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
Can Lucid Dreaming Fix Sleepless Nights?When I’ve seen this claim as a sleep health educator, my journalist’s skepticism frequently dismisses such notions about “curing” anything, especially something...reactions3comments
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
Demented: The Link Between Insomnia and DementiaThe last thing an insomniac wants to hear is all the extra health problems caused by lack of sleep. Let’s face it...reactionscomments
Tips for Taking Sleeping Pills SafelyInsomnia is a sleep disorder that can make it hard for someone to fall or stay asleep at night. The best way...reactionscomments
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
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
Can't Fall Asleep Easily? Here Are 2 Reasons Why That Might Be!Falling asleep is a very common problem for people with insomnia. In my experience as a therapist, there are 2 main overarching...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
Insomnia: Loneliness and VulnerabilityAs someone who has struggled with insomnia for most of my life, there's been one constant in my sleep challenges – the...reactions3comments
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
Insomnia: Silly Things That Keep Me Awake at NightNow I lay me down to sleep, but first, I must know if penguins have knees and why cows have 4 stomachs...reactionscomments
Is it Possible to Breathe Insomnia Away?As a sleep technologist, I’ve worked closely with many patients struggling to fall asleep in the lab. They were there because they...reactions3comments
Small Joys Between the SheetsSimple, small joys can make a big difference to how we feel when we are between the sheets. Although I have not...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
