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I used to think that insomnia was a simple, single-sided shape – 2D, If you will. My thinking was that if I managed to find a way to figure out...

Even though physical activity didn't make me fall asleep immediately, the mental health benefits helped me tremendously. So even if I didn't fall asleep right away, I was eventually able...

As a sleep therapist, I think it helps people recover from their insomnia to normalise imperfect sleep. I'm not talking about normalising insomnia, but the kind of sleep that one...

Hey! I'm Jes, and I currently reside in northern Ontario, Canada. I'm intuitive, a mother of 2, a wife, artistic, and an advocate. I've suffered from insomnia most of my...

This article was initially meant to be a review of the Sleep Cove Podcast, a well-liked, highly downloaded sleep-themed podcast that uses sleep hypnosis, meditations, and bedtime stories to help...

When you first experience a trauma during the hours that the rest of the world is asleep, insomnia reminds you of it every single night going forward. Insomnia makes it...

I know it sounds off, but my mobility issues affect my insomnia in several ways. Since I developed issues that drastically affected my mobility, I have had more trouble sleeping...

Last night I could not sleep. I tried for hours, lying there in the dark with my thoughts. My brain felt like a busy train station — different thoughts racing in and out...

I slept last night. When I say I slept, I mean I slept for around 10 hours. The alarm clock did not wake me. I was in a dead sleep...

Dear Sleep, All I want in life is you. For you to be "normal." For you to be waiting for me at the end of the day. Is that too...

If you've ever had less than an ideal night of sleep or not enough caffeine in the morning, you know about the 2 PM slump. When you live with insomnia...

The end of the year is here. It's Christmas and holiday time. A time for rest and connecting with family and friends. It is a time to reflect and look...

As someone who lives with anxiety alongside insomnia and other chronic illnesses, I have looked far and wide for the best "pocket version" of meditation support I can find. Personally...

Last night I struggled to get to sleep. At about 3 AM, after hours in bed, I finally fell asleep. I slept until morning, not waking once. This doesn't happen...

I sometimes wake up with a migraine. They always seem to sneak up to me in the night, and I wake to waves of pain, sweat, and nausea. All I...

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The fall and winter seasons are often stressful times. We are dealing with less sunshine each day, and that bothers anyone with seasonal affective disorder. The holiday season comes with...

Hi, my name is Amanda, and I would consider myself a lifelong insomniac. I’ve written before about how I’ve struggled with sleeping since childhood and how, over the last few...

No one is surprised when a child is afraid of going to sleep. There could be monsters in the closet or under the bed. All of those strange nighttime noises are...

I arrived last night at approximately 11:00 PM. Where? It's easily called the point of no return. I know it was 11:00 because that's the time I normally try to...