Living

As someone who has lived with a sleep disorder for most of my life, it took me until the middle of adulthood to realize that chronic sleep deprivation is one...

I have been experiencing insomnia since I was a young girl back in the 80s as if being a teenager was not hard enough. Things were never easy for me from when...

In the last many years, my insomnia has been a major influencer on my health - physically and mentally. Functioning off such little sleep has had me struggling in a...

For many, falling asleep is extremely difficult. I have heard many community members, myself included, say that they just cannot turn their mind off, they cannot unwind, they cannot release...

I admit I have my biases against self-proclaimed health and wellness experts who want to sell me "the new cure" or tell me "the secret your doctor does not want...

If you have experienced any type of trauma in your life, you know it affects every single part of your life. From how your brain operates and the chemicals it...

Insomnia is the trouble of falling asleep and staying asleep. Something that plagues more people than I think we realize. It could be caused by a myriad of things, conditions, and the...

As someone who has lived with Insomnia for most of my life, I’ve learned firsthand that there are some days where a nap is not only desired, but required. I...

All of the sleep advice on the interwebs tends to include a suggestion for getting light in the morning to 'jumpstart the day' and 'anchor your circadian rhythm'. I think...

After a long day and an even longer week of very little sleep, my insomnia wreaked absolute havoc on my mind and body. It is Friday night, there is no...

Everyone gets sick - and being sick can and often does interfere with sleep regularly - even for the average person who does not live with a sleep disorder. Now...

What happens when you follow your regular sleep routine, climb into bed... and proceed to never fall asleep? Any normal person might ask “how is that even possible.'' These comments...

At least once a week, I battle through the school day after a sleepless night. I manage to make it through the workday after tossing and turning, trying not to...

As someone who has lived with insomnia for quite some time, I'm intimately familiar with the frustration that is needing a nap. Now, this isn't an elective decision to rest...

Over the years, I have learned so much about my insomnia, my triggers, and when it gets worse and when it eases up. I do not think I ever really...

Oftentimes, when I go to bed my body signals to my brain that I am exhausted and ready to sleep. In response, upon climbing under the covers, my brain decides...

I have been experiencing insomnia since I was a young girl. As a teenager it was a lot more prevalent, and over the years it has varied in severity. There...

Does your brain race you into total panic or wide-eyed-wakefulness in the middle of the night? Does your hamster wheel spin so loudly it could wake the neighbors? Mine did...

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night starving? Does going to the kitchen, finding and consuming a snack prevent you from falling back asleep? I have...

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...