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I don’t need to tell you, you already know… from the news, Twitter posts, family discussions. It arises in your shallow breathing, anxious thoughts at 3 AM, clenched teeth, apathy towards daily [...]

Do you remember these lines from the children’s book, Madeline? In an old house in Paris All covered with vines Lived twelve little girls In two straight lines And a few pages later: In the [...]

Many people are so frustrated about not sleeping, they feel they have to take drugs. I respect why they do that – insomnia stress can get really intense. But these medicines are powerful, and not [...]

I just returned from an incredible trip to Australia. I haven’t been a big traveler until this trip, but this was an opportunity of a lifetime: My daughter was competing for a world championship [...]

  Insomnia Meds and Alzheimer‘s As a society, we’re so used to taking pills—for infection, anxiety, depression, heart function, blood pressure…and insomnia. But we often forget how [...]

Here’s the recording of the Doctors for America presentation on physician wellness & sleep with Arianna Huffington. The hour was jam-packed with good ideas, for both people who dismiss [...]

Many people have been having difficulty with sleep and rest during the current political administration. No need to get into specifics, but alarming changes to our government have been happening [...]

Have you ever felt trapped at night in terror? How do you rest in the face of a frightening situation you can’t control? Last Monday night, I was there. I called on every Restful Insomnia [...]

Tools to Dive Deep into Rest had a great launch last month – I enjoyed teaching and learning from it (see below). The five hour-long sessions included over 30 techniques to soothe the obstacles [...]

Jeezy peezy, was my mind in charge last night. I was pounced on and awakened by the stupidest of thoughts (Did I put the sheets in the dryer? Should I keep my subscription to Cook’s Illustrated?) [...]