Top 10 Vacation Sleep Hacks If you’ve you ever thought, “What if I can’t sleep on my vacation?!!”, you’re not alone. This is one of the most frequent questions I’m asked at this time of year. And if you’re no stranger to insomnia, your worries might sound something like this: I always have insomnia when […]
Better Sleep for Shift Workers If you’re a shift worker – or know someone who is – you probably already know how bad it can be for sleep. Studies find that 10% to 38% of shift workers are struggling with insomnia. Some research even predicts as high as 74%, depending on the industry! And quality […]
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 […]
Supervision in counselling is when a professional counsellor uses the services of another counsellor or psychotherapist to review the way they work with their clients. Supervision is a key requirement by many reputed professional counselling membership and regulatory bodies such as the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) to ensure all counsellors in practice […]
What is Trauma? Trauma is an emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that can have lasting effects on an individual’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being. In 2020, the American Psychological Association described how trauma can result from a single event or ongoing stressors, such as abuse, accidents, natural disasters, or violence. Coping […]
Healing is like going through seasons. When you’re in a season of pain, it may be hard to see the internal shifts happening leading you to the next season of growth. This is how personal evolution happens. We don’t talk enough about post-traumatic growth, wisdom, and the unexpected benefits of healing. I think partly because, […]
When I took on the initiative to write this blog on burnout in the mental health field, I decided to google some articles to see what’s said about the topic. Prominently landing on the top of the Google search results was a “helpful guide” with recommendations on how to avoid burnout. While I won’t say […]
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, […]
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 […]
