Over the past few months, I’ve been asked time after time how to sleep when it’s hot. When asked this question, I’m torn between giving some average tips that probably won’t help, and being honest…

We all worry about our kids’ routines during the school holidays, but what about our own? Routine is important when it comes to sleep, so whilst school holidays can present an opportunity to relax a little, there are steps you can take to help ensure the break doesn’t impact on your sleep.

Although sleep is undeniably a vital pillar of wellbeing, it is not the only one, and you can’t overcome stress with sleep alone. You can’t put all your eggs in one basket with sleep and think it will help overcome all your problems.

From health worries to work stress, family issues to grief, whatever has triggered your anxiety can in turn cause a change in sleep and eating patterns, difficulty sleeping or concentrating and in turn, worsening anxiety.

Poor sleep due to menopause also causes extra stress and anxiety, in what is potentially already an anxiety provoking time. With the correct techniques, you can learn how to manage your symptoms of anxiety and panic which will in turn help you to sleep better.

Find yourself struggling to fall asleep even though you’re exhausted? There’s a common reason many people I work with struggle to drop off when they go to bed - they’re going to bed far too early!

I recently viewed a presentation from LPD Associates on Stephen Covey’s Circle of Influence. This concept can be applied to sleep, to help arm you with the skills to sleep well and live better. Want to find out more?

With extra stress, incredibly long hours, less downtime and a lack of routine, now is a particularly tough time for those working in the NHS.

During isolation, many people are drinking more. However, if you’re someone who already struggles with sleep, or the lockdown has made your sleep suffer, this could be compounding the issue.

When someone struggles with poor sleep it is almost inevitable that anxiety about the sleep loss will follow. Often, it then becomes the case that it is the worry about poor sleep itself which becomes the primary issue. The good news is that most cases of insomnia can be cured with changes you can make on your own, without relying on over-the-counter sleeping pills, just like Insomnia Clinic Online Course member Peta.

Over the next few weeks you may find that your sleep suffers as a result of being at home more, getting less exercise and increased anxiety. But, there are things you can do right away to stop your sleep quality from taking a hit.

For even the most laid back of us, this is a time where it is difficult not to feel worried about the future. There is an air of uncertainty and worry at the moment, and you may have found yourself feeling increasingly stressed or consumed by worries about the future.

If you’re sleeping poorly, it’s not just night-time that can be a struggle, your energy levels during the day can be affected too. From lacking motivation, to simply feeling tired, if you’re struggling to sleep, it can be difficult to focus and make the most of each day.

It’s not just lack of sleep which makes us tired and negatively impacts on our daytime functioning. Our negative thoughts around lack of sleep leave us exhausted too. Stressing out about your sleep won’t help to improve it, but it will leave you feeling worse.

If you have struggled with your sleep for a while you may have heard about CBT for insomnia but are not sure how it can help you then this article explains more about this NHS recommended treatment.

Whist there is still a huge shortage of trained insomnia therapists the demand for the treatment continues to grow. Read on to find out more about how here at The Insomnia Clinic we are making sure EVERYONE can access this treatment and no longer accept poor sleep!

With so many people suffering with sleep problems I delved into why this was the case. With insomnia being a very curable disorder I found there are four main reasons why people are not fixing their sleep, do any of these sound like you?

With so many people suffering with poor sleep I get asked a lot of questions so here are my top 5 FAQ’s and answers.

As part of my mission to get the UK sleeping better I am running a series of FREE sleep webinars. Fin you more about why this will webbing will reassure you that you CAN learn to sleep well and live better.