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It can be tempting to look for "magic foods" to help with sleep and improve insomnia, but this article is slightly different. When people are dieting or otherwise restricting calories...

I am at an age when I am no stranger to night sweats. Perimenopause has caused me to have these wretched things for several years now. I am used to...

If my insomnia had a favorite season, it would be the spring.  I live in the midwest, which means that everything outside in the world around us is just starting...

It is possible that insomnia can have multiple triggers and causes at the same time. It is not always just 1 thing or 1 thing at a time. It seems...

A healthy relationship with sleep is important to our health and overall well-being. But what happens when that relationship is fractured? This week, we will be raising awareness about sleep...

March 13 through 19 is both the week following the time change (boo!) and National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Awareness Week® (yay!). As you likely know, many people don’t know much...

My partner and I couldn't have more different sleep patterns. He falls asleep fast, is able to fall back asleep right away, and despite being called at any time of...

Fitbits and smartwatches have really taken off in the last few years. You can't turn a corner without seeing someone wearing one. They are so popular that even toy versions...

Fibromyalgia is a neurological disorder that causes widespread muscle and joint pain, cognitive and memory issues, fatigue, and sleep problems. Among these sleep problems are restless legs syndrome and insomnia.Insomnia...

Apparently, there are plenty of people who have discovered the cure for insomnia. None of these people have insomnia, but they know how to cure it. It is so simple...

According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults should aim for 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. On a good night, I will get about 6. According to my...

Many people who struggle to fall or stay asleep insist they have insomniaco. But while insomnia is, by itself, a sleep disorder, it’s also a symptom of other kinds of...

I am tired. Scratch that. I am exhausted. It does not matter how many hours I lie in bed; I feel the same. No matter how much time I sleep...

Here are a series of statements about me, in no particular order. You decide which one is untrue. My name is Amanda. I'm an Enneagram 2. I have a small...

I feel that many of the things that impact our sleep are pretty unconscious. For example, until we have sleeping difficulties, we have a relationship with our bed that is...

Insomnia can strike for innumerable and multiple reasons. We all have our stories. But trauma is quite often part of our stories and I wonder how well we acknowledge the...

One of the biggest challenges of living with insomnia for me, personally, is the constant state of exhaustion I feel like I live in. And I feel like in the...

Tracy Hannigan’s recent blog post on “sleep blips” resonated with me. Once you’ve struggled with insomnia, you’re always on high alert for the next bout of poor sleep. Having a...

Of course, if you're reading this, you know what insomnia is. Everyone does. It means that you have difficulty with sleep. But I think it's more than that. I never...

I have been suffering from axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) and other conditions that cause inflammation in the body. I have spent the past decade in and out of hospital ERs, adjusting...