The Sleep Blog
As Daylight Savings Time approaches on March 10, adjusting your sleep schedule is crucial for a smooth transition. By gradually shifting your bedtime and embracing morning sunlight, you can ease the adjustment period and maintain your well-being. Follow these expert tips to navigate the time change with minimal disruption to your sleep cycle.
These 3 simple steps will transform how you sleep.
In the world of psychology, this comes down to something called “stimulus control” and the basic premise is this: our subconscious connects different environments with different feelings, thoughts and behaviors.
I call it "Just Don't Lie There".
Read this blog post to learn my 3-step strategy to help decrease the time it takes you to fall asleep or back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night.
Traveling can be stressful on its own, but especially if you’re someone who experiences sleep issues. The anxiety alone of wondering whether you’ll get a good night’s rest while you’re on-the-go is enough to keep you up at night! Friend, I have been in your shoes and I am here to tell you that there IS a way to rest well while you’re on vacation. Read this blog post to learn my tips on how to do it!
Morning routines are the first step in getting your day off to a good start, which sets you up for a good night’s sleep. But what if you don’t know where to begin? I’ve laid out 8 steps for designing your morning routine so you can create the routine that works for you, while incorporating all the important steps you need along the way.
Improving our sleep and health is a joint effort — partly physical, and partly mental. As cliché as it may sound, mindset has a lot to do with our physical bodies. Studies have shown how our thoughts can either improve or deteriorate our health! The good news is, our brains are neuroplastic, meaning they can change. You can make new pathways in your brain by changing your thoughts. It takes time, and it doesn't come naturally to any of us — but the effort is 100% worth it.
If winter wreaks havoc on your sleep, you’re not alone. Even though there are plenty of people who swear they sleep better in the winter months, there are many of us (hello!) who do not. Check out this blog post to find out why and to get my top tips to get you sleeping better during the chilly season.
“Hey Siri, reset the clock.” It’s that time of year again, and although this time change isn’t as tough on the system as that in the spring, it can still create challenges — especially for those of us with strong circadian rhythms. If you’re sensitive to changes in your sleep, definitely check out this blog post to prepare for the End of Daylight Savings Time to keep your best sleep.
If you suffer from sleepless nights, you’ve probably considered at one point or another the possibility of sleeping pills. I get it! I’ve tried them all — Ambien, Xanax, Benadryl… — so no judgment from me! The idea that we can just take a pill and all of our sleep problems will be cured is pretty enticing. But, of course, it’s never that simple is it? Check out this blog post to get the scoop on sleeping pills.
About 99.9% of my clients are taking melatonin when we start working together. And as you can probably guess…. the supplements didn’t work. (Otherwise they wouldn’t be engaging my services!) In this blog, I take you through the science of melatonin and explain how it works in our body and, specifically, in sleep. Then I give you some tried and true tips for how to boost your body’s own melatonin production naturally.
If you’ve looked into my adult sleep coaching program, you’ve probably read about how I incorporate lab testing. But you may be wondering what role it plays in understanding sleep. This blog post breaks down the 5 lab tests that I use to help uncover what hidden stressors may be at play when you’re experiencing sleep issues.
Did you know that temperature plays a big role in our ability to fall asleep and stay asleep? In this blog post, I'm going to break down the interplay between temperature and sleep. Then, I’ll give you the best ways to make temperature work for you and your sleep, with some suggestions on what you can swap out or bring in to your life to optimize it all.
Ever notice how the sun can be both energizing and exhausting? There’s a reason for that and it has to do with our internal body clock. In this blog post, I explain in simple ways how natural light and artificial light affect our internal body clock and circadian rhythm. Then, I give my best tips to help you become intentional about the way you expose yourself to light in order to get the best rest possible.
The link between sleep and breast cancer is being studied more than ever before. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to talk to you about why sleep is critical when it comes to breast cancer education, detection, and prevention. If sleep helps to fight the odds of developing this disease, then I want to make sure I do my part to educate, spread awareness, and get you the sleep you need to win the fight.
While it’s true that alcohol will make you sleepy, it’s NOT true that it will give you restful sleep. Kelly Murray, adult sleep coach, goes into detail on what alcohol actually does to your body if you drink before bedtime and offers some insight on how to enjoy a drink or two without sacrificing sleep.
Have you tried everything to resolve your insomnia, but you’re still experience sleepless nights? The real reason you’re not sleeping is because no one has told you about these little-known hidden sleep sabotogers — until now! This FREE mini-training: “Uncovering Hidden Sleep Sabotagers” will help you get to the root of your insomnia!
