Insomnia: Unpredictable Sleep PatternsI have recently gone through a wide range of sleep patterns. This has left me completely out of sorts and led to...reactionscomments
The (Virtual) Doctor Is In! Sharing Telehealth ExperiencesAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is being used by more and more people. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual...reactionscomments
Sleeping With the Enemy: Insomnia and a Chronic IllnessThere is a real and frightening unpredictability to my nights. It goes far beyond the normal worry over whether or not I...reactionscomments
What Is My Ideal Sleeping Environment?Today, my bedroom looks and feels mostly ideal to me. If I had more disposable finances or slept alone, there’d be a...reactionscomments
Insomnia: The Most Common(ly Misunderstood) Sleep Disorder (Part 1)Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, affecting 10 to 15 percent of adults. Given that so many of us are struggling...reactionscomments
Insomnia: The Most Common(ly Misunderstood) Sleep Disorder (Part 2)Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. But the word “insomnia” is thrown around so often that it has lost some of...reactions3comments
You Know You Have Insomnia When...Living with insomnia, for me, means that I am constantly exhausted. I am often drowsy. Sometimes I am overtired. And as a...reactions4comments
Working Down to a Good Night's SleepAs far back as I can remember – before the days of flip phones, before Trapper Keepers and Aquanet, and before my...reactionscomments
Finding Your One Thing: Fine-Tuning Your SleepThis article is part of an author series on finding and focusing on one thing to improving sleep hygiene. Check out Part...reactionscomments
A Letter to My Old Friend, SleepDear Sleep, I’ve been thinking of you lately. About all that time we spent together – so comfortable with each other and...reactionscomments
Insomnia: Multiple Alarm Clocks Annoy MeMy husband has to get up pretty close to the time when my body is settling down to sleep. I have been...reactions1comment
My New (Extremely Late) NormalA consistent phrase mostly meant to be motivational, I've heard since March, is "finding your new normal." I kept waiting for the...reactionscomments
Playlist for InsomniaInsomnia, a word used to describe how we struggle to fall asleep and or stay asleep. This usually far exceeds just a bad...reactionscomments
Workout Timing and InsomniaThe relationship between sleep and exercise has been investigated extensively over the years. Studies have shown that proper exercise can actually alleviate...reactionscomments
Fluctuating Hormones – Fluctuating SleepHormones. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them. For 27 years of my life, I experienced heavy, painful menstruation – on...reactionscomments
Endless Summer DaysI know that I’m not the only one who has additional trouble sleeping during the summertime. Why do I think that is?...reactionscomments
Fighting My Insomnia by Doing a 180 – LiterallyI used to love bedtime – many, many moons ago. I loved everything about it. Snuggling into the sheets, bringing the quilt...reactionscomments
Insomnia in Pregnancy – My ExperienceI was about to birth a baby, but I'd already birthed sleeping trouble! Sleeping when pregnant isn't easy. Sleeping when pregnant with...reactionscomments
4 Myths About Living With InsomniaInsomnia is something most people have dealt with at one point or another. In fact, the American Sleep Association says that 50...reactionscomments
When You Can't Sleep Because You're Chronically Ill – Part 3This is a 3-part author series. You can read Part 1 which explains how I got into this conundrum in the first...reactionscomments
