2-Minute Sleep Tip: Better Sleep for $5 or Less

At bedtime, when it’s quiet and the distractions of the day fall away, all sorts of pesky insomnia-fueling thoughts love to show up— 

• the oh-yeah-I-can’t-forget-tos
• the I-should-haves
• the they-should-haves
• the I-could-haves
• the what-ifs
• replays of the past
• worries about the future
• problems (that often don’t quite get solved)
• decisions (that often don’t quite get made)

These thoughts often swirl around unproductively, making it very difficult to power down for a good night’s sleep.

2-MINUTE ACTION:

A deceptively simple but powerful first step is to capture these thoughts on paper so that they can be laid to rest for the night.

Purchase a pack of blank notebooks and a box of pens so that your teen always has something on hand at bedtime.  

FOR MORE:

Listen to Find the Eight Episode #7: What To Do When Your Mind Is Keeping You Awake.

COMING UP: In next week’s newsletter, I'm going to share my favourite tip for overcoming morning grogginess.

All the Best,

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P.S. Want to read past 2-minute tips? You can find them all here. 

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