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...Apparently, there are plenty of people who have discovered the cure for insomnia. None of these people have insomnia, but they know how to cure it. It is so simple...

...According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults should aim for 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. On a good night, I will get about 6. According to my...

...Many people who struggle to fall or stay asleep insist they have insomniaco. But while insomnia is, by itself, a sleep disorder, it’s also a symptom of other kinds of...

...Surveys show a majority of people in the United States are in favor of legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. As of early 2022, cannabis for medical use, or...

...I am tired. Scratch that. I am exhausted. It does not matter how many hours I lie in bed; I feel the same. No matter how much time I sleep...

...Here are a series of statements about me, in no particular order. You decide which one is untrue. My name is Amanda. I'm an Enneagram 2. I have a small...

...I feel that many of the things that impact our sleep are pretty unconscious. For example, until we have sleeping difficulties, we have a relationship with our bed that is...

...Insomnia can strike for innumerable and multiple reasons. We all have our stories. But trauma is quite often part of our stories and I wonder how well we acknowledge the...

...One of the biggest challenges of living with insomnia for me, personally, is the constant state of exhaustion I feel like I live in. And I feel like in the...

...High blood pressure (clinically known as hypertension) affects about 75 million Americans. It has many causes, though many don't realize poor sleep — especially insomnia — is a common cause...

...Tracy Hannigan’s recent blog post on “sleep blips” resonated with me. Once you’ve struggled with insomnia, you’re always on high alert for the next bout of poor sleep. Having a...

...Of course, if you're reading this, you know what insomnia is. Everyone does. It means that you have difficulty with sleep. But I think it's more than that. I never...

...I have been suffering from axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) and other conditions that cause inflammation in the body. I have spent the past decade in and out of hospital ERs, adjusting...

...My Spotify playlists all fall into 1 of 2 overarching categories – those that energize me, the ones that make me dance and grin in my seat, and then there...

...As a kid, I loved bedtime. I know that sounds odd, but there was just something about the feeling of being all tucked into bed safe and sound. That feeling...

...To nap or not to nap. That is the question. And a hotly debated one it is too. Naps are often portrayed as the enemy of good sleep hygiene. But...

...Insomnia is an exhausting thing on its best day. Honestly, the toll it takes on a person's life is just too much for me some days. For me, one of...