminder: They need downtime too.
April 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
When I visit schools to talk about sleep/wellness, I love hearing directly from students. Recently, I asked the kids to write down what they wanted their parents to know. One response: “I need time to relax! I have so much to do in the day and it’s so stressful.” Reminder: They need downtime too.
Anyone else having trouble sleeping lately?!
April 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Anyone else having trouble sleeping lately?!
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
The teen brain undergoes a MASSIVE, multiyear remodel. This takes place at different times: the prefrontal cortex, which regulates emotions, lags behind the amygdala (AKA the brain’s emotion center). Teens feel things more intensely as a result. (And this is heightened when they’re sleep-deprived!)
April 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The teen brain undergoes a MASSIVE, multiyear remodel. This takes place at different times: the prefrontal cortex, which regulates emotions, lags behind the amygdala (AKA the brain’s emotion center). Teens feel things more intensely as a result. (And this is heightened when they’re sleep-deprived!)
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Sign of the day…
April 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Sign of the day…