Brain Fog: Lived Experience in Hypersomnia- Matthew Horsnell, Diana Kimmel, and Dr. Jennifer Mundt

At #BeyondSleepy 2024 in Houston, TX, Matthew Horsnell, Diana Kimmel, and Dr. Jennifer Mundt sit down to discuss brain fog with the conference attendees.
Matt Horsnell is a husband, father of three, and sleep advocate living with NT1 (narcolepsy with cataplexy) and obstructive sleep apnea. As an author-advocate, he has published research on lived experience and sleep disorders. Matt also works as a consultant for the pharmaceutical industry and behavioral sleep projects.
Matt was recognized as Project Sleep’s Inaugural Sleep Advocacy Champion (2023). Additionally, he facilitates weekly online groups for Wake Up Narcolepsy, and is the Co-Host of Hypersomnia Foundation’s UNIGHT. Matt has been a featured guest in webinars and podcasts including Project Sleep, SBSM, and AACSM.
Matt is a leading legislative advocate for Project Sleep and a graduate of their Rising Voices program. He presented on Sleep Health Equity to The White House (2023).
Dr. Jennifer Mundt is a sleep psychologist at the Northwestern Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine. She is the director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Research Lab and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Program. Her research focuses on hypersomnia disorders, REM parasomnias, and NREM parasomnias.
Diana has been supporting the work of and volunteering with the Hypersomnia Foundation since its inception in 2013-at conferences, during online events, and, since 2019, as a member of the Hypersomnia Foundation's PAAC (Patient Advocacy and Advisory Council). She has participated in and given presentations to people with idiopathic hypersomnia and their supporters at HF conferences and at conferences and events for medical and sleep medicine professionals.
After being diagnosed in 2011 with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), Diana focused on creating a supportive community for people living with IH and their loved ones. Her passion for community outreach led her to start holding monthly support group meetings in Atlanta, which have been meeting regularly since 2014. She also co-founded the Hypersomnia Alliance and co-facilitates IH support retreats, known as Snooze Cruises.
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