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Bed Time Routine
I am the type of person who needs at least 8 hours of sleep a night. I have tried to survive the day on 7 hours or less, and I become a cranky mess by 3PM. Every time.
Struggling With Sleep
I have always had trouble falling asleep. As a little kid, I was scared of pretty much everything, but most notably the dark. I couldn’t sleep without the hall light on, and even today I prefer to fall asleep with some background noise and a little bit of light coming through the window.
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Morning Routines
I have found that a morning routine really helps me navigate my life and the challenges I have with depression and anxiety.
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A Good Night’s Rest
I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately, and I find I’m quite envious of Jeff the Wiggle. A good night’s rest can be the difference between me being a negative moody sod and a happy harry, a cast-down melancholy Cooper and a cooperative Cooper. So how can we have a better night’s sleep?
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Weighted Blankets – Do They Actually Work?
Recently, I heard a recommendation for weighted blankets on a podcast I listen to. While there’s an array of brands that sell the same product, I was mostly interested in the wellbeing benefits that they supposedly offer. If you haven’t heard of a weighted blanket before, it’s a very heavy blanket that has weight evenly […]
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Becoming a Morning Person
Whether it is a productive thought or not, I know I feel better when I’ve ticked a few items off my ‘to-do’ list before 9am. The very notion of basking in the morning sunshine with a hot brew of tea is something I find so appealing. The smugness that comes from getting your day started […]
Warm Dreaming
I recently invested in an electric blanket (at the end of winter—stupid, I know), because of several instances of waking up freezing and shivering in the night. To say that this has changed my life would be pretty much spot on. You don’t realise how important all these factors are to your sleep until they […]
PhD Self-Care Project: Mindfulness
Meditation and mindfulness seem to have been the hype for several years now. I never thought I had any need to be mindful in my life. I just had so many things to do. I don’t have the time!
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PhD Self-Care Project: Sleep
I identified some of my crippling distorted thinking that creeps up when I am nearing a deadline, or preparing for a presentation, or awaiting a decision on a submission. I’ve also found that I’m more susceptible to this kind of negative thinking whenever I’m considerably more exhausted and lacking in quality rest and sleep.
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Why Am I So Tired?
I am just coming off a few weeks of holidays and am really tired. I thought I would be well rested and full of energy by this point in the year, but instead I am lethargic and lazy and waiting for the next opportunity to have a nap. So what’s going on? I decided to […]
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