Michael Jackson’s Death Saved My Life While watching Michael Jackson’s This is It on Netflix recently, I was transported back to that June 2009 day in the dentist’s chair, when my dentist stopped to turn up the radio, and everyone gathered around, shocked to hear of Michael Jackson’s death. I was later horrified to…
How Quality Sleep Can Transform Your Social Life Our recent Valentine’s Day post revealed how sleep deprivation impacts relationships. But you’d be surprised at the significant impact insomnia can also have on friendships and even finding love. Quality sleep could improve your social life and may help you find that special someone! UC Berkeley…
End Daylight Savings Time For Sleep’s Sake For more than a century, Daylight Savings Time (DST) has been an integral part of the lives of people across the globe. Twice a year, approximately 70 countries set their clocks forward or back by one hour to make better use of natural daylight and conserve energy. However,…
Introduction: The formula for achieving a balanced life, according to the author, has nine different arenas. This article, written by a therapist with 25 years of experience and 15 years of experience in public health, brings those areas into combination with extensive technology experience and entrepreneurship. This article will provide an overview of the formula…
Could insomnia be fuelling your relationship conflicts? Insomnia is a lonely and isolating place. The nights are painfully long, and while everyone else peacefully sleeps, you suffer. The symptoms of poor-quality sleep are often invisible, and no one truly understands the torment unless they’ve experienced it. One recent study of over 2,000 young participants in…
Sleep, Fatigue and Multiple Sclerosis Insomnia and daytime fatigue are common problems (and much of what follows applies to anyone struggling with inadequate sleep). But if you’re living with Multiple Scleroses, it’s significantly more likely that you’re struggling with poor sleep. Approximately 40% of people with MS experience chronic insomnia (chronic means at least 3…
When Sleep and Pain Collide: The Vicious Cycle of Chronic Pain and Chronic Insomnia Can’t sleep due to chronic pain, or is poor sleep making your pain worse? Could improving your sleep reduce pain or the need for pain meds? Chronic pain and chronic insomnia can be among the most debilitating conditions to live with,…
Is your overactive mind keeping you up at night? For most of us, lying awake at night is the only time out of our 24-hour day when we’re truly alone with our thoughts. We’re not distracted by working, playing, reading, watching TV, or having a conversation. And annoyingly, those thoughts can come bursting to…
Many people living with long-term effects of concussion and other traumatic brain injuries may be very interested to know that: Studies suggest that up to 70% of people with concussion and other traumatic brain injuries (TBI) develop sleep disturbances, with a significant portion going on to live with chronic insomnia for years. Insomnia is known…
Anxiety disorders affect nearly 40 million Americans, making it the most common mental illness in the U.S. We all have some anxiety, but it becomes a disorder when that excessive fear and worry continues beyond one event and starts interfering with daily activities and sleep. What is sleep anxiety? Sleep anxiety is a type of…