The Motherly Podcast

12 Nov 2026 11:00

How Alexandra Zatarain Gets 9 Hours of Sleep While Pregnant AND Running a Unicorn Tech Startup

Alexandra Zatarain built Eight Sleep into a tech unicorn on one belief: sleep is the most important pillar of health. Now, pregnant with her first child, she's seeing that truth from the inside. This week on The Motherly Podcast, the Eight Sleep co-founder sits down with co-founder of Motherly Liz Tenety to talk about the multimillion-dollar push to improve sleep during pregnancy and postpartum. She also gets tactical with her own routine (lights out by 10, light pajamas, no socks) and offers honest advice on ambition, rest, and planning for motherhood.

This episode is custom content by Eight Sleep. The Pod is a smart mattress cover that cools or heats each side of your bed independently all night. The new Pod 6 is now 50% smaller, 20% more powerful and available at its lowest starting price yet.

Use code MOTHERLY at eightsleep.com/motherly for up to $200 off the new Pod 6.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro

06:24 The Data Bias Wakeup Call

14:44 Pregnancy Postpartum Mode

19:08 Alexandra’s Personal Sleep Rules

26:05 Ambition Meets Recovery

39:50 Rapid Fire

Subscribe to The Motherly Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Like the show? Leave us a rating or review.

Stay connected:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/mother.ly/