After years of 'passing out' after wine o'clock, many women find it difficult to get their sleep patterns correct. Hormones can affect our sleep patterns therefore we should all be aware of the body clock's impact on our world before we BLAME sobriety for sleepless nights! " Paying attention to sleep hygiene is one of the most straightforward ways that you can set yourself up for better sleep. Strong sleep hygiene means having both a bedroom environment and daily routines that promote consistent, uninterrupted sleep. Keeping a stable sleep schedule, making your bedroom comfortable and free of disruptions, following a relaxing pre-bed routine, and building healthy habits during the day can all contribute to ideal sleep hygiene. Every sleeper can tailor their sleep hygiene practices to suit their needs. In the process, you can harness positive habits to make it easier to sleep soundly throughout the night and wake up well-rested." Sleep Foundation We must give our bodies time to heal in early sobriety and obey our bodies' needs as we heal. Listen to your body clock and set this new year period as a time for you to address your sleep in sobriety. YOU must make it a priority as if you don't, you will sit here in one year lamenting your exhaustion and we all know what happens when overwhelm comes to visit, enter stage left Moderation Marcus and the feck-it button swings like a pendulum before us.
The world and his mother advise a multitude of solutions but they all pretty much agree upon a bedtime routine that is consistent and respected in sobriety. The reality is, that our grandmothers were right - go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time every morning. Get up at the same time every day . Soon this strict routine will help to ‘ set’ your body clock and you’ll find yourself getting sleepy at about the same time every night. Get enough early morning sunshine . Exposure to light during early waking hours helps to set your body clock. Stop all blue screen time which means put your phone away at least thirty minutes before you hit the sack. You can read a host of articles online, buy a million lavender oil sprays, change your bedsheets, and bathe before bed - NONE of which will work if you are still dancing with Moderation Marcus. In sobriety, you have a clear opportunity to re-establish great sleep hygiene routines and wake up refreshed and hangover-free. Alexandra Hartley-Leonard has recorded a SLEEP MEDITATION in the Hola Sober Hush Series which is FREE for download or listen to on our website.
You can listen to it HERE.
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