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In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs experienced a series of bereavements. As she grieved, she kept busy by day, but at night sleep eluded her. And yet her sleeplessness led to a profound and unexpected discovery: her Night Self. As the night transformed into a place of creativity and liberation, Annabel found she wasn't alone. From the radical fifteenth-century philosopher Laura Cereta and subversive artist Louise Bourgeois, to Virginia Woolf and the activist Peace Pilgrim, women have long found sanctuary, inspiration and courage in darkness.

When Michael Collins decided to become a surgeon, he was totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success in college and medical school led to a surgical residency at one of the most respected medical centers in the world, the famed Mayo Clinic. But compared to his fellow residents, Collins felt inadequate and unprepared.

Whether it's worrying about work, 'doomscrolling' on your phone or overcaffeinating yourself to get through the day, modern lifestyle choices are robbing us from the sleep we deserve. But how can we break free from the vicious cycle of fatigue and insomnia? Allen Carr's Easyway method offers a unique solution. This world-renowned, clinically proven method has helped an estimated 50 million people with their behavioural issues and addictions, including smoking, alcohol, weight control and digital addiction. In this book, this tried-and-tested method is applied to sleeping difficulties.

Tossing and turning, with no hope of sleep, can leave you feeling frustrated, anxious, and fatigued. Here, we give you some basic information about insomnia, and what its root causes could be. You’ll learn about good sleep hygiene practices to help reduce those nights of staring at the ceiling. To help you drift off into slumber, there are short stories and guided meditations that offer you daily techniques, and are designed to calm you down, and relax your body. With this audiobook, the only thing you’ll need is your bed, pillow, and some time to listen before you go to sleep.

One in four adults sleeps badly. Sleeping pill prescriptions have increased dramatically over the last three decades, and our bookshelves and browser histories are littered with experts promising to 'fix' our insomnia. But is this so-called sleep crisis anything new? Our relationship to sleep has always been irregular and changeable, shaped by social conventions, commercial imperatives and personal psychologies. Look beneath the headlines and it seems that there is no such thing as a perfect night's sleep. Here Darian Leader reveals the history and pathology of sleeplessness.

This revised edition of Dr. Hauri's internationally acclaimed sleep therapy program offers you much more than helpful hints. You'll learn what works and what doesn't, ways to evaluate the latest insomnia treatments, and how to create your own customized sleep therapy program. With this easy-to-follow advice, there's no longer any reason to lose precious sleep. Whether your sleep problem is chronic or occasional, No More Sleepless Nights is the best remedy available.

If you could protect your teen from unnecessary anxiety, depression, and chronic stress, and foster a greater sense of happiness and well-being in their life, wouldn’t you? In Generation Sleepless, the authors uncover one of the greatest threats to our teenagers’ physical and mental health: sleep deprivation. Caught in a perfect storm of omnipresent screens, academic overload, night owl biology, and early school start times, our teens are operating in a constant state of sleep debt and "social jet lag" while struggling to meet the demands of adolescence.

As night falls, join me on 'Sleepless in Singapore' for a laid-back journey through my daily life in Singapore and tales from travels around the world. Then, fall asleep to the soothing sounds of Goethe, Schiller, or Kant being read in a calming voice.

Can't sleep at night? Do you find yourself day after day struggling with the negative effects of sleeplessness? You may have insomnia. If this is the case, this is the audiobook for you.

When your baby is unhappy, you're unhappy. Learn the experts' secrets to soothing your fussy little one, for happier days and more restful nights! Whether your baby is colicky, fussy, or just plain cranky, the proven techniques in The CALM Baby Method will help you both feel better.

Are you trapped in the frustrating cycle of sleeplessness and insomnia, desperate for restful sleep? Sleep deprivation has reached epidemic proportions across the globe. In the US alone, one in three adults does not get the sleep they need for good health, and the consequences are extensive. Poor sleep is linked to a host of severe and chronic health issues.

With a new baby comes all of the joys of parenthood - first words, first smiles, first moments of laughter. But it also comes with long, sleep-deprived nights, tears and fussing, and the struggle of trying to decode your baby's cries. Raising a baby can feel like an endless rollercoaster of trial and error as you attempt to navigate novel experiences and developmental milestones that can be both thrilling and stress-inducing at the same time.

The Sleeping Baby Solution is a comprehensive guide that takes you through a journey from the birth of your baby to the time that your child turns around six months old. What a lot of first-time parents fail to understand is that the real hard work lies within this period. Whatever goes on after that is merely a fraction of the struggle parents face here. However, this struggle is not a necessary one. You can be confident by staying one step ahead of the game, knowing exactly what needs to be done next.

Learn how to create an Oh So Quiet home and have good night's sleep, without tears. Many babies aren’t the best natural sleepers. In fact, some are quite the opposite, deciding to turn your day and night upside down. The reality is that you can teach them, with consistency and the right know-how, how to develop long-term, healthy sleep patterns and become a happy baby. Not only will they learn to enjoy their bedtime, you will rediscover what might seem like a miracle for some: feeling well-rested!