How Sabrina Carpenter Prioritizes Sleep Even Though Her "Body Gravitates to Grandma" Time

Sabrina Carpenter has had a pretty great year so far – between releasing her hit album Short ‘N Sweet, crushing the charts with singles Espresso and Please Please Please, and hitting the road on the Eras Tour with Taylor Swift earlier this year — she has had a great deal of professional success.

While we all know and love Sabrina’s music, you might be wondering how Sabrina takes care of herself when she’s not working. Back in 2022 Sabrina sat down with Marie Claire magazine to share some of her wellness and self-care essentials, including how she prioritizes a good night’s sleep. (1)

In the interview, Sabrina walked through her whole day of self-care, spilling the deets on her favorite beauty products, her go-to workouts, and her nighttime routine. She also revealed how she creates her sleep sanctuary each night.

Read on if you’re curious about how Sabrina Carpenter sleeps, and how her sleep routine stacks up against doctor’s advice.

How Does Sabrina Carpenter Prioritize Sleep?

According to Sabrina, she loves a distraction free sleep space, saying that “I can’t remember the last time I watched a TV show. By the end of the day, I feel like I have used up everything I have, so I just love sleep and getting to sleep as quickly as I can.” (1)

However, Sabrina has admitted that her actual bedtime isn’t as consistent as she’d like it to be, and that her work makes it hard to find a consistent time to go to sleep each night, saying “My bedtime definitely changes. I’m in an unpredictable era right now. It can be 9 p.m.; it can be 2 in the morning. [My body] definitely gravitates to, like, grandma.” She also knows that this is probably the time of her life where her sleep schedule will be at its craziest, but she still tries to be disciplined about her sleep. (1)

What is Sabrina Carpenter’s Wake-Up Routine Like?

Sabrina also detailed her wake routine in her interview, saying “If I’m working on music, it’s a little bit of a more graceful wake-up call, so sometimes 9 or 10, but I usually wake up much earlier. My internal alarm clock kind of gets me up really early.” (1) She also notes that she tries to prioritize gratitude to begin her day with positivity.

How Does Sabrina Carpenter’s Sleep Routine Measure Up To Expert Advice?

Sleepopolis’s Dr. Shelby Harris has this to say about the importance of a good bedtime routine, “For people of any age, a bedtime routine sends signals to the brain that it’s time to start winding down and preparing for sleep.”

As for the components of a good bedtime routine, Dr. Harris suggests that you should “Try to start winding down 30-60 minutes before bed, ideally without screens. It’s best to set the stage for relaxation by creating a calming space in your bedroom where you can sit for 5-15 minutes and practice mindfulness or meditation to help your brain unwind from the day,” and that “Sticking to approximately the same bed/wake times everyday can make falling asleep at night and waking up in the morning easier.”

Sabrina’s routine seems to mostly stick to Dr. Harris’s suggestions and recommendations, especially with creating her distraction free sleep space, and focusing on getting to sleep when she’s ready for bed. However, she does not necessarily follow Dr. Harris’s recommendations for sticking to the same wake and sleep times, although Sabrina did note that she shoots for discipline when it comes to her sleep.