If your bedtime routine feels increasingly complicated or stressful, it may be fuelling sleep anxiety. This post explores how well-intentioned routines can backfire, why trying harder often makes sleep more elusive and how a gentler, CBT-informed approach can help ease bedtime anxiety and restore rest.

When anxiety shows up at night, it can feel impossible to rest, even when you’re utterly exhausted. Racing thoughts, a wired body and a sense of dread around bedtime are all signs that your nervous system is stuck on high alert. This post explores why anxiety so often stops us sleeping, why it feels worse after dark and lists some gentle and practical ways to calm anxiety at bedtime.

When people search for help with sleep, they’re often left considering whether to choose between CBT or hypnotherapy. In reality, they work best together. This post explores how CBT provides clarity and structure for insomnia, while hypnotherapy helps the body and nervous system absorb change more deeply, making better sleep easier and more sustainable.

Hypnotherapy for insomnia isn’t about losing control or being “put under.” It’s about helping a busy, over-alert nervous system settle so sleep can happen naturally again. This post explains how hypnotherapy works for sleep, clears up common misconceptions and explores why personalised sessions are far more effective than generic sleep hypnosis videos.

Wondering how to access sleep therapy in the UK? This post breaks down private vs NHS options. It outlines how to access NHS sleep therapy, how much private sleep therapy costs and how NHS and private treatment compare in their availability and approaches.

Ever felt completely worn out but still wide awake? The key to better rest is knowing the difference between tired and sleepy. Tiredness is exhaustion; sleepiness is your brain’s signal that it’s ready for rest. Learn how adenosine, melatonin and your circadian rhythm work together to help you sleep naturally.