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  Have you ever done a “body scan” to meditate or relax? I like connecting to the body, but that’s not my favorite term: A body scan seems like glancing at the headlines to get the story. [...]

I remember the details: I was about to turn off the light in bed when my daughter called. Her voice was breathless, beyond distraught to say, “I think he’s going to win.” Beyond my own panic was [...]

Do you have insomnia a couple of nights a week, or does having a good night’s sleep feel like a distant dream? Are you irritable? Wandering through life like a zombie? Going from one coffee to [...]

Loneliness hurts when you have insomnia. Awake in a quiet dark night… it feels like everyone else is happily asleep, including your partner dreaming beside you. My new client, Emma, [...]

Do your legs jiggle and keep you awake? Mine do from time to time. They start to feel twitchy at the end of the day. If I stretch or move them, they get a little better for a little while, but [...]

I’m teaching a workshop for those who are reeling from political affronts We are managing hard times, with grief, shock, anger, fear, and too often, sleeplessness. Which makes our feelings [...]