I've had a few clients show up lately all with the same issue. They are unable to relax enough to get a full night of sleep. One in particular can feel her nervous system activating as she gets ready for bed. What is going on? Well, it's not our natural state for us...
Because sleep powers the mind and restores the body. It’s what we need to function at our best each day. According to the National Sleep Foundation, young adults need 7 to 9 hours of sleep and older adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Are you getting...
If you’ve ever struggled with sleep, I am sure you’ve heard some advice from well meaning friends and family members go something like this. Just go to bed earlier.Don’t have coffee after lunch.Unwind before bed by having a hot bath or drinking chamomile tea.Put your...
If I ask you the question “What would it take for you to have a good quality restorative sleep?”, what would you answer? That is a big question and most of us don’t know how to answer that. Our current lifestyle doesn’t always give us enough time to sleep. And...
In the book Getting Back to Happy from Marc & Angel Chernoff, they have a chapter about goals and rituals. I was listening to the book on Audible during my morning walk when they started talking about how important goals and rituals are in our lives. It really got...
This morning when my alarm went off, I hit snooze. Yup, I hit the snooze button. Not because I was trying to catch an extra 10 minutes of sleep. It’s because I have a ritual of practicing gratitude for 10 minutes each and every morning. I place my hands on...