Stop trying to fall asleep

Stop trying to fall asleep

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Go ahead. Think about the thing that’s keeping you up.

Lying awake at night, ruminating over stuff that bothers you is not fun. But it’s normal! We’ve all done it and it can get in the way of the rest you need. In class 2 of our course on how to sleep better, Cristina walks us through how trying to suppress your difficult feelings fr ...  Show more

What to do if you’re up in the middle of the night

In class 3 of our course about how to get better sleep, we dig in on a moment most of us are familiar with – waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep. Sometimes our default setting is to keep thinking our endless thoughts, but, it turns out, wha ...  Show more

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