Category: Falling Asleep

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“When did you last put yourself first?” This question screamed at me from an email subject line a few days ago. It came from Calm.com, the company we all know with the meditation and helping you sleep app. Since I had been struggling mightily to get anywhere near enough sleep for several nights before I saw that email, the thought came to me suddenly…”Sleep is self care. And I need some of both!” Of course, I already know that. I know it intellectually, and I truly believe it. But in the hustle-bustle of everyday life, and especially during particularly busy …

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By Posted on Posted in Falling Asleep, Seasons

If you find it as helpful as we do to fall asleep with a soothing nature or white noise soundtrack in the background, we think you’ll love this track of winter sleeping sounds. Snuggle into your warm bed and let the cozy crackling of the fireplace and the watery sounds of snow falling on a late-winter lake lull you into a beautiful sleep. Nighty-night!

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It can be hard to let the easy days of summer go as they slide into autumn. Vacation time is done. Kids are back in school. Those warm summer nights get a little cooler as the days get shorter. Let’s try and hang on to that summer feeling a little longer. Enjoy the sounds of a late summer night as you relax into a deep, wonderful sleep.  

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We’ve been talking a lot about bedtime stories around here. Of course, when you think of them, you immediately think about bedtime stories for kids. But bedtime stories for older adults is definitely a thing too. You just may not call them that. For the most part, older adults like the same kinds of bedtime stories as any other adults do. But there might be a few differences here and there. Maybe the difference has a lot to do with what kind of older adult we mean. Is it AARP’s definition of 50+? Are we talking about seniors, retirees, the …

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Adults love bedtime stories? Really?? Did you feel skeptical when you read that? Would you get funny looks if you declared it to your family, friends, co-workers? We all know that kids love bedtime stories. That’s a given. But as adults, we like to think of ourselves as mature, and sophisticated. Beyond anything so childish as a bedtime story. We are well-adjusted people who get into bed, turn the light out immediately, and simply fall asleep. Right? Hmmm…. I’ll admit it. That doesn’t always happen for me. Calming Your Nighttime Mind When I get in bed and turn off the …

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