Michael Pound
Author of How You Sleep, Matters | Founder, Integrative Sleep Institute and AlignaSleep®
Travels from Lehi UT, USA
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Speaks on:
Resilience
Sleep Science
Speaks to:
Health & Wellness
Formats:
Workshop
Michael's Bio
Dr. Michael Pound is a chiropractor with over 15 years of experience helping people who wake up exhausted, in pain, and frustrated despite doing everything they were told would help. He completed a year-long leadership program at Duke Integrative Medicine, training alongside medical doctors and other healthcare professionals in evidence-informed, whole-person care. After surviving a life-altering motorcycle accident that resulted in multiple spinal injuries, Dr. Pound was forced to confront a hard truth: many comfort-driven solutions don’t lead to healing—they teach the body to adapt. That realization reshaped his work and the way he understands recovery. Today, Dr. Pound speaks at the intersection of sleep, pain, performance, and clarity. Blending clinical insight, neuroscience, and personal storytelling, he challenges common assumptions about comfort and shows why how we sleep quietly shapes how we feel, think, and show up each day.
Michael Offers the Following Talks
How You Sleep Matters
Understand why comfort alone doesn’t lead to recovery and how modern sleep habits quietly reinforce pain, fatigue, and mental fog.
Recognize the difference between adaptation and healing so they stop normalizing “getting by” and start identifying root causes
mprove daily energy, focus, and emotional regulation by making small, practical changes to how they sleep and unwind at night.
Reduce stiffness, tension, and low-grade pain without adding more workouts, gadgets, or willpower.
Make clearer decisions under stress by restoring sleep as a foundation for resilience, leadership, and performance.
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30 - 60 minutes