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I don’t always exercise as often as perhaps I should. My gym membership is current but my attendance is sporadic. My mind, however, is highly active. It never skips a...

I was getting plenty of sleep by my standards. I was used to functioning on several hours less sleep. Still, I felt tired all the time. I found myself struggling...

Moving – even when it is a good move – is one of the most stressful things to do and go through. I am certainly a creature of habit and...

Perhaps I was too grumpy at the time to try this concept, but looking back at my former life with insomnia, I wish I'd been more grateful sooner than I...

Melatonin is a curious thing. Over the last few years, I have tried it occasionally when I had trouble sleeping with mixed results. Every time I took it, I did...

Recently, I have been fielding questions from providers and patients alike about the treatment of insomnia with binaural beats. “Binaural beats” or “BBs” was a new term to me, so...

Insomnia sucks. I wish you knew just how much. Not that I would wish it upon you – I most assuredly would not – but there is a silent apartness...

In a previous article related to insomnia, I briefly wrote that my post-orthostatic syndrome (POTS) affects my sleep, and lack thereof. My diagnosis of dysautonomia and POTS symptoms became very...

Since I have insomnia, it’s rare that I sleep deep enough or long enough to have memorable dreams. Now that my sleep schedule has changed and I am getting more...

Insomnia provides the most incredible gifts. I mean, when I sit back and think (and I have a lot of time to do that – insomnia, you know) I realize...

When a person experiences insomnia, particularly over a long time, it can often lead to some research in the wee hours of the morning. For me, it sets me on...

If you are anything like me, sleep is vital to your existence. And, it is also nonnegotiable for my pain management. While I can sit here and say this now...

Many (most?) people associate the dimming of the lights at night with the sweet seduction of blissful sleep. Darkness equals rest. But I have lived with both chronic insomnia and...

Over the last several months, I have noticed my partner experiencing more insomnia and signs of light sleeping. They are finding it harder to fall asleep than normal. Typically, he’s...

I am a teacher and, because of that, it’s second nature for me to share great ideas and hacks when they come along. Whether I come across an idea or...

I recently had a drastic change in my sleep schedule and I was so thankful for it. Now I am afraid I am going to revert to my old patterns...

I have always wanted to be a mom. It was 1 of those things that were just in my veins and in my heart. My daughter is almost 9 years...

I think like most insomnia sufferers, when you ask me how I get my best night's sleep, I automatically have a handful of adjustments and settings. At any given moment...

I almost broke down in the doctor’s office this afternoon. Holding it together took every last bit of energy I could muster. Sleep and I have been strangers for a...

I've struggled with sleep for as long as I can remember and with the normalization of insomnia. For hours, I'd toss and turn in bed after the rest of my...