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Insomnia: To Try or Not to Try
Howdy all! This will be the first of many posts pertaining to insomnia, a spectrum of sleep disorders from which many millions suffer in this country. Insomnia truly can be a challenge to manage, in...
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Turn That Alarm Clock Around!
Howdy all. I hope you had a great weekend! Tonight I write briefly about a habit many millions have adopted as an integral part of their night-time routines: staring at the alarm clock. When you...
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Insomnia . . . For Wichita State and Gonzaga
I am and always will be a Kansas Jayhawk. But my first awareness of college basketball was thanks to Wichita State University, the very school whose team just advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of this...
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“Why Do I Wake Up at the Same Time Every Night?”
I’ve been asked recently by a friend why she finds herself awakening at 2 a.m. virtually every morning. Many people have experienced this phenomenon, a tendency to awaken at least briefly around the...
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What About Naps?
Thank you, everybody, for your recent inquiries. I’m happy to help! The other day I was asked about daytime naps: ”is it better to take a nap when you are feeling really tired that day or try to go...
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An Early Mo(u)rning For Jayhawk Nation
As any student or alum of a blue blood basketball college–Duke, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Kansas–knows, summer, fall, and winter really serve but one purpose: to prepare for March Madness,...
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Insomnia: It’s Okay to Hope
Last night Wichita State University fell to top-seeded Louisville in a valiantly fought Final Four semi-final NCAA men’s basketball tournament game in Atlanta. As my blog followers know, I’m a Kansas...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep: My Interview With Captain Ken LeBlanc
I want to tell you about my old and dear friend, Ken LeBlanc, a Captain in the United States Army. Ken and I went to high school together and have watched our lives and careers evolve in recent years....
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Does Your iPad Lead to Insomnia?
Our old, well-worn first-gen iPad has gotten a LOT of use over the years, and admittedly much of the use has been in bed at night. I read quite a bit, and though I still prefer good old-fashioned...
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Sleep Song #5: “Sleeping With the Television On” by Billy Joel
Recently I wrote about my early love for Billy Joel’s music: http://sleephelpdesk.com/2013/03/29/what-a-young-billy-joel-fan-can-teach-us/ The year after my mom bought me his great album 52nd Street in...
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A Mother’s Day Wish For Better Sleep
This is my mom. Please spend a moment and look upon her beautiful face. Perhaps you may see some of the same qualities that I do: the hopeful happiness in her smile, the joyful but fiery intensity...
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Sleep Well This Summer, Part 1: Stay Cool
Hi all! It’s getting powerful-warm out there now in most parts of the U.S., so today I’m starting a 3-part series on sleeping during the summer months. People generally prefer sleeping in a dark,...
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Sleep Well This Summer, Part 2: Keep Your Bedroom Dark
Hi, all! This is the continuation of my short series how to sleep well during the warmer and longer days of summer. As mentioned in Part 1, people generally find a dark, cool, quiet environment most...
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How I Remember 9/11
“This must be a joke,” I muttered. My alarm clock has gone off at 6:30 a.m. virtually every morning for years now. I follow my own clinical advice and do everything I can to keep my sleep schedules...
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A Connection Between Exercise and Sleep
I’m a proud dad today. Yesterday my boys both ran their first 5K race. One, who turns 12 next March, outran me by an entire minute! I’ve told my boys for years now that one of my goals is for them...
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Football and Bridgegate: People Losing Sleep in the News
Last week we were bombarded by the media over the controversy surrounding New Jersey Governor Chris Christie‘s staff and “Bridgegate.” During his recent press conference regarding this matter,...
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Happy Insomnia Awareness Day!: Insomnia, Defined
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has declared today, March 10, Insomnia Awareness Day this year. The timing of this auspicious occasion is in keeping with the daylight savings time change...
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Sleep Well This Summer!
Shortly I’ll be on a plane to Wichita, Kansas, for my high school reunion. Every time I step foot on Kansas soil a flood of great memories returns: Friday night football games, Knolla’s Pizza,...
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Help Your Child Sleep Well While “Back to School”
All you parents know what’s right around the corner, if it hasn’t already happened: the start of the new school year! At least for us in the Pacific Northwest, school doesn’t start for another week, so...
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Post-Superbowl Insomnia
A cold, bitter rain is falling in Seattle this morning, not the misty, spitting kind we often get in the Pacific Northwest in the middle of winter, but the big-droplet, drenching sort, rain that soaks...
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