Sleep Wave is a podcast from the creators of Sleepiest, a leading Sleep and Meditation App with over 4 million downloads. Hosted by Karissa Vacker, award-winning voice actor and meditation guide, the podcast has been designed to help listeners fall asleep quickly and peacefully each night through original meditations and sleep hypnosis.
Released every Mondays, Karissa lets listeners into her life and experiences and gives insight into what sleep means to her. The goal of the podcast is to help people all over the world sleep better whilst learning tips and tricks to drifting off, along the way.
After getting loads of kind requests asking for ways to support our podcast, we have launched Sleepiest+, our Premium Subscription for Sleep Wave. Those who choose to become Sleep Wave Premium Subscribers will get access to exclusive bonus episodes every month, and, stay completely ad-free. Listeners need not worry if they are not able to become a subscriber right away though, as all our regular episodes will still be available for free, every Monday.
About The Host
Karissa Vacker
Karissa Vacker graduated with her BFA from Southern Methodist University in her home state of Texas and went off to perform lead roles in regional theatres across the country. After settling in Chicago for a time and realizing winter is a thing, she made her way to Los Angeles. Television credits include How I Met Your Mother, Castle, Chuck, and Days of our Lives. She is also an award-winning audiobook narrator and voice actress.
After many years in LA, Karissa just moved back to her hometown in Texas with her husband Billy Gill, a longtime yoga and meditation teacher. They've been creating meditations together for many years. With that description, you’d probably think it’s a very peaceful household! But Karissa is also a new mom, so she really knows the value of good sleep when she can get it. She is drawn to the ideas and meditations that herself and the listeners will explore together because she needs them in her own life to help her feel balanced, calmer and of course, sleep better. So in each of her episodes, where she'll focus on meditations, she'll be talking about how the piece relates to real life and hopefully, all finding greater peace and better, sweeter sleep.