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The search box is a funny thing. I always get a little laugh out of the random assortment of things auto-filling Google's address bar as I begin to type. Teaching...

Is there such a thing as an ideal bedtime? Or is there an optimal quantity and quality of sleep that each person needs each night? There is no single answer...

In the first part of this article, I wrote about how insomnia affects other aspects of my life. Unfortunately, the ripple effects are visible to me every day. Insomnia causes...

Perhaps I should not describe people like this as friends. I suppose they are more acquaintances because I am not referring to people close to me. I am talking about...

I bang on a bit about accepting the fact I have severe insomnia and restless legs syndrome (RLS). But what does acceptance actually mean? I’ll tell you what it’s not...

Editor's note: This article was written by Lisa Bond and originally appeared on our sister site, SleepApnea.Sleep-Disorders.net. There is a belief that your marriage is in trouble if you sleep...

I previously wrote about how I recently went through a medical crisis. Well, anyone who has had a major medical event knows how widely it can affect your life, whether...

I feel like I’ve struggled to sleep my whole life. My history with a sleep disorder goes back to childhood and has looked different in various seasons of my life...

Sleep hygiene is such a strange term, isn't it? People who sleep well would think it means "cleaning up your sleep" and in a sense, that is true – little...

I always look forward to vacation, like most humans. I was very excited about traveling with my girlfriends for our annual beach weekend a few weeks ago. I was having fun packing...

Insomnia is a distressing and potentially debilitating condition. Those of you who experience chronic sleep issues know exactly what I mean. I have struggled with varying degrees of insomnia my...

When I think about my insomnia, the very first word that comes to my mind, the loudest word that resonates within me, is zapped. Zapped of energy, zapped of strength...

For whatever reason, my internal clock has reset and stabilized. I should be happy that I am able to sleep, but I am scared. I fear the day when it...

If money was no object and you did not have to look at a single price tag, what would you buy? No, not just to pay your debt and buy...

I have recently gone through a wide range of sleep patterns. This has left me completely out of sorts and led to many days of exhaustion and confusion. When you...

One very common experience that my clients share with me is the very frustrating experience of becoming sleepy, going to bed, and after finally beginning to drift to sleep...they are...

There is a real and frightening unpredictability to my nights. It goes far beyond the normal worry over whether or not I will sleep. When my head hits the pillow...

Today, my bedroom looks and feels mostly ideal to me. If I had more disposable finances or slept alone, there’d be a few modifications to make it “perfect” for my...

When I’ve seen this claim as a sleep health educator, my journalist’s skepticism frequently dismisses such notions about “curing” anything, especially something like insomnia. But I’m also a lucid dreamer...

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. But the word “insomnia” is thrown around so often that it has lost some of its meaning. I talked about the most common...