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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...

The last thing an insomniac wants to hear is all the extra health problems caused by lack of sleep. Let’s face it – if we could sleep, we would sleep...

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that can make it hard for someone to fall or stay asleep at night. The best way to treat chronic, or long term, insomnia is...

Living with insomnia, for me, means that I am constantly exhausted. I am often drowsy. Sometimes I am overtired. And as a bonus, I can also be all 3 simultaneously...

As far back as I can remember – before the days of flip phones, before Trapper Keepers and Aquanet, and before my days watching Mr. Rogers – I can recall...

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, affecting 10 to 15 percent of adults. Given that so many of us are struggling to fall and stay asleep, you would think...

Falling asleep is a very common problem for people with insomnia. In my experience as a therapist, there are 2 main overarching reasons as to why "sleep initiation" can be...

This article is part of an author series on finding and focusing on one thing to improving sleep hygiene. Check out Part 1: Getting Enough Sleep and Keeping a Schedule...

Dear Sleep, I’ve been thinking of you lately. About all that time we spent together – so comfortable with each other and just cocooned in a bubble of happiness. Meeting...

My husband has to get up pretty close to the time when my body is settling down to sleep. I have been trying to go to sleep earlier, but his...

Insomnia, a word used to describe how we struggle to fall asleep and or stay asleep. This usually far exceeds just a bad night or 2. For most of us, this...

The relationship between sleep and exercise has been investigated extensively over the years. Studies have shown that proper exercise can actually alleviate problems with falling asleep and help you sleep...

Now I lay me down to sleep, but first, I must know if penguins have knees and why cows have 4 stomachs. I need to know why Saturn has over...

As a sleep technologist, I’ve worked closely with many patients struggling to fall asleep in the lab. They were there because they either couldn’t fall asleep, stay asleep, or maintain...

Simple, small joys can make a big difference to how we feel when we are between the sheets. Although I have not suffered from insomnia for many years, I still...

Hormones. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them. For 27 years of my life, I experienced heavy, painful menstruation – on a more than monthly basis. At age 38...

I know that I’m not the only one who has additional trouble sleeping during the summertime. Why do I think that is? For me, the long days, filled often with...

I used to love bedtime – many, many moons ago. I loved everything about it. Snuggling into the sheets, bringing the quilt up to cover my entire head, and finding...

The irony of insomnia is that I can sleep almost anywhere. I easily fall asleep on the couch watching TV, on a train or plane, or on my hammock in...

I was about to birth a baby, but I'd already birthed sleeping trouble! Sleeping when pregnant isn't easy. Sleeping when pregnant with insomnia is, of course, even harder! I was...