Observing Mental Health Awareness Month

By: Lauri Leadley, CCSH, RPSGT – Clinical Sleep Educator|Sleep Coach Since 1949, the United States has been observing Mental Health Awareness Month or Mental Health Month in the month of May which was started by the Mental Health America organization. Back then the...

Is Your Cold Keeping You Up?

If you have ever had a cold you probably know the answer to this question because it is often very difficult to sleep when you are feeling under the weather. This is unfortunate since one of the things you need most when you are sick is sleep. While it might seem like...

What Astronauts Can Teach Us About Sleep

Our exploration of space has given us many things like Velcro and LEDs, but the most important thing we, as a species, may get from our spaceflights is a concrete view of what happens when we don’t get enough sleep.  A groundbreaking study into the effects of...

Six Ways to Fight Back Against Fatigue

There is no question that our world is operating a speed that is outpacing our ability to respond to it.  This means many of us are exhausted almost all of the time.  From skipping sleep to study to staying up too late just to get the dishes done, the amount of time...