Clair Gardiner

I never knew that microsleep was a thing. I should known though, as it is something I have been experiencing for the last few years. There just was not a...

Of all the things my child will and has inherited from me, I do so wish for her that insomnia is not one of them. She has that same fiery...

Insomnia has been around for me for many years. It has kept me from sleep and cost me many dear things in my life. This morning as I sat and...

Insomnia is one of the words that carries such weight in my world. There are in fact a few single words that bear a lot of weight in my life...

A couple of years ago on a Sunday morning, I awoke in my bed stretching across my pillows I was met with crumbs on my pillow. What was worse was...

Being diagnosed with insomnia can be both validating and overwhelming. I believe that knowing is better than not knowing – that way you can try your best to take steps...

Managing insomnia as an adult is hard enough, and trying to help children manage this is equally challenging. There is still so much of them that is growing and developing we...

Insomnia affects me in so many ways on a daily basis. It can be really tough to manage and can create obstacles in life where there really should not be...

I have known insomnia for most of my life. We were first introduced when I was about 9 or 10 I remember laying in bed trying to fall asleep. I...

It's 6am - beep... beep... beep... The sound of my alarm rises me from a very deep sleep. One would think that this is where I jump out of bed...

Do you live in a busy city, have loud neighbors, or generally struggle with regular the noise in your environment? This can affect your insomnia in so many ways, it...

Insomnia is ridiculous, it has no manners and no respect for things like working hours and schedules that need to be kept to. Over the years there has been no reprieve...

I would like to share with you the things that genuinely made a big difference and helped me get through the long days and even longer nights. Insomnia is relentless and...

Parenting on any day is a massive challenge. There are daily battles and nightly ones. There are ones that you prepare for, the challenges you expect, and ones that you...

Being a child is a challenging task, they need to find out who they are and what their place in this world is. Imagine going through this, while you are...

With life-long insomnia, which comes and goes in spells, one never really stops looking for ideas, tips, tricks, products, and anything really that possibly could bring relief and just some...

A match that was certainly not made in heaven - I, in fact, have no idea where it was made; I cannot imagine it being any place good. ADHD can...

There are very few things in my life that have been simple. This is something that I have made peace with. There are always many small things making up bigger...

Insomnia does not discriminate, it affects all kinds of people, with a variety of lifestyles, living situations, ages, and so on. It simply arrives like an unscheduled train ride, one...

I have always said that lack of sleep is 1 of the most underrated things in the world and people do not understand how widely and severely it can affect...