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Everywhere you look, you can find doctors, therapists, coaches, parents, teachers, and even the National Sleep Foundation talking about how you should not look at screens at night. Recommendations vary:...

As a sleep therapist, I sometimes come across people who seek my help with insomnia - but after a closer look - they do not have insomnia. They could have...

As I have written before, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) is the gold-standard treatment for insomnia disorder. I recommend it to anyone who is struggling with insomnia, including friends...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental health condition that is associated with sleep challenges like delayed phase syndrome, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, and periodic limb movement disorder. It is also...

If you think COVID-19 changed your sleep, you are not imagining it. Many people who report long COVID symptoms are noticing that their sleep has been affected. A group of...

It is common to have the occasional bad night of sleep. But insomnia is far more challenging than that. Insomnia means that you have problems sleeping at least 3 times...

Menopause is a universal rite of passage for women. While some glide through with nary a care in the world, a lot of women experience symptoms ranging from mild to...

I see you. It has been a long night, hasn't it? More than just one long night, a row of many long nights, sometimes spanning days or months. Who even...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that people can experience after a traumatic event such as an assault, a natural disaster, or a car accident. It can...

I know this might be an unpopular opinion, but sometimes I like the silence in the middle of the night. Don't get me wrong - I would much rather be...

I remember sitting in my doctor's office discussing alternative options to managing my pain and helping my PTSD. The topic of ketamine infusions had come up before but between the...

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...