How Does Alcohol Impact Sleep?
Party season is well and truly here and as the festivities kick off for Christmas, more of us will be drinking more alcohol than usual. However, have you ever considered how this might impact on your sleep?
How to Sleep Well Over Christmas
If you’re worried about feeling tired over the Christmas period, here are some tips to help you maintain your energy levels, even when sleep is a little harder to come by!
Managing Sleep and Hot Flushes
When it comes to people struggling with their sleep during menopause, hot flushes and panic are often the key triggers for them seeking help…
Five Things You Need to Hear About Sleep
The top five things that I, as an insomnia expert, think you need to hear about sleep.
Three Ways to Reset After a Bad Night’s Sleep
Here are three tips to help you reset after a bad night and to stop one bad night from turning into a bought of insomnia.
Three Ways Menopause Can Impact Your Sleep
Menopause can impact your sleep in more ways than one, from hot flushes to anxiety. Here are three of the most common ways you may find menopause affecting your sleep.
How Much Sleep Do We Actually Need?
At the moment, there are so many stories in the media around how we need at least seven to eight hours of sleep, in order to function, to exercise, and to perform at our best.
The Number One Reason Why Ignoring Your Worries Doesn’t Work
When we try to ignore something our brain really wants us to process, it will work even harder to try and get our attention and the best time is of course, in the middle of night…
Why You Should Forget the Eight Hour Myth
Have you ever had lots of sleep but felt shattered, or just had a few hours but felt great? This tells you two things…
Why a bad night’s sleep is good for you
I’m going to tell you something you’ve probably never heard before. A bad night’s sleep is good for you…
Depression and insomnia, the chicken or the egg?
Depression and insomnia often go hand in hand. In fact, studies have shown that 83% of depressed patients have at least one insomnia symptom, but which comes first?
A sleep experts big secret
Can I let you into a little secret? Even sleep experts don’t sleep well all the time.
5 ways to stop anxiety impacting your sleep
With everything that’s happened since 2020, it’s easy to feel consumed by worry; whether it’s social media scrolling or simply watching the evening news, we’re constantly being bombarded with bad news…
Is Insomnia a Symptom of Covid?
There’s been a wealth of research conducted into the phenomenon of “coronasomnia”, all coming to an array of conclusions, but key outtakes show some clear patterns.
How Poor Sleep Kills Your Productivity
When the pressure is really on at work, there’s loads to get done at home and the kids all have different schedules to adhere to, that’s the time you really need to be on your “A game”. Ironically, it also tends to be the time our sleep can really begin to suffer.
How to Get Your Sleep Back After Lockdown
With the government’s road out of lockdown nearing its end, and life soon returning to normal, it’s no surprise many of us are feeling anxious about the change, wondering how we’re going to cope with busier social schedules and a more stringent daily routine. What’s more, a culmination of lockdown habits will have negatively impacted our sleep...
Sleep hygiene, does it really work?
As we hear more and more in the media about how to improve your sleep using sleep hygiene tips, I want to talk about why sleep hygiene might actually be making your sleep worse.
Seven steps to better sleep in 2022
There are simple changes you can make this year to help yourself sleep well, and live better.
How to sleep well over Christmas
Christmas brings with it many factors that can result in poor sleep. So, as Santa season arrives, how can we ensure we’re getting the best possible sleep over Christmas?
How can I rewire my brain to sleep well?
When our sleep is suffering and it seems every night is a challenge, it’s incredibly easy to fall into negative thought patterns and ways of thinking.